Mary Kelly Foy MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Funerals: Codes of Practice and InspectionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of (a) a legal code of conduct for and (b) mandatory inspections of the premises of funeral directors.
Answer: The Government is thoroughly evaluating all potential next steps to ensure that the high standards upheld by many within the funeral director sector are consistently reflected throughout the entire industry. This includes assessing the potential merits of...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
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Prisons and Probation: SuicideMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of suicide prevention training provided to (a) prison and (b) probation staff.
Answer: All new members of prison staff with prisoner contact receive training on suicide and self-harm prevention, and all staff who undertake key roles relating to risk assessment and case management also receive specific training relating to those roles. This ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
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Self-harmMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to ensure the proposed offence of (a) encouraging or (b) assisting self-harm will not criminalise (i) people or (ii) charities providing support to affected people; whether she plans to iss
Answer: Section 184 of the Online Safety Act 2023 gave partial effect to a Law Commission recommendation to create an offence of encouraging or assisting self-harm. The proposed new offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm intends to replace (in so f...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	3
Department for Business and Trade	3
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	3
Department for Education	20
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	9
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	6
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	8
Department for Transport	8
Department for Work and Pensions	12
Department of Health and Social Care	35
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	9
Home Office	6
House of Commons Commission	2
Ministry of Defence	1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	3
Ministry of Justice	3
Treasury	8
Women and Equalities	1

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