Funerals: Death Certificate Delays Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Funerals: Death Certificate Delays

Lord Polak Excerpts
Thursday 3rd April 2025

(2 days, 2 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Merron Portrait Baroness Merron (Lab)
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I am not aware of the specifics around that point, but we will be very pleased to look into that because we do not want people to be inconvenienced and distressed even further.

Lord Polak Portrait Lord Polak (Con)
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My Lords, the Minister will know that, in the Jewish community, we bury our deceased within 24 hours. I have not noticed any change in that since September—so perhaps that fact will help her.

Baroness Merron Portrait Baroness Merron (Lab)
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I am grateful to the noble Lord. He is of course aware that, as the former chief executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews before coming to this place, I worked on this very area to ensure that there were swift responses and burials for the faith communities that require them. That continues to be a great focus of our work.