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12 indexed mentions for this inquiry Earliest recorded mention: 31 October 1988
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CULLEN REPORT ON PIPER-ALPHA

Early Day Motion House of Commons
Mr Jimmy Wray · Labour
Parliamentary excerpt

That this House, still mourning for the 167 lives lost in the Piper Alpha disaster, welcomes Lord Cullen's Report which conclusively establishes the appalling negligence of the owners and operators of the oil platform; urges Her Majesty's Government to act decisively in bringing to justice those responsible for not having listened to the warnings and signs which preceded the disaster; is convinced that had the workers been able to organise themselves in trade unions, both owners and managers ...

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