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Offshore Industry: Liberia

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she expects the Health and Safety Executive to publish its report into the loss of a crew member on the Liberian flagged drill rig jack up vessel Valaris 121 on 22 January 2023.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
23 Jan 2025
Answer
23 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she expects the Health and Safety Executive to publish its report into the loss of a crew member on the Liberian flagged drill rig jack up vessel Valaris 121 on 22 January 2023.

  2. 23 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Health and Safety Executive Energy Division, having completed their investigation, on 20 November 2024 submitted a report to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. Once the Procurator Fiscal has reviewed the report and due process has been fo...

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