A Bill to require the Secretary of State to undertake a review of funeral affordability and costs; to require the providers of funeral services to offer a Simple Funeral Service; to require the Secretary of State to make certain arrangements relating to Funeral Payments; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Emma LewellLabour (Co-op)
30 March 2015
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The Funeral Services Bill would require the government to review how affordable funerals are and what funeral costs look like. It would oblige funeral service providers to offer a Simple Funeral Service. It would also require the Secretary of State to make arrangements relating to Funeral Payments.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. The earliest recorded stage was the 1st Reading in December 2014, with no further progress data provided here.
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9 Dec 2014
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 9 December 2014 under the Ten Minute Rule.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
