Funeral Poverty

One measure in my Bill was to look across the board at what local authorities and the market were...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this timely debate. Is she aware that the average cost ...

It should come as no surprise to my hon. Friend that I will address all the points he raises.

The hon. Lady is making very important points about the social fund funeral payment system. Does ...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. The process is indeed distressing and complex f...

I congratulate the hon. Member for South Shields (Mrs Lewell-Buck) on introducing the debate and ...

I thank the hon. Member for South Shields (Mrs Lewell-Buck) for the constructive and informed way...

The inevitability of death and the recognition that life is temporary grow with the passing years...

I congratulate the hon. Member for South Shields (Mrs Lewell-Buck) on securing the debate. She ha...

To go back to what my hon. Friend said about Northern Ireland compared with the rest of the UK, w...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. Clarity is what we hope to achieve through this deba...

It is a pleasure to take part in the debate with you in the Chair, Mr Streeter. I congratulate th...

Part of the problem, which I did not highlight in my speech as I did not want to go on for too lo...

I appreciate that intervention. Clarification is also required in the context of the funeral plan...

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Streeter, and I welcome the Minister ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Streeter, in today’s very important and ver...

By the way, Mr Streeter, I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship as I contribute to this ...

I thank my right hon. Friend for that request, in response to which I say, “Fear not. Hang on”; I...

On that point, the Minister will recognise that in Scotland there are moves afoot to change that ...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, and that is on the list of things that I will l...

I thank the Minister for giving way and I am sorry that I did not welcome him to his new position...

I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. That is ongoing work, but we felt that we needed add...

I can tell from the Minister’s tone that he really appreciates the issue and is determined to do ...

I am absolutely committed to doing that and am happy to do so. The Treasury is investigating pre-...

The benefit is to be devolved to Scotland and rolled out next year. We are looking at eligibility...

Part of the main reason why the issue is so complicated is because it is to do with qualifying re...

I thank all right hon. and hon. Members for taking part and for their thoughtful contributions. I...