Inquiries
	On 14 February 2000, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott announced that he had ordered a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Marchioness Disaster and its causes. The public inquiry is officially known as "Marchioness/Bowbelle Formal Investigation" (under Merchant Shipping Act, 1995).
	The Marchioness/Bowbelle Formal Investigation convened on 2nd October 2000 followed by the Non-Statutory Inquiry into identification procedures. Hearings completed on 18 December 2000. By Command of Her Majesty the Final Reports were presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions March 2001.
	Copies of the Final Reports of the Inquiries may be obtained as follows. 1. "MARCHIONESS / BOWBELLE Formal Investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995", ISBN 0 11 702550 X 2. "Public Inquiry into the Identification of Victims following Major Transport Accidents", Report of Lord Justice Clarke (Cm 5012 2 volumes; not to be sold separately) Copies may be obtained at Her Majesty's Stationery Office, St. Clements House, 2-16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ.