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MP campaigns for child funeral costs to be paid for by Government

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Labour MP Carolyn Harris believes grieving families should no longer have to pay £1,000s to lay their children to rest...
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After recovering the cost by selling the organs, and body parts for dissection practice.
In accordance with NHS glasses, the urn is a cheap plastic one. The mortician will upsell to a proper one, which still won't seal properly.
I went NHS dental about ten years ago, never again.0 -
Labour MP Carolyn Harris believes grieving families should no longer have to pay £1,000s to lay their children to rest...Read the full story:
'MP campaigns for child funeral costs to be paid for by Government'
Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.0 -
After recovering the cost by selling the organs, and body parts for dissection practice.
In accordance with NHS glasses, the urn is a cheap plastic one. The mortician will upsell to a proper one, which still won't seal properly.
I went NHS dental about ten years ago, never again.0 -
Yorkshireman99 wrote: »Nonsense!Body parts are not sold in the UK.
Human organs are not sold, but you can purchase other animal bits.
It wouldn't surprise me if some future government set up a fee paying brokering service for human organs - Anything to raise revenue for the public coffers.Her courage will change the world.
Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.0 -
Yorkshireman99 wrote: »Have I missed something? If the parents don't have the funds the hospital or the local authority already have to pay i.e. they don't have discretion in the matter.
That's true for the basic bog standard funeral but most people like to go overboard and have all the trimmings while lining the pockets of the funeral directors.Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.0 -
Its not paid by "The Government" Its paid by taxpayers!0
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Its not paid by "The Government" Its paid by taxpayers!
Spot on.
Only a couple of generations ago not being able to pay for a family funeral would have been the worst shame possible - people paid into insurances and "burial clubs" to make sure it didn't happen to them. Now we are happy to advise that "it's OK - just let everyone else pay" ??0 -
Spot on.
Only a couple of generations ago not being able to pay for a family funeral would have been the worst shame possible - people paid into insurances and "burial clubs" to make sure it didn't happen to them. Now we are happy to advise that "it's OK - just let everyone else pay" ??0 -
Spot on.
Only a couple of generations ago not being able to pay for a family funeral would have been the worst shame possible - people paid into insurances and "burial clubs" to make sure it didn't happen to them. Now we are happy to advise that "it's OK - just let everyone else pay" ??
My mum had that. She had a little old book until about 10 years ago and she'd tell me "My granny started that, one penny a week - it's so there'll always be enough money to bury me".
People took it seriously back then. You needed to save money for stuff.0 -
Yorkshireman99 wrote: »Nonsense!Body parts are not sold in the UK.
I think Pincher was being sarcastic.
I do think that hrlp should be given so that children can have a decent funeral, without families bring put into debt. I'm not talking about horse-drawn carriages or anything, but dignified.Member #14 of SKI-ers club
Words, words, they're all we have to go by!.
(Pity they are mangled by this autocorrect!)0
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