Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 101687

Rescue Services: English Channel

Tabled: 18 December 2025

Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

Mr Will Forster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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 small boat search and rescue operatio

Answer

Keir Mather

The Cranston Public Inquiry will shortly be publishing its report into the tragic loss of 27 lives in the English Channel in November 2021. Operational risks are assessed daily by the joint HM Coastguard and UK Border Security Command teams tasked with th...

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