Written question asked by Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 February 2026 (named day). It was answered by Alison McGovern (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 March 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Funerals
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of Local Authorities contracting funeral services where those services fall outside of a Local Authority's obligations under Section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984.
- Answer
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Local authorities are independent of central government. My department has made no estimate of the number of the number of local authorities contracting funeral services outside of their obligations.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 110756
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Contracts Funerals Local government
- Legislation
- Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2026-03-04 10:10:23 +0000
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