Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lindsay Hoyle (Labour), on Wednesday, 20 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 68 members in total.

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THE OIL TANKER "PRESTIGE"

That this House expresses its grave concern at the oil tanker Prestige shedding its load off the coast of north west Spain creating an ecological disaster; notes that the Prestige was a single-hulled tanker due to be outlawed under European law in 2015; recognises that oil spillages such as those in the Shetland Islands in 1993 and in La Coruna in 1992 cause major environmental damage and irreparable damage to wildlife; and calls on the Government to work towards an international agreement to outlaw the use of single-hulled tankers as soon as possible and to reduce the risk of future spillages with stringent safety regulations governing the ships carrying oil combined with a reduction in size of the largest ships in order to improve safety.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

166A1

after 'tankers', leave out 'as soon as possible' and insert 'by the end of 2003'

166A2

after 'wildlife', insert 'notes that 80 oil tankers have gone to the bottom since 1997, which suggests that another 80 tankers may sink by 2007; believes the world single hull tanker fleet should be independently inspected after each voyage to check the integrity of the hull,'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

166 

166A1 

166A2 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Accidents Oil Tankers Spain MV Prestige

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk