Question follow-through · 24638
Burial and Cremation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what considerations his Department has made regarding a response to the Law Commission's Burial and Cremation: Final Report, published 18 March 2026.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what considerations his Department has made regarding a response to the Law Commission's Burial and Cremation: Final Report, published 18 March 2026.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Law Commission’s report made 62 recommendations in relation to a future legislative framework for burial and cremation.The Government is considering these recommendations carefully and will respond in due course.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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