Written Question · S1W-03076 · Session 1
Whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government asking it to establish an independent body to look at technical evidence r…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government asking it to establish an independent body to look at technical evidence relating to the Piper Alpha disaster.
The answer
The Scottish Executive is constantly in touch with HMG on a range of matters. The circumstances of the disaster were, however, considered by the First Division of the Court of Session recently in a civil appeal brought by the operators of the Piper Alpha production platform. The Court considered, among other things, the technical evidence relating to the disaster and came to similar conclusions to those reached by Lord Cullen in his Inquiry.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-03076 by reference.