Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Change NHS: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse is of Change NHS.
Answer: The public and staff must be at the centre of the development of the plan to make the National Health Service fit for the future, so it makes a positive impact on their day-to-day lives. That is why we are running a series of in-depth deliberative events ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Unpaid WorkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the Summer Development Internship Programme 2025 is open to all applicants.
Answer: As a public body, the Environment Agency (EA) is committed to meeting the obligations set out in the Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duty. These require public bodies to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster goo...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Recruitment and Unpaid WorkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure (a) internships and (b) job opportunities in (i) his Department and (ii) its non-departmental public bodies are open to all applicants.
Answer: The core department complies with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles by ensuring that appointments to the Civil Service are made on the basis of merit following a fair and open competition. Defra’s Non-Departmental Public Bodies are accredited by Th...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-departmental Public Bodies: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20085More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was for all non-departmental bodies in the last financial year.
Answer: We are currently collecting financial data from arms lengths bodies, which includes non-departmental public bodies, for 2023/24 and will publish it in due course. Financial data for arm’s length bodies, including non-departmental public bodies, in 2022/23...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArrests: Great YarmouthHome OfficeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders were arrested in Great Yarmouth constituency in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: This data is not collected centrally, and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: Great YarmouthDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of school places in Great Yarmouth constituency (a) available and (b) requested in the next academic year.
Answer: As part of the school capacity survey 2023, Norfolk local authority submitted to the department information on school capacity and forecast demand for school places. Forecasts are made for pupil place planning areas, which are not a standard geography and...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: Great YarmouthHome OfficeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to reduce antisocial behaviour in Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.The Government recently announced Respect Orders, which will be introduced in the forthcoming Crime and Policing Bill. Respect Orders c...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: Great YarmouthDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children entered (a) primary and (b) secondary school in Great Yarmouth constituency in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The department publishes the number of pupils in primary and secondary schools in the Great Yarmouth constituency. This data is available in the ’Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ publication, which is based on the January school census. The most...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSewageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department uses sewage to estimate population changes.
Answer: Defra does not routinely measure population changes and therefore does not use sewage monitoring for this purpose. Sewerage undertakers account for population changes in their business planning by using local Government growth plans and population data su...
Answered 30 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: HemsbyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent further damage following coastal erosion in Hemsby; and what his Department’s timetable is for reviewing the funding formula for flood de
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answers to his previous questions; PQ 12005, tabled on 30 October 2024, and PQ 8968, tabled on 14 October 2024.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime: NationalityHome OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a review of which nationalities proportionately commit the largest number of crimes.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice already publishes the nationality of those entering custody or serving prison sentences as part of their quarterly Offender Management Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-ap...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: Married PeopleHome OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of spousal visas were issued to cousins in each of the previous ten years.
Answer: The requested data is not currently collected, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCongenital Abnormalities: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the costs to the NHS of treating birth defects resulting from cousin marriage in each of the past ten years.
Answer: The Government has not carried out an assessment of the costs to the National Health Service of treating birth defects resulting from cousin marriage.We will continue to work with the NHS as it delivers its three-year maternity and neonatal plan to grow o...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the (a) cost of building HS2 and (b) impact of HS2 on economic growth in the next 10 years; and what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies o
Answer: HS2 has faced increases in costs since delivery started and this needs to end and the programme must be brought under control. The Secretary of State has asked Mark Wild, the new CEO of HS2 Ltd, to review the remaining scope, the cost and schedule needed ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: VisasHome OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to verify that individuals that enter the country on student visas are attending their courses.
Answer: Sponsoring institutions of international students are required to promptly report where sponsorship is withdrawn due to failure to enrol or attend classes in line with published duties to UKVI. Sponsors are required to submit an annual assessment where co...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of planned housing development that will be located within the green belt.
Answer: The amount of development that occurs in any given Green Belt will depend on local circumstances.The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December makes clear that before concluding that exceptional circumstances exist to justify cha...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce legislation to prohibit non-resident foreigners from purchasing residential property in the UK.
Answer: The government made clear in its manifesto that we would increase the non-resident Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge by one percentage point.At the Budget, we decided to go further and instead increased the Higher Rate for Additional Dwellings by 2 percentage...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing restrictions on foreign (a) nationals and (b) companies purchasing new houses.
Answer: The government made clear in its manifesto that we would increase the non-resident Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge by one percentage point.At the Budget, we decided to go further and instead increased the Higher Rate for Additional Dwellings by 2 percentage...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of houses planned to be built during this Parliament that will home new arrivals to this country.
Answer: My Department does not collect data on the nationalities of people buying homes for private sale on the open market.Eligibility for social housing is already tightly controlled. If a person’s visa means that they cannot access state benefits or local auth...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that infrastructure investment is in place before any new building of homes.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, including the provision of supporting infrastructure in a sustainable manner.Local development plans sh...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Great YarmouthMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will (a) make an assessment of the adequacy of local infrastructure in Great Yarmouth constituency and (b) reassess the housing target for that constituency following that
Answer: Local development plans should address needs and opportunities in relation to infrastructure and identify what infrastructure is required and how it can be funded and brought forward, including in Great Yarmouth.When preparing a Local Plan, Planning Pract...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will have discussions with local authorities on increasing the level of consultation with local residents when calculating housing targets.
Answer: Following consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, the government has implemented a new mandatory standard method for assessing housing needs which aligns with our ambition to bui...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCrimeHome OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including immigration status on crime reports.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer he was given on 4th December to question UIN 16906.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's procurement contract entitled Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract NW, reference CF-0155600D58000000L5A4EAK3, published on 9 April 2021, if she will publ
Answer: The Home Office does not hold the information sought in these questions at the level of granularity requested.Collating and verifying that information for the purposes of answering these questions could only be done at disproportionate cost, and would als...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's procurement contract entitled Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract NW, reference CF-0155600D58000000L5A4EAK3, published on 9 April 2021, what the potenti
Answer: The Home Office does not hold the information sought in these questions at the level of granularity requested.Collating and verifying that information for the purposes of answering these questions could only be done at disproportionate cost, and would als...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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