Written Question · S1W-27033 · Session 1
What evidence it presented, or specific representations it made, to the National Audit Office during the compilation of their report, Deali…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what evidence it presented, or specific representations it made, to the National Audit Office during the compilation of their report, Dealing With Pollution From Ships, and what subsequent representations it has made to the Department of Transport to ensure the protection of the inshore waters from Cape Wrath to the Mull of Kintyre, certain areas of Orkney and Shetland and the Inner Moray Firth and the Firth of Forth given that these areas are not protected by the Merchant Shipping Prevention of Oil Pollution Regulations 1996.
The answer
The Scottish Executive has no locus in the report by the Comptroller and Auditor General to the UK Parliament on the pollution contingency planning and response responsibilities of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, which is an executive agency of the Department for Transport.However, the Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including marine pollution affecting waters adjacent to Scotland.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-27033 by reference.