Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2024
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NHS: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the average additional time taken during the appointments for (a) translation and (b) interpretation.
Answer: The Department does not hold the requested information centrally. Integrated care boards are responsible for arranging National Health Service healthcare services to meet the needs of their respective populations, which includes translation services.The D...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15631 on NHS: Translation Services , what the reason was for the change in the number of e-RS letters sent out in (a) 2019/20 and (b) 2020/21.
Answer: The main reason for the change in the number of e-Referral Service (e-RS) letters sent out in 2019/20 and 2020/21 was the COVID-19 pandemic, which reduced the number of referrals being created in the National Health Service e-RS. In addition, in early 202...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of reported (a) error and (b) fraud has not been investigated for each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: StorageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November to Question 13915 on Protective Clothing: Storage, if he will publish a breakdown of where personal protective equipment that is unsuitable for NHS use is stor
Answer: Since April 2022, operational management of pandemic era personal protective equipment (PPE) has been carried out by the NHS Supply Chain. They report that PPE considered unsuitable for use in the National Health Service is currently held at the following...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average height is of male asylum seekers recorded via the National Child Measurement Programme.
Answer: The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) is a mandatory public health function of local authorities, and it collects data on the weight status of children aged four to five years old, or those in Reception, and 10 to 11 years old, or those in Year ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: OverpaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15043 on Social Security Benefits: Overpayments, what the reason was for the increases in Monetary Value of Fraud and Error between FYE 20 and FYE
Answer: The Department published a detailed account of its understanding of the reasons for the increase in overpayments in its Annual Report and Accounts for 2020/21. HC 422 – Department for Work and Pensions – Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many private provider contracts have been commissioned by the NHS to treat irregular migrants in each of the last ten years; and what the cost to the public purse was of those contracts.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 27 November 2024 to Question 14728.
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Freedom of InformationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish her Department’s response to FOI2024/88818.
Answer: As the Freedom of Information (FOI) request, FOI2024/88818, was submitted via WhatDoTheyKnow.com (WDTK), the FOI is already publicly available for anyone to access. The FOI can be accessed on WDTK via the following link: Universal Credit access, Refugees ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Military BasesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the planned cost to the public purse is of leasing the military base in Diego Garcia from Mauritius.
Answer: It is not normal practice for the UK to confirm the value of its payments for military bases anywhere across the globe. Whilst the annual 'operating costs' of some bases and training areas may be shared, this is different to the value of payments for mili...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum and Undocumented Migrants: HousingHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an official and voluntary scheme for hon. Members to house (a) asylum seekers and (b) irregular migrants.
Answer: There are currently no such Government-backed voluntary schemes for housing asylum seekers for any households in the UK, regardless of whether that household contains an MP. It is up to MPs to decide who they might wish to live with - this is not a matter...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of people who took an English for Speakers of Other Languages class claimed Universal Credit in the last 12 months; and what the cost to the public purse was of the provision of tho
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and is therefore not readily available. The department does hold data on the number of people who took an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) qualification, but this only includes learners funded ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: AviationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) air miles and (b) flights he has completed since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Data on minister’s overseas travel and on senior civil servant’s business expenses is published on a quarterly basis. This can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/desnz-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-meetings-april-to-june-2024
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: AviationTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16319More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many international (a) air miles and (b) flights have been completed by (i) her and (ii) staff in her office since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Chancellor and her Private Office staff have completed three international trips since 5 July 2024. Further details for international flights will be published in the usual way in due course on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-min...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16318More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many international (a) air miles and (b) flights have been completed by (i) the Prime Minister and (ii) his staff since 5 July 2024.
Answer: As was the practice under the previous Government, information about official overseas ministerial travel will be published as part of the Cabinet Office transparency returns and made available on the GOV.UK website.
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the proportion of energy used by his Department, broken down by energy source.
Answer: The Department collects data on its energy use, broken down by energy source, and reports this to Defra on a quarterly basis as part of the Greening Government Commitments.
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: FoodDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of food provided in canteens in his Department that is produced in the UK.
Answer: The Department is a customer of the Government Property Agency (GPA). GPA is the landlord or building manager at the Department’s office occupations, where the space is often shared with several other tenant organisations. The Department buys catering ser...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: FoodDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what proportion of days is (a) meat and (b) dairy available in canteens in his Department.
Answer: The Department is a customer of the Government Property Agency (GPA). GPA is the landlord or building manager at the Department’s office occupations, where the space is often shared with several other tenant organisations. The Department buys catering ser...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: thebigwordCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16295More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was paid to thebigword by all Departments in each of the last ten years.
Answer: All Government Departments are responsible for determining their own requirements for language services and ensuring these deliver good value for money for the taxpayer. Details on how much is paid to individual suppliers, including thebigword, is not hel...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TravelHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on asylum seekers visiting their country of origin whilst still resident in the UK.
Answer: Claimants whose asylum claim has not been decided are not permitted to leave the UK without permission, for example to visit their country of origin, until their claim has been concluded. If they do so, their claim may be withdrawn under the Immigration R...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid: Undocumented MigrantsMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid was provided to (a) irregular migrants and (b) asylum seekers in each of the last five years.
Answer: Expenditure data for irregular migrants and asylum seekers across all legal aid schemes is not held centrally.The Legal Aid Agency publishes information about case volumes and expenditure data for the immigration and asylum category as part of its officia...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November to Question 14345 on Undocumented Migrants, if she will make it her policy to publish data on the number of asylum seekers for whom her Department does not have a
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer I gave on 27 November to his Question UIN 15076.
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11414 on Undocumented Migrants: Crimes of Violence, if she will make it her policy to publish data on (a) recorded incidents of assault against he
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 27 November to question UIN 15076.
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers have formally raised concern about the age of irregular migrant students in each of the last five years.
Answer: Concerns of this nature would be raised with the individual local authority children’s services team which has responsibility for the unaccompanied asylum-seeking child, therefore the department does not hold data on this.
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of equipment purchased by his Department and in use by his Department was manufactured (a) in and (b) outside the UK.
Answer: For the Financial Year 2023-24, the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) total global expenditure with industry and commerce, including Foreign Military Sales and direct payments to Foreign Governments, was £34.6 billion of which £5.5 billion (16%) related to work...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to help determine the ages of irregular migrants.
Answer: Where an individual claims to be a child without any documentary evidence, and where there is reason to doubt their claimed age, immigration officers are required to make an initial age decision to determine whether the individual should be treated as a c...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
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