Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Zöe Franklin and Keir Starmer

Wednesday 4th March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Zöe Franklin (Guildford) (LD)]

My constituent, Hannah, tragically ended her life using a substance purchased from overseas. Following her death, the coroner issued a prevention of future deaths report containing specific recommendations. Since 2019, the Molly Rose Foundation has identified at least 65 similar cases in which coroners have made recommendations to separate Government Departments. Progress on these issues has been slow and vulnerable people continue to be left at risk as a result. Will the Prime Minister set out what steps the Government will take to ensure systematic oversight of coroners’ reports and their findings? Will he support proposals for an independent, national oversight mechanism to track trends of preventable deaths and ensure that lessons are learned so that future lives can be saved?

[The Prime Minister]

I thank the hon. Member for raising both the individual and the general case and reassure her that we are working on the issue.