Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Coastal Erosion: PropertyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many residential and commercial properties in England have been demolished, abandoned, or lost as a result of coastal erosion in each year since 2010, broken down by region and loc
Answer: Local Authorities have primary responsibility for managing coastal erosion; they are not required to report demolitions and may hold alternative records. The Environment Agency has a strategic overview of flooding and coastal erosion and administers the C...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration is given to the needs of vulnerable individuals when placing asylum seekers in large-scale or military-site accommodation.
Answer: Asylum seekers are allocated accommodation on a no choice basis, in line with Home Office published policy. If an individual’s needs cannot be met on site, and they are assessed as unsuitable to be allocated to or remain on site, they will be moved/alloca...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the impact of geographic remoteness on the practical ability of asylum seekers to exercise freedom of movement.
Answer: In accordance with current legislation, people with a valid pending claim for asylum are permitted to remain in the UK while their claim is being processed, and as they have permission to remain in the UK during that time, they cannot be routinely detaine...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether residents of asylum accommodation on Ministry of Defence sites are subject to any formal curfew or restrictions on hours of entry and exit.
Answer: In accordance with current legislation, people with a valid pending claim for asylum are permitted to remain in the UK while their claim is being processed, and as they have permission to remain in the UK during that time, they cannot be routinely detaine...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish any internal documents, including meeting notes and summaries, relating to engagement with faith groups during the development of the death certification and registra
Answer: The Department has worked extensively with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders on the death certification reforms. The Department’s formal consultation in March 2016 sought direct views from National Health Service clinicians, medical examiner...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS clinicians, medical examiners, coroners or registrars raised concerns about the operational impact, workload implications or feasibility of the death certification and registration refo
Answer: The Department has worked extensively with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders on the death certification reforms. The Department’s formal consultation in March 2016 sought direct views from National Health Service clinicians, medical examiner...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department had with faith groups on the development of the death certification and registration reforms introduced in September 2024.
Answer: The Department has worked extensively with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders on the death certification reforms. The Department’s formal consultation in March 2016 sought direct views from National Health Service clinicians, medical examiner...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Greater ManchesterHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received briefings on Operation Hexagon conducted by Greater Manchester Police since 2019.
Answer: Operation Hexagon was a police operation established by Greater Manchester Police in 2019 independently of Government.The Home Office is not aware of having received briefings on Operation Hexagon and currently holds only information that is publicly avai...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Greater ManchesterHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on Operation Hexagon conducted by Greater Manchester Police.
Answer: Operation Hexagon was a police operation established by Greater Manchester Police in 2019 independently of Government.The Home Office is not aware of having received briefings on Operation Hexagon and currently holds only information that is publicly avai...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what internal discussions her Department has had on the publication of data on asylum accommodation sites and occupancy levels; and under what statutory, policy and civil service frameworks decisions
Answer: The Home Office does not give a live commentary on the number of asylum seekers accommodated at accommodation sites.The Home Office publishes statistics on a quarterly basis detailing the number of supported asylum seekers accommodated in each local autho...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFootball: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department or its arm's length bodies, including Sport England, have issued to organisations such as County Football Associations on maintaining neutrality when delivering inclu
Answer: Neither Sport England nor the Football Foundation fund political campaigning or religious activity, as this is prohibited under National Lottery funding regulations. As such there is no definition of political and religious neutrality that applies to Coun...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFootball: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what definition of political and religious neutrality applies to County Football Associations in receipt of public funding, including funding distributed via Sport England or the Football Foundat
Answer: Neither Sport England nor the Football Foundation fund political campaigning or religious activity, as this is prohibited under National Lottery funding regulations. As such there is no definition of political and religious neutrality that applies to Coun...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: 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
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