Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the French coastguard’s call logs from 24 November 2021 relating to fatalities in the Channel; and if he will launch a public inquiry into that incident.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch announced on 3 February that they were commencing an investigation into the tragic events of 24 November 2021.

The Government has confirmed to the families that it is committed to ensuring that a full and thorough investigation is carried out into the tragic 24 November incident. We await the report from the MAIB’s investigation to consider the scope and form of any further investigation.