Question follow-through · 123634
Funerals: Environmental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the department made of the adequacy of environmental health inspections with regard to the case of Elkin & Bell Funeral Directors, Portsmouth Crown Court 2026
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 25 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 28 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the department made of the adequacy of environmental health inspections with regard to the case of Elkin & Bell Funeral Directors, Portsmouth Crown Court 2026
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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22 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government offers its deepest sympathies to all those affected by the events referred to in these questions.Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for the recruitment and management of Environmental Health Officers to fulfil their st...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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