Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2024
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Refugees: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish (a) the total cost to the public purse for, (b) a breakdown of services provided under contracts related to and (c) a list of companies contracted to deliver services for the Refug
Answer: Details of contract values, breakdown of services and companies contracted for the Refugee Employability Programme are available on the Find a Tender service link at https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023030-2023?origin=SearchResults&p=1.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigrationCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19505More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's contract entitled Travel, Transport, Accommodation & Venue Solutions, reference RM6342 TTA&VS, published on 9 October 2024, how much and what proportion of the contract value r
Answer: The Travel, Transport, Accommodation & Venue Solutions (RM6342) is not a contract but a commercial agreement. There is no guaranteed spend associated with this agreement, as it is designed to provide a solution for potential procurement needs. As such...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrants: Government AssistanceHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's contract entitled Services to Support Migrants Currently Living in the Community Who Do Not Have Permission to Live in the UK, reference C16116, published on 14 Dece
Answer: A total of 84 participants took part in the Refugee and Migrant Advice Service, which ran from June 2020 until June 2022.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPostgraduate Education: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, is she will make an estimate of the number of postgraduate students currently studying in UK universities that are (a) UK citizens and (b) non-UK citizens.
Answer: The department does not hold citizenship data for higher education (HE) students. However, data on the domicile (permanent address) of HE students, is available via the Higher Education Statistics Agency, which can be accessed here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: DeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of pension payments made to deceased recipients in each of the last ten years.
Answer: Due to data archiving in accordance with GDPR, we can only provide data from the last five financial years. Direct Payments made into an account after the death of a customer represent only around 0.1% of total annual expenditure on pensions. Although t...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many contacts to the Pension Service there were in each month of the last five years.
Answer: The attached table shows volumes of telephone calls received within Pension Service over the last 5 years and includes the following services:State PensionPension CreditInternational GroupAttendance AllowanceCarers AllowanceWinter Fuel PaymentBereavementF...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Senior Civil ServantsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of senior civil servants within his Department that have (a) historic and (b) current directorships listed on Companies House.
Answer: As of July 2023, the current number of SCS that have a directorship listed on Companies House is 1 out of 306 SCS listed on payroll.Historical information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. For information the cu...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: Non-paymentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of enforcement visits there were for non-payment of the BBC licence fee in each of the last three years.
Answer: The BBC is responsible for collection and enforcement of the TV licence. The BBC has published figures on field visits made by TV Licensing in its most recent TV Licence Fee Trust Statement, which can be viewed here: https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/bb...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: Non-paymentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to decriminalise non-payment of the BBC licence fee.
Answer: It is important that the television licence fee has a fair enforcement regime that does not disproportionately impact vulnerable people, and the Secretary of State has discussed this issue with the BBC’s leadership.As part of the next Charter Review, the ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19130More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of civil service pensions in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The answer to the question raised is available in the public domain and can be found in the Civil Superannuation accounts on the UK Government website and the resources section of the Civil Service Pension website.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Employment AgenciesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19129More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each Department has spent on recruitment agencies in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information is not centrally held centrally. Each department is responsible for its own recruitment expenditure, which includes any agency spend.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Occupational HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff employed by her Department are responsible for staff welfare; and whether her Department has any contracts with external organisations for staff welfare services.
Answer: The DWP Wellbeing Team includes a resource of 8 employees who are responsible for ensuring we proactively support the health and wellbeing of colleagues across DWP, creating a safe and healthy culture for colleagues at work. DWP has a contract for Occupat...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMigration: InternetHome OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a migration data dashboard showing information on (a) immigration and (b) irregular migration.
Answer: I refer the Honourable member to the answer I gave on 27 November to question UIN 15076.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19126More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will consult hon. Members with business experience on a cross-party basis in the spending review.
Answer: Phase 2 of the Spending Review will maximise the use of independent scrutiny and external experience. External experts will support departments to review and scrutinise budgets, bringing ideas, expertise and innovation of the private sector into the heart...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish a list of companies contracted by her Department to undertake training for staff.
Answer: The Department’s main route for Learning is via the Cabinet Office led Learning Frameworks contracts whose main suppliers are KPMG and Ernst and Young. Any other learning is by exception and this information is not readily available and to provide it woul...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSyria: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the £11 million in aid for Syria reaches its intended recipients.
Answer: The UK continues to support those in need across Syria where it is safe to do so. Through NGOs and UN organisations, we are providing food, healthcare and other life-saving assistance.The additional £11 million of humanitarian aid for the people of Syria ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSyria: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will provide a breakdown of planned spending for the additional £11 million in humanitarian aid for Syria.
Answer: The UK continues to support those in need across Syria where it is safe to do so. Through NGOs and UN organisations, we are providing food, healthcare and other life-saving assistance.The additional £11 million of humanitarian aid for the people of Syria ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: Delivery ServicesHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a review of the employment of illegal immigrants in the food delivery industry.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer I gave on 4 December to Question UIN 16906.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will provide a breakdown of the offences inmates are serving time for in (a) HMP Maidstone, (b) HMP Huntercombe and (c) HMP Morton Hall.
Answer: To provide data on prisoners remaining in custody beyond their sentence date would require a search of individual records, which could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.Information on interpretation and translation costs covering the tim...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DrugsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the total number of drug related incidents in (a) HMP Maidstone, (b) HMP Huntercombe and (c) HMP Morton Hall in each of the last five years.
Answer: To provide data on prisoners remaining in custody beyond their sentence date would require a search of individual records, which could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.Information on interpretation and translation costs covering the tim...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation in HMP (i) Maidstone, (ii) Huntercombe and (iii) Morton Hall in each of the last ten years.
Answer: To provide data on prisoners remaining in custody beyond their sentence date would require a search of individual records, which could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.Information on interpretation and translation costs covering the tim...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners remained in prison beyond the end of their sentence in HMP (a) Maidstone, (b) Huntercombe and(c) Morton Hall in each of the last ten years.
Answer: To provide data on prisoners remaining in custody beyond their sentence date would require a search of individual records, which could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.Information on interpretation and translation costs covering the tim...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on staff there were by prisoners in HMP (a) Maidstone, (b) Huntercombe and (c) Morton Hall in each of the last five years; and what the national average was for those assaults.
Answer: Please see the below table showing the number and rate of assaults on staff in HMP (a) Maidstone, (b) Huntercombe and (c) Morton Hall in each of the last five years, together with the rate of assaults on staff across the estate as a whole.Number and rate ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of UK citizens that are imprisoned abroad.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provides consular assistance to c.4100 British nationals who are arrested or detained each year, and is currently providing ongoing assistance to c.1,400 British nationals detained overseas. It is no...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Deportation and RepatriationMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) foreign national offenders have been deported and (b) UK citizens have been returned following imprisonment abroad for each country with which the UK has a prisoner transfer agreement in each of the
Answer: Data on returns of foreign national offenders are regularly published in the Home Office’s quarterly release “Immigration Systems Statistics”.Statistics on UK citizens who were returned to England and Wales following imprisonment abroad are provided in th...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
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