Question follow-through · 15363
Bereavement Counselling: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on ensuring that bereaved families in Scotland are provided with a key worker to support them after the loss of a child.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 20 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 25 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 26 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on ensuring that bereaved families in Scotland are provided with a key worker to support them after the loss of a child.
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Nov 2024
Answer published
The UK Government is committed to supporting those who have experienced the loss of a child through a range of reserved measures, including Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave.My officials have regular discussions with their Scottish Government c...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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