Question follow-through · 39224

MV Solong and MV Stena Immaculate: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the level of pollution caused by the collision between the Solong and Stena Immaculate.

answeredDr Ellie ChownsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
18 Mar 2025
Target answer date
20 Mar 2025
Answer
26 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the level of pollution caused by the collision between the Solong and Stena Immaculate.

  2. 20 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Defra is working with multiple organisations including the Centre of Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) and the PREMIAM (Pollution Response in Emergencies: Marine Impact Assessment and Monitoring) to assess the impact of this incident ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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