Parliamentary Activity

Southport Inquiry — 10 mentions in Parliament since Oct 2024

Written Question Commons
20 Apr 2026
Southport Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 70519 on Public Inquiries, what the total cost to the public purse of the Southport inquiry is at the most recent date for which data are availab

Government answer
Home Office The total costs for the Southport Inquiry have not yet been published. However, the inquiry will be expected to publish its costs periodically and intends to make these available in due course on its website, which is available here: https://www.southport... Read full answer →
Hansard Debate Commons
13 Apr 2026
Southport Inquiry

Commons Chamber

Written Ministerial Statement Commons
13 Apr 2026
Publication of Southport Inquiry Phase 1 Report and Phase 2 Terms of Reference
Shabana Mahmood Labour → Home Office

On 7 April 2025, the then Secretary of State for the Home Department announced the establishment of an Inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005, to be chaired by the Right Honourable Sir Adrian Fulford. This Inquiry was to examine the appalling events that to...

Full statement
Home Office On 7 April 2025, the then Secretary of State for the Home Department announced the establishment of an Inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005, to be chaired by the Right Honourable Sir Adrian Fulford. This Inquiry was to examine the appalling events that to... Read full answer →
Written Ministerial Statement Commons
07 Apr 2025
Southport Inquiry
Yvette Cooper Labour → Home Office

On 29 July 2024, a brutal attack took place at a children’s dance club in Southport. Tragically, the perpetrator murdered three young girls, Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King, and injured ten other people. My thoughts remain with th...

Full statement
Home Office On 29 July 2024, a brutal attack took place at a children’s dance club in Southport. Tragically, the perpetrator murdered three young girls, Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King, and injured ten other people. My thoughts remain with th... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
04 Feb 2025
Southport Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will instruct the Southport public inquiry to make an assessment of the adequacy of public communications by the Government in the aftermath of those murders.

Government answer
Home Office We are moving swiftly to set up the inquiry.We will consult the families and other interested parties on its scope to ensure all critical issues are addressed while remaining manageable and sensitive to the needs of those most affected.We will announce fu... Read full answer →
Early Day Motion Commons
16 Oct 2024
Online scams and funeral services

That this House notes with concern the increasing number of online scams exploiting vulnerable families during bereavement, including fraudulent links and fake funeral notices; further notes the recent police warnings regarding scammers profiting from tragic events, as evidenced by the exploitation of Southport stabbing victim's funeral and scams targeting funeral homes in Northern Ireland; recognises the emotional and financial damage caused by such deceptive practices; and calls on the Gove...