Wills

EDM number 2240 in 2007-08, proposed by Lorely Burt on 14/10/2008.

That this House notes with concern that only 30 per cent. of people make valid wills before they die, leaving loved ones with the problem of searching for a valid will and added difficulties in resolving the estate if none is found; notes that some will writers operate without professional indemnity insurance or proper training; and calls on the Government to raise public awareness of the costs of dying intestate and of the desirability of the public ensuring that whoever produces their will is properly trained and insured, to create a national will register where all valid wills can be logged, and to work with the will-writing industry to create vocational qualifications for draftsmen and instruction-takers to raise professional standards in the industry.

This motion has been signed by a total of 46 MPs.