Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 23 February 2026.
Grahame Morris
Labour, Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the report into the loss of a crew member on the Valaris 121 jackup drill on 22 January 2023 to be published; and on what date did his officials most recently discuss the case with the (a) Crown Office and (b) Procurator Fiscal Service.
Grahame Morris
Labour, Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Health and Safety Executive to publish its report into the fatality on the Liberian flagged jackup drill rig Valaris 121 on 14 November 2025.
Stephen Timms
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has undertaken an investigation into the incident and has been in touch with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), most recently on 19 January.
HSE does not publish its reports.
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