§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if the Registrar General has yet determined whether the requirements of the legislation governing the registration of births and deaths should be applied to the case which was the subject of a recent request to the Secretary of State for the Home Department by the coroner in Carlisle for the holding of an inquest; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NewtonFollowing the decision made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department not to direct that an inquest should be held, the Registrar General has made her own inquiries and these indicate that the requirements of the legislation governing the registration of births and deaths do apply in this case.