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UIN 99425

Exhumation

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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11 December 2025

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17 December 2025 · Answer

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17 December 2025

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place a moratorium on the granting of exhumation licences for former asylum cemeteries, including Horton Cemetery, until a review of historic and cultural importance has been undertaken.

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  1. 11 December 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place a moratorium on the granting of exhumation licences for former asylum cemeteries, including Horton Cemetery, until a review of historic and cultural importance has been undertaken.

    Source: Commons

  2. 17 December 2025

    Answer

    The Government recognises the sensitivities surrounding burial grounds linked to former psychiatric institutions, including Horton Cemetery, and is committed to upholding the dignity of these sites and the memory of those interred within them.All applicat...

    Source: Written answer

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