Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Offensive 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
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportations of foreign national offenders convicted of offences against women in Great Yarmouth in the last five years were delayed or prevented due to legal barriers, including outstanding
Answer: We are fully committed to making our communities safer by returning those who break our laws. In the period between this government coming to power and January 2026, over 8,700 foreign national offenders (FNOs) have been returned from the UK. This is a 32...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time was between conviction and removal from the UK for foreign national offenders convicted of sexual or violent offences against women in Great Yarmouth in each of the las
Answer: We are fully committed to making our communities safer by returning those who break our laws. In the period between this government coming to power and January 2026, over 8,700 foreign national offenders (FNOs) have been returned from the UK. This is a 32...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders convicted of sexual or violent offences against women in the Great Yarmouth area in each of the last five years were subject to deportation action, and how many hav
Answer: We are fully committed to making our communities safer by returning those who break our laws. In the period between this government coming to power and January 2026, over 8,700 foreign national offenders (FNOs) have been returned from the UK. This is a 32...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of recorded sexual offences and violent offences against women in the Great Yarmouth local authority area in each of the last five years involved suspects who were foreign nationals, b
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes recorded crime statistics from police forces in England and Wales including on sexual offences and violence against the person offences, broken down by year, and Community Safety Partnership (CSP) area, including for...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 101253, in which categories of private-law children cases Cafcass or the family courts apply a domestic-abuse-first assessment as the initial step in their safegua
Answer: Practice Direction 12J (PD12J) sets out what the court should do in any case in which domestic abuse is alleged or admitted or there is other reason to believe that a child or party has experienced abuse perpetrated by another party or that there is a ris...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department will publish the full list of case types, behavioural indicators, or presenting circumstances in which Cafcass or the family courts are instructed to prioritise domestic-abuse consideration
Answer: Practice Direction 12J (PD12J) sets out what the court should do in any case in which domestic abuse is alleged or admitted or there is other reason to believe that a child or party has experienced abuse perpetrated by another party or that there is a ris...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen's Aid: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department will publish details of any contracts, consultancy arrangements, training programmes, or formal partnerships between Women’s Aid and (a) Cafcass and (b) the family courts.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice will be investing £550 million in victim support services over the next three years – the biggest investment into victim support services to date. This includes funding for the 42 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) across Englan...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen's Aid: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contracts, grants, or commissioned training programmes have been awarded to Women’s Aid by his Department, Cafcass, or the family courts in the last five years; and whether Women’s Aid undertakes work within
Answer: The Ministry of Justice will be investing £550 million in victim support services over the next three years – the biggest investment into victim support services to date. This includes funding for the 42 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) across Englan...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen's Aid: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Cafcass or the family courts hold any contracts, service agreements, or training arrangements with Women’s Aid; and whether Women’s Aid currently undertakes any funded or formal work with the family justi
Answer: The Ministry of Justice will be investing £550 million in victim support services over the next three years – the biggest investment into victim support services to date. This includes funding for the 42 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) across Englan...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department will commit to publishing annual data comparing repayment outcomes under the Alternative Student Finance model and the standard student loan system; and what the estimated cost of produci
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 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency plans her Department has in place should repayment outcomes under the Alternative Student Finance model diverge from those under the standard student loan system; and whether any such contingen
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 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the future cost to the public purse of maintaining, reviewing, and administering the Alternative Student Finance model, including advisory services, system maintenance,
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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