Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Keith Vaz (Labour), on Thursday, 8 February 2018, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 15 members in total.

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BEREAVEMENT DAMAGES CAP

That this House recognises the current disparity in bereavement compensation in England and Wales in comparison to Northern Ireland and Scotland; notes that the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 allows payment of only a fixed sum for bereavement damages of £12,980 which can be claimed by only the spouse or civil partner of the deceased and the parents of unmarried children under the age of 18; and calls on the Government to amend the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 to provide a new, fairer way of providing damages to bereaved families in England and Wales, echoing the approach taken in Scotland since the mid-1970s.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

931 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Kelvin Hopkins

Jim Cunningham

Jim Shannon

Gavin Robinson

Paul Girvan

Subjects

Death Civil law

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk