HC Deb 17 January 1984 vol 71 c224W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what plans he has to give parents the right to name a stillborn baby and for a specific place for a first name to be provided on the register of stillborn, the birth (stillbirth) certificate and the burial certificate.

Mr. John Patten

Recent instructions to registrars of births and deaths require them to ask parents attending for stillbirth registration whether they have chosen a name for their baby and whether they wish the name to be recorded in the stillbirth register.

Any name recorded is shown in the space numbered 1 in the register entry and is then copied onto the certificate of registration, the certificate for burial or cremation, and on any certified copy issued.