Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) average waiting time for people calling and (b) time people spent on hold for her Department was in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table below shows the Average Speed of Answer and Total Hold Time for all people calling DWP for the last 5 business years, with 2024 to 2025 being to 20th Oct’ 2024* only, that being the last date for which data is available. Average Speed of Answe...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11114More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) average waiting time for people calling and (b) time people spent on hold for HMRC was in each of the last five years.
Answer: HMRC telephony performance data, including the average speed of answering a customer’s call, is published on a quarterly basis and can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates The definition of ‘average ...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Waiting ListsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of people who are not UK citizens that are on a waiting list for (a) social and (b) council housing (i) in the UK and (ii) for
Answer: The department will publish information on the number of households on the housing register in England by nationality of lead tenant alongside the Social Housing Lettings 2023-24 statistical release on 5 December 2024. The department has not previously co...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: AgeHome OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of irregular migrants who claim to be under 18 have undergone age assessments since 2018; and how many and what proportion of those assessed were found to be 18 or over.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on age disputes raised and resolved is published in table Asy_D05 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets’.Th...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming the enhanced mobility component of the personal independence payment by each eligible health condition.
Answer: The Department regularly publishes Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics. The 'PIP Cases with Entitlement' dataset on Stat-Xplore, which contains the number of people entitled to PIP by mobility award status and health condition, has been suspend...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance is available to Local Planning Authorities on lowering house building targets.
Answer: In our recent consultation on reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, we proposed making the standard method for assessing housing needs mandatory, requiring local authorities to plan for the resulting housing need figure, planning for a lower ...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Labour TurnoverDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the staff turnover rate in his Department was in each of the last five years.
Answer: Figures are taken from the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey for the core department. The data reference point in time is 31 March at each year. Reference PeriodCivil Service Turnover*Departmental Turnover**12 months up to 31 March 20247.4%14.3%12 mo...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with local authorities on tackling youth unemployment in Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: Our plan to Get Britain Working includes a new Youth Guarantee for all young people aged 18-21 to ensure that they can access quality training opportunities, an apprenticeship or help to find work in their local area. This will sit alongside; a new nation...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Great YarmouthDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve internet connections in Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: According to the independent website ThinkBroadband.com, over 98% of premises in the Great Yarmouth constituency have access to superfast broadband speeds (>=30 Mbps) and 75% can access a gigabit-capable (>1000 Mbps) connection.To extend gigabit-cap...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation by (i) all NHS Trusts, (ii) James Paget University Hospitals Trust and (iii) the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in each o
Answer: It is important for translation services to be provided so that all patients can access safe healthcare. The Department does not hold this information for all provider trusts; rather it is held by the relevant integrated care boards.The following table sh...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCourts: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation costs in (i) all courts and (ii) Great Yarmouth Magistrates court in each of the last five years.
Answer: This question has been interpreted to mean spend for all language services, both translation and interpretation provided in a court setting, and for printed materials available in HMCTS buildings.Information is not held disaggregated as (a) translation an...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTerrorismHome OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many terrorist plots there have been by the ideology of the perpetrators in each of the last five years.
Answer: On 08 October, DG MI5 gave his latest update on the current national security threats facing the UK.During his annual threat report, he outlined that since March 2017, MI5 and the police have together disrupted 43 late-stage attack plots.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) translation and (b) interpretation services provided by (a) all police forces and (b) Norfolk Constabulary each year for the previous
Answer: The Home Office does not hold information relating to the proportion of budgets spent on translation and interpretation services for police forces.Decisions on how to use funding and resources are an operational matter for Chief Constables.Police and Crim...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSlavery: CompensationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government's policy is on paying reparations to countries impacted by the UK's historic involvement in slavery.
Answer: The government's position on this has not changed - we do not pay reparations. We are committed to working with affected countries on the most pressing challenges of today (including security, growth, education, health, climate), and to build partnerships...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUSA: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to maintain relations with the (a) Republican and (b) Democrat (i) candidate and (ii) Party (A) during and (B) after the US Presidential election.
Answer: The US is an indispensable ally. Our special relationship is crucial for security and prosperity and transcends whatever political parties and individuals are in office across and at all levels of the US system, from the White House to Congress and at Sta...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Translation ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for people contacting her Department in each of the last five years.
Answer: Such information is not centrally recorded or collated in the form requested.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation in the NHS in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information. This information will be held by integrated care boards.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Translation ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for individuals contacting her Department in each of the last five years.
Answer: Translation CostInterpretation Costs2019/20£ 472,539£ 2,219,6132020/21£ 398,270£ 3,537,8722021/22£ 518,927£ 6,823,1402022/23£ 641,747£ 5,668,8222023/24£ 677,614£ 6,195,053
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: Non-paymentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were prosecuted for the non-payment of a TV licence fee in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice currently publishes the annual number of prosecutions, convictions, and sentencing outcomes for non-payment of the TV licence fee as part of their criminal justice quarterly publications. The publications can be viewed here: https:...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUtilities: Standing ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the system of standing charges for utilities.
Answer: The Government has worked constructively with the regulator on the issue of standing charges, and we are committed to lowering the cost of them. The setting of standing charges is a commercial matter for suppliers. Ofgem’s recently published discussion pa...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoad TrafficDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) mass immigration and (b) population increase on the road system.
Answer: The Department for Transport published the latest National Road Traffic Projections in 2022. These are projections of road traffic, congestion and emissions for England and Wales. These include outputs for the Common Analytical Scenarios, a set of seven s...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that foreign nationals do not stay in the UK beyond their visa expiry date.
Answer: It is the responsibility of foreign nationals to ensure they are compliant with the terms of their visa. However, we have a range of measures in place to ensure that those who do not comply with their visa conditions are unable to access benefits and serv...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Great YarmouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures he plans to take to help improve access to NHS dentistry in Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments, and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild de...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Great YarmouthMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to support homeless military veterans in Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country. I am working across Government to ensure veterans across the UK have access to the support they need on housing, as well as health, employment and other areas. The ...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of irregular migrants in the UK.
Answer: By its very nature, it is not possible to know the exact size of the irregular migrant population. In June 2019, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published a note on ‘measuring illegal migration’.The Home Office does publish statistics on detected...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
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