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Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 February 2026

Debate

Government Website: Registering a Death

Contribution

The answer to that question is yes. The bit that the Home Office is responsible for has a five-day target, which is being met. There are challenges in the medical examination aspect for a range of reasons, which are not just administrative but related to how, when, where and in what circumstances people have died. There may be issues that we can look at. My noble friend makes some important points and after Question Time I will discuss with my noble friend Lady Merron how best we can address those.

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