§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make an estimate of the number of instances in which the total cost of a funeral has been paid from funds provided by social security offices since the abolition of the death grant in April 1987.
§ Mr. PortilloA total of 18,295 full awards of funeral payments have been made in the period 6 April 1987 to 8 April 1988.