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Dismore, Andrew
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To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will refer the funeral director industry to the Office of Fair Trading to investigate charging policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will refer the funeral director industry to the Office of Fair Trading to investigate charging policy.
Asked by
Andrew Dismore
(Labour)
Answered by
Melanie Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 April 2003
For answer on
12 May 2003
Answered on
12 May 2003
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will refer the funeral director industry to the Office of
Fair Trading to investigate charging policy. [109737]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Under UK competition law, it is the responsibility of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to investigate
allegations of anti-competitive behaviour or possible abuses of a dominant position. The OFT published its latest report on the
funeral industry on 27 July 2001 and recommended that consumers be given better information about prices and choices. The OFT has
also named the industry as one of its priority sectors under its Consumer Codes Approval Scheme. The OFT is currently holding
discussions regarding this scheme with a number of industry bodies. Under the Competition Act 1998, the OFT can act if pricing
levels appear to be the result of anti-competitive practices. Anyone with evidence of such behaviour should forward that information
to the OFT.
The funeral services industry has a system of self regulation. The National Association of Funeral Directors, the Funeral Standards
Council and the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors all have codes of practice that require funeral
directors to provide a professional service and not to exploit consumers. The code require members to make a basic funeral available
with its price clearly indicated. Funeral directors have a duty to treat consumers fairly at what is a time of considerable
emotional stress. Adherence to the Code is monitored by each of the respective trade associations.
Subjects
Consumers; Fees and charges; Industry; Funerals; Protection; Office of Fair Trading
Date
12 May 2003
Reference
109737; 405 c18W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place at the Royal Free Hospital to provide death certificates at weekends in respect of members of groups and communities who require them to arrange early burial or cremation because of their beliefs or culture; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place at the Royal Free Hospital to provide death certificates at weekends in respect of members of groups and communities who require them to arrange early burial or cremation because of their beliefs or culture; and if he...
Asked by
Andrew Dismore
(Labour)
Answered by
John Denham
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 April 2000
For answer on
16 May 2000
Answered on
16 May 2000
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements are in place at the Royal Free Hospital to provide death
certificates at weekends in respect of members of groups and communities who require them to arrange early burial or cremation
because of their beliefs or culture; and if he will make a statement. [117840]
Mr. Denham: At the Royal Free Hospital, a doctor who knew the patient in life must sign a cause of death certificate. This is
usually a junior doctor, if the death occurs out of normal hours. Once it has been completed, the body can be released to the
funeral director who will obtain the death certificate from the Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths. The Registrar's office
opens from 9am-12:20pm every Saturday and they have an on-call system for Sunday registrations.
In response to concerns that have been expressed by some religious groups, such as Muslims, that removal and burial can be
unreasonably delayed where the death occurs at the weekend, I understand that the Home Office, which has a general responsibility
for coroner arrangements, has asked coroners to ensure that they always take account of the religious feelings of the bereaved and
deal with their concerns with understanding and sensitivity. Many coroners have discussed these issues with their local ethnic and
religious communities.
Subjects
Funerals; Religion; Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships; Royal Free Hospital
Date
16 May 2000
Reference
350 c68W; 117840
House
House of Commons