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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the scientific basis is for the imposition of different attendance restrictions between weddings and funerals during the covid-19 outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the scientific basis is for the imposition of different attendance restrictions between weddings and funerals during the covid-19 outbreak.
The Government recognises the significance of life events, particularly funerals and treat them with sufficient sensitivity, which is why there are different exemptions to the rule of six for weddings and funerals. Allowing attendance at weddings of up to 15, and at funerals of up to 30, goes some way towards meeting the participants’ understandable wishes, while at the same time minimising the spread of the virus.
Throughout the pandemic, the Government has listened carefully to the views of the scientific community, in particular the information from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and its sub-groups when taking decisions on the best way to tackle the pandemic. Although gathering in larger groups does increase the risk of transmission, but we have been clear that people should follow social distancing rules when gathering with people they do not live with. We continue to keep these restrictions under constant review and will ensure they remain proportionate to the threat to public health posed by COVID-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures are in place to (a) monitor and (b) prevent local authorities charging burial and cremation fees that above inflation rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures are in place to (a) monitor and (b) prevent local authorities charging burial and cremation fees that above inflation rates.
The Ministry of Justice does not have procedures in place for these purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will introduce a fair funerals pledge to obligate funeral directors to advertise their lowest-price funeral packages.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will introduce a fair funerals pledge to obligate funeral directors to advertise their lowest-price funeral packages.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s independent competition authority, has recently launched a market study into the funerals market. The study will investigate whether the practices of funeral directors around transparency of pricing information prevents people from making informed choices when purchasing funeral services. It will consider what further help can be provided to support those already facing very challenging circumstances.
The Government is committed to ensuring well functioning markets and will consider the recommendations of the CMA upon conclusion of the study.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many funerals were conducted by each unitary and district council in England under section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 in 2016; and what the cost to each local authority was for conducting such funerals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many funerals were conducted by each unitary and district council in England under section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 in 2016; and what the cost to each local authority was for conducting such funerals.
The Ministry of Justice has not led on operational policy relating to burial and cremation and, therefore, we have not collected information on this issue to date.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will establish a tax-free savings vehicle specifically designed to save for funerals.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will establish a tax-free savings vehicle specifically designed to save for funerals.
The Government has introduced a range of measures to support savers, including increasing the ISA limit to £15,240, and making ISAs simpler by allowing that money to be held in a cash ISA, a stocks and shares ISA, or split in any combination between the two. The ISA allows individuals to save for a wide variety of purposes, including funeral payments.