Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2025
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Department for Business and Trade: WomenDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether their Department plans to amend its policies on access to (a) toilets, (b) changing facilities and (c) other single-sex spaces in (i) Departmental buildings and (ii) other buildings within thei
Answer: The Supreme Court ruling made it clear that the provision of single-sex spaces is on the basis of biological sex. Providers should note and follow the ruling. It is important that we ensure dignity and respect for all. Trans people should have access to s...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47427More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to review the adequacy of each Department's policies in relation to gender, in the context of the Supreme Court's ruling on For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.
Answer: The Supreme Court’s ruling has brought clarity and confidence for women and single-sex services providers. The Government will work closely with the EHRC as they develop definitive guidance. All government departments should follow the clarity the ruling ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Foreign NationalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of non-UK nationals who are in receipt of (a) Universal Credit and (b) other welfare payments on 22 April 2025, broken down by nationality.
Answer: Non-UK / Irish citizens can only access benefits like Universal Credit if they have an immigration status that provides recourse to public funds. Those without immigration status or with a no recourse to public funds condition on their status are not enti...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) nationality and (b) immigration status of people using NHS (i) primary and (ii) secondary care services.
Answer: The Department does not hold or collect the information requested.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: MeatDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40687 on Schools: Meat, if she will take steps to ensure that parents are informed of whether meat served in school meals is halal.
Answer: The government respects religious freedoms and expects schools to provide parents with all the information they need to make informed choices around school meals. Headteachers, governors and their caterers are best placed to make decisions about their sch...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47020More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to review Civil Service human resources policies, in the context of the UK Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025.
Answer: The Cabinet Office review and update policy where necessary to ensure it complies with the latest legal requirements, including the UK Supreme Court Judgment in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47019More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to review the Government's provision of sex-specific (a) facilities and (b) services in government buildings, in the context of the UK Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland
Answer: We will review and update policy wherever necessary to ensure it complies with the latest legal requirements.We will consult with our Government Legal Department and Kings Counsel Lawyers who specialise in employment law.
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: WomenWomen and EqualitiesTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47018More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans her Department has to review (a) internal and (b) external communications which refer to the word woman, in the context of the Supreme Court's ruling on For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministe
Answer: The Supreme Court’s ruling has brought clarity and confidence for women and single-sex services providers. The Government will work closely with the EHRC as they develop definitive guidance. All government departments should follow the clarity the ruling ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47017More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to civil servants on the use of sex-based language, in the context of the Supreme Court ruling on For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.
Answer: The Supreme Court’s ruling makes clear that for the purposes of the Equality Act, the term ‘woman’ refers to a biological woman. The ruling has provided clarity for women and service providers such as hospitals, refuges and sports clubs. This Government w...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47016More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UK Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025, if he will take steps to apply the biological definition of a woman to all (a) polici
Answer: The Supreme Court’s ruling makes clear that for the purposes of the Equality Act, the term ‘woman’ refers to a biological woman. The ruling has provided clarity for women and service providers such as hospitals, refuges and sports clubs. This Government w...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: StatisticsCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47015More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to require Departments to publish disaggregated statistics on public service usage by immigration status.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics collects and publishes just under 50% of our national statistics. The rest of our national statistics are collected and published by each relevant department. There are no plans to change the current requirements for dep...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Nationals: TaxationTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47014More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made an estimate of (a) tax contributions made and (b) services used by foreign nationals in the last 12 months.
Answer: HMRC have not made an estimate of (a) tax contributions made and (b) services used by foreign nationals in the last 12 months. HMRC previously published Income Tax, NICs, tax credits and Child Benefit statistics for non-UK nationals. This release was disc...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Services: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department collates local authority-level data on service usage by foreign nationals.
Answer: This information is not held centrally.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Translation ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to schools of translating materials for parents with limited English in the last 12 months.
Answer: Each year, schools receive core funding from the department to cover their expenditures, which includes teacher salaries, support staff, school resources and other expenses.The funding schools receive is not ringfenced for any specific form of expenditure...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether benefit fraud statistics are disaggregated by (a) nationality and (b) immigration status.
Answer: The Monetary Value of Fraud and Error Statistics are not disaggregated by nationality and immigration status.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Benefit: Foreign NationalsTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47010More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-UK nationals have accessed child benefit in the last five years.
Answer: HMRC no longer produce a breakdown of Child benefit claimed by nationality.This release was discontinued following user consultation.The latest publication was in August 2022. Income Tax, National Insurance contributions, Tax Credits and Child Benefit Sta...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the NHS of treating patients who are in the UK unlawfully in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department has made no such estimate. The Department publishes income identified and cash recovered from overseas visitors, which includes expatriates, visitors and undocumented migrants, on an annual basis in its annual report and accounts. The lates...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of maternity services were accessed by foreign nationals in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on how many or what proportion of maternity services were accessed by foreign nationals in each of the last five years.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGP Practice Lists: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of NHS GP registrations that were for non-UK nationals in the past five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold data regarding the number and proportion of National Health Service general practice registrations that were for non-United Kingdom nationals.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Festivals and Special OccasionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) religious and (b) cultural holidays are observed by their Department.
Answer: The UK Civil Service only formally observes the government-set bank holidays.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Festivals and Special OccasionsHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) religious and (b) cultural holidays are observed by their Department.
Answer: The UK Civil Service only formally observes the government-set bank holidays.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Festivals and Special OccasionsTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46327More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) religious and (b) cultural holidays are observed by their Department.
Answer: HM Treasury does not observe religious or cultural holidays. Staff have time off for bank holidays, some of which fall on religious holidays, as part of their leave allowance.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Festivals and Special OccasionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) religious and (b) cultural holidays are observed by their Department.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) welcomes staff from all religions and beliefs and aims to ensure all staff are treated with dignity and respect. The FCDO's Faith Networks can nominate up to two religious holidays per religion (Budd...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Festivals and Special OccasionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) religious and (b) cultural holidays are observed by their Department.
Answer: The Department is in line with the Civil Service approach in offering employees eight public bank holidays plus one privilege day each year, pro-rated for part-time workers. Of these, Good Friday, Easter Monday and Christmas Day are deemed religious holid...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Festivals and Special OccasionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) religious and (b) cultural holidays are observed by their Department.
Answer: The UK Civil Service formally observes only the government-set bank holidays.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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