Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2025
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Apprentices: Great YarmouthDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships were started by young people aged 16–24 in Great Yarmouth constituency in each of the past five years.
Answer: The number of apprenticeship starts in the Great Yarmouth constituency by age group are published in the ‘Apprenticeships’ accredited official statistics publication, which can be accessed here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tab...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Great YarmouthTreasuryTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48262More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates on retail unit closures in Great Yarmouth town centre between 2018 and 2024.
Answer: The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, ho...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Great YarmouthHome OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported knife crime incidents were recorded in the Great Yarmouth policing area in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes official statistics on offences involving a knife or sharp instrument recorded by the police in England and Wales at the Police Force Area level.These data, including for Norfolk Constabulary, are available here: Pol...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: Great YarmouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of ambulance response times in Great Yarmouth constituency exceeded national targets for category 1 and category 2 calls in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information in the format requested.NHS England publishes official statistics for average ambulance response times by category of incident at a national level and at ambulance trust level. In addition, information on Categ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Great YarmouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of GP-to-patient ratios in the Great Yarmouth constituency as of April 2025.
Answer: General practitioners (GPs) have delivered an estimated 32.3 million appointments in March 2025, an increase of 6% since March 2024. In March 2025, in the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board there were 643,000 GP appointments delivered.In addition, ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: Great YarmouthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether new funding streams will be available to support flood prevention measures in Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: Delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change, this government is investing a record £2.65 billion over two years, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, for the construction of new flood schemes, and the maintenance and repair of existing ones. With this funding, 1,0...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Great YarmouthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the fishing industry in Great Yarmouth constituency following the UK’s departure from the EU.
Answer: As an independent coastal state, we have been able to progress our fisheries management in a way that better supports the needs of our own fishing industry. This includes reforming the way we manage our fisheries, such as through fisheries management plan...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRegeneration: Great YarmouthMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding she has made available for town centre regeneration in Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: This Government is fully committed to supporting the regeneration of our town centres and coastal communities.Our new £1.5bn Plan for Neighbourhoods programme will deliver up to £20 million of funding and support over the next decade into 75 communities a...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices and Employment: Great YarmouthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) employment and (b) apprenticeships for young people in Great Yarmouth constituency
Answer: The Department understands the negative effects of unemployment can be particularly pronounced for young people and can have longstanding implications on their future earnings potential and life chances. That is why as part of our plan to Get Britain Work...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRegeneration: Coastal AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will prioritise (a) Great Yarmouth constituency and (b) other coastal areas for economic regeneration funding.
Answer: This Government is fully committed to supporting the regeneration of our town centres and coastal communities.Our new £1.5bn Plan for Neighbourhoods programme will deliver up to £20 million of funding and support over the next decade into 75 communities a...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: Great YarmouthHome OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders have been issued to illegal migrants in Great Yarmouth constituency in the last year.
Answer: The requested information is not held on a constituency level, and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Great YarmouthMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to reduce court backlogs affecting residents of Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. We have funded a record-high allocation of 110,000 Crown Court sitting days this financial year to tackle the outstanding caseload. As part of our commitment to bearing down on the caseload we ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: Great YarmouthHome OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to allocate additional police resources to tackle antisocial behaviour in Great Yarmouth town centre.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and the harm it causes is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.The Government’s Plan for Change details our commitment to reduce ASB, including the delivery of a dedicated lea...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Great YarmouthHome OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) knife crime and (b) gang activity in Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission. To do this, we have:Launched a Halving Knife Crime Coalition, including representation from Norwich, to agree how best to tackle youth knife crime.Implemente...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Great YarmouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of dentistry in Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: Dental Statistics - England 2023/24, published by the NHS Business Services Authority on 22 August 2024, is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324As Lord Darzi made...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Great YarmouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of GP service availability in Great Yarmouth constituency.
Answer: General practitioners (GPs) have delivered an estimated 32.3 million appointments in March 2025, an increase of 6% since March 2024. In March 2025, in the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board there were 643,000 GP appointments delivered.In addition, ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison staff there have been in each of the last five years, by religion of the prisoner.
Answer: The number of individuals involved in incidents of an assault on staff within prisons in England and Wales, by religion, for 2020 to 2024, can be found in the accompanying table.
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: SecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what exemptions from security measures on religious grounds exist in prisons.
Answer: No prisoners are exempt from searches by sniffer dogs.During a cell search, care must be taken when handling religious artefacts, and search dogs must not come into contact with religious artefacts or holy books. Prisoners must be asked to point these out...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DogsMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what exemptions exist in prisons for Muslims not to be searched by sniffer dogs on religious grounds.
Answer: No prisoners are exempt from searches by sniffer dogs.During a cell search, care must be taken when handling religious artefacts, and search dogs must not come into contact with religious artefacts or holy books. Prisoners must be asked to point these out...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: FoodMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of halal food served in prisons.
Answer: Information on the quantity and proportion of halal food served in prisons is not collected centrally. To obtain the requested information, it would therefore be necessary to consult each of the 122 prisons in England and Wales individually, and this coul...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FoodDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of halal food served in schools.
Answer: The department does not collect information on the proportion of halal food served in schools.The government sets out required minimum standards for school food in the School Food Standards. The standards do not specify food requirements in terms of cultu...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of halal food served in hospitals.
Answer: Data on the amount of halal food served in the National Health Service is not collected centrally. No estimate has been made of the proportion of halal food served in hospitals.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeoengineering: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for the total estimated cost to the public purse of experiments to dim the Sun.
Answer: The Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s (ARIA) ‘Exploring Climate Cooling’ programme, backed by £56.8 million, has been designed to build an evidence base which will enable scientists to better understand and properly assess whether or not Earth cool...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRemittancesTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47969More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the amount of overseas remittances by (a) nationality and (b) country of receipt in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The Treasury does not collect or report data on the flow of remittances out of the UK. However, the World Bank publishes data annually on remittances through formal banking systems. Further information can be found on the World Bank’s website: https://www...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an immigration red list of countries posing high (a) immigration, (b) security and (c) compliance risks.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.
Answered 2 May 2025
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