HC Deb 25 March 2002 vol 382 cc702-3W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list pollution incidents involving discharges above 0.01 tonnes in the Irish sea from 9 July 2001 to the latest available date, stating the (a) date, (b) size of incident, (c) name of company reporting the spill and (d) name of the company responsible in each case. [44002]

Mr. Wilson

[holding answer 21 March 2002]: The information relating to oil spill incidents in the Irish sea basin, reported to the Department of Trade and Industry, from 9 July 2001 to the present date is as follows.

Date Amount Reported by Responsible company
14 September 2001 0.1 BHP BHP

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