Question follow-through · 13724

Funerals: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with local authorities on their compliance with advertising standards for the provision of funeral and cremation services.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
26 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
6 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with local authorities on their compliance with advertising standards for the provision of funeral and cremation services.

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the legislative framework to which local authorities’ provision of burial and cremation is subject. However, we do not have day-to-day operational oversight of public cemeteries and crematoria, which are managed ...

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