Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2026
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Asylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108910More
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, what the per-person daily cost is of providing a varied daily menu, taking int
Answer: Prior to receiving internal, Home Office Commercial approvals, to award this contract supplier performance was reviewed and due diligence was carried out. Necessary external approvals from Cabinet Office Spend Controls were also obtained prior to the cont...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108909More
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, what due diligence was undertaken on Corporate Travel Management (North) Limit
Answer: Prior to receiving internal, Home Office Commercial approvals, to award this contract supplier performance was reviewed and due diligence was carried out. Necessary external approvals from Cabinet Office Spend Controls were also obtained prior to the cont...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108908More
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, what procurement route was used to award the contract; and whether it was subj
Answer: Prior to receiving internal, Home Office Commercial approvals, to award this contract supplier performance was reviewed and due diligence was carried out. Necessary external approvals from Cabinet Office Spend Controls were also obtained prior to the cont...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108907More
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, on what date Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited was notified that it
Answer: Prior to receiving internal, Home Office Commercial approvals, to award this contract supplier performance was reviewed and due diligence was carried out. Necessary external approvals from Cabinet Office Spend Controls were also obtained prior to the cont...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will publish an annual summary of due diligence outcomes and contract performance for its highest-value suppliers.
Answer: Home Office meets Cabinet Office transparency arrangements to ensure consistency across Government. There is no current requirement to meet the scope suggested.Cabinet Office publishes quarterly KPI data from returns supplied by Departments.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: Islamic StateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people who married members of the so-called Islamic State have been repatriated to the UK from Syria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 February 2025 in response to Question 27530.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether bidders for contracts above £50 million are required to disclose executive pay, profit margins and anticipated rates of return.
Answer: Where Home Office Commercial use Key Subcontractors to deliver critical services, controls are in place to test their financial health throughout the life of the contract and performance monitored through KPIs.The Home Office Commercial Assurance Board pr...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of her Department's major contracts are delivered via subcontractors; and what controls exist to ensure accountability for subcontracted delivery.
Answer: Where Home Office Commercial use Key Subcontractors to deliver critical services, controls are in place to test their financial health throughout the life of the contract and performance monitored through KPIs.The Home Office Commercial Assurance Board pr...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what due diligence processes her Department undertakes before awarding contracts valued above £10 million.
Answer: Where Home Office Commercial use Key Subcontractors to deliver critical services, controls are in place to test their financial health throughout the life of the contract and performance monitored through KPIs.The Home Office Commercial Assurance Board pr...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who signs off asylum related contracts in her Department.
Answer: Internal Home Office Commercial approvals are required before awarding contracts. In addition, Cabinet Office Spend Controls approvals are also required.The guidance for Cabinet Office Spend Controls applies to commercial activities with a value of £20 mi...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value, annual spend to date and forecast annual spend are for the contract entitled (a) Independent Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children (UASCs) Support Service held with the British Refugee
Answer: Information on the overall contract values and associated contractual details is publicly available via Contracts Finder at the following links:Independent Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children (UASCs) Support Service - Contracts FinderLanguage Services -...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value, annual spend to date and forecast annual spend are for the contract entitled Provision of Security Services at Home Office Contingency Accommodation held with Mitie Limited with contra
Answer: Security services under this contract are provided at the Scampton and Wethersfield sites.Information on the overall contract value is available publicly: Provision of Security Services at Home Office Contingency Accommodation - Contracts FinderAnnual spe...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value, annual spend to date and forecast annual spend are for the contract entitled Support Payment Card held with Prepaid Financial Services Limited with contract start date 27 February 2021
Answer: The total contract value is publicly available at: Support Payment Card - Contracts FinderInformation on spend to date, forecast spending and the per-transaction and per-card cost structure is commercially sensitive.
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Housing and TravelHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what services are provided under the contract entitled CCTM22A01 Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services Contract held with Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited with contract st
Answer: Accommodation and travel services are currently provided under CCTM22A01 Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services Contract. Information on the overall contract value is available publicly: CCTM22A01 Provision of Bridging Accommodation and T...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Housing and TravelHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value, annual spend to date and forecast annual spend are for the contract entitled CCTM22A01 Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services Contract held with Corporate Travel Manag
Answer: Accommodation and travel services are currently provided under CCTM22A01 Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services Contract. Information on the overall contract value is available publicly: CCTM22A01 Provision of Bridging Accommodation and T...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints have been received relating to accommodation standards under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contract series since 1 March 2019; and what proportion were upheld by su
Answer: Complaints relating specifically to accommodation standards are recorded and reviewed as part of the department’s wider contract management regime. However, detailed information on the number of such complaints received since 1 March 2019, and the proport...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalty deductions, service credits and contractual remedies have been applied to suppliers under the Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract series since 1 March 2019 by supplier an
Answer: The Department has recovered £74 million in the current financial year through profit-share repayments and service credits – the largest restitution since the contracts were mobilised.The information requested on how many penalty deductions, service credi...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what performance metrics and contractual KPIs are used across Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract regions; and what the latest performance results are for each supplier by region.
Answer: The Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts (AASC) include a comprehensive suite of contractual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and service level requirements which apply across all regions. These metrics cover core areas such as property st...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Advisory ServicesHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of spending under the contract entitled AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Eligibility has been paid to subcontractors; which subcontractors have received payments; and what services th
Answer: This information cannot be disclosed as the detailed financial breakdown of the AIRE contract is commercially sensitive.This contract was approved by the Commercial Approval Board where it gained approval within Home Office. It was also approved by Cabine...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Advisory ServicesHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of the 24-hour service provision under the contract titled AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Eligibility is; and what assessment was made of the value for money of providing a 24-hour se
Answer: This information cannot be disclosed as the detailed financial breakdown of the AIRE contract is commercially sensitive.This contract was approved by the Commercial Approval Board where it gained approval within Home Office. It was also approved by Cabine...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Advisory ServicesHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Key Performance Indicators and service standards are contained within the contract titled AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Eligibility, including any KPIs relating to call handling times, resolu
Answer: This information cannot be disclosed as the detailed financial breakdown of the AIRE contract is commercially sensitive.This contract was approved by the Commercial Approval Board where it gained approval within Home Office. It was also approved by Cabine...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Advisory ServicesHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procurement route was used for the contract titled AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Eligibility; and whether it was awarded via open tender.
Answer: This information cannot be disclosed as the detailed financial breakdown of the AIRE contract is commercially sensitive.This contract was approved by the Commercial Approval Board where it gained approval within Home Office. It was also approved by Cabine...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Help: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) Ministers and (b) Senior Civil Servants approved the award of the contract titled AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Eligibility to Migrant Help and CCTM22A01 Provision of Bridging Accommodat
Answer: This information cannot be disclosed as the detailed financial breakdown of the AIRE contract is commercially sensitive.This contract was approved by the Commercial Approval Board where it gained approval within Home Office. It was also approved by Cabine...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Help: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the breakdown of costs by financial year is for the contract with Migrant Help entitled AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Eligibility since 1 March 2019.
Answer: This information cannot be disclosed as the detailed financial breakdown of the AIRE contract is commercially sensitive.This contract was approved by the Commercial Approval Board where it gained approval within Home Office. It was also approved by Cabine...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Help: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) contractual value, (b) annual spend to date and (c) forecast annual spend are for her Department's contract with Migrant Help between 2019 and 2029.
Answer: Information on the overall contract value is available publicly: AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Eligibility - Contracts FinderAnnual spend and forecast spend are considered commercially sensitive and cannot be disclosed.
Answered 3 Feb 2026
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