§ Dr. Michael Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the provisions that exist to assist United Kingdom citizens without birth certificates to obtain documents that will act in lieu of a birth certificate; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenI have been asked to reply. Documents are not issued in lieu of birth certificates. If a birth has not been registered and the conditions for late registration are not satisfied, then the person concerned is advised to use any other evidence which he may have available, such as a certificate of baptism, a medical record of the birth, a school record showing the date of birth, or a statutory declaration.