Lucy Rigby MP: written questions

Written questions

• Dental Services: Northampton NorthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11804More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NHS dental practices in Northampton North constituency have the capacity to treat more patients.

  Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients 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 rebuild den...

  Answered 8 Nov 2024

  Original Parliament record
• Gender Based Violence: Northampton NorthHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11522More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to reduce violence against women and girls in Northampton North constituency.

  Answer: This Government has set out an unprecedented ambition to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.In September, we announced a set of measures aimed at strengthening the police response to domestic abuse, increasing protections for victims, ...

  Answered 5 Nov 2024

  Original Parliament record
• Dental Services: Northampton NorthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11521More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve access to NHS dentistry in Northampton North constituency.

  Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients 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 rebuild den...

  Answered 8 Nov 2024

  Original Parliament record
• Universal Credit: Armed ForcesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10904More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants were identified as (a) serving and (b) having served in the armed forces in each assessment period between July 2022 and June 2024.

  Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) started collecting data on the Armed Forces status of Universal Credit (UC) claimants in Great Britain (GB) in April 2021. At first only new claimants were asked about their Armed Forces status. From June 2021 on...

  Answered 28 Oct 2024

  Original Parliament record