Clause 18 - Meaning of ''emergency''
Civil Contingencies Bill
2:30 pm
Mr John Horam (Orpington, Conservative)
I am grateful to the Under-Secretary for giving examples, as they help to elucidate the generalities of legislation. She will remember the ships that came across the Atlantic and the huge row last summer about whether they could be cleaned and dealt with at Hartlepool. From what she is saying, I guess that that case would not be included as an emergency, even though it could have led to contamination and environmental damage in the surrounding area.