Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Coastal Erosion: NorfolkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what cost-benefit assessments have been undertaken to support decisions on managed realignment for the Winterton-on-Sea to Scratby section of Shoreline Management Plan 6.
Answer: The Kelling Hard to Lowestoft Shoreline Management Plan (SMP6), covering Winterton-on-Sea to Scratby, was adopted by Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) in 2012. The plan was developed by a partnership led by North Norfolk District Council, with GYBC, W...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to publish a list of all external organisations, including women’s, men’s, and specialist advocacy groups, that received funding, consultancy fees, or formal engagement contracts during the development of revised
Answer: Under this Government the Ministry of Justice has not provided funding, paid consultancy fees, or entered into formal engagement contracts with external organisations in developing revised domestic abuse guidance or safeguarding processes in private law c...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contracts, grants, or commissioned research projects were issued by his Department or by Cafcass in connection with the revision of domestic-abuse practice frameworks since 2016; what the value of each contr
Answer: Over the last two years as Cafcass has been developing its domestic abuse policy and updating its guidance, it has worked with key partners, including fathers’ groups.In addition to this, Cafcass works with external organisations to support the developmen...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which men’s or fathers’ organisations Cafcass has consulted in the development of its domestic-abuse guidance, safeguarding practice, and private-law policy frameworks; and what assessment he has made of the adeq
Answer: Over the last two years as Cafcass has been developing its domestic abuse policy and updating its guidance, it has worked with key partners, including fathers’ groups.In addition to this, Cafcass works with external organisations to support the developmen...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which external organisations Cafcass engages with in the development of its domestic-abuse guidance and practice frameworks; and whether this includes any women’s advocacy groups or specialist women’s services.
Answer: Over the last two years as Cafcass has been developing its domestic abuse policy and updating its guidance, it has worked with key partners, including fathers’ groups.In addition to this, Cafcass works with external organisations to support the developmen...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of private-law children cases in the last five years involved Cafcass recommending a temporary pause or restriction on a father’s contact with his child following an allegation of domestic abuse b
Answer: Cafcass does not record structured data in its case management system to enable the identification of the proportion of private-law children's cases in which a recommendation was made to pause or restrict a father’s contact following an allegation of dome...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to publish annual data comparing repayment outcomes under the Alternative Student Finance model and the standard student loan system; and if she will make an estimate of the cost of
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency plans her Department has to ensure repayments for standard student loans and the Alternative Student Finance model remain equivalent if repayment outcomes diverge.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the potential cost to the public purse of (a) maintaining, (b) reviewing and (c) administering the Alternative Student Finance model, including advisory services, system
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department or the Student Loans Company have entered into (a) contracts, (b) memoranda of understanding and (c) advisory agreements with Islamic finance advisory organisations regarding the Alternat
Answer: Details of the department's previous engagements may be accessed on GOV.UK’s ‘Contracts Finder’ tool, which is available at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.Details of any future commercial engagements, including contracts, will be publi...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to maintain ongoing engagement with Islamic finance advisory bodies to review the continued sharia compliance of the Alternative Student Finance model.
Answer: Details of the department's previous engagements may be accessed on GOV.UK’s ‘Contracts Finder’ tool, which is available at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.Details of any future commercial engagements, including contracts, will be publi...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOffensive Weapons: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider bringing forward legislation jointly with the Secretary of State for Justice to help tackle cases in which parents or carers knowingly conceal from law-enforcement authorities a c
Answer: There is no existing standalone legal duty to compel a parent, carer or any other bystander to report any criminality, including the procurement or possession of knives and weapons.Where parents are unable or unwilling to respond to potential safeguarding...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOffensive Weapons: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Government's processes for responding to sustained parental or carer non-cooperation with safeguarding or law-enforcement authorities in cases invol
Answer: Where existing statutory frameworks underpin safeguarding processes, there is no requirement for parents or carers to co-operate. However, parental or carer consent is not required for agencies to share information relating to safeguarding and child prote...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOffensive Weapons: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of laws to address cases in which parents or carers intentionally conceal, obscure, or fail to disclose a child’s procurement or possession of knives or ot
Answer: There is no existing standalone legal duty to compel a parent, carer or any other bystander to report any criminality, including the procurement or possession of knives and weapons.Where parents are unable or unwilling to respond to potential safeguarding...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Justice: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review current guidance and training to ensure that equality considerations do not inhibit proportionate and effective statutory action in safeguarding and youth justice contexts.
Answer: Where there are safeguarding concerns, or where youth justice services are involved with an individual, decisions on these cases must be based on the individual circumstances of the case alone. Protected characteristics, such as ethnicity, should not infl...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Justice: Mental Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of law and statutory guidance to ensure that safeguarding, youth justice and mental health agencies can share relevant risk information without parental co
Answer: Where existing statutory frameworks underpin safeguarding processes, there is no requirement for parents or carers to co-operate. However, parental or carer consent is not required for agencies to share information relating to safeguarding and child prote...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth JusticeHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) make an assessment of the adequacy of the statutory framework for agencies to investigate and respond where parents and carers actively hinder, obstruct and decline to engage with safe
Answer: Where existing statutory frameworks underpin safeguarding processes, there is no requirement for parents or carers to co-operate. However, parental or carer consent is not required for agencies to share information relating to safeguarding and child prote...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the immigration status, including eligibility for indefinite leave to remain, of non-UK nationals granted leave on asylum, refugee, humanitarian protection, discretionary leave, res
Answer: The Government has set out significant reforms to the asylum system, which are designed to restore control, fairness and public confidence, while ensuring those in genuine need of protection receive that protection.The new core protection model carries cl...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Young OffendersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of talking-therapy-based interventions for young people previously charged with violent offences involving (a) weapons and (b) bladed ar
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of ensuring that effective, evidence-based support is available for young people with mental health needs who present a risk of serious violence.The Department has not made a separate or specific assessment of the ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are plans to increase or prioritise the deportation of foreign national offenders convicted of sexual offences in the Great Yarmouth area, and whether any targeted immigration enforcemen
Answer: We do not hold information related to enforcement operations and/ or compliance visits targeting foreign national offenders at risk of reoffending in Great Yarmouth.The Home Office takes reports of immigration offences very seriously and encourages report...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVictim Support Schemes: Great YarmouthMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of victim support services for women in Great Yarmouth, including access to crisis accommodation, counselling, and legal advice, and whether any additional funding has
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is investing £550 million in victim support services over the next three years – the biggest investment in victim support services to date. We will be increasing funding for victim support services year on year, from 2026 to 2029, ...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Great YarmouthHome OfficeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional resources have been allocated to Norfolk Constabulary specifically for the prevention of violence against women and girls in the Great Yarmouth area over the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office funded police forces who were yet to undertake the Domestic Abuse Matters training which provides specialist domestic abuse training to police. In 2024/ 2025 we provided £83,056 funding to Norfolk to deliver this training.Support for victi...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Great Yarmouth has been identified for any place-based or targeted intervention relating to the removal of foreign national sexual offenders, and what criteria are used to determine whether ad
Answer: We do not hold information related to enforcement operations and/ or compliance visits targeting foreign national offenders at risk of reoffending in Great Yarmouth.The Home Office takes reports of immigration offences very seriously and encourages report...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate is for foreign national offenders convicted of sexual or violent offences against women in Great Yarmouth, compared with UK nationals convicted of comparable offences.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold data which would enable us to identify sexual or violent offences committed against women in Great Yarmouth.Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced. We refer all foreign ...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enforcement operations or compliance visits targeting foreign national offenders at risk of reoffending were carried out in the Great Yarmouth area in each of the last five years, and what ou
Answer: We do not hold information related to enforcement operations and/ or compliance visits targeting foreign national offenders at risk of reoffending in Great Yarmouth.The Home Office takes reports of immigration offences very seriously and encourages report...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
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