Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2024
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Offenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights on her Department's ability to deport foreign national offenders.
Answer: This Government is unequivocally committed to the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on where foreign nationals released from prison reside.
Answer: We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities.Any foreign national offender (FNOs) convicted of a crime who receives a custodial sentence in the UK is referred to the Home Office for deportation consideration fol...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: HemsbyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the funding criteria for coastal defences in Hemsby, and if he will visit Hemsby.
Answer: Great Yarmouth Borough Council is the responsible risk management authority for coastal erosion at Hemsby. The shoreline management approach for Hemsby’s coastline is managed realignment, as outlined in the Shoreline Management Plan which has been develop...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Leader of the House on a holding a debate on the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
Answer: The agreement announced by the UK and Mauritius on 3 October concerning the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory / Chagos Archipelago is subject to the finalisation of a treaty. Parliament will have the opportunity to scrutinise...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HousingHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a constituency level breakdown of where all irregular migrants are being housed including accommodation type.
Answer: Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority and accommodation type, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a n...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants that have arrived by small boat have been granted asylum in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on detected small boat arrivals to the UK in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK statistics’ release. Data on initial decisions on asylum applications from small boat arrivals, including the number granted, is published...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of foreign nationals sentenced to a period of imprisonment of at least 12 months have been deported in each of the last five years; and what mitigating factors the Foreign
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on the returns of foreign national offenders by nationality and year. These returns are published in the Returns Detailed Datasets, Year Ending June 2024; which are available at: Immigration system statistics data tabl...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Foreign NationalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people of what nationality claiming an out of work benefit are not UK citizens; and what the cost to the public purse is of such benefits.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the current nationality of all those claiming benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. For non-UK / Irish citizens, an individual’s specific nationality does ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) nationality and (b) class of crime is of foreign national offenders (i) in prison and (ii) deported this year.
Answer: There were 10,435 foreign national prisoners held in custody on 30 June 2024; representing 12% of the total prison population. We do not hold annual running cost data for foreign national prisoners. We publish costs per prison place via Prison and Probati...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Security Online Information TeamDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 3443 on National Security Online Information Team, what (a) topics and (b) events are being monitored by the National Security On
Answer: NSOIT leads the operational response to information risks to UK audiences. Its ministerially agreed remit is to focus on public safety and national security risks. This includes mis- and disinformation arising from events such as the public unrest which o...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the annual cost is of foreign national prisoners in each of the last three years; and how many foreign national prisoners there are.
Answer: There were 10,435 foreign national prisoners held in custody on 30 June 2024; representing 12% of the total prison population. We do not hold annual running cost data for foreign national prisoners. We publish costs per prison place via Prison and Probati...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been deported by country of destination on each day this year.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on individuals who are returned from the UK as a part of the “Immigrations Systems Statistics Quarterly Release”. The total number of enforced returns of individuals by destination can be found in table Ret_D02 of the “retur...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordA47: NorfolkDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth to discuss (a) safety concerns about and (b) dualling of the Acle Straight on the A47.
Answer: In the first instance, I would encourage the honourable member to meet with colleagues from National Highways to discuss their work to improve safety on the Acle Straight section of the A47 in Suffolk. There are currently no plans to dual the Acle Straigh...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordJames Paget University Hospital: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a decision has taken on the rebuild of the James Paget Hospital; and if he will meet the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth to discuss the rebuild.
Answer: We are reviewing the New Hospital Programme (NHP) to put it on a sustainable footing, including a realistic timetable for delivery and clarity on the funding required.As set out in the Terms of Reference for the review, along with the six other hospitals ...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordConvictions: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals were convicted of offences in each of the last five years; and if she will provide a breakdown of those offences by class of crime.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants convicted for offences in each of the last five years in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023.However, it is not possible to identify an offender’s nationality from the ...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what costs from the treatment of chargeable overseas visitors (a) are outstanding and (b) have been written off.
Answer: The Department publishes data on the income identified from chargeable overseas visitors in England as part of its annual report and accounts. The cash payments received, and amounts written off in-year by the National Health Service from chargeable overs...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the interest rate system for student loans; and if she will meet the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth to discuss that system.
Answer: The government is determined that the higher education (HE) funding system should deliver for our economy, for universities and for students. The department is considering the system and will continue to engage with stakeholders on this. The department be...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign-born criminals (a) are in prisons and (b) were released under the revised terms of the early release scheme in Norfolk since 10 September 2024.
Answer: Information on the number of Foreign Nationals in prisons can be found in Table 1_Q_12 here: Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a1167cce1fd0da7b592c8d/Prison-population-30-June-2024.ods. We are unable to provide the requested prisone...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWales Office: EqualityWales OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many positions in her Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job wa
Answer: No positions in my Department had diversity, inclusion, equity, or equality in their job titles in the last five years, as such there were no related salary costs.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: EqualityScotland OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many positions in his Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job
Answer: The Scotland Office has not had any positions that have included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity or (d) equality in their job title in any of the last five years.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: EqualityNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many positions in his Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has not held any positions with (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity, and (d) equality in the job title in each of the last five years.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many positions in her Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not routinely collate information on specific words and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.Information on spending and staffing can be found in the Department’s annual report and accounts.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many positions in her Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not routinely collate information on specific words and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.Information on spending and staffing can be found in the department's a...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: EqualityTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5194More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many positions in her Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job was
Answer: There are currently 3 members of HM Treasury staff who have (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity or (d) equality in their job title. We do not hold this information for previous years.As the total number of individuals is less than 5, HM Treasury is u...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many positions in her Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of ea
Answer: Home Office does not routinely collate information on specific words and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.Information on spending and staffing can be found in the Department's annual report and accounts.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
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