Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 99426
Cemeteries
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals for a national safeguarding framework for historic burial grounds linked to former (a) psychiatric and (b) Poor Law in
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesThe Government recognises the sensitivities surrounding burial grounds linked to former psychiatric institutions, including Horton Cemetery, and is committed to upholding the dignity of these sites and the memory of those interred within them.The Law Comm...
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