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That this House congratulates the Daily Mirror newspaper for its expose of the scandal concerning the burials of many of the nation's homeless in mass graves in numbers of up to 15 bodies at a time in thin plywood boxes; sees such Dickensian practices as being both symptomatic and symbolic...

Primary sponsor
Alan Meale (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
19 December 1991
Reference
453; 453A1
House
House of Commons

What is his estimate of the current cost of providing funeral expenses to those pensioners on income support; and what is the number who have secured such help. - Inc figures.

Asked by
James Pawsey (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 November 1991
Reference
198 c402W
House
House of Commons

For what reasons his Department refused to authorise the funeral expenses of the late Mrs Ivy Butlin, St. Bernards Hallaton Manor, Leicestershire. - Ref to Michael Bichard, chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write & copies will be placed in Library & PIO.

Asked by
John Farr (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 October 1991
Reference
196 c576W;196 c574W
House
House of Commons

If he will bring forward proposals to allow everybody over 60 years to have the right of a minimum of #400 death grant to help with funeral expenses.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 October 1991
Reference
196 c435W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the county councils which charge relatives of deceased Aids victims more than the standard burial charge. - Inc fact that info on fees charged by burial authorities in Wales is not held centrally.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Welsh Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 October 1991
Reference
196 c371W;196 c370W
House
House of Commons

Further to his reply of 3rd July, Official Report, column 307, what response he has had from the National Association of Funeral Directors to his suggestion that their code of conduct should include a commitment to itemise the costs of a basic funeral.

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 October 1991
Reference
196 c202W
House
House of Commons

That this House notes the call by the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights for an investigation into the disappearance of a Kurdish journalist in South East Turkey, Faysal Dagli, who was seriously wounded during the police attack on the funeral procession of the chair of the People's Labour Party,...

Primary sponsor
Dave Nellist (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
17 July 1991
Reference
1159
House
House of Commons

That this House condemns the brutal murder by a Turkish death squad of Vedat Aydin, Chairperson of the Amed (Diyarbakir) branch of the Popular Labour Party and regards with horror the actions of the Turkish army in attacking the funeral procession on 10th July; notes that about 30,000 people attended...

Primary sponsor
Dave Nellist (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
11 July 1991
Reference
1125
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on National Association of Funeral Directors codes of practice.
Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
3 July 1991
Reference
194 c307
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
3 July 1991
Reference
194 c307
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
3 July 1991
Reference
194 c306-7
House
House of Commons
What reports on funeral services he has commissioned or received in the course of the last year.
Asked by
John Bowis (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
3 July 1991
Reference
194 c306-7
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
3 July 1991
Reference
194 c306-7
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on threats to provision of services in Liverpool.
Asked by
John Bowis (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
3 July 1991
Reference
194 c306-7
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord King of Bridgwater (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
19 March 1991
Reference
188 c156
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on chemical or biological weapons left in Iraq.
Asked by
David Wilshire (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
19 March 1991
Reference
188 c156
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord King of Bridgwater (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
19 March 1991
Reference
188 c156
House
House of Commons
To comment on current military situation in Gulf. -
Asked by
David Wilshire (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
19 March 1991
Reference
188 c156
House
House of Commons

Whether he will issue a circular to health authorities and hospital trusts reviewing the procedures involved in still-birth cases; what information he has on burials being refused to still-born children where certificates of death have been withheld; how many still-births and miscarriages occurred in the United Kingdom in the last...

Asked by
Lord Alton of Liverpool (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 March 1991
Reference
186 c632-3W;186 c630-1W
House
House of Commons

If he will bring forward legislation to amend the Town and County Planning (Use Clauses) Order S.I. (1987), No. 764, so as to exclude chapels of rest, mortuaries and funeral parlours from the category of Director of Funerals in Class A1. - This matter was considered as part of review...

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Welsh Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 January 1991
Reference
183 c437W;183 c435W
House
House of Commons