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418106

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, which Church of England dioceses have published regulations on monuments on burial plots and inscriptions on gravestones; which dioceses (a) allow and (b) do not allow nicknames on gravestones; which dioceses allow monuments; which dioceses (i) allow and (ii) do not allow pictorial etchings on gravestones; and which dioceses (A) allow and (B) do not allow free-standing containers on burial plots.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	9765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally, while there is central guidance available, each Diocese and Parish applies the regulations to their local circumstances. Without more specific information about which parish is being referred to in the question further comment is not further comment is not possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our advice would be to contact the Diocesan Registrar for Blackburn will know how these regulations are applied locally. The Registrar can be contacted at the Diocesan Office:</p><p> </p><p>Church House, Cathedral Close, Blackburn, BB1 5AA</p><p> </p><p>You may also wish to refer to page 4 of the Diocesan guide to the churchyard regulations available at the following link. <br>This document gives the general advice for the Diocese of Blackburn.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/images/Information/Churchyard%20Regulations%202014.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/images/Information/Churchyard%20Regulations%202014.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Mrs Caroline Spelman question first answered 15/09/2015 12:43:52 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

438639

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in making it lawful to reuse graves.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	20166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The reuse of burial space is a sensitive issue and any potential changes in this area, including any legislation, would require careful consideration. We have been actively engaging with stakeholders and will consider whether there is a need for government to take action in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/12/2015 15:21:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

438201

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on which local authorities have not implemented his Department's guidelines on the staking of graves in cemeteries.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	19969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/12/2015 15:48:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

62218

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of local authorities which have adopted powers under the London Local Authorities Act 2007 to re-use graves where burial rights have been extinguished since that Act came into force.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	200636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not made an estimate of the number of grave spaces created since the introduction of the London Local Authorities Act 2007 or the number of local authorities who have used powers under the Act to re-use graves. However, as the Ministry of Justice has responsibility for burial law and policy, I am keeping the issue of burial space under active review including considering what legislative changes might be necessary to address a shortage of graves.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 200635 question first answered 23/06/2014 15:43:33 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

453101

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with burial authorities and other stakeholders on the reuse of graves.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	27219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The issue of burial space is regularly discussed at meetings of the Burial and Cremation Advisory Group, which is chaired by this department and comprises key stakeholders and representatives within government and the wider burial sector. In addition, the department regularly engages on the issue with individual stakeholders, as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/02/2016 10:16:51 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

63597

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations he has received on the establishment of a national cemetery; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	202027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>None. DCMS has no responsibility for cemeteries.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 02/07/2014 08:20:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

66179

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he has received about establishing a national cemetery; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	204225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>I have had no such representations. There are no plans to establish a national cemetery.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron grouped question UIN 204238 question first answered 14/07/2014 11:56:21 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

66180

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to establish a national cemetery; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	204238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>I have had no such representations. There are no plans to establish a national cemetery.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron grouped question UIN 204225 question first answered 14/07/2014 11:56:21 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess