Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2025
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Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84798 on Driving Licences, how many code 70s were issued in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The number of GB driving licences issued in exchange for a licence issued in a non-UK country (which will have code 70 shown on the licence) in each of the last ten years is shown in the table below:Calendar YearNumber of non-GB licences exchanged for a ...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with non-UK nationality worked in the NHS by nationality in each of the last 25 years.
Answer: NHS England publishes data on the nationality of the National Health Service Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England.Data on the nationality of NHS staff includes a time-series from September 2009 until the latest quarter, with t...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: FathersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve the quality of stay for fathers in the maternity ward.
Answer: When a mother chooses to have support from the father or partner during labour, birth, and in the postnatal period, the father or partner should feel welcome to stay with her. Where possible, fathers or partners are offered a chair or fold up bed to enabl...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complaints there have been relating to NHS staff in each of the last ten years.
Answer: Data on complaints made by, or on behalf of, patients about National Health Services provided by NHS trusts, general practices, and/or dental practices is collected and published annually. It is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was paid in compensation by the NHS by the reason for that compensation in each of the last ten years.
Answer: This information is available on the NHS Resolution website at the following link:https://resolution.nhs.uk/resources/annual-statistics/
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the total value of unpaid invoices to Category F patients.
Answer: The Department does not hold or collect the information requested. Guidance on identifying category F patients is available in the Guidance for Charging Overseas Visitors in England for Providers of NHS services, at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/g...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides on identifying Category F patients.
Answer: The Department does not hold or collect the information requested. Guidance on identifying category F patients is available in the Guidance for Charging Overseas Visitors in England for Providers of NHS services, at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/g...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total number of Category F patients receiving emergency care was in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold or collect the information requested. Guidance on identifying category F patients is available in the Guidance for Charging Overseas Visitors in England for Providers of NHS services, at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/g...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many e-RS communications were sent to category F patients in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information requested is not available. The term "Category F patient" is not a classification used within the National Health Service e-Referral Service (e-RS) for patient status or priority.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: VATTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86908More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the economy of compliance with VAT regulations for small businesses.
Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. The UK’s VAT rate of 20 per cent is close to the OECD average of 19.3 per cent. The UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU count...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86907More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the administrative cost of collecting Inheritance Tax as a proportion of total revenue.
Answer: The figure for the cost of collecting Inheritance Tax (pence per pound collected) for 2024/25 is 0.78. This means as a proportion of total Inheritance Tax revenue, the administrative cost of collecting Inheritance Tax was 0.78% in that year.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome TaxTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86906More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average proportion of income paid in tax is for a full-time worker earning the national median salary.
Answer: According to the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data, median gross annual earnings for full-time employees were £39,039 in April 2025. The average employee would pay the basic rate of income tax (20%) and 8% in National Insurance Contributions...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department communicates with NHS trusts on Category F patients.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care, and NHS Trusts, share information with the Home Office to tackle NHS debt accrued by patients who fall under Charging Category F.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complaints the NHS has received on language issues in each of the last five years.
Answer: Data on written complaints in the National Health Service is published annually and is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/data-on-written-complaints-in-the-nhsThe data collection is a count...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many overseas visitor managers are employed by the NHS.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested. NHS England publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England, which are available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the breakdown was of Category F patients treated by the NHS by nationality in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold or collect the information requested. Guidance on identifying category F patients is available in the Guidance for Charging Overseas Visitors in England for Providers of NHS services, at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/g...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Category F patients were treated by the NHS; and at what cost in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold or collect the information requested. Guidance on identifying category F patients is available in the Guidance for Charging Overseas Visitors in England for Providers of NHS services, at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/g...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Social MediaWales OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: Over the last five financial years, the department has spent the following on social media promotion and online advertising:2024-25: £20,248.402025-26 to date: £26,751.60This spend was on the joint UK Government/Welsh Government campaign to promote the av...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Social MediaScotland OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The Scotland Office has not spent on social media advertising with influencers in the last five financial years.The Office has spent the following on social media advertising over the past five financial years. Financial YearOrganisationSocial media adver...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Social MediaNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office has spent the following on social media advertising in the last five years: 2024/25 (to date): £02023/24: £02022/23: £29,395.012021/22: £10,500.00 Please note there was no spend on influencer marketing during this period.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Social MediaMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice uses social media influencers to help deliver its communications and operational priorities. This includes activity to support recruitment campaigns for prison officers, probation officers and magistrates, ensuring that frontline s...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Social MediaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: Sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Social MediaMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: A full Departmental response could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The majority of Departmental advertising expenditure is undertaken by the three branches of the Armed Forces to aid recruitment. Generic advertising expenditure outside of this ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Social MediaHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: Sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests.All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Social MediaTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86465More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much her Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The department has spent £0 on social media advertising in the last 5 financial years.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
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