Written questions

Funerals: Regulation

Commons · Question 121330 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is responsible for reforming the regulation of funeral directors.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 28 Apr 2026

The Department of Health and Social Care will lead on co-ordinating cross‑government work to raise standards in relation to the care and treatment of the deceased, supported by the Department of Business and Trade, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry...