Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
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.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
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 that severe disability has on an individual with a long-term health condition or disability and not on a particular disability or diagnosis. The needs arising from mental health conditions are assessed in the same way as for all other health conditions or disabilities.
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
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.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
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.
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Home Office:
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.
Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
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 and rapes reported to and recorded by the police in England and Wales at Community Safety Partnership Area, Police Force Area and Region in our police recorded crime and open data tables which can be found here: Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
The data requested is also summarised in the tables below:
Avon and Somerset | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Sexual Offences | 5,572 | 5,265 | 6,266 |
Rape | 2,128 | 1,984 | 2,717 |
Devon and Cornwall | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Sexual Offences | 5,285 | 5,381 | 5,613 |
Rape | 1,881 | 1,948 | 2,015 |
Dorset | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Sexual Offences | 2,353 | 2,358 | 2,175 |
Rape | 851 | 837 | 810 |
Gloucestershire | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Sexual Offences | 1,907 | 2,203 | 2,079 |
Rape | 640 | 736 | 718 |
Wiltshire | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Sexual Offences | 1,812 | 1,937 | 1,880 |
Rape | 588 | 632 | 640 |
Bournemouth | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Sexual Offences | 844 | 795 | 754 |
Rape | 346 | 310 | 259 |
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Home Office:
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.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
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 accommodation arrangements.
Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Information on the location of individuals awaiting a decision on their asylum application is not published.
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Home Office:
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.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
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 accommodation arrangements.
Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Information on the location of individuals awaiting a decision on their asylum application is not published.
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Home Office:
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.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
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 accommodation arrangements.
Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Information on the location of individuals awaiting a decision on their asylum application is not published.
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
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.
Answered by Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
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 councils across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all.
More widely, we are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness, including delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and building 1.5 million new homes over the next Parliament. We are also committed to abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, preventing private renters being exploited and discriminated against, and empowering people to challenge unreasonable rent increases.
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
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.
Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
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 assets which will help this Government safeguard our high streets. This measure will empower local communities to reclaim and revitalise empty shops, pubs, and community spaces, helping to revamp our high streets and eliminate the blight of vacant premises.
Alongside these steps, my officials continue to work closely with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council to support their town centre regeneration plans.
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
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.
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
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 held centrally is collated at a Local Justice Area (LJA) level only and is therefore not available for Bournemouth specifically. To view the number of prosecutions at courts located in the Dorset LJA, select ‘Dorset’ in the ‘Police Force Area’ filter (Dorset LJA is the only LJA in the Dorset police force area).
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
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.
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
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 held centrally is collated at a Local Justice Area (LJA) level only and is therefore not available for Bournemouth specifically. To view the number of prosecutions at courts located in the Dorset LJA, select ‘Dorset’ in the ‘Police Force Area’ filter (Dorset LJA is the only LJA in the Dorset police force area).