Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87834

Mortuaries: Visits

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to closed mortuaries on family visiting arrangements.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department has not issued specific guidance to closed mortuaries on family visiting arrangements. The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) is responsible for licensing mortuaries in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland which undertake post-mortem examinations...

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