Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2025
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Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the value of student loans for which accurate income data is not currently held; and what proportion of the loan book this represents.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the reliability of income data used by the Student Loans Company.
Answer: The Student Loans Company (SLC) uses income data provided by HMRC, which is an effective way to ensure that repayments are linked directly to earnings for borrowers resident in the UK. Employers and self-employed borrowers provide income and student loan ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrants: ArrestsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of absconders have only been found after an arrest for a separate offence in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: Travel RequirementsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of absconders could not be removed because their home countries would not issue travel documents in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: AppealsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of absconders have remained in the UK as a result of (a) unresolved legal appeals and (b) last-minute claims in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrantsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated average time is before an absconder going missing and a police report is filed.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration BailHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of people on immigration bail absconded again in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBail: ReoffendersHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many absconders released on bail have committed further offences in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscapesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria the Crown Prosecution Service uses to determine whether to (a) release an absconder on bail and (b) bail them.
Answer: The decision to remand an individual in custody or to grant bail is solely a matter for the independent judiciary acting in accordance with the criteria set out in the Bail Act 1976.Questions about the Crown Prosecution Service are for the Attorney Genera...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: ArrestsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of absconders encountered by police have been detained by police in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refused asylum seekers are classified as absconders.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal RepresentationMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Family Court system, particularly in cases where one parent is legally represented and the other is not.
Answer: The Government does not record the number of litigants who were unable to present their case properly due to lack of representation. The Ministry of Justice publish official statistics includes legal representation data in the following: Family_Court_Tabl...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the total annual cost of legal aid issued in cases where one party subsequently (a) breaches court orders, (b) refuses contact arrangements and (c) obstructs proceedings.
Answer: The requested information is not centrally held.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Information SharingMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms exist to coordinate information between criminal courts and family courts.
Answer: The Disclosure of Information between Family and Criminal Agencies and Jurisdictions: Protocol 2024 came into effect on 1 March 2024 and applies to the exchange of information and material between criminal and family agencies and jurisdictions.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal RepresentationMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of delays in the family courts caused by litigants in person on (a) one and (b) both sides of a case.
Answer: The Government does not record the number of litigants who were unable to present their case properly due to lack of representation. The Ministry of Justice publish official statistics includes legal representation data in the following: Family_Court_Tabl...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal RepresentationMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants in person report that they were unable to present their case properly due to lack of representation in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the effect on judicial out
Answer: The Government does not record the number of litigants who were unable to present their case properly due to lack of representation. The Ministry of Justice publish official statistics includes legal representation data in the following: Family_Court_Tabl...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of family court cases did only one party receiving legal aid in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested information is not centrally held.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the financial equitableness when only one parent receives legal aid in family court proceedings.
Answer: The eligibility for family legal aid does not discriminate as between Mothers and Fathers. In any case, the eligibility criteria apply equally to both.The legal aid framework was reformed by previous governments through the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punis...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average financial cost for people meeting their own legal fees in family court proceedings in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold records on the average financial cost for people meeting their own legal fees in family court proceedings. These are private arrangements and there is no statutory requirement for them to be reported.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average amount repaid by people who had received legal aid in family court cases in each of the last five years.
Answer: For financial year 2024-2025 the average legal aid expenditure in family proceedings(1) was £4,551 for private family law cases e.g. proceedings concerning child arrangements orders and £10,058 for public family law cases e.g. care and supervision proceed...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average cost per case to the public purse of providing legal aid in family proceedings for which the latest data is available.
Answer: For financial year 2024-2025 the average legal aid expenditure in family proceedings(1) was £4,551 for private family law cases e.g. proceedings concerning child arrangements orders and £10,058 for public family law cases e.g. care and supervision proceed...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal RepresentationMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family court cases the mother acted as a litigant in person due to lack of access to (a) legal aid and (b) representation in each of the last five years.
Answer: It is not possible to identify from the data whether the mother or father was represented during proceedings. However, representation can be broken down by applicant and respondent, and this information is published in the Family Court Statistics Quarterl...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal RepresentationMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family court cases the father acted as a litigant in person due to lack of access to (a) legal aid and (b) representation in each of the last five years.
Answer: It is not possible to identify from the data whether the mother or father was represented during proceedings. However, representation can be broken down by applicant and respondent, and this information is published in the Family Court Statistics Quarterl...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid in family proceedings were granted to fathers in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Legal Aid Agency does not specifically track or report on grants of legal aid broken down by whether the applicant was a mother or father as the same eligibility criteria are applicable to all parents and persons with parental responsibility. The requ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of applications for legal aid in family proceedings have been granted to mothers in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Legal Aid Agency does not specifically track or report on grants of legal aid broken down by whether the applicant was a mother or father as the same eligibility criteria are applicable to all parents and persons with parental responsibility. The requ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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