§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people in the United Kingdom died in each of the last five years; and in how many deaths the death grant was paid.
§ Mr. PortilloThe available information is as follows. Deaths recorded in the United Kingdom include a minority of visitors from abroad who did not qualify for a death grant.
United Kingdom Year Deaths recorded Death grants paid1 1983 659,101 614,000 1984 644,918 213,723 1985 670,656 615,000 1986 660,735 3 1987 4 3 1 Figures are rounded to nearest 1,000. 2 Figure shown is for Northern Ireland only; figures for Great Britain not available due to industrial action. 3 Data not collected. 4 Not yet available. Sources:
Central Statistical Office Annual Abstract of Statistics 1988.
Social Security Statistics 1987.
Northern Ireland Social Security Statistics 1986.