§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the cost was of the(a) inquiry into the Clapham Rail Crash on 12 December 1998, (b) Sheen Inquiry into the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster on 6 March 1997, (c) Ladbroke Grove Rail Inquiry after the collision of 5 October 1999, (d) Marchioness Inquiry, (e) Piper Alpha Inquiry and (f) Southall Rail crash Inquiry. [48031]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe cost of the public inquiries are as follows: 509W
- (a) Clapham Inquiry——figures could only be retrieved at disproportionate cost
- (b) Herald of Free Enterprise Inquiry——figures could only be retrieved at disproportionate cost
- (c) Ladbroke Grove Rail Inquiry——£7.0 million
- (d) Marchioness Inquiry——£5.1 million
- (e) Piper Alpha Inquiry——a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
- (f) Southall Rail Inquiry——£2.25 million.