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SI 2004/2536 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 25 October 2004.

Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
30 September 2004
Reference
SI 2004/2536
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

Public petition from Cathy Franklin and others on the delayed release for burial of Ryan Franklin.(Circulated with the Vote for 16 September)

Lead member
Robert Walter
Type
Paper petitions
Date
9 September 2004
Reference
424 c954
House
House of Commons

SI 2004/1890 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 January 2005. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Archbishops Council.

Department
General Synod of the Church of England
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
28 July 2004
Reference
SI 2004/1890
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of the Social Fund funeral expenses payment was in each of the last seven years.

Asked by
Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 July 2004
Reference
424 c454-5W;424 c455W; 185059
House
House of Commons
Type
Command papers
Notes
Series maintained in Stats from 1988/89; Received 14.07.04
Date
14 July 2004
Reference
Cm 6235
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial incentives exist to encourage the use of ecologically-friendly green burials involving the use of freeze-drying human remains and burying them in environmentally-friendly coffins.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 June 2004
Reference
178712; 422 c1511-2W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the UK chose to have their mortal remains (a) cremated, (b) buried and (c) otherwise disposed of in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) expressed as a percentage of all deaths per year....

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 June 2004
Reference
178714; 422 c1165W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether authority has been given for Dr Harold Shipman's body to be disposed of. - Yes. This authorisation has been given.

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 April 2004
Reference
420 c1298W; 167254
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints were made to the Director General of Fair Trading concerning the conduct of funeral directors in each year since 1997; how many such complaints were investigated by the Director General in each year; how many were upheld...

Asked by
Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 April 2004
Reference
420 c1156W; 168665
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many funeral directors are practising in the United Kingdom - Inc figures and text of letter from Len Cook of ONS.

Asked by
Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 April 2004
Reference
420 c909-10W; 168663
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether coroners have the power to delay the release of bodies because no funeral arrangements have been made.

Asked by
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 April 2004
Reference
420 c91W; 159970
House
House of Commons

SI 2004/717 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 12 April 2004.

Department
Ministry of Defence
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
12 March 2004
Reference
SI 2004/717
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS hospitals have staff specially allocated to provide the newly bereaved with sound information on existing laws and procedures so that they can be supported in making quick decisions about funerals.

Asked by
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 March 2004
Reference
418 c1593W;418 c1595W; 159967
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether funeral payments have been made to help with costs incurred of funerals arranged overseas since 1997. - Inc fact that info not available.

Asked by
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 2004
Reference
418 c998-1000W;418 c1014-6W; 157822
House
House of Commons