Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Fisheries: EU CountriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Explainer, updated on 19 May 2025, what discussions he has had with representatives of the fishing industry on the new 12-year
Answer: The Secretary of State and Fisheries Minister meet regularly with representatives from across the UK fishing industry. During meetings with fishing industry representatives the implementation of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement is often discussed...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Coastal AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of extending fishing access to British waters for EU vessels for a further 12 years on coastal communities.
Answer: The new UK-EU fisheries agreement announced on 19 May will continue the current access arrangements in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, under which the UK grants access to around 1,600 EU registered vessels to fish in UK waters, of which 154 vessels h...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordComplaints: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing criminal penalties for individuals who knowingly make (a) false and (b) malicious complaints for (i) political and (ii) reputation
Answer: The Home Office is unable to comment on or intervene in individual police investigations, so as not to undermine Policing’s operational independence. Where a police force investigates an individual, we expect the force to determine how best to support tho...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Prosecution ServiceAttorney GeneralTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52938More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of fast-tracking Crown Prosecution Service advice in (a) politically sensitive and (b) time-critical investigations.
Answer: It is vital that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which is rightly operationally independent from Government, makes decisions as quickly as possible after a careful consideration of all relevant facts. As Solicitor General, I review and monitor CPS pe...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal InvestigationMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that individuals who are subject to police investigations are provided with appropriate (a) legal and (b)reputational protections.
Answer: Those under police investigation are entitled to free, independent, legal advice at the police station, through the provision of criminal legal aid. Legal aid is a vital part of the justice system and enables individuals, who need it most, to have access ...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the merits of conducting a review into the (a) reputational and (b) mental health impact of being investigated for an offence without being charged.
Answer: The Home Office is unable to comment on or intervene in individual police investigations, so as not to undermine Policing’s operational independence. Where a police force investigates an individual, we expect the force to determine how best to support tho...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the misuse of police time and resources through (a) unfounded and (b) politically motivated allegations.
Answer: The Home Office is unable to comment on or intervene in individual police investigations, so as not to undermine Policing’s operational independence. Where a police force investigates an individual, we expect the force to determine how best to support tho...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Investigation: ReformHome OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing reforms to limit the use of police investigations in cases where there is (a) no corroborating evidence and (b) a s
Answer: The Home Office is unable to comment on or intervene in individual police investigations, so as not to undermine Policing’s operational independence. Where a police force investigates an individual, we expect the force to determine how best to support tho...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: ComplaintsHome OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of politically motivated police complaints on public confidence in the impartiality of the criminal justice system.
Answer: The Home Office is unable to comment on or intervene in individual police investigations, so as not to undermine Policing’s operational independence. Where a police force investigates an individual, we expect the force to determine how best to support tho...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ApplicationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds information on the breakdown of applicants in social housing by first language.
Answer: My Department does not hold data on the number of applicants for social housing by first language.
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: English LanguageDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the proportion of Universal Credit recipients that are not proficient in English; and what support in learning English is provided.
Answer: The Department does not hold information about the proportion of Universal Credit recipients that are not proficient in English.Skills are essential to helping claimants get into and progress in work. Work Coaches offer all claimants a wide range of suppo...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse was for English language teaching for adult (a) migrants and (b) irregular migrants in the last five years.
Answer: Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of service delivery. The Government’s Immigration White Paper sets out plans for the new English Language requ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Development: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on neighbourhoods where most residents do not speak English as a first language.
Answer: Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of service delivery. The Government’s Immigration White Paper sets out plans for the new English Language requ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of migrants that do not meet functional English language standards on their arrival in the UK.
Answer: Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of service delivery. The Government’s Immigration White Paper sets out plans for the new English Language requ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are any exemptions for English language tests in visa application processes.
Answer: Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of service delivery. The Government’s Immigration White Paper sets out plans for the new English Language requ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Foreign NationalsCabinet OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52074More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information her Department holds on the proportion of jobseekers from overseas with limited English language skills that remain unemployed 12 months after their arrival in the UK.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 13th May is attached.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of asylum claimants granted leave to remain without meeting a minimum standard of English in the last five years.
Answer: Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of service delivery. The Government’s Immigration White Paper sets out plans for the new English Language requ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of successful visa applicants required no proof of English language proficiency in the last five years.
Answer: Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of service delivery. The Government’s Immigration White Paper sets out plans for the new English Language requ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of English language proficiency on long-term integration outcomes for migrants.
Answer: Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of service delivery. The Government’s Immigration White Paper sets out plans for the new English Language requ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: Immigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase the frequency of spot checks on taxi and private hire drivers to identify people working illegally.
Answer: The Home Office issues guidance to local authorities on preventing illegal working in the taxi and private hire sector. The guidance can be found on GOV.UK at: Licensing authority guide to right to work checks - GOV.UKEnforcement visits are intelligence l...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: Immigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people working as (a) private hire and (b) taxi drivers are subject to immigration status checks; and how many enforcement actions have been taken ag
Answer: The Home Office issues guidance to local authorities on preventing illegal working in the taxi and private hire sector. The guidance can be found on GOV.UK at: Licensing authority guide to right to work checks - GOV.UKEnforcement visits are intelligence l...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: Immigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to local licensing authorities on checking the (a) right-to-work and (b) immigration status of applicants for (i) taxi and (ii) private hire vehicle licences.
Answer: The Home Office issues guidance to local authorities on preventing illegal working in the taxi and private hire sector. The guidance can be found on GOV.UK at: Licensing authority guide to right to work checks - GOV.UKEnforcement visits are intelligence l...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Festivals and Special OccasionsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51641More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the days of (a) cultural and (b) religious significance publicly marked by the Prime Minister (i) since 4 July 2024 and (ii) for the next 12 months.
Answer: Days of cultural and religious significance are frequently marked by the Prime Minister. Please see the @10DowningStreet X account for regular updates.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has statutory obligations to provide language services where they are needed in the delivery of justice services.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Translation ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.
Answer: MHCLG uses language services to provide spoken and written translation services for those who are deaf, hard of hearing or do not speak English as a first language where required in line with the Equality Act 2010.Language service needs and spend are asse...
Answered 21 May 2025
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