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Lee Dillon MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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2 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Probate: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26375More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for probate applications requiring specialist consideration, including cases involving lost wills and affidavits.

    Answer: Caseworkers receive ongoing training across all aspects of probate work and are deployed flexibly across workstreams to respond to operational demand and ensure resources are directed where they are needed most.To improve waiting times, HMCTS has invested...

    Answered 9 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Probate: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26374More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that applications to the Probate Service requiring specialist consideration, including cases involving lost wills and affidavits, are processed without undue delay.

    Answer: Caseworkers receive ongoing training across all aspects of probate work and are deployed flexibly across workstreams to respond to operational demand and ensure resources are directed where they are needed most.To improve waiting times, HMCTS has invested...

    Answered 9 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: 4Department for Business, Innova…4Department for Education: 20Department for Education20Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 6Department for Energy Security …6Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 8Department for Environment, Foo…8Department for Transport: 2Department for Transport2Department for Work and Pensions: 6Department for Work and Pensions6Department of Health and Social Care: 10Department of Health and Social…10Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 5Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…5Home Office: 3Home Office3Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 14Ministry of Housing, Communitie…14Ministry of Justice: 2Ministry of Justice2
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade4
Department for Education20
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero6
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs8
Department for Transport2
Department for Work and Pensions6
Department of Health and Social Care10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office5
Home Office3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government14
Ministry of Justice2

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