Jessica Toale MP: written questions
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Conservation AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing impact risk zones around (a) sites of special scientific interest and (b) special areas of conservation to support app
Answer: Impact Risk Zones (IRZs) are a digital geographical information tool developed by Natural England to help Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) assess the potential risks to Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) from development proposals. They also co...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Personal Independence Payment assessment process for people with recognised long-term mental health conditions.
Answer: Research is in progress seeking to understand more about the experience of claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for those with a mental health condition or neurodiversity. Entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) depends on the effects t...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) improve town centres and (b) encourage companies to invest in Bournemouth town centre.
Answer: This Government is fully committed to rejuvenating our high streets and supporting the businesses and communities that make our town centres successful.Through the English Devolution Bill we will introduce a strong new ‘right to buy’ for valued community ...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: HealthMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle the health issues faced by people experiencing homelessness.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high and can have a devastating impact on those affected, including a range of health issues. The Government will look at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross-government strategy, working with mayors and coun...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: BournemouthCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2659More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on a) public sector and b) private investment in Bournemouth town centre in each of the last 14 years.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon Lady’s Parliamentary Question of 30/09/24 is attached.
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: BournemouthMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for (a) sexual assault or (b) rape in Bournemouth in each year since 2019.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions at magistrates’ courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023, including breakdowns for specific offences.However, magistrates’ court proceedings data h...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDrugs: CrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for drug-related offences in Bournemouth in each year since 2019.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions at magistrates’ courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023, including breakdowns for specific offences.However, magistrates’ court proceedings data h...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Bournemouth WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental practices offered NHS services in Bournemouth West constituency in each year since 2015.
Answer: While data is not held for each year since 2015, as of 10 July 2024, there are 18 dental practices currently offering National Health Services in the Bournemouth West constituency. This data is sourced from the Find a Dentist website and is matched to con...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children aged four and under have been admitted to hospital for tooth extraction due to decay in each of the last five years.
Answer: The following tables show the number of Finished Consultant Episodes for tooth extraction, with caries as the primary diagnosis code, from 2018/19 to 2022/23: Age 0 to 4 years old2022/234,383 Age 0 to 5 years2021/227,4962020/214,4412019/2010,5812018/1911...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental provision in (a) Bournemouth West constituency and (b) Dorset.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebui...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Bournemouth WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) access to and (b) the provision of NHS dentistry in Bournemouth West constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebui...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSewage: BournemouthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on sewage discharges into the sea in Bournemouth in each of the last 5 years.
Answer: The Secretary of State recently met with water company bosses, including Wessex Water, to make it clear that water firms will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting, water bosses signed up to the Go...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSewage: Bournemouth WestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle sewage discharges by Wessex Water in Bournemouth West constituency.
Answer: The Secretary of State recently met with water company bosses, including Wessex Water, to make it clear that water firms will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting, water bosses signed up to the Go...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWater: Bournemouth WestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve coastal water in Bournemouth West constituency.
Answer: The Secretary of State recently met with water company bosses, including Wessex Water, to make it clear that water firms will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting, water bosses signed up to the Go...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: AccountabilityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to hold water companies accountable for alleged sewage discharge.
Answer: The Secretary of State recently met with water company bosses, including Wessex Water, to make it clear that water firms will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting, water bosses signed up to the Go...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve special educational needs and disabilities provision in a) Bournemouth West constituency and b) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.
Answer: Dorset had their Ofsted and Care Quality Commission (CQC) Local Area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection in March 2024, which identified positive experiences and outcomes for children and young people with SEND. The report, publis...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in a) Dorset and b) the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.
Answer: Dorset had their Ofsted and Care Quality Commission (CQC) Local Area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection in March 2024, which identified positive experiences and outcomes for children and young people with SEND. The report, publis...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: South WestHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) sexual assaults and (b) rapes were reported in (i) Bournemouth and (ii) the South West in each of the last three years.
Answer: This Government will treat tackling violence against women and girls as a national emergency and that includes improving the criminal justice system response to sexual assault and rape.The Home Office publishes information on the number of sexual offences...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour and Drugs: Urban AreasHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle a) anti-social behaviour and b) illegal drug use in town centres.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.We will put thousands of neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities so that residen...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: BournemouthHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department is taking to end housing of people claiming asylum in hotels in Bournemouth West constituency.
Answer: The government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to reduce the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all ac...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels are being used as temporary accommodation for people seeking asylum in a) the United Kingdom, b) the South West and c) Bournemouth.
Answer: The government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to reduce the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all ac...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: BournemouthHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are a) waiting for a decision on their asylum applications in Bournemouth and b) currently residing in hotels in Bournemouth.
Answer: The government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to reduce the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all ac...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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