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Written question asked by Nick Ainger (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 February 1997. It was answered by John Bowis (Conservative) on Monday, 24 February 1997 on behalf of the Department of Transport.


Dept of Transport

Question
What additional claims he expects on the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund from the private sector relating to the `Sea Empress' disaster, which are not accounted for by the expenditure of the Marine Pollution Control Unit; what is his estimate of the claim made by the advisers on the international oil pollution compensation fund relating to the Sea Empress disaster; and how much has been spent to date on the Sea Empress clean up operation by (a) the marine pollution control unit (b) local authorities and (c) private organisations. - Inc table and figures.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
291 c49-50W; 17462;17453;17461
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Compensation Accidents Expenditure International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund Oil Pollution Shipping MV Sea Empress Marine Pollution Control Unit
Contains statistics
Yes