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Commons · Question 80880 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department provides to bereaved families awaiting coroner's inquests.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 20 Oct 2025

The Government is committed to supporting an inquest process which is swift as possible and puts the bereaved at the heart of the process. We recognise the impact of delays on bereaved families and wider systems. However, as coroner services are locally f...