MV “Ruby”: Ammonium Nitrate Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department for Transport

MV “Ruby”: Ammonium Nitrate

Lord Blunkett Excerpts
Thursday 31st October 2024

(3 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Watch Debate Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Portrait Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Lab)
- View Speech - Hansard - - - Excerpts

I thank the noble Lord for that. I hope he goes nowhere near Great Yarmouth for the foreseeable future. It is a serious point, and the Health and Safety Executive has been fully engaged. It has been helpful and supportive in providing advice and guidance to the ship’s management company and Peel Ports to ensure that the handling of this cargo is in line with UK regulations and, of course, safe.

Lord Blunkett Portrait Lord Blunkett (Lab)
- View Speech - Hansard - -

Given the intervention of the noble Lord opposite, can we have a reassurance that he will be checked very carefully next Tuesday?