Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average length of time taken to conclude inquests relating to work-related fatal injury.

Information is not collated specifically on inquest conclusions relating to deaths resulting from work-related injury. Where other investigations are also required in relation to a death, these may impact on the length of the inquest process.

The annual Coroner Statistics, which are published each May for the preceding calendar year, include data on the average time taken to process an inquest across all coroner areas in England and Wales. In 2022, this was 30 weeks – a decrease from 2021. Information for individual coroner areas is also available in the Statistics.