Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2025
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Offenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are in the total absconder pool of foreign national offenders for which the latest data is available.
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 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Mental HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Information on sickness absence, including mental ill-health, is available in the Civil Service Sickness Absence Reports, which provide statistics by organisation and sickness reason. These reports can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collect...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants are in the total absconder pool for which the latest data is available.
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 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Mental HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: As of 31 October 2025, there are 0 staff in DfTc who have been absent for six months or more due to mental health.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Mental HealthDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology routinely reports its sickness absence data on gov.uk alongside the rest of the Civil Service.Information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absenceThis contains stat...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Mental HealthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Sickness absence information in the format requested is not available. The Cabinet Office publishes statistics on Civil Service sickness absence in regular reports, which can be found here: Sickness absence in the Civil Service - GOV.UK. The next release ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Mental HealthDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: As of 31 October 2025, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero had less than five employees on sickness absence for six months or more where the recorded reason related to mental health. The exact number has been redacted to avoid identification o...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Mental HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: The department records sickness absence categorised to show the broad reason for the absence, with one option titled ‘anxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric illnesses’. As of 31 October 2025, five or fewer members of staff in the department wer...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Mental HealthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Civil Service sickness absence reports, which provide statistics for sickness absence by organisation and sickness reason, including Mental Ill-Health, are published on an annual basis. The publication of the 2025 report is currently planned for 18 Decemb...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Mental HealthDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Civil Service sickness absence reports (which provide statistics for sickness absence by organisation and sickness reason, including Mental Ill-Health) are publicly available at: [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absence]. The next relea...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Mental HealthCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94421More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: The Civil Service publishes regular sickness absence reports, which provide statistics for sickness absence by organisation and sickness reason, including Mental Ill-Health. These can be found at Sickness absence in the Civil Service - GOV.UK.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Mental HealthAttorney GeneralTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94420More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Cabinet Office publishes sickness absence data for the Civil Service on an annual basis, including by organisation and by absence reason. I refer you to the statistics publicly available which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/si...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: VandalismHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on the nationality or immigration status of people arrested for offences committed against churches.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion and will not tolerate anti-Christian hatred in any form.The Home Office does not hold arrest or crime data specifically relating to Christian places of wo...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: VandalismHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests and prosecutions have resulted from reported offences against churches in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion and will not tolerate anti-Christian hatred in any form.The Home Office does not hold arrest or crime data specifically relating to Christian places of wo...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: VandalismHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department records crimes committed against churches, chapels and other places of Christian worship as a distinct offence category.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion and will not tolerate anti-Christian hatred in any form.The Home Office does not hold arrest or crime data specifically relating to Christian places of wo...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: VandalismHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded offences involving vandalism, arson, burglary, or hate-motivated attacks were committed against Christian places of worship in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion and will not tolerate anti-Christian hatred in any form.The Home Office does not hold arrest or crime data specifically relating to Christian places of wo...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: VandalismHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to conduct a national review into criminal attacks on churches and Christian heritage sites.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion and will not tolerate anti-Christian hatred in any form.The Home Office does not hold arrest or crime data specifically relating to Christian places of wo...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: AdvocacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department consulted (a) Stonewall, (b) Mermaids and (c) other advocacy organisations at any stage during the (i) design, (ii) approval, and (iii) communication of the PATHWAYS trial.
Answer: Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. That’s why we are following expert, independent advice from the Cass Review to implement a package of research to find out how the National Health Service can best support children and young people with g...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: Civil ProceedingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Pathway puberty-blocker trial on future legal claims by participants.
Answer: Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. That’s why we are following expert, independent advice from the Cass Review to implement a package of research to find out how the National Health Service can best support children and young people with g...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing HormonesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with Kings College London on the potential merits of pausing recruitment to the new Pathway puberty-blocker trial until an independent panel considers the findings of th
Answer: Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. That’s why we are following expert, independent advice from the Cass Review to implement a package of research to find out how the National Health Service can best support children and young people with g...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on the capacity of children aged between 11 and 15 to consent to medical trials related to puberty blockers.
Answer: Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. That’s why we are following expert, independent advice from the Cass Review to implement a package of research to find out how the National Health Service can best support children and young people with g...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing HormonesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of de-transitioners reporting harm from puberty blockers; and whether his Department considered this data as part of its approval of the trial.
Answer: There is currently no registry in place in the United Kingdom that routinely collects data that is specific to individuals who choose to detransition at any point following a previous medical intervention for gender reassignment.Last month, NHS England pu...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has obtained legal advice on whether putting minors on puberty blockers constitutes a breach of child-safeguarding duties.
Answer: Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. That’s why we are following expert, independent advice from the Cass Review to implement a package of research to find out how the National Health Service can best support children and young people with g...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children under the age of 16 were administered puberty blockers, including through (a) clinical trials and (b) private routes in each of the last five years; and what adverse effects were
Answer: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists or ‘puberty blockers’ are used to treat several medical conditions in children and young people. These can include precocious puberty, some forms of cancer, and endometriosis. They have been used outside of their li...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, to provide a breakdown of (i) the total number (ii) the age of children taken into care in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The latest figures on the number of children taken into care for reasons of court orders or police protection, emergency or child assessment orders in England by age are shown in the attached table.The latest figures on all children starting to be looked ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
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