Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 14122

Funerals: Local Government

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Ayoub Khan

IndependentBirmingham Perry Barr

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department collects annually from Local Authorities on the provision of pre-need and at-need funeral services; and if he will publish that data.

Answer

Alison McGovern
The Government does not collect this information and has therefore not done any assessments. The Department of Health and Social Care is leading the cross-government response to the Fuller Inquiry and will publish a full response to the Inquiry’s recommen...

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