HC Deb 10 July 1984 vol 63 c466W
20. Mr. Haynes

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pauper burials were recorded in the years 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983, respectively.

Mr. John Patten

Information is not held centrally on the number of cases in which local authorities arrange burials under section 50 of the National Assistance Act 1948.