Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2024
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Undocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 12574 on Undocumented Migrants: English Channel, how many irregular migrants aged (a) 14, (b) 15, (c) 16, (d) 17, (e) 18 and (f) 19 crossed the C
Answer: The Home Office does not publish data on individual ages of small boat arrivals to the UK.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors incl...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants are in receipt of Universal Credit after passing a habitual residency test.
Answer: The information is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics. The Department is exploring the feasibility of developing suitable official statistics related to the immigration status of non-UK / Irish Universal Cre...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHabitual Residence TestDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 12868 on Habitual Residence Test, how many habitual residency tests for Universal Credit there were, excluding factual habitual residency tests, in
Answer: Habitual Residence Tests (HRT) always assess whether individuals are factually habitually resident. For an individual to be factually habitually resident they must have been living here for a significant period of time and have a settled intention to rema...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating an internal league table comparing UK cancer (a) care and (b) waiting times with other developed countries.
Answer: The Department has no current plans to create such an internal league table. Professor Lord Darzi has undertaken an independent investigation into the state of the National Health Service, the findings of which were published on 12 September 2024 and will...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDoctors: ResignationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many UK born doctors have left the NHS for employment outside of the UK in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAutism: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with autism in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The information requested isn’t held centrally. Some relevant information, drawn from the Mental Health Service Data Set, is published by NHS England in the Autism Waiting Times Statistics. However, this data only represents a partial picture of the numbe...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: Heart Diseases and StrokesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have presented at A&E for a (a) heart attack and (b) stroke in each of the last ten years.
Answer: Prior to 2020/21, the mechanism used to collect and record accident and emergency activity was not sufficiently granular to identify the requested conditions. However, NHS England can provide a count of attendances with a relevant primary diagnosis from 2...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepressive IllnessesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with depression in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally.
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: DeathCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13923More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths listed (a) covid-19 as the main cause of death and (b) covid-19 as a contributory cause of death since January 2020.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon. Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 12 November is attached.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSwimming Pools: ClosuresDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public pools closed in each of the last ten years.
Answer: Since 2015, 279 swimming pools on sites owned by Local Authorities have closed. At the same time, 248 swimming pools have opened. Facilities may close for a number of reasons: this can include the rationalisation of multiple older facilities into a modern...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: CoronavirusDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school days were lost due to school closures during the Covid lockdowns.
Answer: The department does not hold information on total school days lost due to school closures during the COVID-19 lockdowns.However, during the COVID-19 pandemic the department did collect and publish information on attendance in education and early years set...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people used Access to Work support at what cost and for what reasons in the last financial year.
Answer: The most recent complete financial year of data available in the published Access to Work official statistics is 2023/24: Access to Work statistics: April 2007 to March 2024 - GOV.UK. In 2023/24, around 61,630 people received a payment for any Access to W...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: StorageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the monthly cost is of storing PPE related to Covid.
Answer: It currently costs approximately £200,000 per week, the equivalent to £850,000 for November 2024, to store personal protective equipment unsuitable for National Health Service use. The figure is dynamic because the stock is reducing.A programme of work is...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum and Undocumented Migrants: Government AssistanceHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of (a) asylum seekers and (b) undocumented migrants were eligible for support under (i) Section (A) 95 and (B) 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and (ii) Section 1
Answer: As has long been the case. the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute before their claim is decided and those without a valid claim can be removed. By clearing the backlog...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHomicide and Sexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been sentenced for (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) other sex offences in each year for the previous ten years, broken down by primary language.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants sentenced for murder, rape, and other sex offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool. The latest publication (2023 data) is available from the Outcomes by Offence data tool publi...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: LanguagesHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown of the primary language of registered sexual offenders.
Answer: Qualifying offenders (i.e., those convicted for an offence in Schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003) are required to notify personal details to the police. This system is often referred to as the ‘sex offenders’ register’ and requires offenders to pr...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: CurfewsHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a curfew on irregular migrants housed in (a) hotels and (b) other types of accommodation.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to PQ 13616.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the primary language of benefits claimants has been in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The Department does not centrally hold the information requested as it is not a requirement for a customer to declare their ‘primary’ language. Customer communications and benefit information is provided in English and Welsh as appropriate. Necessary info...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost has been of providing private healthcare to irregular migrants in each year since 2018.
Answer: Asylum seekers are not provided with private healthcare.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of residential properties that were bought by non-UK nationals in each of the last 20 years.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) registers legal ownership, interests and mortgages against land and property in England and Wales. The Register of Title held by HMLR does not record the nationality of individuals who own land or property.HMLR publishes a dataset ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HousingHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department places limits on the movements of irregular migrants housed in (a) hotels and (b) other accommodation.
Answer: The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide support and accommodation to destitute asylum seekers while their claim for asylum is being considered.Asylum seekers housed in asylum accommodation are not detained but are subject to the same laws as...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: NationalityHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of collecting data on the nationality at birth of people on the sex offenders register.
Answer: Qualifying offenders (i.e.those convicted for an offence in Schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003) are required to notify personal details to the police. This system is often referred to as the ‘sex offenders’ register’ and requires offenders to prov...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Insurance: Foreign NationalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many National Insurance numbers were issued to foreign nationals in each year since 2010.
Answer: The Department publishes quarterly statistics on National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK on Stat-Xplore. The latest statistics, for January 2002 to June 2024, can be compiled by rolling year end to June and nation...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Insurance: Bulgaria and RomaniaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many National Insurance numbers were issued to (a) Bulgarian and (b) Romanian nationals resident in Great Yarmouth constituency in each year since 2016.
Answer: The Department publishes quarterly statistics on National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK on Stat-Xplore. The latest statistics, for January 2002 to June 2024, can be compiled by rolling year end to June and nation...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Labour TurnoverCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13610More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of staff turnover on the cost to the public purse of (a) recruitment, (b) training and (c) reduced productivity in each Department in the previous year.
Answer: Civil Service Turnover data is published annually through the Civil Service statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2024 Civil Service departments are responsible for managing their own workforces and ensuring they ha...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
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