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Funerals: Advertising

Commons · Question 13724 · Tabled 26 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 6 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with local authorities on their compliance with advertising standards for the provision of funeral and cremation services.

Answer

Answered by Catherine Atkinson, 6 Jul 2026

The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the legislative framework to which local authorities’ provision of burial and cremation is subject. However, we do not have day-to-day operational oversight of public cemeteries and crematoria, which are managed ...