Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2026
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Driving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test appointments were identified by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency as having been obtained through automated booking systems, bulk purchasing, or other practices intended for resale i
Answer: In January 2023 the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) changed the terms and conditions for the online business service (OBS), used by driving instructors and trainers to book and manage practical driving tests for their pupils, to help prevent an...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGuide DogsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29250More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government plans to issue further guidance to retailers and security contractors clarifying that employees' personal, cultural, or religious beliefs regarding dogs do not justify denying access to
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVictim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is issued to Victim Liaison Officers regarding interactions between victims’ families and journalists, broadcasters, social media platforms and public relations advisers.
Answer: Victim Liaison Officers are not issued with specific guidance regarding interactions between victims’ families and journalists, broadcasters, social media platforms or public relations advisers. Victim Liaison Officers provide information and support in r...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29248More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether organisations classified as by and for service providers are required to accept referrals from persons who do not share the protected characteristics of the group for whom the service is primarily desi
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ministers in her Department received management information between 1 March and 31 August 2026 on Freedom of Information responses awaiting clearance from the Communications Directorate and sp
Answer: No. Ministers did not receive management information between 1 March and 31 August 2026 on Freedom of Information responses awaiting review from the Communications Directorate and special advisers. The Home Office does not routinely provide Ministers with...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has to ensure that when a proposed Freedom of Information response is resubmitted for internal clearance its original request receipt date, previous clearance referral d
Answer: The Home Office manages Freedom of Information requests through the eCase case management system. eCase records the date a request is received, the applicable statutory deadline and activity relating to the handling of the case, including referrals to the...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department requires an audit trail where consultation with (i) the Communications Directorate and (ii) special advisers results in a change to the information proposed for disclosure under
Answer: The Home Office records the handling of Freedom of Information requests in accordance with departmental record-keeping requirements. There is no separate requirement based solely on consultation with the Communications Directorate or special advisers. Dec...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the subject matter of a Freedom of Information request concerning (a) immigration, (b) visas and (c) asylum is a criterion for referral to (i) the Communications Directorate and (ii) special a
Answer: No. The subject matter of a Freedom of Information request is not, in itself, a criterion for referral to the Communications Directorate or special advisers. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis and may be referred where appropriate. There is n...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what time limits apply to consideration of proposed Freedom of Information responses by (a) the Communications Directorate and (b) special advisers; and what escalation procedure applies where clearan
Answer: The Home Office's Freedom of Information guidance provides that the Communications Directorate will undertake an initial review of referred cases within two working days. For cases referred to special advisers, the Central FOI Team maintains oversight of ...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many proposed Freedom of Information responses were awaiting clearance from (a) the Communications Directorate and (b) special advisers on 31 August 2026, and how many in each category had been aw
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department applies different central clearance requirements to proposed Freedom of Information responses that (a) disclose information and (b) disclose no information.
Answer: Where a proposed response involves the disclosure of information, it may be referred for further review. Decisions on whether additional review is required are made on a case-by-case basis, taking account of the particular circumstances of the request and...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of her Department’s current operational guidance setting out the criteria for referring proposed Freedom of Information responses to (a) the Communications Dire
Answer: The Home Office does not currently intend to place this operational guidance in the library. The guidance is an internal operational document used to support officials in the handling and review of Freedom of Information requests. It is intended for inter...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department’s procedures permit special advisers to require that a proposed response to a Freedom of Information request is not issued pending their agreement, and which ministerial or offi
Answer: Special advisers may be consulted as part of the Home Office's handling of Freedom of Information requests. Where a case has been referred as part of the Department's internal processes, the response would not normally be issued until that stage of the pr...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TransportHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum seekers transported by coach from UK ports to reception or processing centres are accompanied by Home Office, Border Force, police, security, or welfare staff; and what guidance governs
Answer: The Home Office has interpreted these questions to apply to the arrangements for bringing migrants from Channel crossings to the Immigration Reception Centre at Manston in particular, rather than detainee escorting more generally. People being moved from ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TransportHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what risk assessment procedures are required before coach transport is used to transport asylum seekers from ports of arrival to reception or processing centres.
Answer: The Home Office has interpreted these questions to apply to the arrangements for bringing migrants from Channel crossings to the Immigration Reception Centre at Manston in particular, rather than detainee escorting more generally. People being moved from ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TransportHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of coach journeys used to transport asylum seekers from UK ports to reception or processing centres were booked (a) less than 24 hours, (b) between 24 and 72 hours, (c) between three a
Answer: The Home Office has interpreted these questions to apply to the arrangements for bringing migrants from Channel crossings to the Immigration Reception Centre at Manston in particular, rather than detainee escorting more generally. People being moved from ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS Low Income Scheme: MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether HC2 certificate holders are required to notify the NHS Business Services Authority of a change in immigration status.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNHS Low Income Scheme: RefugeesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individuals with refugee status were in receipt of a valid HC2 certificate on the latest date for which data is available.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNHS Low Income Scheme: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the NHS was of treatment provided to individuals recorded as asylum seekers who held a valid HC2 certificate in each year since 2020.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNHS Low Income Scheme: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what nationality data is held for individuals recorded as asylum seekers in receipt of a valid HC2 certificate.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNHS Low Income Scheme: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individuals recorded as asylum seekers were in receipt of a valid HC2 certificate on the latest date for which data is available.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Maintenance Service decisions have been revised, overturned, or amended following mandatory reconsideration or appeal since 1 January 2020; and what proportion of those cases resulted in
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that Child Maintenance Service (CMS) decisions are made in a timely, accurate and fair manner, based on all relevant information provided by parents.A Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) is the process by which a parent ...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to undertake a review of the refugee status, humanitarian protection status and subsequent settlement grants of Bangladeshi nationals whose protection claims were based on a risk of
Answer: The UK’s asylum policy statement, published in November 2025, sets out a new approach to protection in the UK, which marks a significant change in direction away from an assumption of offering permanent protection, and towards protection that is granted f...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Married PeopleHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what processes are in place to identify non-UK nationals who are married overseas but fail to declare their marital status in immigration applications; and how many such cases were identified in the l
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.Where an Entry Clearance Officer considers that information provided in the application is dishonest or false, they may refuse the application in accorda...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to detect and prevent benefit claims made using fraudulent identities, fictitious households, or other forms of identity deception; and how many such cases were ident
Answer: Identity fraud is a serious criminal offence and one that the Department is committed to tackling.DWP uses a range of data and analytics to identify claims at risk of fraud so that these claims can be reviewed by relevant DWP teams.We have specialist team...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
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