Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2026
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GP Practice Lists: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of asylum seekers registered with a GP have a date of birth recorded as 1 January.
Answer: Data on the number of asylum seekers registered with a general practice (GP) is not held centrally. Data on the number of patients registered at a GP in England is published on a monthly basis and can be found at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AsylumDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of asylum seekers in the education system have a date of birth recorded as 1 January.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum seeker dates of birth are recorded as 1 January.
Answer: The Home Office does not currently publish data on the dates of birth of asylum seekers.The Home Office publishes data on asylum by age group in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. The latest data relates to the year ending September 20...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many asylum seekers are registered with a GP by (a) day and (b) month of birth.
Answer: Data on the number of asylum seekers registered with a general practice (GP) is not held centrally. Data on the number of patients registered at a GP in England is published on a monthly basis and can be found at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AsylumDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many asylum seekers there are in the education system by (a) day and (b) month of birth.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers there are by (a) day and (b) month of birth.
Answer: The Home Office does not currently publish data on the dates of birth of asylum seekers.The Home Office publishes data on asylum by age group in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. The latest data relates to the year ending September 20...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMarriage: RelativesMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of marriages between cousins that have taken place in the UK in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The number of marriages between relatives, mainly cousins, is not a data set that is collected and the Government therefore cannot give an estimate.The Office for National Statistics publishes marriage statistics derived from information recorded at the p...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGP Practice ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are currently registered with a GP.
Answer: Data on patients registered at a general practice in England is published on a monthly basis and can be found at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/patients-registered-at-a-gp-practice
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPopulation: FoodCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107845More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Department will make an estimate of the current UK population based on food consumption data.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question’s of 22nd January is attached.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPopulation: WaterCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107844More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Department will make an estimate of the current UK population based on water usage data.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question’s of 22nd January is attached.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPopulation: Waste DisposalCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107843More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Department will make an estimate of the current UK population based on waste disposal.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question’s of 22nd January is attached.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took in 2025 to help support scrutiny by (a) the Public Accounts Committee and (b) other hon. Members of the (i) costs and (ii) service content of asylum accommodation contra
Answer: The Home Office has published details of the AASC contracts, including the Statement of Requirements which gives a detailed breakdown of all the services to be undertaken by our accommodation providers and to the standards we expect. Full details of this ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish in full the service specifications, unit prices, and key performance indicators attached to asylum accommodation contracts that operated in 2025.
Answer: The Home Office’s asylum contracts are publicly available on Contracts Finder. Copies of the contracts, including redactions, are available at the below links.Commercially sensitive information (including pricing details) and information related to perfor...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of her Department's asylum accommodation contract terms and schedules relating to services and unit costs were redacted; and on what grounds those redactions were made.
Answer: The Home Office’s asylum contracts are publicly available on Contracts Finder. Copies of the contracts, including redactions, are available at the below links.Commercially sensitive information (including pricing details) and information related to perfor...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on cleaning, maintenance and repair services at hotel and contingency accommodation sites by supplier and cost per (a) room and (b) site in 2025.
Answer: We do not report and hold data at this granularity and would only be obtainable at disproportionate cost.The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on security provision at hotels and other accommodation sites housing migrants who arrived in the UK illegally by contractor, region, and cost per site in 2025.
Answer: We do not report and hold data at this granularity and would only be obtainable at disproportionate cost.The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) legal advice and (b) other support services for migrants who arrived in the UK illegally who are in accommodation by contract in 2025.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold the requested data on the provision of legal advice. Asylum seekers may be eligible for legal aid, which is administered by the Legal Aid Agency in the Ministry of Justice.Regarding other services, the Asylum Accommodation an...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on translation and interpretation services provided to migrants who arrived in the UK illegally who are in hotels and other accommodation by provider and language in 2025
Answer: The information requested is not centrally held and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) food provision, by dietary requirement and (b) catering by (i) supplier and (ii) cost per person per day for migrants who arrived in the UK illegally who are house
Answer: We do not report and hold data at this granularity and would only be obtainable at disproportionate cost.The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Cleaning ServicesHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) laundry services, including contracted laundries, (b) on-site services and (c) reimbursements by (i) supplier and (ii) accommodation site type in 2025.
Answer: We do not report and hold data at this granularity and would only be obtainable at disproportionate cost.The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: LeisureHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) recreational activities, (b) leisure provision and (c) community engagement activities for migrants who arrived in the UK illegally by (i) provider and (ii) type o
Answer: The Home Office holds a contract with Changing Lives Ltd, now operating as Simply Active Group CIC, for the provision of a structured programme of recreational activity at Wethersfield. The contract commenced on 26 August 2024 and is scheduled to end on 1...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TaxisHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost per trip was for taxi journeys commissioned under asylum accommodation contracts in 2025 by purpose of journey.
Answer: The Home Secretary took immediate action to ensure public money is spent efficiently and fairly by ordering a review into the use of taxis for asylum seekers.Home Office officials are working to implement a new approach that assumes public transport as th...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: TaxisHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the spend was on taxis and private transport services provided to illegal migrants in 2025 by region and supplier.
Answer: The Home Secretary took immediate action to ensure public money is spent efficiently and fairly by ordering a review into the use of taxis for asylum seekers.Home Office officials are working to implement a new approach that assumes public transport as th...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the spend was on private healthcare services provided to illegal migrants housed in hotels and other accommodation in 2025.
Answer: Healthcare for asylum seekers in Home Office accommodation including hotels and large, former military, sites is provided through the NHS in line with national guidance for newly arrived migrants.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what services were contracted and delivered on-site within hotels housing illegal migrants in 2025, including medical services, transport, catering, security, and welfare support.
Answer: The Home Office holds nine contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation and support services across the UK. Information related to these contracts, including the services delivered under them, is publicly available at the links below.Hotel accommod...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
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