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Written question asked by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Monday, 24 November 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 December 1997. It was answered by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Monday, 1 December 1997 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.


Dept of Trade and Industry

Question
To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many people have bought pre-paid funerals in the last two years.
Answer

Mr. Caplin: To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many people have brought pre-paid funerals in the last two years. [17940] Mr. Nigel Griffiths: On the basis of information obtained during consultation it is estimated that to date up to 200,000 pre-paid funerals have been sold in the United Kingdom.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17940; 302 c90W
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Fees and charges Funerals
Contains statistics
Yes