Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2025
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Sexual Offences: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to automatically deport foreign nationals convicted of sexual offences.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question 47069 on 30 April.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordJuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil cases tried in court had a jury in each of the last ten years, broken down by case type.
Answer: No central data is recorded on the numbers of juries convened for civil proceedings in England and Wales, nor the breakdown into types of case. Requests are passed to the jury summoning bureau as the need arises.The use of juries in civil cases is highly ...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordJuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of criminal trials were heard before a jury in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not centrally hold information on the numbers and proportion of criminal trials heard before a jury. However, the vast majority of criminal cases are heard in the magistrates’ courts without juries – with 90% of all criminal c...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordJuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trials by jury on levels of public confidence in the criminal justice system.
Answer: Sir Brian Leveson has published the first part of his Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, setting out a number of recommendations on the use of jury trials in the Crown Court. Jury trials are a cornerstone of our justice system and will remain in p...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: National SecurityHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of visa applications were rejected due to national security concerns related to Islamist extremism in each of the last ten years.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer he was given on 15 May to Question 51200.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average custodial sentence for people convicted of Islamist terror offences is.
Answer: Information about individuals convicted or in custody for terrorism and terrorism-connected offences, by ideology, is published by the Home Office as part of the ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000’ statistics series. The series can b...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Prevent cases resulted in prosecutions for Islamist-related offences during the past year.
Answer: Prevent seeks to intervene early and provide support to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. Prevent is not an investigative tool or a criminal sanction, and prosecution is not the intended outcome.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalism: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle online Islamist (a) radicalisation and (b) propaganda targeting young people.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 9 July to Question 64852.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether foreign nationals convicted of Islamist extremist offences are automatically considered for deportation.
Answer: Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Proscribed OrganisationsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) migrants and (b) asylum seekers are checked for associations with Islamist terror organisations.
Answer: The first priority of Government is protecting national security and protecting UK citizens from terrorism. It would not be appropriate to comment in detail on operational security matters or specific cases but the Home Office uses various tools to detect...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism Prevention and Investigation MeasuresHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people subject to Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures entered the UK as asylum seekers or refugees.
Answer: The statutory reporting requirements associated with the use of TPIM measures are set out in Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: RadicalismHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been flagged for links to (a) extremist and (b) Islamist networks since 2018.
Answer: It is the longstanding policy of successive UK Governments that we do not comment on operational intelligence or security matters.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: RehabilitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department tracks the (a) religious and (b) ideological motivations of terrorist offenders as part of offender rehabilitation and risk assessment.
Answer: Information about individuals convicted or in custody for terrorism and terrorism-connected offences, by ideology, is published by the Home Office as part of the ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000’ statistics series. The series can b...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIslam: TerrorismMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with previous convictions for Islamist terrorism offences have been released.
Answer: Information about individuals convicted or in custody for terrorism and terrorism-connected offences, by ideology, is published by the Home Office as part of the ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000’ statistics series. The series can b...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: RadicalismMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of terrorism-related prisoners in the UK are linked to Islamist ideology.
Answer: Information about individuals convicted or in custody for terrorism and terrorism-connected offences, by ideology, is published by the Home Office as part of the ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000’ statistics series. The series can b...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted under terrorism legislation for offences linked to Islamist extremism in the past five years.
Answer: Information about individuals convicted or in custody for terrorism and terrorism-connected offences, by ideology, is published by the Home Office as part of the ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000’ statistics series. The series can b...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: RadicalismHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support she is providing to local authorities to help them counter radicalisation in areas identified as high risk for Islamist extremism.
Answer: All Local Authorities in England, Scotland and Wales receive dedicated support from the Home Office to deliver the Prevent duty effectively and in proportion to the risk and threat.Whilst Prevent seeks to tackle the threat from a range of ideologies, we e...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-TerrorismHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) help prevent radicalisation in (i) mosques, (ii) Islamic schools and (iii) community centres.
Answer: The Prevent duty was introduced through the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 and requires a range of public sector bodies working in local communities to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism as part of their day-to-day work.The Prevent pr...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: DisqualificationHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports have been cancelled due to UK citizens travelling abroad to join Islamist terrorist groups in the last five years.
Answer: It is the longstanding policy of successive UK governments that we do not comment on operational intelligence or security matters , including the specific details of individuals who have and their passports revoked.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals to Prevent related to Islamist ideology have been made in the last three years.
Answer: Information about Prevent referrals and Channel cases can be found on GOV.UK Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme statistics - GOV.UK.Official statistics on individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent programme...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are under surveillance by counter-terrorism police for suspected links to Islamist extremism.
Answer: As a matter of long-standing policy, we do not comment on the detail of security and intelligence matters. However, we continuously assess potential threats to the UK and, where necessary, deploy the full range of tools available to mitigate them.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many known Islamic extremists reside in the UK.
Answer: As a matter of long-standing policy, we do not comment on the detail of security and intelligence matters. However, we continuously assess potential threats to the UK and, where necessary, deploy the full range of tools available to mitigate them.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the environmental impact of sourcing food from British producers compared to overseas suppliers for public sector contracts.
Answer: In 2021, Defra assessed the scientific evidence on the environmental impacts of locally sourced food for public food procurement. This analysis considered the positive and negative environmental impacts of both imported and in country produced food, i.e. ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will require public bodies to publish annual data on the percentage of British food procured.
Answer: Public bodies are not required to report on the origin of the food they procure. However, the Government will be reviewing food provenance across the public sector. This will help inform our future approach on public sector food procurement, including any...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether planned updates to hospital food standards will include a requirement to prioritise British sourcing.
Answer: All National Health Service trusts are expected to follow NHS England’s guidance, National standards for healthcare food and drink, which is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/national-standards-for-healthcare-food-and-dr...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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