§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many families were given payments by local authorities towards funeral expenses during 1983; and at what average level and what overall cost.
§ Mr. NewtonLocal authorities have no specific powers to make payments to families towards the cost of funerals but they have a duty to arrange for the burial or cremation of a body where no suitable arrangements have been made. Information is not held centrally on the number and cost of such burials.