Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2024
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EU CountriesTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11712More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid to the EU in each year since 2021.
Answer: The UK continues to make payments to the EU in relation to the liabilities arising from the period of the UK’s membership under the legally binding Withdrawal Agreement. Between the UK’s departure from the EU on 30th January 2020 and the end of 2023, such...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value was of student loans that were written off in each of the last five years; and what this was as a proportion of all outstanding student loans.
Answer: The table below shows the amount that has been cancelled or written off during each financial year requested, the total amount outstanding at the start of the financial year including interest and loans not yet due for repayment (after adjustments) and th...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in school in each constituency do not have English as their first language.
Answer: The information requested is in the attached table. Data for the proportion and number of children who do not have English as their first language can be found at school level in the school census publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service....
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Lighting and SirensDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to allow independent lifeboat services to use (a) blue lights and (b) sirens on public highways.
Answer: Ministers are giving consideration to this matter. An update will be provided in due course.
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFertilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to tackle changes in the level of fertility rates.
Answer: No specific steps are being taken to make changes in the level of fertility rates. However, the Government will be receiving advice on the provision of National Health Service funded fertility services, and will be considering future policy options shortl...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals claiming Universal Credit have received fit notes for each of the last three financial years.
Answer: The number of people on Universal Credit in Great Britain who submitted an accepted fit note to the Department for each of the last three financial years is shown in the table below: 2021 to 20222022 to 20232023 to 2024854,390896,790908,740 Notes:Numbers...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of emergency calls made by irregular migrants crossing the channel on the basis of information that is later found to be false for each year since 2018.
Answer: HM Coastguard does not hold information on the number of emergency calls made by irregular migrants crossing the channel on the basis of information that is later found to be false.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ExpenditureHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on asylum support in each year since 2018.
Answer: The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).Prior to 2023/24 asylum support costs were not published separately.The g...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on dental services for irregular migrants in each year since 2018.
Answer: We do not hold data on the expenditure of dental services for irregular migrants, or the average waiting time to see a healthcare professional or a dentist.We are tackling the immediate dental crisis with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent denta...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting was for an irregular migrant to see a (a) healthcare professional and (b) dentist in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: We do not hold data on the expenditure of dental services for irregular migrants, or the average waiting time to see a healthcare professional or a dentist.We are tackling the immediate dental crisis with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent denta...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of assault there were by irregular migrants against her Department's staff in each year since 2018.
Answer: As has been the case during successive administrations, this data is not routinely published. We will take every measure possible to keep Home Office employees safe at work, and any criminality will face the full force of the law.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was per driving test centre in (a) the UK and (b) Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: The average waiting time data per driving test centre (DTC) in the UK for September 2024 is contained within the attached document. The table below shows the national average waiting time, and those DTCs that serve the Great Yarmouth constituency. Driving...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Great YarmouthDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to support local bus services in Great Yarmouth Constituency.
Answer: Improving local bus services is a key part of this government’s growth mission, and the government has set out plans to deliver better bus services, grow passenger numbers and drive opportunity to under-served regions. As announced in the King’s Speech on...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic OffencesHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drivers were caught driving without (a) a valid MOT, (b) car tax, (c) car insurance and (d) a driving licence by nationality in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold all of the information requested.The Home Office collects and publishes data on fixed penalty notices and other outcomes for motoring offences as part of its annual ‘Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England an...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of irregular migrants who arrived in the UK since 2020 have (a) previous criminal convictions and (b) subsequently obtained a criminal record.
Answer: s has been the case for many years, the information requested is not routinely published.We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will b...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBicycles: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is the Minister taking to reduce the impact from cyclists using (a) strobe and (b) flashing lights on (i) motorists and (ii) other road users.
Answer: Standards for the fitment and use of bicycle lights are set out in the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 as amended. Front and rear flashing lights are only permitted on bicycles provided they do not cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other road us...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUnemploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the total number of people of working age currently out of work.
Answer: Official statistics for the number of people unemployed and economically inactive are published each month by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS), estimated using the Labour Force Survey. The ONS headline labour market statistics define w...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: NorfolkHome OfficeTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants have landed in (a) Norfolk and (b) Great Yarmouth constituency since 2018.
Answer: On a daily basis, the Home Office publishes data on the number of small boats crossing the Channel that have been involved in uncontrolled landings. The latest such publication, and a time series dating back to 2018, can be found at the following link:Sta...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoadsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of immigration on the road system.
Answer: The Department models future demand for road transport based on Office for National Statistics population forecasts, which include changes in population arising from immigration and other demographic change. Furthermore, the Department’s Common Analytical...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHabitual Residence TestDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many habitual residence tests have been granted in each year of the last five years.
Answer: With the exception of Universal Credit, the information requested is not held centrally for the relevant DWP benefits and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs. DWP uses the habitual residence test for income-related benefits (Universal Credit,...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners released under the early release scheme have been rearrested since September 2024.
Answer: Reoffending rates are published regularly on an annual and quarterly basis. The most recent rates are available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/proven-reoffending-statistics.Prisoners released on SDS40 will be subject to l...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: StaffDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department work exclusively on farming issues.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: StaffDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department have experience in farming.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on (a) external tenders and (b) contracts for (i) translation and (ii) interpretation services in the NHS in each of the last five years.
Answer: The following table shows the Department’s expenditure against current and expired contracts with external suppliers of translation or interpretation services, in each of the last five financial years:Year2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/24Expenditure£9,8...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff (a) were dismissed and (b) resigned due to mandatory Covid-19 vaccination regulations.
Answer: No National Health Service staff were dismissed due to the regulations requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment. Those regulations were revoked before they came into force. The information requested on resignations is not held by the De...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
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