Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Genetics: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued (a) a national strategy and (b) guidance for NHS trusts on genetic disorders linked to consanguinity.
Answer: Genomic testing is delivered through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service and guided by the National Genomic Test Directory, which outlines the eligibility criteria for genomic testing based on specific clinical indications. These eligibility criteria support...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Business Services Authority: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Digital, Data and Technology roles at the NHS Business Services Authority filled by overseas recruits since January 2023 were advertised on the (a) NHS Jobs website and (b) Civil Service Jo
Answer: Since January 2023, a total of 68 staff were recruited from overseas into Digital, Data and Technology roles, sponsored by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) on a visa.The Digital, Data and Technology roles at the NHS BSA that were filled by ov...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Business Services Authority: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff have been recruited from overseas into Digital, Data and Technology roles within the NHS Business Services Authority since January 2023.
Answer: Since January 2023, a total of 68 staff were recruited from overseas into Digital, Data and Technology roles, sponsored by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) on a visa.The Digital, Data and Technology roles at the NHS BSA that were filled by ov...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85016More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds (a) final business cases and (b) data protection impact assessments for (i) the Gov.uk One Login programme and (ii) other digital identity schemes.
Answer: GOV.UK One Login has a full business case which has been approved by the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury ministers. GOV.UK One Login has a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), which we continue to develop with any new identity verification journeys. A...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Translation ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 83176 on Universal Credit, how many and what proportion of claims were made by people with the support of a paid interpreter; and what was the the t
Answer: The Department does not retain data on how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claims were made by people requiring the support of paid interpretation services. The breakdown of costs for translation and interpretation across all benefits includi...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Public SpeakingDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had correspondence with Wandsworth Council on external-speaker sessions in local schools on (a) migration and (b) asylum since January 2024.
Answer: Under sections 406 and 407 of the Equality Act 1996, schools must not promote partisan political views and should ensure that pupils are provided with a balanced treatment of political issues.To support this, the department has published comprehensive gui...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to schools on ensuring that classroom discussions involving people who have entered the UK illegally do not (a) compromise safeguarding standards and (b) expose pupils
Answer: Under sections 406 and 407 of the Equality Act 1996, schools must not promote partisan political views and should ensure that pupils are provided with a balanced treatment of political issues.To support this, the department has published comprehensive gui...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Academy: CateringMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) audit and (b) traceability checks are conducted to verify halal (i) certification and (ii) segregation in the Defence Academy catering supply chain; and how often compliance is reviewed.
Answer: There is no requirement in law to inform customers of specific slaughter methods, and this practice is not commonplace within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). At the Defence Academy catering outlets, all halal-certified meat is explicitly labelled at the po...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Academy: CateringMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) animal welfare and (b) assurance standards are required of halal-certified meat supplied at the Defence Academy; whether stunning is mandated; and which certification bodies are recognised.
Answer: There is no requirement in law to inform customers of specific slaughter methods, and this practice is not commonplace within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). At the Defence Academy catering outlets, all halal-certified meat is explicitly labelled at the po...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Academy: CateringMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on (a) the unit price (b) the supply chain and (c) wastage of supplying halal-certified meat by default at the Defence Academy.
Answer: There is no requirement in law to inform customers of specific slaughter methods, and this practice is not commonplace within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). At the Defence Academy catering outlets, all halal-certified meat is explicitly labelled at the po...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Academy: CateringMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the labelling requirements that apply at point-of-sale in Defence Academy catering outlets to identify halal-certified meat; and whether customers are informed when certification involves speci
Answer: There is no requirement in law to inform customers of specific slaughter methods, and this practice is not commonplace within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). At the Defence Academy catering outlets, all halal-certified meat is explicitly labelled at the po...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordQuality First Education TrustDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with the Quality First Education Trust regarding (a) classroom sessions and (b) external speaker events addressing (i) migration and (ii) asylum issues in the 2024/25 aca
Answer: Under sections 406 and 407 of the Equality Act 1996, schools must not promote partisan political views and should ensure that pupils are provided with a balanced treatment of political issues.To support this, the department has published comprehensive gui...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMulti-academy Trusts: RegulationDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what oversight her Department exercises over academy trusts that invite external speakers to address pupils on politically sensitive issues.
Answer: Under sections 406 and 407 of the Equality Act 1996, schools must not promote partisan political views and should ensure that pupils are provided with a balanced treatment of political issues.To support this, the department has published comprehensive gui...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on obtaining parental consent before children participate in classroom sessions involving external speakers discussing their personal experiences of (a) irregula
Answer: Under sections 406 and 407 of the Equality Act 1996, schools must not promote partisan political views and should ensure that pupils are provided with a balanced treatment of political issues.To support this, the department has published comprehensive gui...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: GazaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has made available to local authorities for (a) housing (b) other support to Gazan evacuees.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is funding local authorities, in the form of an accommodation tariff, so they can provide suitable accommodation for families from Gaza for up to two years in England.The Department of Health and S...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: GazaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which local authorities have (a) received and (b) are housing (i) individuals and (ii) families evacuated from Gaza.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement HCWS899 made to the House on 1 September 2025 by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. As of 28 October 2025, four groups of patients have now arrived. The safety, privacy, ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: GazaHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October to Question 81590 on Medical Treatments: Gaza, whether routes for (a) extension and (b) variation of leave have been specified under the Immigration Rules.
Answer: Should individuals wish to remain in the UK beyond the initial 24 months, they can apply for further permission to stay under existing routes within the Immigration Rules, before their current permission to stay expires. Details about the criteria and how...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: GazaHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people who have entered the UK under the Gaza medical evacuation scheme have recourse to non-medical public funds.
Answer: Should individuals wish to remain in the UK beyond the initial 24 months, they can apply for further permission to stay under existing routes within the Immigration Rules, before their current permission to stay expires. Details about the criteria and how...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Spaces Protection Orders: HarrowMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds information on the amount spent by Harrow Council on (a) No spitting signage and (b) related Public Space Protection Order enforcement campaigns sinc
Answer: Local councils are responsible for their own spending. The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is unringfenced recognising that local leaders are best placed to identify local priorities.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data the DLVA records on where a driver passed their driving test when exchanging a non-UK licence for a UK licence.
Answer: When a GB driving licence is issued in exchange for a licence issued in a non-GB country, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) add a ‘Code 70’ to the driver’s record to indicate that the driving licence was obtained through an exchange. Also, th...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether officials in her Department have had (a) meetings and (b) correspondence with (i) the Carbon Trust, (ii) MyEmissions, (iii) Raynor Foods Ltd. and (iv) UK food retailers on the
Answer: Eco-labels on food are used by some businesses on a voluntary basis to help consumers make more sustainable choices. Eco-labels based on robust environmental impact data could support informed consumer choices and business competition based on sustainabil...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a cross-party commission to progress the public inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Answer: The Government is driving forward work to establish the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse under the Inquiries Act 2005. It will be overseen by an Independent Commission with statutory powers to compel evidence and testi...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCensusCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84770More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to (a) initiate and (b) publish the findings of an emergency census in 2026.
Answer: In July the Government confirmed the next census of England and Wales will take place in 2031.
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGenetics: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff there are whose responsibilities include addressing genetic disorders associated with consanguinity.
Answer: The National Health Service in England supports patients with a variety of conditions related to genetics. NHS England is piloting and evaluating new models of care to improve the equity of access to genetic services for the small proportion of couples at...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of Safe Surgeries held by GPs in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold information regarding the number of Safe Surgeries.GPs are independent business that hold contracts with the National Health Service to perform essential services to the public, and as independent businesses, it is for each pr...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
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