Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Television LicencesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total number of TV licence fee payers was in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The BBC is responsible for collection of the TV licence via TV Licensing. TV Licensing publishes the number of licences in force in its Annual Review, which can be found here: https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/our-performance-AB6
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a breakdown of student loan recipients by nationality in each of the last five years.
Answer: Attached is a table that breaks down unique students in receipt of tuition fee loans and/or student support scheme income contingent loans (such as maintenance loans) by nationality for the 2019/20 to 2023/24 academic years.Nationality is an optional fiel...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of children who do not speak English as a first language.
Answer: The department publishes information on whether a pupil’s first language is known or believed to be other than English. This data can be found in the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ publication, which is based on the January school census. The...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish LanguageCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31576More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of how many people in the UK do not speak English as a first language.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 13th February is attached.
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of cleaning in hotels housing irregular migrants in 2024.
Answer: The cost of laundry and cleaning services at hotels are included in the overall payment made for the use of each property rather than through any separate contractual arrangement.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of laundry services for irregular migrants housed in hotels in 2024.
Answer: The cost of laundry and cleaning services at hotels are included in the overall payment made for the use of each property rather than through any separate contractual arrangement.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Undocumented MigrantsMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of legal aid for irregular migrants in 2024.
Answer: Expenditure data for irregular migrants across all legal aid schemes is not held centrally.Where proceedings are before a court or tribunal in England or Wales, legal aid is available to individuals who qualify for services irrespective of their immigrati...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHomes for Ukraine SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide a breakdown of sponsors of the Homes for Ukraine scheme by nationality.
Answer: We are very grateful for the continued generosity of sponsors in opening up their homes to support Homes for Ukraine guests.The department does not hold information on the nationality of sponsors. However, since 19 February 2024, Homes for Ukraine sponsor...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: Protective ClothingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost for the storage of PPE related to Covid-19 was in 2024.
Answer: The cost of storing personal protective equipment (PPE) bought in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the calendar year 2024 was approximately £60 million. The programme of work to reduce excess PPE stock has now concluded.
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of laundrette services for irregular migrants housed in hotels through contracted services in 2024.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer I gave him on 2 December 2024 to Question UIN 15593.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-disclosure agreements were signed by staff in hotels hosting irregular migrants in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office is not responsible for the employment of staff in asylum hotels and is not aware of any such arrangements they may have signed.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: EquipmentHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy that Border Force personnel have the same standard of equipment as police officers.
Answer: Border Force staff are provided with all the equipment that is necessary and appropriate to do their job.
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border ForceHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative assessment of paperwork filled in by (a) Border Force officers and (b) equivalent immigration systems.
Answer: Border Force’s paperwork is continuously assessed to ensure it is effective and appropriate for its purpose.
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: StaffHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed by Border Force in each month in 2024.
Answer: The total number of people employed by Border Force is routinely published within the annual Home Office annual reports and accounts, available at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK.
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with (a) local authority officers and (b) local authority elected representatives on the cancellation of local elections in Suffolk; and if she will
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had discussions with these local authorities on the cancellation of local elections.
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with (a) local authority officers and (b) local authority elected representatives on the cancellation of local elections in Norfolk; and if she will
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had discussions with these local authorities on the cancellation of local elections.
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Translation ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28401 on Translation Services, what the spend was on interpretation for people contacting his Department excluding (a) British Sign Language and (b
Answer: The spend on interpretation for people contacting her department excluding (a) British Sign Language and (b) all native languages in 2024 was £6,345,260.60 For clarity and transparency of spend:Spoken Face to Face interpretation in 2024 = £393,690.08 For ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish (a) the contract entitled AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Eligibility, procurement reference CF-0229300D58000000L5A4EAK1, (b) any additional terms relating to that contract and (
Answer: The Advice Issue Reporting and Eligibility Service (AIRE) is a published contract-AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Elligibility - Contracts FinderThe contracts include robust mechanisms to ensure that providers deliver on the contractual requirements.The...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's contract entitled Emergency Transport for Staff and Illegal Migrants including Minors, procurement reference CF-0122300D58000000L5A4EAK3, which modes of transport ar
Answer: Details of the contract including Statement of Requirements, Purpose and mode of transport, is published on Contract Finder at Emergency Transport for Staff and Illegal Migrants including Minors - Contracts FinderObtaining a breakdown of expenditure on th...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FraudHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's document entitled Contract for the provision of Language Analysis Services, notice 2022/S 000-009633, how many and what proportion of people who were determined by t
Answer: Language analysis reports are not used to determine a claimant’s place of origin as standalone evidence, but they provide expert additional evidence for caseworkers to be considered alongside other decision-making information.Link to the published policy ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FraudHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's contract entitled Contract for the provision of Language Analysis Services, procurement reference tender_297373/1427482, how many and what proportion of asylum claim
Answer: Language analysis reports are not used to determine a claimant’s place of origin as standalone evidence, but they provide expert additional evidence for caseworkers to be considered alongside other decision-making information.Link to the published policy ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's contract entitled Refugee Employability Programme - Lot 1 (North West), procurement reference CF-0319600D58000000L5A4EAK, what the total number of service users is,
Answer: It is important that we support refugees to find work so that they can financially support themselves and their families. This programme was designed and implemented under the previous administration.Onboarding ended in December 2024 and the programme is ...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's contract entitled Refugee Employability Programme - Lot 3 (Yorkshire & Humber), procurement reference CF-0333600D58000000L5A4EAK, what the total number of service us
Answer: It is important that we support refugees to find work so that they can financially support themselves and their families. This programme was designed and implemented under the previous administration.Onboarding ended in December 2024 and the programme is ...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's contract entitled Refugee Employability Programme - Lot 4 (West Midlands), procurement reference CF-0333700D58000000L5A4EAK, what the total number of service users i
Answer: It is important that we support refugees to find work so that they can financially support themselves and their families. This programme was designed and implemented under the previous administration.Onboarding ended in December 2024 and the programme is ...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's contract entitled Refugee Employability Programme - Lot 9 (South East), procurement reference CF-0334400D58000000L5A4EAK, what the total number of service users is,
Answer: It is important that we support refugees to find work so that they can financially support themselves and their families. This programme was designed and implemented under the previous administration.Onboarding ended in December 2024 and the programme is ...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
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