The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angela Rayner on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents were reported involving mobility scooters in 2015.
Andrew Jones
Statistics for 2015 will be published in June 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dawn Butler on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2016 to Question 33501, on equal pay tribunals, how many (a) men and (b) women were involved in the two large multiple claims referred to in that answer; and against whom those claims were brought.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The two large multiple cases consisted of 11,585 men and 3,475 women, plus one claimant who did not state their gender. We are not able to provide further information about these cases as they have not yet been listed for hearing.
The table below shows the number of equal pay claims accepted by the Employment Tribunal for each calendar year since 2010:
|
Calendar Year |
Gender |
|
|
|
Female |
Male |
|
2010 |
29,754 |
4,083 |
|
2011 |
24,049 |
3,647 |
|
2012 |
15,697 |
4,340 |
|
2013 |
18,398 |
5,039 |
|
2014 |
6,052 |
1,509 |
|
2015 |
6,423 |
13,312 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dawn Butler on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2016 to Question 33501, on equal pay tribunals, how many individual equal pay claims have been brought against employers by (a) men and (b) women in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The two large multiple cases consisted of 11,585 men and 3,475 women, plus one claimant who did not state their gender. We are not able to provide further information about these cases as they have not yet been listed for hearing.
The table below shows the number of equal pay claims accepted by the Employment Tribunal for each calendar year since 2010:
|
Calendar Year |
Gender |
|
|
|
Female |
Male |
|
2010 |
29,754 |
4,083 |
|
2011 |
24,049 |
3,647 |
|
2012 |
15,697 |
4,340 |
|
2013 |
18,398 |
5,039 |
|
2014 |
6,052 |
1,509 |
|
2015 |
6,423 |
13,312 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2016 to Question 33376, by what date his Department plans to decide on whether British Sign Language is an acceptable alternative to qualifications in English for the purposes of completing an apprenticeship.
Nick Boles
We are considering whether British Sign Language could be an acceptable alternative to qualifications in English for the purposes of completing an apprenticeship. We will provide an update about this matter before summer recess.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Sheerman on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has plans to regulate the sale of black spot carbon monoxide detectors.
Anna Soubry
We have no plans to further regulate the sale of black spot carbon monoxide detectors.
Carbon monoxide detectors fall under the General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) 2005 which states any product placed on the market must be safe. Trading Standards will remove products that do not meet the requirements of the GPSR.
These types of carbon monoxide detectors are obsolete and no longer generally available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Sheerman on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward regulations on the sale of black spot carbon monoxide detectors.
Anna Soubry
We have no plans to bring forward regulations on the sale of black spot carbon monoxide detectors.
Carbon monoxide detectors fall under the General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) 2005 which states any product placed on the market must be safe. Trading Standards will remove products that do not meet the requirements of the GPSR.
These types of carbon monoxide detectors are obsolete and no longer generally available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kirsten Oswald on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many organisations receive funding from the science budget to conduct research into the use of proton therapy for cancers.
Joseph Johnson
Research into cancer involving proton therapy and laser treatment falls within the remit of the Research Councils.
I have asked the Chair of the Research Councils UK Strategic Executive to write to the hon. Member and I will place a copy of the letter in the Libraries of the House.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kirsten Oswald on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the funding of research into the use of proton therapy for cancers from the science budget in the next five years.
Joseph Johnson
Research into cancer involving proton therapy and laser treatment falls within the remit of the Research Councils.
I have asked the Chair of the Research Councils UK Strategic Executive to write to the hon. Member and I will place a copy of the letter in the Libraries of the House.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kirsten Oswald on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the funding of research into the use of laser treatment for cancers from the science budget in the next five years.
Joseph Johnson
Research into cancer involving proton therapy and laser treatment falls within the remit of the Research Councils.
I have asked the Chair of the Research Councils UK Strategic Executive to write to the hon. Member and I will place a copy of the letter in the Libraries of the House.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kirsten Oswald on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the 10 largest grants to fund research into the use of laser treatment for cancers made from the science budget were in the last five years; and when the results of such research will be published.
Joseph Johnson
Research into cancer involving proton therapy and laser treatment falls within the remit of the Research Councils.
I have asked the Chair of the Research Councils UK Strategic Executive to write to the hon. Member and I will place a copy of the letter in the Libraries of the House.