Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Department for Education: HotelsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.
Answer: The department has access to records of hotel accommodation used by employees; however, this information is not collected or categorised by hotel star rating. In 2024/25, employees booked 8,367 hotel nights, equivalent to an average 1.06 nights per employ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: HotelsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.
Answer: The Department uses a travel management company to book hotel accommodation for staff. The star rating of the hotel is not recorded. The department’s travel and expenses policy ensures value for money by setting clear limits for hotel costs.
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: HotelsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.
Answer: For the financial year 2024-25, 21,691 hotel nights were booked through the Department's travel booking platform.The department’s reports do not contain the star rating of the hotels booked, therefore cannot provide an answer.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: HotelsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111288More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not record individual hotel star ratings. This is because the Cabinet Office’s travel policy prioritises specific amenities, like a workspace, and safety requirements within fixed nightly rate ceilings rather than subjective commer...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: HotelsAttorney GeneralTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111287More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.
Answer: In 2024-25 there were a total of 61 nights spent in hotels by departmental staff where overnight stays were essential for departmental business. These are broken down in the following table. Star ratingStays3 Star24 Star115 Star1Not rated47 For the hotels...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Undocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish all information it holds on child sexual exploitation committed by illegal migrants.
Answer: The information you have requested is not available from published statistics and there is no immediate intention to publish them.Work is currently underway to publish more detailed information on FNOs subject to deportation. Further information on this w...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGP Practice Lists: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 107846 on GP Practice lists, how many and what proportion of patients registered on 1 January 2026 were foreign nationals.
Answer: The Department does not hold data regarding the number and proportion of National Health Service general practice registrations that were for people not born in the United Kingdom.
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract, Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services, procurement reference CCTM22A01, if she will publish the minutes of the Benchmark Review.
Answer: The information requested is considered confidential and commercially sensitive and is therefore not publicly released.The Home Office operates a rigorous contract management regime, which includes monthly Contract Management Group meetings and Quarterly ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract, Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services, procurement reference CCTM22A01, if she will publish the minutes of all Monthly Operational Review meetings.
Answer: The information requested is considered confidential and commercially sensitive and is therefore not publicly released.The Home Office operates a rigorous contract management regime, which includes monthly Contract Management Group meetings and Quarterly ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract “Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services”, procurement reference CCTM22A01, if she will publish the minutes of the Quarterly Commercial Review meetings.
Answer: The information requested is considered confidential and commercially sensitive and is therefore not publicly released.The Home Office operates a rigorous contract management regime, which includes monthly Contract Management Group meetings and Quarterly ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract, Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services, procurement reference CCTM22A01, how many Quarterly Commercial Review Meetings have taken place.
Answer: The information requested is considered confidential and commercially sensitive and is therefore not publicly released.The Home Office operates a rigorous contract management regime, which includes monthly Contract Management Group meetings and Quarterly ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services, procurement reference CCTM22A01, if he will publish all performance reports.
Answer: The information requested is considered confidential and commercially sensitive and is therefore not publicly released.The Home Office operates a rigorous contract management regime, which includes monthly Contract Management Group meetings and Quarterly ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Department will publish a consolidated annual report setting out total asylum contract expenditure, performance outcomes, and value-for-money assessments.
Answer: The Home Office Annual Report and accounts contain details of asylum spending and information relating to asylum processing and the asylum system. There are no current plans to expand this reported information.
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the role of Ministers is in approving or reviewing the award of high-value asylum contracts.
Answer: Prior to receiving internal, Home Office Commercial approvals, to award these contracts, supplier performance was reviewed and due diligence was carried out. Necessary external approvals from Cabinet Office Spend Controls were also obtained. The guidance ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Key Performance Indicators are commonly applied across asylum contracts.
Answer: KPI schedules and performance measures are set out in the contracts which are available on Contracts Finder and can be found in the links below:Wales - AASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract Wales - Contracts FinderSouth - AASC - Asyl...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: ProcurementHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what checks are undertaken by her Department on bidders’ prior performance on other public sector contracts, including any history of underperformance or contract failure, during the bidding process f
Answer: All Home Office contracts are procured in line with public sector procurement regulations. As part of these regulations, robust due diligence checks are carried out on the bidders’ ability to deliver the contract in question and, in certain circumstances,...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum-related expenditure is delivered through outsourced contracts rather than in-house provision.
Answer: We do not report and hold data at this granularity and would only be obtainable at disproportionate cost.The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total value of all active asylum-related contracts currently held by her Department is, broken down by supplier and contract type.
Answer: The contract values for asylum contracts are available in the public domain and can be viewed at:Serco -AASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract NW - Contracts FinderAASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract MEE - Con...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract Support Payment Card, procurement reference 429018/148318, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of commercial confidentiality under that contract on pr
Answer: The Support Payment Card contract was awarded to Prepaid Financial Services Limited (PFS) on 24 May 2020 as a Call-Off to Lot 2 (Prepaid Cards) of the RM 3828 Crown Commercial Services Framework Contract for the provision of the Support Payment Card Servi...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, why parts of the documentation relating to the contract are marked official sensitive; and what criteria are us
Answer: Information considered commercially sensitive, containing personal information or other sensitive topics or information is not routinely published and is therefore redacted by the Home Office.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, how many staff delivering services are subject to Security Clearance (SC); and what the average cost of clearan
Answer: The Home Office does not incur costs for Security Clearance (SC) under the Support Payment Card contract, as these are not charged through the contract, and we therefore do not hold data on the average cost per staff member.The number of staff subject to ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, how many replacement cards were received; and what was the total cost to the public purse of the replacement.
Answer: The requested information is commercially sensitive.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, what controls exist to prevent (a) unnecessary and (b) duplicate payments being issued.
Answer: The Home Office has robust controls in place to ensure Support Payment Card transactions are accurate and appropriate, including system led instructions that issue the correct support level, active monitoring of ongoing eligibility, and prompt discontinua...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, what the administrative cost is for each card, excluding the value of payments loaded onto cards.
Answer: Information on the allowances provided to asylum seeking cohorts is publicly available: Asylum support: What you'll get - GOV.UKAdministrative costs related to the provision of payment cards are commercially sensitive and not for publication.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, With reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, whether alternative delivery models were considered prior to awarding the contract, including in-house provisio
Answer: Alternative delivery models, including in-house provision, were considered.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
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