HC Deb 08 January 2001 vol 360 c363W
Mr. Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the pollution incidents involving discharges above 0.01 tonnes in the Irish sea since 28 July, indicating the date, the size of the incident, the name of the company that reported the spill and the name of the company responsible in each case. [144163]

Mrs. Liddell

The information relating to oil spill incidents in the Irish sea basin, reported to the Department of Trade and Industry, from 28 July 2000 to the present date is as follows:

20 December 2000

  • Amount (tonnes): 0.2
  • Reported by: BHP
  • Company responsible: BHP.

DTI receives reports only for oil spills reported from or attributed to offshore installations.