Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Fly-tipping: Great YarmouthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the level of fly-tipping incidents in Great Yarmouth; and whether additional enforcement funding will be provided.
Answer: No assessment of recent trends in the level of fly-tipping incidents in Great Yarmouth has been made. Local authorities are however required to report fly-tipping incidents and enforcement actions to Defra, which we publish annually here. This excludes th...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Great YarmouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will provide emergency funding to areas with the most severe dental shortages, including Great Yarmouth.
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist, particularly in more rural and coastal areas such as Great Yarmouth.In 2024/25, the Government invested around £3.7 billion on primary care dentistry. We want to ensure that every penny we alloc...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Great YarmouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of children in Great Yarmouth constituency that were unable to access an NHS dental appointment in the last 12 months.
Answer: Data is not held on the number of children in the Great Yarmouth constituency that were unable to access a National Health Service dental appointment in the last 12 months.The data for the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board, which includes the Grea...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Great YarmouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the number of NHS dentists currently working in Great Yarmouth constituency on patients' access to urgent care.
Answer: We are determined to rebuild NHS dentistry, but it will take time and there are no quick fixes. Strengthening the workforce is key to our ambitions.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure that the National Health Service has the right people in the right p...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOrganised Crime: Great YarmouthHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of Norfolk on levels of organised criminal activity in Great Yarmouth.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling the threat from Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) and ensuring that law enforcement has the resources it needs to do so effectively. Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs), which are collaborations between multiple...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Great YarmouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide funding to help increase staffing levels at (a) James Paget University Hospital and (b) Northgate Hospital.
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.Funding provided to NHS trusts, including James Paget Un...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Great YarmouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of GPs in Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: As of 31 October 2025, there were 66 full time equivalent (FTE) doctors in general practice (GP) in the Great Yarmouth Constituency. The median number of FTE doctors per 10,000 registered patients was 5.5, compared to the England median of 5.6.Since Octob...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordReoffenders: Great YarmouthMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce reoffending rates among prolific offenders in Great Yarmouth town centre.
Answer: In November 2024, the Home Office introduced Respect Orders to give police and local councils powers to ban persistent offenders from town centres. As well as prison sentences of up to two years, criminal courts will be able to issue unlimited fines and c...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Great YarmouthHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of violent and drug-related crime in Great Yarmouth; and whether she plans to provide additional reso
Answer: To deliver on our pledge to halve knife crime in the next decade, it is crucial that we tackle the gangs that lure children and young people into crime and run county lines through violence and exploitation. County Lines is the most violent model of drug ...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrants: Coastal AreasHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the concentration of high-need migrant cohorts in deprived coastal communities such as Great Yarmouth.
Answer: The Home Office has, since 2022, operated a system of Full Dispersal which works to ensure that asylum accommodation is spread equitably and fairly across the UK. Procurement of accommodation is driven by a set of evidence-based plans, which are reviewed ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Great YarmouthHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of irregular migrants currently residing in Great Yarmouth and the resource implications for local authorities.
Answer: The Home Office has, since 2022, operated a system of Full Dispersal which works to ensure that asylum accommodation is spread equitably and fairly across the UK. Procurement of accommodation is driven by a set of evidence-based plans, which are reviewed ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the equitability of the current student loan system, in the context of the rising value of student loans issued to applicants who may not remain in the UK long enough to repay.
Answer: As of April 2025, 6.1 million borrowers (English and EU nationals with loans from Student Finance England) are in Repayment. Of the 6.1 million, 286,000 (4.6%) reside overseas, of which 85,000 (29.7%) are EU nationals and 201,000 (70.3%) are English UK na...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential administrative cost associated with tracing and managing borrowers of student loans whose repayment status cannot be verified through UK tax systems.
Answer: As of April 2025, 6.1 million borrowers (English and EU nationals with loans from Student Finance England) are in Repayment. Of the 6.1 million, 286,000 (4.6%) reside overseas, of which 85,000 (29.7%) are EU nationals and 201,000 (70.3%) are English UK na...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the long-term economic contribution of student-loan recipients who do not remain in the UK workforce after graduation; and how this affects repayment forecasts for the loan book.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department collects data on loan write-off rates broken down by borrower residency status at the time of issuing the loan.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many cases of suspected misrepresentation in student finance applications have been identified in each of the last five years; and what proportion of these involved applicants providing insufficient or unve
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of borrowers who leave the UK after receiving student finance maintain full repayment compliance; and what mechanisms exist to enforce repayments from those living overseas.
Answer: As of April 2025, 6.1 million borrowers (English and EU nationals with loans from Student Finance England) are in Repayment. Of the 6.1 million, 286,000 (4.6%) reside overseas, of which 85,000 (29.7%) are EU nationals and 201,000 (70.3%) are English UK na...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the total value of student loans unlikely to be repaid by borrowers who have not established a long-term financial footprint in the UK; and what the projected cost to the public pu
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many student-loan recipients are recorded with incomplete or inaccurate residency or nationality data.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many investigations are currently open into incorrect residency claims for student finance.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the compliance rates with the three-year UK residency requirement among student finance applicants.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for student finance have been refused due to insufficient residency evidence in each of the last ten years.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what checks are undertaken to verify eligibility for student finance among applicants who have recently entered the UK.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the student local company on levels of interest applied to student loans; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of those levels on graduates’ disposabl
Answer: Interest rates are set in legislation in reference to the Retail Price Index and applied annually from 1 September. The Student Loans Company applies interest accordingly. Student loans are subject to interest so that those who can afford to do so contrib...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students agreed to receive a student loan whilst they were under the age of 18 in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
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