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1625412

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent funerals from being cancelled because plots have not been properly prepared.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	183617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>I have received no representations on the management of cemeteries by Dignity in Rotherham and have had no discussions with local authorities regarding contracts for funeral provision.</p><p>The Government expects all burial authorities to adhere to the framework of legislation and guidance for the management of burial grounds. This includes the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326370/burial-ground-managers.pdf" target="_blank"><em>Guide for burial ground managers</em></a> which supports best practice, including in relation to the preparation of graves. The Government also expects funeral providers to adhere to the standards, codes of conduct and best practice established by the sector’s representative bodies.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 183616 183618 question first answered 12/05/2023 15:15:05 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1625413

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has had discussions with local authorities on the adequacy of funeral service supplier contracts with local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	183618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>I have received no representations on the management of cemeteries by Dignity in Rotherham and have had no discussions with local authorities regarding contracts for funeral provision.</p><p>The Government expects all burial authorities to adhere to the framework of legislation and guidance for the management of burial grounds. This includes the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326370/burial-ground-managers.pdf" target="_blank"><em>Guide for burial ground managers</em></a> which supports best practice, including in relation to the preparation of graves. The Government also expects funeral providers to adhere to the standards, codes of conduct and best practice established by the sector’s representative bodies.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 183616 183617 question first answered 12/05/2023 15:15:05 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1608543

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that funeral companies make their complaints policies and procedures clear to all customers.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	176720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The Consumer Rights Act 2015 gives consumers rights to redress and refunds including when businesses cancel services that have been agreed.</p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority recently carried out a market investigation into the funerals sector to ensure these rules were being observed. They have issued guidance to businesses in the sector on their obligations to consumers. Details can be found at: https://competitionandmarkets.blog.gov.uk/2023/01/27/helping-businesses-comply-with-the-funerals-order/.</p><p>Consumers can seek free advice on their rights from the Citizens Advice consumer service on 0808 223 1133 (www.citizensadvice.org.uk/). The Financial Conduct Authority regulates prepaid funeral plans. Details can be found at: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-regulation-boosts-consumer-protection-funeral-plans-market.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/04/2023 16:08:46 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1608544

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to require funeral firms to offer compensation to customers when funerals are cancelled at short notice.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	176721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Consumer Rights Act 2015 gives consumers rights to redress and refunds including when businesses cancel services that have been agreed. The Competition and Markets Authority recently carried out a market investigation into the funerals sector to ensure these rules were being observed. They have issued guidance to businesses in the sector on their obligations to consumers. Details can be found at: https://competitionandmarkets.blog.gov.uk/2023/01/27/helping-businesses-comply-with-the-funerals-order/. Consumers can seek free advice on their rights from the Citizens Advice consumer service on 0808 223 1133 (www.citizensadvice.org.uk/). The Financial Conduct Authority regulates prepaid funeral plans. Details can be found at: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-regulation-boosts-consumer-protection-funeral-plans-market.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 21/04/2023 12:03:10 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1603431

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds data on the average time taken for a funeral to take place following a death in England.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	163762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not have operational responsibility for the provision of funeral services and as such does not collate the information centrally.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/03/2023 15:13:38 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

1601029

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current range of waiting times for funerals; and whether they will investigate the reasons for delays in areas of the UK with the longest wait times.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL6074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not have operational responsibility for the provision of funeral services and as such does not collate information on waiting times for funerals.</p><p> </p><p>However, we are aware of some areas experiencing longer waiting times for funeral services and we are working with other government departments and the sector to address capacity and resilience issues within the death management system.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 17/03/2023 14:16:07 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1357541

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will publish any data it holds on the number of community or municipal funerals provided by local authorities in England in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	53245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>This data is not collected by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 18/10/2021 18:32:20 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 25065 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1305154

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Government Department has responsibility for the funeral and death care sector.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	174009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>Through a cross-departmental Death Management Programme, the Government continues to provide strategic and operational support to those looking after the deceased and supporting the bereaved. This programme is currently led by the Cabinet Office working closely with the funeral and death management sector, local responders and government departments to ensure the deceased are treated with dignity and respect.</p><p>The Government is considering, as part of its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) ‘Funeral Markets Investigation’ into the operation of the funeral sector, the requirement for such structures once the immediate pressures from the pandemic have eased. The Government response to the CMA is being led by the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 31/03/2021 15:43:18 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1283502

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a cross-Departmental lead group to assess the issues affecting the funeral and death care sector.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	148683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>The pan-UK and cross-departmental C19 Death Management programme provides strategic and operational support to those looking after the deceased and supporting the bereaved. This programme is led by the Cabinet Office working closely with the relevant sector, local responders and government departments to ensure the deceased are treated with dignity and respect.</p><p>The Government is considering, as part of its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s ‘Funeral Markets Investigation’ into the operation of the funeral sector, the enduring requirement for such structures once the immediate pressures from the pandemic have eased. The Government response is being led by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/02/2021 19:59:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1135889

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to increase awareness among the relatives of deceased people of (a) direct funerals and (b) other funeral options; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	271340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>My officials regularly engage with funeral and bereavement stakeholders to help them build awareness of the support available</p><p> </p><p>In August 2018, the GOV.UK website was updated with a step-by-step guide about to do after someone has died, including arranging a funeral and applying for a Funeral Expenses Payments.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is currently updating the leaflet that registrars give to people registering deaths. The revised version will include details of Funeral Expense Payments, and direct people to the GOV.UK step-by-step guide. DWP staff can also provide this information over the phone or in Jobcentres.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 271352 question first answered 04/07/2019 13:27:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew