§ Mr. David Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has received any recent representations from local authorities in support of amending the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1926 to permit under certain circumstances the burial of bodies without the delivery of a registration certificate; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have received a letter from my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth, West (Mr. Butterfill), together with a letter from Bournemouth borough council and a local maternity service manager. The possibility of amending the legislation which controls the disposal of human remains which are not at present registrable will be considered further depending on the parliamentary progress of the Infant Life Preservation Bill.