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Written question asked by Richard Burden (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 January 2017. It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 January 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Tugboats: Scotland

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost to the public purse was of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's charter of the Herakles emergency towing vessel.

Answer

The total cost of chartering the Emergency Towing Vessel, HERAKLES, from June 2012 to 31 December 2016 was £10,158,019. This is broken down as £9,511,287 as charter costs and £646,732 for fuel and lubes.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
60658
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Scotland Tugboats
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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