| Heading: |
Environment: Accidents |
| Question ID: |
1795491 |
| UIN: |
46846 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4787 |
| Asking Member display name: |
James Wild
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
James Wild
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) local authorities and (b) charities can claim financial compensation for environmental clean-up costs. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-29 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4316 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mike Kane
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| Answering Member handle: |
MikeKaneMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@MikeKaneMP
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| Answer text: |
With regards to marine pollution, liability sits with the polluter. Local Authorities and other responders should work with the responsible party and its insurer to recover costs once clean-up operations are concluded. |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |