§ Dr. Brayasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether he 60W will amend his regulations to enable death benefits to be paid on production of other evidence of death, where the issue of a death certificate is delayed by the adjournment of an inquest; and whether he will make a statement on the recent refusal to pay benefit on the death of a baby in Middlesbrough, in time to pay the deposit required for funeral expenses.
§ Mr. WoodAlternative evidence of death is accepted in these cases and no amendment of the regulations is necessary. I should be grateful if the hon. Member will send me the full details of the case he has in mind.