Women Of Dorset

  An on-line husting was held and a question was submitted by Women of Dorset.  Listen from 1:01:40 for the candidates responses to our question on the Cass Review:- West Dorset Husting

Women of Dorset have contacted all those standing in the eight constituencies that cover Dorset, including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Below is, via a third party, a response from Tom Hayes (Labour) - Bournemouth East. Thank you for your email and please accept my apologies that you didn't receive a reply earlier. Unlike Tobias Ellwood who has a full team of staff paid for via the Parliament staff allowance, as a candidate, I rely entirely on a team of volunteers, many of whom are supporting me around full time jobs and caring responsibilities.  The election announcement took us somewhat by surprise and it's only been in the last few weeks when I've had a volunteer dedicated to ensuring that correspondence is answered. I apologise that your email arrived in the period when I had no support and started receiving 150 emails a day, and it slipped through the net. If I am elected to Parliament, I will have the ability to employ staff to help me manage correspondence. ...

Women of Dorset have contacted all those standing in the eight constituencies that cover Dorset, including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Below is, via a third party, a response from Lloyd Hatton (Labour) - South Dorset. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I hope this answers each of your questions fully. I want to find a way forward which always upholds existing legislation - including the provisions for single sex spaces and services as set out in the Equality Act. And a path forward which also supports Trans people as one of the most marginalised communities in the UK. Which I'm sure we both agree is the constructive approach needed. In respect of the Cass Report, the Labour Party supports the review and its findings, and if elected, I will work with an incoming Labour Government here. Labour's manifesto has put forward proposals to introduce a conversion therapy ban, this is a long-standing commitment which an incoming Labour Government hopes to implement and ...