Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has provided for the repair of potholes (a) in Great Yarmouth constituency and (b) nationally in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. Norfolk County Council is the local highway authority for the Great Yarmouth constituency, and they are therefore resp...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average length of time was for planning permission to be granted for (a) businesses and (b) residential properties in (i) Great Yarmouth constituency and (ii) England in
Answer: We do not hold this information. However data on the number of permissions granted for residential and non-residential development and local planning authority performance in deciding planning applications can be found at the following link: https://www.g...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFisheries: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation AgreementDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to prepare for the expiration of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement provisions on fishing on 30 June 2026.
Answer: The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides reciprocal access for UK and EU vessels during the fisheries adjustment period. The adjustment period ends in June 2026 after which access becomes a matter for annual negotiation as is typical between coa...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFisheries: QuotasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) limiting and (b) banning commercial trading of fishing licence quotas.
Answer: The Government is not planning any assessment on commercial trading of fishing licence quotas. Quota trading helps our fishing industry by allowing quota to flow to those who most need it. This helps maximise uptake and mitigate choke risks. It also provi...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Territorial WatersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) provenance and (b) tax tests to prevent vessels with foreign owners from flying a UK flag of convenience when c
Answer: The Government is not considering the introduction of provenance and tax tests on owners of British fishing boats. These vessels are already required to provide genuine economic benefits to the UK through the economic link licence conditions.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: Territorial WatersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning all foreign supertrawlers from UK waters.
Answer: If foreign vessels were prohibited from fishing in UK waters without clear evidence of their negative impacts, we could expect reciprocal action to be taken against UK vessels. For actions relating to the EU, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement sets out v...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Territorial WatersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require that all fish caught in (a) UK territorial waters and (b) the UK exclusive economic zone are
Answer: The Government is not considering the introduction of legislation that would require all fish caught within UK waters to be landed and processed in the UK. British fishing boats currently have the flexibility to land their fish into ports and markets whic...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Territorial WatersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) introduce a licence fee for access to UK (a) territorial and (b) exclusive economic zone waters to foreign vessels granted permission to catch fish and (b) use that fee
Answer: The licensing of UK vessels to fish in UK waters is a devolved matter. The licensing of foreign fishing vessels to access UK territorial waters and exclusive economic zone is reserved. Defra has no plans to introduce licence fees, although has powers to d...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDonald TrumpForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Prime Minister will have discussions with the Royal Household on issuing an invitation for a state visit to President-Elect Trump.
Answer: The Government does not comment on discussions with the Royal Household. The Prime Minister spoke to President-elect Donald Trump on 6 November to congratulate him on his historic victory. The Prime Minister said he looked forward to working closely with ...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMerchant Shipping Act 1995Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will amend the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 in line with the Merchant Shipping Act 1988.
Answer: The Government is not planning to amend the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 in line with the repealed Merchant Shipping Act 1988.
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAbsent VotingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of voters are registered to vote by post in each parliamentary constituency.
Answer: The data is not held centrally. Electoral registers are maintained by local Electoral Registration Officers (EROs). EROs are the custodians of electoral registers, and this data is not held by central government.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordClass SizesDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the average class size at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Great Yarmouth constituency and (ii) England in each of the last twenty years.
Answer: The department holds data on average class sizes in the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ publication, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics. This pub...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists have closed in (a) Great Yarmouth constituency and (b) Norfolk since 2016.
Answer: Data is not held on how many dentists have closed in the Great Yarmouth constituency and Norfolk since 2016.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many yellow card reports there have been on Covid-19 vaccines.
Answer: As of 4 November 2024, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has received a total of 489,991 spontaneous, suspected adverse reaction reports for COVID-19 vaccines in the United Kingdom.However, it is important to note that reporters are ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what charges were issued to non-UK residents of what nationalities not entitled to free secondary healthcare by the James Paget NHS trust for each treatment in each of the last three financial year
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care does not collect the information requested.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFisheries: QuotasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) UK's initial demand for total allowable catch and (b) agreed outcome was for quotas for each species in its negotiations with the EU on fish quotas in each year since 2021
Answer: Due to the nature of the negotiations, it is not appropriate to publicly disclose negotiating documents detailing the UK’s opening positions. The Written Records detailing the outcome of the UK’s annual fisheries negotiations with the EU are published on ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will strengthen the procedure ensuring that patients meet the residency requirements for treatment on the NHS.
Answer: Relevant National Health Service bodies are legally required to identify, make, and recover charges from overseas visitors under the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015, also known as the Charging Regulations. The Department is committed t...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11395 on Undocumented Migrants: Offenders, if she will publish information on the proportion of irregular migrants who have (a) previous criminal
Answer: 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 needs, as well as quality and availability of data.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants were housed in hotels of each star rating in each year since 2018.
Answer: Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority and accommodation type, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The Governm...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: MigrantsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of Universal Credit were born outside the UK in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming Universal Credit. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer's eligibility to claim benefits. An individual's specific country of birth does not play a rol...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIVF: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS IVF treatments were provided to asylum seekers in each of the last five years.
Answer: Neither the Department nor NHS England holds data on who accesses IVF treatment. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority publishes information on the numbers and IVF cycles carried out, including whether they were privately or NHS funded, but thi...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHabitual Residence TestDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11207 on Habitual Residence Test, how many habitual residence tests related to Universal Credit assessments have been granted in each of the last fi
Answer: The table below gives the number of Universal Credit (UC) Habitual Residence Test (HRT) assessments that resulted in a ‘pass’ decision in the past five years. Date Decision Entered on Admin SystemNumber of UC HRT 'Pass' DecisionsApril 2019 to March 202038...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides free English lessons for irregular migrants.
Answer: The Home Office does not provide English Language lessons as part of the provision of Asylum Support.
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Arrests and ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on checking the immigration status of individuals during the process of arrest to prosecution.
Answer: Where relevant, the Police will check the immigration status of individuals they arrest with Immigration Enforcement. The purpose of sharing this information is to assist in establishing identity.Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the locations of how many irregular migrants processed by the authorities and believed to be in the UK are unknown to her Department.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold or detain asylum seekers in asylum accommodation, and individuals are free to leave their accommodation if they no longer require support. The Home Office does maintain records of where supported asylum seekers are accommodat...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
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