Parliamentary Activity

Cranston Inquiry — 11 mentions in Parliament since Sep 2018

Written Question Commons
19 May 2026
Cranston Inquiry
Joe Robertson Conservative → Department for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the final financial report of the Cranston Inquiry will be published.

Government answer
Department for Transport The final financial report will be published this year once the process of closing the Inquiry has concluded, including transfer of files to The National Archives. Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
13 Apr 2026
Cranston Inquiry: Expenditure
Mike Wood Conservative → Department for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 70519 on Public Inquiries, what has been the total cost to the public purse to date of the Cranston inquiry.

Government answer
Department for Transport The Cranston Inquiry’s annual and quarterly financial reports are available on the Inquiry website. A final financial report will be published in due course. Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
25 Mar 2026
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Peter Prinsley Labour → Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help implement the recommendations of the Cranston inquiry to help prevent avoidable deaths in the channel.

Government answer
Home Office The loss of life from the fatal incident of 23/24 November 2021 was an appalling tragedy, and our thoughts remain with the survivors, the victims and loved ones who suffered as a result.The response to the Cranston Inquiry report is being led by the Depar... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
18 Dec 2025
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, given the forthcoming report of the Cranston Public Inquiry into the tragic loss of 27 lives in the English Channel in November 2021, has she undertaken a review of Channel operations, and the search

Government answer
Home Office It would be wrong to pre-empt the findings and recommendations of a public inquiry, but it should be noted that considerable improvements had been made in how UK authorities detect and respond to these dangerous, illegal and unnecessary crossing attempts ... Read full answer →