Parliamentary Activity

Fuller Inquiry — 17 mentions in Parliament since May 2022

Written Question Commons
23 Feb 2026
Human Tissue Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what conversations he has had with the Department of Health and Social Care about the Human Tissue Authority’s role in regulating the care of corpses throughout the death pathway including in funeral homes.

Government answer
Ministry of Justice The Government is considering the full range of options to strengthen and improve standards to safeguard the security and dignity of the deceased, particularly in the context of a full response to the Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 report which will be provided b... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
03 Feb 2026
Independent Inquiry into the Issues Raised by the David Fuller Case
Dame Caroline Dinenage Conservative → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report: Government Interim Update on Progress, when he plans to respond to recommendations 29, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 71 and 72.

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care The Government will publish a full response to the Inquiry’s recommendations in summer 2026, setting out progress and next steps on the 75 recommendations, including the 11 specified. Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
12 Jan 2026
Human Remains: Inquiries
Preet Kaur Gill Labour → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which recommendations from the Fuller Inquiry he plans to implement; and in what timeline.

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care On 16 December 2025, the Government published an Interim update on government progress in responding to the Fuller inquiry phase 2 report, which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-inquiry-government-interi... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
13 Oct 2025
Human Remains
Dr Al Pinkerton Liberal Democrat → Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of systems for the handling of human remains.

Government answer
Department of Health and Social Care In July 2025 the Fuller Inquiry’s phase 2 final report was published, which looked at the wider national lessons for hospital and non-hospital settings where the deceased are cared for. It examined whether procedures and practices safeguard the security a... Read full answer →