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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-03-14more like thismore than 2018-03-14
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Public Health Funerals remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) national minimum standards and (b) eligibility criteria to the administration of public health funerals. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 132702 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-03-19more like thismore than 2018-03-19
answer text <p>The Government has not made such an assessment.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bracknell more like this
answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-03-19T16:11:49.957Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-19T16:11:49.957Z
answering member
3921
label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Public Health Funerals remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pauper's funerals in each of the last three years; and what steps his Department is taking to support families on low incomes with the costs of funerals. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Frank Field more like this
uin 216270 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-02more like thismore than 2014-12-02
answer text <p /> <p>My department does not collect data on the number of Local Authority funerals.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme continues to provide help towards a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral and in 2013/14, over 33,000 awards were made worth £44.7 million, with an average award of £1,347.</p><p> </p><p>Social Fund Budgeting Loans are also available to those on income related benefits to cover costs relating to funeral expenses.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
answering member printed Steve Webb more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-02T11:44:12.043Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-02T11:44:12.043Z
answering member
220
label Biography information for Steve Webb more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this