United Kingdom · Motion · Early Day Motion
EDM 389
RECOVERY OF FISHERMEN LOST AT SEA
Introduced
14 February 2000
Last action
14 February 2000 · Early Day Motion
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0
Sponsors
Alex Salmond
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 February 2000
Summary
That this House commends the Isle of Man Government for its humanitarian attitude shown towards the families of the crew of the 'Solway Harvester' by agreeing to the families' wishes to recover the bodies of their loved ones, and believes that such operations should be a public responsibility; urges Ministers to give a firm undertaking that policy in this matter will be changed and to charge a public agency with the responsibility of examining the feasibility of recovering bodies from boats lost at sea and reaching a considered judgement based on safety and technical considerations; and criticises the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions for not coming forward with the Government's response to the consultation paper, Fishing Vessel Accidents and the Recovery of those Lost at Sea, one year after publishing the responses received and over two years after the loss of the Peterhead-registered fishing boat 'Sapphire'.
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14 February 2000
Early Day Motion
That this House commends the Isle of Man Government for its humanitarian attitude shown towards the families of the crew of the 'Solway Harvester' by agreeing to the families' wishes to recover the bodies of their loved ones, and believes that such operations should be a public responsibility; urges Ministers to give a firm undertaking that policy in this matter will be changed and to charge a public agency with the responsibility of examining the feasibility of recovering bodies from boats lost at sea and reaching a considered judgement based on safety and technical considerations; and criticises the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions for not coming forward with the Government's response to the consultation paper, Fishing Vessel Accidents and the Recovery of those Lost at Sea, one year after publishing the responses received and over two years after the loss of the Peterhead-registered fishing boat 'Sapphire'.
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- Alex Salmond · Scottish National Party · Primary sponsor
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- Official source: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motions/18848
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- uk · edm-18848 · source updated 14 February 2000