Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time from death to inquest in (1) England and Wales and (2) the Isle of Wight.

In 2023 (the most recent year for which data is available), the average time to complete an inquest across all coroner areas in England and Wales was estimated to be 31.5 weeks. In the Isle of Wight coroner area, it was 66.8 weeks.

At 31 December 2023, the average of number of incomplete inquests across all coroner areas in England and Wales was 242. In the Isle of Wight coroner area, 311 inquests were incomplete on 31 December 2023.

In the Isle of Wight coroner area, 105 inquests were completed in 2022; and 158 were completed in 2023.

Coroners statistics for 2024 will be published on 8 May 2025.