Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2025
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Migrants: RepatriationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of forming an international alliance to coordinate sanctions on countries that refuse to cooperate on the returns.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer he was provided on 31st January 2025 to question 26186.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRemittances: TaxationTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82112More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a 25 per cent remittance tax on funds sent to countries that refuse to cooperate with deportations.
Answer: The UK imposes taxes based on individual’s residence status. Individuals who are resident in the UK are taxable on their income and gains that arise worldwide. Remitting funds outside of the UK is not generally considered to be a chargeable event for indi...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordShort-term Holding Facilities: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Ministry of Defence on the use of surplus military infrastructure for temporary detention and processing.
Answer: As part of our commitment to close all asylum hotels, we are looking at a range of more appropriate sites including disused accommodation, industrial and ex-military sites so we can reduce the impact on communities.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Removal CentresHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing detention capacity to a level that would facilitate the deportation of between 100,000 and 150,000 people per year.
Answer: The Home Office (specifically Immigration Enforcement), is currently expanding detention capacity through an active programme that will deliver an additional 1,000 beds over the coming years at Campsfield (Oxfordshire) and Haslar (Hampshire). This expansi...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: Human RightsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998 on the efficiency of deportations.
Answer: The Human Rights Act is an important part of our constitutional arrangements and fundamental to human rights protections in the UK. It will remain part of our law.As set out in our Immigration White Paper, we will legislate to reform our approach to the a...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to ensure the supremacy of domestic law in all immigration and asylum matters.
Answer: There is no need to do so: the UK’s immigration and asylum system operates within domestic law, over which Parliament is sovereign.We will legislate to reform our approach to the application of Article 8 ECHR in the immigration system, as set out in the I...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: GazaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many accompanying adults have entered the UK under the Gaza injured children scheme; and what the estimated total cost per individual has been for (a) transport, (b) accommodation and (c) subsi
Answer: The Government is committed to funding the costs associated with evacuating Gazan children for treatment in the United Kingdom. Departments will share the costs for the process by funding their specific areas of responsibility from their existing budgets.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: GazaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Gaza injured children scheme on NHS capacity in the regions hosting treated patients.
Answer: The United Kingdom Government is partnered with the World Health Organisation who provide a list of potential patients compiled by Gazan medical specialists for a team of expert National Health Service clinical leaders to review and match Gazan children n...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: GazaHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monitoring and reporting arrangements are in place to track the immigration and residency status of those admitted under the Gaza injured children scheme after their treatment concludes.
Answer: The children medically evacuated to the UK, alongside their immediate family members, have been issued with visas and granted leave to remain for up to two years. These families have the ability to access public funds, including treatment and wraparound s...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: GazaHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people evacuated from Gaza under the medical treatment scheme have since applied for or been granted (a) asylum, (b) humanitarian protection and (c) leave to remain in the United Kingdom.
Answer: The children medically evacuated to the UK, alongside their immediate family members, have been issued with visas and granted leave to remain for up to two years. These families have the ability to access public funds, including treatment and wraparound s...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: GazaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS funding has been spent on the treatment of children brought from Gaza under the medical evacuation scheme since its launch; and what proportion of this expenditure has been reimbursed
Answer: The Government is committed to funding the costs associated with evacuating Gazan children for treatment in the United Kingdom. Departments will share the costs for the process by funding their specific areas of responsibility from their existing budgets.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: GazaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse is of the scheme to evacuate and treat injured children from Gaza in the United Kingdom.
Answer: The Government is committed to funding the costs associated with evacuating Gazan children for treatment in the United Kingdom. Departments will share the costs for the process by funding their specific areas of responsibility from their existing budgets.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that (a) police forces and (b) local authorities are preserving all relevant evidence and records that may be required by the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to implement the 12 recommendations that were accepted by the Government of the National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what interim reporting schedule has been agreed for the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse; and whether the Inquiry will publish local findings before its final repo
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse will have powers under the Inquiries Act 2005 to compel evidence from serving and former (a) police officers, (b) coun
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget allocation is for the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in financial year 2025-26; and how much funding has been committed to date for (a) staffing,
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the first local areas to be examined by the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse are; and what criteria was used to select them.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Terms of Reference for the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse to be published.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a chair has been appointed to lead the national inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse; and what the (a) selection process, (b) shortlist and (c) timetable was for that a
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in establishing the independent commission to oversee the national inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Sexual OffencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sexual assaults there were in NHS hospitals by staff by the nationality of the assailant in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the appalling crimes of rape and sexual assault. NHS England has introduced a comprehensive package of measures to improve sexual safety across the National Health Service. NHS England has made tackling sexual misco...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: MeatMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that halal food is not the default option in (a) his Department, (b) military academies and (c) the armed forces.
Answer: It is current Defence policy that Halal food is not the default option for the Ministry of Defence (MOD), military academies, or the Armed Forces. There are currently no Defence institutions where Halal food is the only option. Suppliers are required to e...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: SanctionsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 74856 on Deportation: Sanctions, what sanctions have been applied under sections 70-74 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 in each year sinc
Answer: Sections 70-74 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 refer to the power to impose visa penalties on countries who, in the opinion of the Home Secretary, are a) uncooperative on the return of any its nationals or citizens, or b), pose a risk to internati...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of digital identity services for (a) individual freedom and (b) personal privacy.
Answer: The Government is committed to making the state more efficient and easier to interact with through harnessing technology. We want to learn from countries who have digitised government services for the benefit of their citizens.We are looking at whether a ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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