Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2024
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Sports: Transgender PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the participation of transgender athletes in women's sport on women; and if she will meet with women impacted by transgender participatio
Answer: Sporting bodies have a responsibility to protect the integrity and fairness of women's sport and the safety of all participants, particularly when it is not possible to balance those factors with inclusion.National Governing Bodies set their own policies ...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: CoronavirusDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue an official apology to social care workers that were dismissed during the pandemic for not being vaccinated.
Answer: Social care workers are employed by individual employers, and it is down to these employers to decide whether to hire or dismiss staff, not the Government. Making vaccination a condition of deployment (VCOD) was supported by the best available clinical ev...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: Nature ConservationDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which wildlife protection projects relate to HS2 works; and what the cost is of each.
Answer: HS2 must meet regulatory and legal requirements to protect existing wildlife and is also committed to a target of ‘No Net Loss’ in biodiversity. HS2 Ltd therefore deploys an adaptive approach to wildlife protection and environmental mitigation. The design...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordReoffenders: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12200 on Reoffenders: Foreign Nationals, if she will break down that data by crime category.
Answer: Data on the reoffending rate of foreign national offenders, broken down by the crime category of the index offence, can be found in the attached table.We refer all foreign national offenders in receipt of custodial sentences to the Home Office. Those sent...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13566More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff working in 10 Downing Street have diversity in their job title by pay band.
Answer: No staff in 10 Downing Street have the word ‘diversity’ in their job title.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13565More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants work from home on each day of the week.
Answer: Data on Civil Service Headquarters (HQ) occupancy is collected and published quarterly on GOV.UK for all HQ buildings of Whitehall Departments, Office for Scotland, Office for Wales and Northern Ireland Office. Data for the latest period for which data is...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of pot holes that were reported in each of the last 25 years.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local highway authorities to manage and maintain their local highway networks, including understanding what parts of the network require maintenance, based on local needs and priorities. Local authorities are required to provid...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the transparency data published by her Department entitled Small boat arrivals: last 7 days, if she will make it her policy to include information on the sex of migrants in this data
Answer: 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 including user needs, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well as quality and...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNational IncomeTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13562More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for which GDP per capita has fallen since 2022.
Answer: The UK economy has flatlined in recent years and GDP per capita remains lower than pre-pandemic levels. Consistently low productivity (GDP per hour) growth since 2010 has been the key driver behind the UK’s weaker economic performance over that period. Th...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ICTCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13561More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what hardware was lost by each Department in each of the last ten years; and what the value was of that hardware.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not hold data on losses of hardware by other government departments. The Cabinet Office only holds data on the loss of laptops, mobile phones and MiFi/tablets by Cabinet Office staff, including staff working for the Crown Commercia...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CybercrimeCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13560More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cyber security breaches there have been in each Department in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The UK Government does not comment upon operational security matters.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: SercoDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid by her Department to Serco in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: This information you seek can be found on the Government website here DWP: departmental spending over £25,000 - GOV.UK
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: SercoHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid by her Department to Serco in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer provided in PQ 15558.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many citizenship applications were granted in each of the last 20 years by original nationality.
Answer: This data is published online quarterly and for the period in question can be found under the heading ‘Citizenship’ at:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#citizenship.The relevant table is called C...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS staff have been non-patient facing in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The following table shows the number and percentage of the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) workforce employed by National Health Service trusts and other core NHS organisations in England that are in NHS infrastructure support roles, this being a proxy for non...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals per (a) nationality and (b) ethnicity were convicted of grooming offences since 2004.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of offenders convicted, which can be filtered to specific offences and broken down by defendant ethnicity. This can be obtained in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, which can be downloaded from the Cr...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants are in hotel accommodation.
Answer: Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority and accommodation type, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a n...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has attributed to fraud and error in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Department publishes estimates of the levels of fraud and error in the benefit system by financial year. These statistics are available for the past ten financial years and can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Alcoholic DrinksCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13345More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent in Number 10 on alcohol since 3 July 2024.
Answer: Official receptions in 10 Downing Street are hosted by Ministers across Government, with details published each quarter as part of the Government's transparency returns. The cost of hospitality in 10 Downing Street is published in the Cabinet Office Annua...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: WiFiDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of improving access to wifi on trains for (a) the economy and (b) productivity.
Answer: I have asked my officials to explore the feasibility of a range of technology options to improve passenger connectivity on the rail network. The Department is also measuring the strength of mobile signals along the rail network to fully understand where i...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of reported retail thefts have resulted in a charge in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of shoplifting offences and their investigative outcomes recorded by the police in England and Wales on a quarterly basis.The proportion of shoplifting offences which resulted in a “Charge/S...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13341More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-disclosure agreements were signed by each Government Department in financial year 2023-24.
Answer: Departments are required to report to the Cabinet Office on an annual basis the number of confidentiality clauses used in connection with special severance payments, however full information on the use of non-disclosure agreements is held by individual de...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDeathCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13339More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many excess deaths there have been in each month of the last ten years.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 8th November is attached.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licences were issued to people born outside of the UK by nationality in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information requested is not available, as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency does not record the nationality of driving licence holders.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Official VisitsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which (a) sporting, (b) cultural and (c) other events were attended by staff in her Department in each of the last five years by financial value.
Answer: Gifts and hospitality data for Ministers, Senior Officials and Special Advisors is published quarterly, details of which can be found on the gov.uk website. Here is the most recent publication of Ministers gifts and hospitality, covering the period of Q4 ...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
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