Oil and Gas Industry

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 11:34 am on 11 September 2013.

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Photo of Robert Smith Robert Smith Liberal Democrat, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 11:34, 11 September 2013

The tragedy with the Super Puma helicopter was a reminder that, for all the heavy engineering and high-tech industry in the North sea, it is, at heart, a people business. The families and friends of the victims and of those who travel offshore every week need to be reassured that all is being done to ensure their safety. To that end, will my right hon. Friend meet the air accidents investigation branch to see what can be done to ensure that the lessons are learned from such tragedies quickly, so that people can be reassured that all is being done to ensure the safety of the operation?