Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 99143
Coroners
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Solicitor General, how many applications for permission to seek a new inquest under section 13 of the Coroners Act 1988 have been granted in each of the past five years.
Answer
Ellie ReevesOur records indicate that the following number of fiats were granted in each of the last five years:2021 – 42022 – 42023 – 112024 – 62025 – 14 to date.