§ Mr. ESSEXasked the President of the Local Government Board whether there are in Great Britain any religious institutions, imbecile, lunatic, or other asylums wherein the ordinary provisions of the law enforcing the registration of births or deaths do not apply?
§ The PRESIDENT of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. John Burns)The Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1874, requires that every live birth and every death occurring in England or Wales shall be registered. There are no institutions in which this requirement does not apply. As regards Scotland, the question is one for my right hon. Friend the Lord Advocate.