Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Children: 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 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
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases were included in the Universal Credit processing backlog on the most recent date for which data is available.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. However, monthly Universal Credit payment timeliness statistics to April 2026, for all claims and new claims, are published in the UC Households 5 - Pa...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGuide DogsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that disabled people who rely on assistance dogs, including psychiatric assistance dogs, are not subjected to harassment or unlawful exclusion when accessin
Answer: No one should face discrimination, harassment or abuse because they are disabled or because they rely on an assistance dog. The Equality Act 2010 places a general duty on businesses and service providers to make reasonable adjustments to allow disabled pe...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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