Jessica Toale MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
State Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of equalising the (a) basic and (b) new State Pension.
Answer: We are absolutely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement.We have made no such assessment. It is not possible to make direct, like for like comparisons between State Pension amounts received u...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's Allowance: IncomeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her Department has set a limit for the amount of income that someone in receipt of carer's allowance can earn.
Answer: The primary purpose of Carer’s Allowance is to provide a measure of financial support to those who’s ability to work is constrained by providing care for someone else for at least thirty-five hours per week. The eligibility conditions for the benefit use ...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the uplift will be to general dental service contracts for 2024-25; and what his planned timetable is to apply such uplift.
Answer: The independent pay review body for doctors and dentists recommended a 6% pay uplift for 2024/25. The Government accepted the recommendation and has proposed that National Health Service primary care dentistry contract values be uplifted by 4.64%, net of ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure local plans are in line with national housing targets.
Answer: The government have implemented a new mandatory standard method for assessing housing needs which aligns with our ambition to build 1.5 million new homes in this parliament.Delivering on that ambitious milestone requires local planning authorities to plan...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Young PeopleDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help protect young people from the potential dangers of social media.
Answer: Our priority is the effective implementation of the Online Safety Act so that children benefit from its wide-reaching protections.The Act requires all services in scope to take steps to protect users, including children, from illegal content and criminal ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Mental HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training her Department provides to its staff on supporting people who have experienced trauma.
Answer: The DWP has a dedicated Trauma Informed Approach Integration Programme and we are at the start of an ambitious journey. Our integration programme applies the six core pillars of the approach; safety, trustworthiness, choice, empowerment, collaboration and...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Mental HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is implementing a trauma-informed approach across all its services.
Answer: The Trauma Informed Approach recognises the pervasive impacts that trauma may have on an individual’s life; these impacts can span social, emotional, physiological, neurological and spiritual functioning. The impacts of trauma can make interacting with se...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Mental HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the assessment process for Personal Independent Payment on the mental health of those assessed; and if she will reform that process.
Answer: DWP and our assessment providers are committed to providing a quality, sensitive and respectful service, with an approach aimed at continual improvement. We recognise that attending a consultation can be a stressful experience for some people, which is wh...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on reforming the welfare system for people with mental ill-health.
Answer: The Government believes there is a strong case to change the system of health and disability benefits across Great Britain so that it better enables people to enter and remain in work, and to respond to the complex and fluctuating nature of the health con...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordConservation 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
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