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Written question asked by Lord MacKenzie of Culkein (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Attlee (Conservative) on Monday, 19 December 2011.


Maritime Industry: Safety

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government why funding was withdrawn from the Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP) maritime programme but not from other CHIRP programmes.
Answer

The Department for Transport ceased its financial support for CHIRP for Maritime (Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme) because it had not seen any significant uptake in the commercial sector where the quality of confidentiality is most vital. CHIRP for Aviation (Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme) is funded by the Civil Aviation Authority which does not receive direct government funding.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14132; 733 c322-3WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Finance Safety Shipping CHIRP
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk