Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 January 1997. It was answered by Raymond Robertson (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 January 1997 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: What application the (a) Best Practicable Environmental Option and (b) licence granted for disposal of the Brent Spar has outside British territorial waters.

Answer: Mr. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what application the (a) best practicable environmental option and (b) licence granted for disposal of the Brent Spar has outside British territorial waters. [12935] Mr. Robertson: In seeking approval to its abandonment programme for the Brent Spar, Shell UK Ltd. was required to undertake a best practicable environmental option assessment. This concluded that the BPEO was deep sea disposal of the installation at a site within United Kingdom-controlled waters in the north-east Atlantic. The Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 licence applied only in respect of the designated disposal site.

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