Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Department for Business and Trade: PayDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employees in his Department earn (a) £100,000 and (b) £166,000 or more per year.
Answer: Information on the number of individuals directly employed by the Department who earn £100,000 or more, including those earning £166,000 or more, is published on a quarterly basis in the Department’s organograms. These set out senior civil service pay det...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70132More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many employees in his Department earn (a) £100,000 and (b) £166,000 or more per year.
Answer: Salary information for Senior Cabinet Office employees can be found at https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/ff76be1f-4f37-4bef-beb7-32b259413be1/organogram-cabinet-office. The next update is due to be published by 6th December 2025.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: PayAttorney GeneralTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70130More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many employees in her Department earn (a) £100,000 and (b) £166,000 or more per year.
Answer: The Attorney General’s Office follows Civil Service Commission guidance on recruitment of its staff and remunerates consistent to Cabinet Office rules. All government departments are required to publish the salaries of Senior Civil Servants in their Annua...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: MigrantsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance she has issued to (a) work coaches and (b) case managers on processing claims for new claimants from (i) Israel and (ii) the Palestinian Occupied Territories.
Answer: Guidance for DWP staff making benefit decisions is available on gov.uk. Specific guidance on new customers arriving in the UK from Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories will be published in the usual way.
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Habitual Residence TestDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason new claimants from (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories will be exempt from the Habitual Residence Test for Universal Credit.
Answer: Given the circumstances in which British nationals and their eligible families have urgently travelled to the UK following the Government’s evacuations, DWP want to ensure that those arriving can access benefits as soon as possible (where they meet all ot...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticeship LevyTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68160More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the funds raised through the apprenticeship levy was allocated directly to apprenticeships; and how much was redirected to general government revenue in each of the last ten financial years.
Answer: The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in 2017, and is paid by large employers with a total annual pay bill of over £3 million. Their contribution is 0.5% of their total annual pay bill. HMT sets the Department for Education’s budget at each Spending Revi...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the proportion of local authorities that conduct (a) in-person interviews and (b) English language testing before issuing (i) taxi and (ii) private hire vehicle licences
Answer: The Policing and Crime Act 2017 enables the Secretary of State for Transport to issue statutory guidance to licensing authorities on exercising their taxi and private hire vehicle licensing functions to protect children and vulnerable adults. Statutory gu...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: Personal NamesHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy to allow people with pending deportation orders to change their name.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave him to Question 58408.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: IncomeTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68157More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have had a turnover below the VAT threshold in each of the past five years.
Answer: The total number of businesses in 2024 is estimated at 5.6 million (see Business population estimates 2024 - GOV.UK, detailed table 2). According to HMRC statistics, there were around 1.3 million business registered for VAT with turnover above the thresho...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWales Office: ContractsWales OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of her Department's procurement contracts were awarded to UK companies in the last financial year.
Answer: Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder).Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023 above £12,000 inc. VAT are p...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: ContractsScotland OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of procurement contracts were awarded to UK companies in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The Scotland Office did not award any procurement contracts in 2024-25.The Scotland Office is a small Ministerial Department which, other than for minor or bespoke purchases, does not normally undertake direct procurement.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: ContractsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of procurement contracts were awarded to UK companies in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: In the 2024-25 financial year, the Northern Ireland Office has awarded all procurement contracts to UK companies.Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder (ht...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: ContractsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of procurement contracts were awarded to UK companies in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: Within financial year 2024-2025, the Ministry of Justice awarded 601 contracts to suppliers for provision of goods and services across the justice sector. 591 (98.3%) of these contracts were awarded to UK companies.Details of central government contracts ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ContractsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of procurement contracts were awarded to UK companies in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023 above £12,000 inc VAT are p...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of procurement contracts were awarded to UK companies in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023 above £12,000 inc VAT are p...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of procurement contracts were awarded to UK companies in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The requested information is not held in a reportable format. To provide this information would require a manual review of contract records, which could only be done for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: ContractsTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67644More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of her Department's procurement contracts were awarded to British companies in the last financial year.
Answer: Contracts are awarded in compliance with the relevant public procurement regulations to ensure value for money, and most go to UK firms.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ContractsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of his Department's procurement contracts were awarded to British companies in the last financial year.
Answer: Based on available data, in the financial year 2024-25, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) centrally awarded a total of 558 commercial contracts. Of these, 277 contracts-representing approximately 49.6 per cent of awarded contracts-we...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of his Department's procurement contracts were awarded to British companies in the last financial year.
Answer: In the last financial year, 2024/25, 95.7% of procurement contracts were awarded to suppliers which reported to the Department that their legal entity is registered in the United Kingdom, in the UK Companies House Register.
Answered 8 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: ContractsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of her Department's procurement contracts were awarded to British companies in the last financial year.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs. Information on government contracts can be found here: DWP Contracts Finder.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: ContractsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of departmental procurement contracts were awarded to British companies in the last financial year.
Answer: Across DfT (DfTc and EAs), in FY 24/25, 901 out of 909 contracts were awarded to British Companies (based in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland). Companies were determined as British Companies by reviewing suppliers addresses and operations for ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: ContractsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many and what proportion of departmental procurement contracts were awarded to British companies in the last financial year.
Answer: Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder).Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023 above £12,000 inc VAT are pu...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ContractsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of departmental procurement contracts were awarded to British companies in the last financial year.
Answer: There were 508 contracts awarded by Defra as the contract owner in financial year 2024/25 – 500 are to UK-based suppliers, which equates to 98.43% and excludes purchase orders raised for Defra below threshold. Details of central Government contracts above...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: ContractsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of departmental procurement contracts were awarded to British companies in the 2024-2025 financial year.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero awarded 98.5% of its contracts to British Companies.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: ContractsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of departmental procurement contracts were awarded to British companies in the last financial year.
Answer: The department’s procurement and contract management system only collects information related to company head office addresses rather than the ‘nationality’ of a company.Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced befo...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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