Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Prisoners: RefugeesHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Foreign National Offenders in prison hold refugee status.
Answer: The specific information requested is not readily available from published statistics, and could only be obtained for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: RefugeesHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Foreign National Offenders have held refugee status in each of the last five years.
Answer: The specific information requested is not readily available from published statistics, and could only be obtained for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of irregular migrants that entered via small boats have received refugee status in each year since 2018.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum claims and initial decisions on asylum claims by age group is published in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial de...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRefugees: Employment and Social Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of refugees are (a) employed, (b) unemployed, (c) in receipt of Universal Credit and (d) in receipt of other social security benefits.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information to produce the requested calculation. Data on the total number of individuals with refugee status is held by the Home Office. For a) and b), it is not possible to produce this information using the Office for N...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many to asylum claims were (a) made and (b) refused in each of the last five years; and how many people who had made an unsuccessful asylum claim were deported in each of those years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum claims and initial decisions on asylum claims by age group is published in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial de...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime: RefugeesHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed by people with refugee status in the UK in each of the last 10 years; and what those crimes were.
Answer: The specific information requested is not readily available from published statistics, and could only be obtained for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department takes steps to communicate with the country of origin of asylum seekers to verify the validity of asylum claims.
Answer: Every asylum claim admitted to the UK asylum system is carefully considered on its individual merits by assessing all the evidence provided by the claimant against a background of published country information and a wide range of recognised and publicly a...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were granted asylum by age in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum claims and initial decisions on asylum claims by age group is published in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial de...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRefugees: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse was of English language courses for refugees in each of the last ten years.
Answer: Home Office does not hold the information requested.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were granted asylum by the reason for which asylum was granted in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum claims and initial decisions on asylum claims by age group is published in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial de...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to determine the nationality of irregular migrants who do not have documentation.
Answer: A range of methods are used to determine the nationality of such individuals, including checking the person’s claimed biographic details and biometrics against immigration databases (including records of previous immigration and visa applications), police...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family visas have been granted where the sponsor holds refugee status, broken down by nationality, in each of the last ten years.
Answer: UKVI do not publish data on the immigration status of sponsors for family visa applications. Details of applications issued and refused by nationality and immigration route can be found here: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRefugees: Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16633 on Department for Work and Pensions: Freedom of Information, if he will publish a breakdown of refugees in receipt of Universal Credit in 2023
Answer: The Department is exploring the feasibility of developing suitable official statistics related to the immigration status of non-UK / Irish Universal Credit customers including refugees.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners (a) have been released under the early release scheme and (b) are housed in (i) hotels and (ii) other contingency accommodation.
Answer: There were 1,889 SDS40 ‘Tranche 1’ prisoner releases on 10 September 2024 (day one of tranche 1). There were 1,223 SDS40 ‘Tranche 2’ prisoner releases on 22 October 2024 (day one of tranche 2).The number of people released in total so far under SDS40 and ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: NationalityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled Social housing lettings in England, tenancies: April 2023 to March 2024, published on 5 December 2024, what the ten most co
Answer: The Department does not hold this data.While the accredited official statistics, Social Housing Lettings in England 2023/24, published on 5 December 2024, provides information on the nationality of the lead tenant in new social lettings grouped by UK, Rep...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled Social housing lettings in England, tenancies: April 2023 to March 2024, published on 5 December 2024, if she will breakdow
Answer: People are generally eligible for social housing if they have leave to remain in the UK and have recourse to public funds.Only individuals that are eligible can join housing registers and be given a social housing tenancy.The Home Office decides whether p...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: NationalityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's statistics on Social housing lettings in England, April 2023 to March 2024, published on 5 December 2024, if she will make an estimate of the n
Answer: People are generally eligible for social housing if they have leave to remain in the UK and have recourse to public funds.Only individuals that are eligible can join housing registers and be given a social housing tenancy.The Home Office decides whether p...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's statistics on Social housing lettings in England, April 2023 to March 2024, published on 5 December 2024, whether her Department is taking step
Answer: People are generally eligible for social housing if they have leave to remain in the UK and have recourse to public funds.Only individuals that are eligible can join housing registers and be given a social housing tenancy.The Home Office decides whether p...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRight to Buy Scheme: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's statistics entitled Social housing lettings in England, tenancies: April 2023 to March 2024, published on 5 December 2024, if she will make an
Answer: Detailed information relating to sales of social housing, including Right to Buy, is collected on a voluntary basis by local authorities.The Department does not hold robust data on the nationality of those who have purchased social homes through Right to ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: SurveillanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are on the terror watchlist broken down by ideological motivation.
Answer: It is longstanding policy not to discuss either the specific information held on any security-related watchlist, the source of the information or how it is used. To do so would be counterproductive and harmful to the national security of the UK.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Health ServicesCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17987More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants receive private healthcare through work schemes by Department.
Answer: The Civil Service does not offer or subsidise private healthcare provision or insurance.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the benefits of a review of the cost effectiveness of the care home vaccine mandate during COVID.
Answer: There are no plans to carry out such an assessment.
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the cost effectiveness of the covid-19 vaccine booster programme, in the context of the findings on the impact of vaccination take-up in care homes on resident mort
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The JCVI considers the cost effectiveness of immunisation strategies, alo...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportations have not taken place due to mental health concerns in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information requested is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it would require a manual trawl of case records to retrieve.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTrials: Mental IllnessMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials have not taken place as a result of the defendant being deemed not fit for trial due to mental health conditions in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data regarding ineffective trials due to a defendant being ill or otherwise unfit to proceed. However, it is not possible to identify specific instances where this was due to mental health concerns because this data is no...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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