Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Medical Treatments: GazaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse is of the scheme to evacuate and treat injured children from Gaza in the United Kingdom.
Answer: The Government is committed to funding the costs associated with evacuating Gazan children for treatment in the United Kingdom. Departments will share the costs for the process by funding their specific areas of responsibility from their existing budgets.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that (a) police forces and (b) local authorities are preserving all relevant evidence and records that may be required by the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to implement the 12 recommendations that were accepted by the Government of the National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what interim reporting schedule has been agreed for the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse; and whether the Inquiry will publish local findings before its final repo
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse will have powers under the Inquiries Act 2005 to compel evidence from serving and former (a) police officers, (b) coun
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget allocation is for the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in financial year 2025-26; and how much funding has been committed to date for (a) staffing,
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the first local areas to be examined by the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse are; and what criteria was used to select them.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Terms of Reference for the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse to be published.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a chair has been appointed to lead the national inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse; and what the (a) selection process, (b) shortlist and (c) timetable was for that a
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in establishing the independent commission to oversee the national inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my response to the Urgent Question of 21 October.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Sexual OffencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sexual assaults there were in NHS hospitals by staff by the nationality of the assailant in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the appalling crimes of rape and sexual assault. NHS England has introduced a comprehensive package of measures to improve sexual safety across the National Health Service. NHS England has made tackling sexual misco...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: MeatMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that halal food is not the default option in (a) his Department, (b) military academies and (c) the armed forces.
Answer: It is current Defence policy that Halal food is not the default option for the Ministry of Defence (MOD), military academies, or the Armed Forces. There are currently no Defence institutions where Halal food is the only option. Suppliers are required to e...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: SanctionsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 74856 on Deportation: Sanctions, what sanctions have been applied under sections 70-74 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 in each year sinc
Answer: Sections 70-74 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 refer to the power to impose visa penalties on countries who, in the opinion of the Home Secretary, are a) uncooperative on the return of any its nationals or citizens, or b), pose a risk to internati...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of digital identity services for (a) individual freedom and (b) personal privacy.
Answer: The Government is committed to making the state more efficient and easier to interact with through harnessing technology. We want to learn from countries who have digitised government services for the benefit of their citizens.We are looking at whether a ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Proof of IdentityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the risk of digital identity systems being used for surveillance of people.
Answer: The Government is committed to making the state more efficient and easier to interact with through harnessing technology. We want to learn from countries who have digitised government services for the benefit of their citizens.We are looking at whether a ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of additional (a) civil servants and (b) contractors required to administer a digital ID system.
Answer: The Government is committed to making the state more efficient and easier to interact with through harnessing technology. We want to learn from countries who have digitised government services for the benefit of their citizens.We are looking at whether a ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the value for money of a digital ID system compared to existing forms of identification.
Answer: The Government is committed to making the state more efficient and easier to interact with through harnessing technology. We want to learn from countries who have digitised government services for the benefit of their citizens.We are looking at whether a ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75219More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of implementing and maintaining a Digital ID system.
Answer: The government will cost and publish costings of policies it chooses to introduce in the usual way at fiscal events.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the top five reasons are for deportation flights being cancelled.
Answer: The information you have required is not available from published statistics.
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of private security contractors used in deportations has been in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office uses its Escorting and Related Services Contract with Mitie Care and Custody to effect Returns of persons with no right to remain within the UK. The costs of this contract are routinely published as part of the Home Office Transparency dat...
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff her Department employs to organise deportation flights.
Answer: Staff working on deportation flights are often deployed flexibly across broader returns and enforcement workstreams. As such, it is not possible to disaggregate staffing figures to isolate those solely focused on deportation flights and obtaining the spec...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDetention CentresHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detainees have absconded from immigration detention in each year since 2020.
Answer: Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) are used flexibly to detain foreign nationals liable for removal from the UK. This includes time-served foreign national offenders, immigration offenders and those who have arrived in the UK illegally. As of 1 September,...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detention places are currently available for foreign nationals awaiting deportation.
Answer: Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) are used flexibly to detain foreign nationals liable for removal from the UK. This includes time-served foreign national offenders, immigration offenders and those who have arrived in the UK illegally. As of 1 September,...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of leaving European Convention on Human Rights on the ability of the UK to deport foreign nationals.
Answer: We set out in our Immigration White Paper our intention to bring forward legislation to allow us to more easily remove foreign national offenders.Later this year we will set out more detailed reforms and stronger measures to ensure our laws are upheld, in...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seats were booked on deportation charter flights in the last year; and how many were used.
Answer: In the year 5 September 2024 to 4 September 2025 inclusive, the capacity available for those being returned on the 64 returns charter flights that operated was 3717 seats. Of these, 2972 seats were used across the 64 returns charter flights.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
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