Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the inquiries undertaken by (a) Hull City Council and (b) the NHS in Hull into issues arising from the loss of the constituent of the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North Adele Thornton's daughter Chelsea's ashes in 2000.

On the question of an inquiry by Hull City Council into the loss of the ashes of Andrew Tarcey’s triplets I refer the Hon Member to my answers to PQ 554722, 54723, 54724, 54725, 54726, 54727 and 54728.

The information the government has received from Hull City Council indicates that it has responded thoroughly to the enquiries it has received from parents, including Andrea Tarsey, Claire Clappison, Tina Trowhill, Linda Spiring, Mandi Reeves, Adele Thornton and Helen Dawson. Hull City Council has explained that engagement with the relevant NHS Trusts was not necessary in these cases as the Council itself had the paperwork, which it provided to the parents.