Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01697 · Session 5

Child Funeral Fund

Closed Submitted 23 May 2018 People & Communities
Signatures
0
213 online signatures with a country
Comments
23
Considered
1 meeting
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to establish a Child Funeral Fund similar to the fund the UK Government has established in England and Wales.

What the petitioner did first

Emailed MSP. Meeting arranged with MSP.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 28 Jun 2018
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

213 online signatures
  1. Scotland170 79.8%
  2. United Kingdom35 16.4%
  3. England6 2.8%
  4. Wales1 0.5%
  5. United States1 0.5%

Comments

23 comments, oldest first
  1. Terrie hutton 23 May 2018
    This needs changed to loose a child is unimaginable.x
  2. Hilary Smart 23 May 2018
    Hope plenty of people sign this.
  3. Gordon 23 May 2018
    Wonderful cause. Best of luck Michael
  4. Graham B 23 May 2018
    From a fellow Daddy, Highlander and Bear.
  5. Stevie Docherty 23 May 2018
    No parent should have to pay to bury their child this should be the least of the worries
  6. Greg Irvine 24 May 2018
    Good luck mate.
  7. Cheryl Brogan 24 May 2018
    Thank you for raising awareness on this, shocking that this is even the case.
  8. Paige Shepherd 24 May 2018
    Michael you inspire petiole everyday. Keep fighting. We are all behind you! Xx
  9. Clair 24 May 2018
    Best of luck Michael x
  10. Carolyn Blair 24 May 2018
    Having benefited from no funeral costs for our son I think this is a great idea. Takes away a lot of the financial burden.
  11. LYDIA REID 25 May 2018
    I absolutely believe no parent should have to worry over the financial aspect of burying their child
    I have been in that position and was lucky enough to have a Father in Law who understood and had my son put into his family plot
    The feeling that my child might have to go into a public plot where you cannot put any headstone or even a proper recognition of where your child lies is just so devastating
    To be forced to cremate your child instead of burial because it is cheaper should never happen
    So yes we need a funeral fund
    My worry tho is this
    Scotland has limited funds
    The balance of our funds go to Westminster
    I am among the people who say
    Fund this
    Fund that
    Like all folk I have a list
    Is it all realistic
    Maybe tho we should look at the cost are their really that many children that die in our country now
  12. LYDIA REID 25 May 2018
    Scotland but more important Scotland's children have a right to their own history
    If we build over our history it is gone never to return
  13. stella brennan 25 May 2018
    as i had friend who loss her first baby in 1960s to see her pain at the time was so upsetting then to pay to bury her was to sad
  14. Nicola m 25 May 2018
    Hoping every signature counts well done Michael xxx
  15. Christine MacFarquhar 25 May 2018
    The loss of a child is dramatic,without the added worry of affording to bury them.
    Good luck with the petition
  16. Lorna murdoch 26 May 2018
    This is so needed, we were blessed in that the funeral directors we had for our daughter paid the majority of the bill but not funeral directors do this. It is hard enough to organise and pay for a funeral for an adult by a child is so emotionally different. Having help there to cover costs, wholly or partially is such a weight lifted. I totally support this petition in every way.
  17. Stephenmcphee 27 May 2018
    Such a great cause I know only too well the cost my son's funeral was 1300 after plot and funeral service costs and I struggled for months too pay it all
  18. Elizabeth mcintyre 28 May 2018
    A distressing time as it is. No parent should have debt to add to their distress
  19. Rev Shuna Dicks 28 May 2018
    This should be an across the board policy. Families in the midst of losing a child should not have to worry about costs.
  20. Charlene 29 May 2018
    Bereaved Mummy
  21. Lisa Gibson 29 May 2018
    losing a child is hard for any parent without adding money worry to this. I know as most parents would be eternally grateful that this stress and worry was taken from them
  22. Jason Ratcliffe 29 May 2018
    Having been thorough this I cannot think of a more distressing time. This policy should be across the whole country to help make the hardest time slightly easier.
  23. Leanne Kennedy-Bingham 31 May 2018
    No parent should have to go through the unthinkable however sadly until further research answers the question of why our children die we should make it as easy as possible for bereaved parents to begin to grieve. Paying for a child's funeral is an added stress that no parent should have to deal with on top of the trauma of the death of their child. We thankfully did not have to deal with this though others I know have. My family and I give our full support to Michael McGuire with this petition