HC Deb 28 October 1994 vol 248 c871W
Mr. Soley

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the procedures for regulating practices and costs of funerals; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Ian Taylor

There are no such procedures.

Mr. Soley

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he has to ensure that relatives of a deceased person are(a) consulted before a funeral operator embalms a body and (b) told the cost of embalming.

Mr. Ian Taylor

I have no such proposals. Funeral arrangements are a matter for the client and the funeral director to agree upon.