§ Sir Brian MawhinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many bodies have been cremated in the United Kingdom in each of the past five years; and, in each year, what percentage cremations constituted of the number of deaths. [99915]
§ Mr. BoatengThe table sets out statistics from the Office for National Statistics and the Federation of British Cremation Authorities.
Year Number of cremations Number of deaths Percentage of cremations 1994 434,223 627,636 69.2 1995 445,574 645,493 69 1996 445,934 636,007 70.1 1997 446,305 629,746 70.9 1998 439,145 629,112 69.8