Written question asked by Lord Chidgey (Liberal Democrat) 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, pursuant to her Answer of 19th November, Official Report, column 191, if she will list the individual funeral directors' businesses that the Monopolies and Mergers Commission recommended Service Corporation International divest, and the dates on which divestment took place in each case. - Inc list. (Holding answer 27 November 1997).

Answer: Mr. Chidgey: To ask the President of the Board of Trade pursuant to her Answer of 19 November, Official Report, column 191, if she will list the individual funeral directors' businesses that the Monopolies and Mergers Commission recommended Service Corporation International divest, and the dates on which divestment took place in each case. [18037] Mr. Nigel Griffiths: [holding answer 27 November 1997]: The MMC did not specify all the individual funeral directors' businesses that Service Corporation International (SCI) should be required to divest. Divestment in accordance with the undertakings given by SCI took place on 4 April 1997. The individual funeral directing businesses sold were: Francis Chappell and E.L. Wickes (Camberwell); Ashtons (Brighton and Hove); Frederick W. Paine (Chiswick); Adela (Eastbourne); Mannerings (Sidcup); W.H. Wigley (Battersea); W.S. Bond (Fulham); Ashton and Matthias (Putney); Mannerings (Bromley); Peter A. Martin (Crawley); Colin Bennett Funeral Services (Woodingdean); and E. Carter and Sons (Rottingdean).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 18037; 302 c92W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Consumers Funerals Protection Monopolies and Mergers Commission Service Corporation International