Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 118173

Coroners: Perinatal Mortality

Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Sir Gavin Williamson

ConservativeStone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish a report under section 4 of the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 on whether, and if so how, the law ought to be changed to enable or require coroners t

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to all parents bereaved by baby loss. Bereavement is never easy, but the loss of a child is unimaginable, and we recognise the profound and lifelong impact this has on parents and families.As I have previously ...

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