Written question asked by Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 19 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 October 2006. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 October 2006 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

FV Gaul

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the total cost of investigations and inquiries into the loss of the F. V. Gaul in 2006 prices.

Answer

The total cost to the Department of investigations and inquiries into the loss of the FV Gaul was £6.5 million.

	£
Original Formal Investigation 1975	20,000
MAIB 1998 survey	692,000
Re-opened Formal Investigation	5,800,000

No adjustment has been made for 2006 prices.

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