Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15557
Medical Examiners
Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 8 July 2026
Question
Mark Sewards
Labour — Leeds South West and Morley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding to Medical Examiner offices experiencing persistent backlogs.
Answer
Preet Kaur GillFunding for the medical examiner system is provided by integrated care boards (ICBs) direct to medical examiner offices and data from the National Medical Examiner report for 2025 indicate that staffing levels are broadly in line with the figures set out ...
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