Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Asylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his 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
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19520More
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 potentia
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 19519More
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 make
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 19518More
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 make
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 19517More
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 make
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 19516More
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
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19515More
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
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19514More
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, how many call ou
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 19513More
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 brea
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 19512More
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
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19511More
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 make
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 19510More
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
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19509More
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
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19508More
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 make
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 19507More
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 recordRefugees: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish (a) the total cost to the public purse for, (b) a breakdown of services provided under contracts related to and (c) a list of companies contracted to deliver services for the Refug
Answer: Details of contract values, breakdown of services and companies contracted for the Refugee Employability Programme are available on the Find a Tender service link at https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023030-2023?origin=SearchResults&p=1.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigrationCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19505More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's contract entitled Travel, Transport, Accommodation & Venue Solutions, reference RM6342 TTA&VS, published on 9 October 2024, how much and what proportion of the contract value r
Answer: The Travel, Transport, Accommodation & Venue Solutions (RM6342) is not a contract but a commercial agreement. There is no guaranteed spend associated with this agreement, as it is designed to provide a solution for potential procurement needs. As such...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrants: Government AssistanceHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's contract entitled Services to Support Migrants Currently Living in the Community Who Do Not Have Permission to Live in the UK, reference C16116, published on 14 Dece
Answer: A total of 84 participants took part in the Refugee and Migrant Advice Service, which ran from June 2020 until June 2022.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPostgraduate Education: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, is she will make an estimate of the number of postgraduate students currently studying in UK universities that are (a) UK citizens and (b) non-UK citizens.
Answer: The department does not hold citizenship data for higher education (HE) students. However, data on the domicile (permanent address) of HE students, is available via the Higher Education Statistics Agency, which can be accessed here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: DeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of pension payments made to deceased recipients in each of the last ten years.
Answer: Due to data archiving in accordance with GDPR, we can only provide data from the last five financial years. Direct Payments made into an account after the death of a customer represent only around 0.1% of total annual expenditure on pensions. Although t...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many contacts to the Pension Service there were in each month of the last five years.
Answer: The attached table shows volumes of telephone calls received within Pension Service over the last 5 years and includes the following services:State PensionPension CreditInternational GroupAttendance AllowanceCarers AllowanceWinter Fuel PaymentBereavementF...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Senior Civil ServantsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of senior civil servants within his Department that have (a) historic and (b) current directorships listed on Companies House.
Answer: As of July 2023, the current number of SCS that have a directorship listed on Companies House is 1 out of 306 SCS listed on payroll.Historical information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. For information the cu...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: Non-paymentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of enforcement visits there were for non-payment of the BBC licence fee in each of the last three years.
Answer: The BBC is responsible for collection and enforcement of the TV licence. The BBC has published figures on field visits made by TV Licensing in its most recent TV Licence Fee Trust Statement, which can be viewed here: https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/bb...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: Non-paymentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to decriminalise non-payment of the BBC licence fee.
Answer: It is important that the television licence fee has a fair enforcement regime that does not disproportionately impact vulnerable people, and the Secretary of State has discussed this issue with the BBC’s leadership.As part of the next Charter Review, the ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19130More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of civil service pensions in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The answer to the question raised is available in the public domain and can be found in the Civil Superannuation accounts on the UK Government website and the resources section of the Civil Service Pension website.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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