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Regular dental checks [3]

  • Reference: 2017/2927
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
Public Health England's new guidance "Health matters: child dental health" published on 14th June points out that that targeted supervised tooth brushing programmes in nurseries and schools provide a return on investment of £3.06 for every £1 spent. Will you work with local councils, schools and nurseries to introduce this simple, effective and cost-saving measure in all nurseries and schools in the areas of London with worst rates of tooth decay?

Regular dental checks [2]

  • Reference: 2017/2926
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
According to the British Dental Association, an average 5-year-old eats their weight in sugar every year, which apart from increased obesity risks, results in over 10,000 London children being admitted to hospitals every year to have multiple decayed teeth extracted under a general anaesthetic. Will you make representations to Government to stress the need for more national action to reduce sugar consumption in children, and consider introducing local measures to help people make healthier choices in schools, workplaces, shops, restaurants and cafés?

Regular dental checks [1]

  • Reference: 2017/2925
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
London has the lowest rates of dental attendance of all English regions, with 9 out of 10 councils with the lowest proportions of people attending NHS dental services being London boroughs. Will you take action to raise awareness amongst London parents of the importance of regular dental check-ups for children and the fact that they are completely free on the NHS for all under the age of 18?

Step free access: Mill Hill East tube

  • Reference: 2017/2924
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
What is the present position in responding to local demands for this?

Step free access: West Hampstead tube

  • Reference: 2017/2923
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
What is the present position in responding to local demands for this?

Mill Hill circus

  • Reference: 2017/2922
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
When do you expect to go to consultation on the long promised improvements to the junction?

Stirling Corner

  • Reference: 2017/2921
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
When do you expect to go to consultation on the long promised pedestrian and cycling improvements to the junction?

Golders Green underground station

  • Reference: 2017/2920
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
Golders Green underground station has lifts from street level to the platform level. However there is a significant step up from the platform to the carriage. To board at Golders Green with a wheelchair or mobility scooter requires ramp assistance which takes time and requires station staff. Golders Green could be made step free from carriage to street level by adding 4 platform humps, one for each platform which should be cost effective. This would help wheelchair and mobility scooter users and also people using prams pushchairs and walking sticks as they could avoid the step up. Wil you consider...

101 and 999 waiting times and call volumes

  • Reference: 2017/2917
  • Question by: Unmesh Desai
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
Please provide me the average waiting times and volume of calls for the Metropolitan Police's 101 telephone line and 999 telephone line respectively, broken down by month for the past two years?

Youth engagement

  • Reference: 2017/2915
  • Question by: Unmesh Desai
  • Meeting date: 13 July 2017
A constituent has contacted me recently to ask what engagement opportunities are there for young people to feed into and comment on the work of the Mayor and London Assembly?
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