Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Shipping: IdentificationDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cases of vessels switching off or falsifying their Automatic Identification System (AIS) data have been identified in UK waters in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Government continuously monitors UK waters to ensure the safety of mariners, protect the marine environment and uphold the UK's national security. Instances of vessels switching off their AIS are monitored on a case-by-case basis. We are unable to pro...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications for overseas workers hid Department received under the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups, broken down by nationality, in each year since it has been in operation.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade launched the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups on 10 June as part of the Government's Modern Industrial Strategy. The scheme - worth up to £25K for around 50 businesses a year - supports eligible scale-ups ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many overseas dependents are supported under the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups broken down by nationality.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade launched the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups on 10 June as part of the Government's Modern Industrial Strategy. The scheme - worth up to £25K for around 50 businesses a year - supports eligible scale-ups ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many overseas workers are supported under the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups broken down by nationality.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade launched the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups on 10 June as part of the Government's Modern Industrial Strategy. The scheme - worth up to £25K for around 50 businesses a year - supports eligible scale-ups ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications to the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups have been (a) received, (b) approved and (c) rejected.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade launched the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups on 10 June as part of the Government's Modern Industrial Strategy. The scheme - worth up to £25K for around 50 businesses a year - supports eligible scale-ups ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding has been paid under the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups; how many overseas workers have been supported; and how many dependants have been included.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade launched the Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups on 10 June as part of the Government's Modern Industrial Strategy. The scheme - worth up to £25K for around 50 businesses a year - supports eligible scale-ups ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who is responsible for recording and reporting the number of asylum seekers at individual accommodation sites; and what systems are used to collect and manage that data.
Answer: Experienced specialists in asylum accommodation services, are appointed at sites. They are responsible for ensuring the safe and secure operation of the accommodation and for providing wraparound support that meets the essential health and wellbeing needs...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) procedures and (b) mechanisms are in place to control entry and exit at the asylum accommodation site in Crowborough; and what guidance is issued to security staff on how to verify and differ
Answer: Clearsprings Ready Homes, an experienced specialist in asylum accommodation services, has been appointed by the Home Office to manage the site. They are responsible for ensuring the safe and secure operation of the accommodation and for providing wraparou...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of individuals accommodated at the asylum site in Crowborough at its opening remain in residence; and what proportion have subsequently left, including through relocation, grant of sta
Answer: The Home Office does not give a live commentary on the number of asylum seekers accommodated at accommodation sites.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMemorials: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding has been provided to support war memorials dedicated to specific faith groups in the last ten years, broken down by religion.
Answer: Government funding for the design and construction of war memorials, including those associated with particular faith groups, is considered on a case-by-case basis. In May 2026, the Government announced up to £970,000 of funding towards the creation of a ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) recreational, (b) leisure and (c) community activities are provided to asylum seekers housed at Crowborough Training Camp; what funding is allocated for such activities; and which organisatio
Answer: The Home Office engages with Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) organisations to provide activities on-site for residents. VCS organisations currently deliver football training sessions as well as percussion music workshops on-site and, following success el...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on (a) the use of pupils to accompany or guide visitors during open days or events, and (b) ensuring such interactions are supervised where visitors have not bee
Answer: All schools and colleges must have regard to statutory safeguarding guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’, which sets out the duties on schools and colleges to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This applies to all visitors, including ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools that allow members of the public to attend open days or events on school premises on (a) (i) statutory and (ii) non-statutory safeguarding requirements, (b) iden
Answer: All schools and colleges must have regard to statutory safeguarding guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’, which sets out the duties on schools and colleges to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This applies to all visitors, including ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of policing powers in addressing incidents involving involving large and spontaneously formed groups engaged in anti-social behaviour and crimi
Answer: In the UK people are free to gather and protest, provided this remains lawful. Where groups engage in unlawful behaviour, including actions that are violent or cause harassment, alarm, or distress to others, the police have powers to respond. The use of t...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what key performance indicators are included in contracts with (a) Migrant Help and (b) the Refugee Council for the provision of asylum support services; what targets are set for those indicators; and
Answer: Migrant Help holds the Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility contract. Details of the contract, including KPIs, can be found on the Contracts Finder at: AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Elligibility - Contracts Finder.The Refugee Council is contracted ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken from submission to decision was for applications for support under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for (a) applications made on medical grounds and (b)
Answer: For information on support provided under sections 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Table AS_01 of the Asylum Support Data in the Migration Transparency Datasets provides the total number of applications for S4 support, with data available bac...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Telephone ServicesHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average call answering times for asylum helplines; and what performance requirements are set for call handling times with contractors.
Answer: Migrant Help holds the Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility contract. Details of the contract, including KPIs, can be found on the Contracts Finder at: AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Elligibility - Contracts Finder.The Refugee Council is contracted ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: General PractitionersHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight and verification processes are applied to medical evidence provided by general practitioners in support of applications under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; whethe
Answer: For information on support provided under sections 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Table AS_01 of the Asylum Support Data in the Migration Transparency Datasets provides the total number of applications for S4 support, with data available bac...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people whose asylum claims have been refused have (a) applied for and (b) been granted support under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in the last fiv
Answer: For information on support provided under sections 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Table AS_01 of the Asylum Support Data in the Migration Transparency Datasets provides the total number of applications for S4 support, with data available bac...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals whose asylum claims have been refused applied for support under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each of the last five years.
Answer: For information on support provided under sections 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Table AS_01 of the Asylum Support Data in the Migration Transparency Datasets provides the total number of applications for S4 support, with data available bac...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AsylumDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of asylum seekers are enrolled in state-funded (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and whether such data is available by region and local authority.
Answer: The Department for Education does not hold data on pupils at state-funded schools in England who are the children of asylum seekers.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individuals subject to deportation and removal proceedings are recorded as being on NHS waiting lists, including for organ transplants and other specialised treatments.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: TemperatureDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Jobcentres and other public-facing sites (i) reduced opening hours and (ii) closed and (b) appointments were (A) cancelled and (B) moved to remote provision during the week commencing 22 Ju
Answer: Throughout the recent red weather extreme heat warning period (w/c 22nd June), there were a number of Jobcentre closures per day due to heat. 24/06/26 – 23625/06/26 – 21926/06/26 – 11127/06/26 – 7 In addition, over the 4 days we also saw 21 sites open but...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle fraud involving disability benefit claimants undertaking undeclared work; and how many such cases have been identified in the last 12 months.
Answer: Where a concern is raised about an individual’s entitlement to benefit, whether through a public referral or through other intelligence, the department will always take appropriate action. Benefit fraud occurs where an individual dishonestly makes a decla...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 7707 on Asylum: Housing, what data her Department holds on the time taken between consultation with local authorities and final approval of asylum ac
Answer: The Home Office has a legal obligation to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute and is committed to ensuring the system operates in a fair, efficient and sustainable way.We work closely with local authorities when procuring and using dis...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
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