Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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RAF BarnhamHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of the Home Office Oversight and Assurance Team will be stationed at MoD Barnham; how many full-time equivalent staff this represents; what their anticipated roles and responsibilitie
Answer: The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.Due diligence and assurance work for all proposed large sites including MoD Barnham is still ongoing. Once complete, approvals will be sought in...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRAF BarnhamHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguarding measures are required in contracts for asylum accommodation providers at MoD Barnham to protect female residents from violence, harassment, intimidation, and sexual exploitation.
Answer: The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.The Government recognises Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) as a serious national priority and remains committed to reducing incidents thr...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRAF BarnhamHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum seekers accommodated at MoD Barnham will be subject to monitoring of their social media accounts by (a) the Home Office, (b) accommodation providers, (c) security contractors, or (d) an
Answer: The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.If the site is taken forward, asylum seekers accommodated there would not be subject to monitoring of their social media accounts by the Home Of...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRAF BarnhamHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether residents at MoD Barnham will be provided with a) English language classes, b) vocational training, c) internet access, d) gym facilities, e) sports facilities, f) entertainment services or or
Answer: The Government is considering whether to sue MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been taken.If the site is taken forward, any activity provision, including where it would be delivered, would be considered as part of the operating m...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRAF BarnhamHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the total cost of returning MoD Barnham to its previous condition following the conclusion of its use as asylum accommodation; and which department will cover that cost.
Answer: The Government is considering whether to sue MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been taken.If the site is taken forward, any activity provision, including where it would be delivered, would be considered as part of the operating m...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRAF BarnhamHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date discussions were commenced regarding the potential use of MoD Barnham as asylum accommodation; how many meetings were held with local authorities, police forces, NHS bodies and elected re
Answer: The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.Suffolk Constabulary and Norfolk Constabulary were notified of Home Office interest in MoD Barnham on 18 June 2026. Members of Parliament and Lo...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRAF BarnhamHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the total capital cost of preparing and repurposing MoD Barnham for use as asylum accommodation, including costs associated with refurbishment, utilities, security infra
Answer: Due diligence and assurance work for all proposed large sites including Barnham is still ongoing. This includes assessing accurate costings. Once complete, approvals will be sought in the normal way and details published as appropriate for Government Majo...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: MapsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Coastal Erosion Risk Mapping maintained by the Environment Agency reflects the most recent available assessment of coastal erosion risk; and if she will make a sta
Answer: The Environment Agency’s National Coastal Erosion Risk Map (NCERM), published in January 2025, provides the most up-to-date national assessment of current and future coastal erosion risk in England. It uses the best available evidence, data and modelling,...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFarming Recovery FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications to the Farming Recovery Fund were (a) received, (b) approved and (c) paid; and what the total value is of payments made under the scheme.
Answer: Eligible applicants were proactively identified and contacted to confirm both their eligibility and their intention to restore the land. A total of 12,965 customers were offered payments, of which 12,398 accepted and received payments totalling £58.9m.
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordJames Paget HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's current timetable is for delivering the replacement James Paget Hospital in Great Yarmouth.
Answer: The New Hospital Programme (NHP) is currently backed with investment which will increase up to £15 billion over each consecutive five-year wave, averaging around £3 billion a year from 2030.This Government will replace James Paget Hospital which is in Wav...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: Lie DetectorsMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of polygraph testing as a tool for assessing and managing the risk posed by terrorist-connected offenders.
Answer: Following release from prison, terrorist and terrorist-connected offenders are subject to robust risk management arrangements and stringent licence conditions which can include electronic monitoring, residence in Approved Premises and, where eligible, pol...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the retention, review and deletion of historic non-crime hate incident records following the replacement of the non-crime hate incident system.
Answer: Under the replacement system proposed by the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council in their joint review of non-crime hate incidents, hate-related non-criminal behaviour will be recorded only where there is a clear policing purpose, and ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of residential properties expected to be lost to coastal erosion in the next five years by local authority area.
Answer: The Environment Agency’s National Coastal Erosion Risk Map (NCERM), published in 2025, provides estimates of properties in areas at risk of coastal erosion by local authority over longer-term periods, including up to 2055 and 2105. This information is pub...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: PropertyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many residential and commercial properties in England have been demolished, abandoned, or lost as a result of coastal erosion in each year since 2010, broken down by region and loc
Answer: Local Authorities have primary responsibility for managing coastal erosion; they are not required to report demolitions and may hold alternative records. The Environment Agency has a strategic overview of flooding and coastal erosion and administers the C...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration is given to the needs of vulnerable individuals when placing asylum seekers in large-scale or military-site accommodation.
Answer: Asylum seekers are allocated accommodation on a no choice basis, in line with Home Office published policy. If an individual’s needs cannot be met on site, and they are assessed as unsuitable to be allocated to or remain on site, they will be moved/alloca...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the impact of geographic remoteness on the practical ability of asylum seekers to exercise freedom of movement.
Answer: In accordance with current legislation, people with a valid pending claim for asylum are permitted to remain in the UK while their claim is being processed, and as they have permission to remain in the UK during that time, they cannot be routinely detaine...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether residents of asylum accommodation on Ministry of Defence sites are subject to any formal curfew or restrictions on hours of entry and exit.
Answer: In accordance with current legislation, people with a valid pending claim for asylum are permitted to remain in the UK while their claim is being processed, and as they have permission to remain in the UK during that time, they cannot be routinely detaine...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish any internal documents, including meeting notes and summaries, relating to engagement with faith groups during the development of the death certification and registra
Answer: The Department has worked extensively with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders on the death certification reforms. The Department’s formal consultation in March 2016 sought direct views from National Health Service clinicians, medical examiner...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS clinicians, medical examiners, coroners or registrars raised concerns about the operational impact, workload implications or feasibility of the death certification and registration refo
Answer: The Department has worked extensively with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders on the death certification reforms. The Department’s formal consultation in March 2016 sought direct views from National Health Service clinicians, medical examiner...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department had with faith groups on the development of the death certification and registration reforms introduced in September 2024.
Answer: The Department has worked extensively with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders on the death certification reforms. The Department’s formal consultation in March 2016 sought direct views from National Health Service clinicians, medical examiner...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Greater ManchesterHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received briefings on Operation Hexagon conducted by Greater Manchester Police since 2019.
Answer: Operation Hexagon was a police operation established by Greater Manchester Police in 2019 independently of Government.The Home Office is not aware of having received briefings on Operation Hexagon and currently holds only information that is publicly avai...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Greater ManchesterHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on Operation Hexagon conducted by Greater Manchester Police.
Answer: Operation Hexagon was a police operation established by Greater Manchester Police in 2019 independently of Government.The Home Office is not aware of having received briefings on Operation Hexagon and currently holds only information that is publicly avai...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what internal discussions her Department has had on the publication of data on asylum accommodation sites and occupancy levels; and under what statutory, policy and civil service frameworks decisions
Answer: The Home Office does not give a live commentary on the number of asylum seekers accommodated at accommodation sites.The Home Office publishes statistics on a quarterly basis detailing the number of supported asylum seekers accommodated in each local autho...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFootball: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department or its arm's length bodies, including Sport England, have issued to organisations such as County Football Associations on maintaining neutrality when delivering inclu
Answer: Neither Sport England nor the Football Foundation fund political campaigning or religious activity, as this is prohibited under National Lottery funding regulations. As such there is no definition of political and religious neutrality that applies to Coun...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFootball: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what definition of political and religious neutrality applies to County Football Associations in receipt of public funding, including funding distributed via Sport England or the Football Foundat
Answer: Neither Sport England nor the Football Foundation fund political campaigning or religious activity, as this is prohibited under National Lottery funding regulations. As such there is no definition of political and religious neutrality that applies to Coun...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
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