HC Deb 16 July 2001 vol 372 c38W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the pollution incidents involving discharges above 0.01 tonnes in the Irish Sea since 9 January to the present. indicating the date, size of incident, name of company reporting the spill and the name of the company responsible in each case. [2923]

Mr. Wilson

[holding answer 9 July 2001]: The information relating to oil spill incidents in the Irish sea basin, reported to the Department of Trade and Industry, from 9 January 2001 to the present date is as follows: Date: 4 February 2001 Amount (tonnes): 0.1 Reported by: BHP Company responsible: BHP. DTI only receives reports for oil spills reported from or attributed to offshore installations.