Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of policing powers in addressing incidents involving involving large and spontaneously formed groups engaged in anti-social behaviour and crimi
Answer: In the UK people are free to gather and protest, provided this remains lawful. Where groups engage in unlawful behaviour, including actions that are violent or cause harassment, alarm, or distress to others, the police have powers to respond. The use of t...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what key performance indicators are included in contracts with (a) Migrant Help and (b) the Refugee Council for the provision of asylum support services; what targets are set for those indicators; and
Answer: Migrant Help holds the Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility contract. Details of the contract, including KPIs, can be found on the Contracts Finder at: AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Elligibility - Contracts Finder.The Refugee Council is contracted ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken from submission to decision was for applications for support under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for (a) applications made on medical grounds and (b)
Answer: For information on support provided under sections 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Table AS_01 of the Asylum Support Data in the Migration Transparency Datasets provides the total number of applications for S4 support, with data available bac...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Telephone ServicesHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average call answering times for asylum helplines; and what performance requirements are set for call handling times with contractors.
Answer: Migrant Help holds the Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility contract. Details of the contract, including KPIs, can be found on the Contracts Finder at: AIRE - Advice Issue Reporting and Elligibility - Contracts Finder.The Refugee Council is contracted ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: General PractitionersHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight and verification processes are applied to medical evidence provided by general practitioners in support of applications under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; whethe
Answer: For information on support provided under sections 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Table AS_01 of the Asylum Support Data in the Migration Transparency Datasets provides the total number of applications for S4 support, with data available bac...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people whose asylum claims have been refused have (a) applied for and (b) been granted support under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in the last fiv
Answer: For information on support provided under sections 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Table AS_01 of the Asylum Support Data in the Migration Transparency Datasets provides the total number of applications for S4 support, with data available bac...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals whose asylum claims have been refused applied for support under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each of the last five years.
Answer: For information on support provided under sections 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Table AS_01 of the Asylum Support Data in the Migration Transparency Datasets provides the total number of applications for S4 support, with data available bac...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AsylumDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of asylum seekers are enrolled in state-funded (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and whether such data is available by region and local authority.
Answer: The Department for Education does not hold data on pupils at state-funded schools in England who are the children of asylum seekers.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individuals subject to deportation and removal proceedings are recorded as being on NHS waiting lists, including for organ transplants and other specialised treatments.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: TemperatureDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Jobcentres and other public-facing sites (i) reduced opening hours and (ii) closed and (b) appointments were (A) cancelled and (B) moved to remote provision during the week commencing 22 Ju
Answer: Throughout the recent red weather extreme heat warning period (w/c 22nd June), there were a number of Jobcentre closures per day due to heat. 24/06/26 – 23625/06/26 – 21926/06/26 – 11127/06/26 – 7 In addition, over the 4 days we also saw 21 sites open but...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle fraud involving disability benefit claimants undertaking undeclared work; and how many such cases have been identified in the last 12 months.
Answer: Where a concern is raised about an individual’s entitlement to benefit, whether through a public referral or through other intelligence, the department will always take appropriate action. Benefit fraud occurs where an individual dishonestly makes a decla...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 7707 on Asylum: Housing, what data her Department holds on the time taken between consultation with local authorities and final approval of asylum ac
Answer: The Home Office has a legal obligation to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute and is committed to ensuring the system operates in a fair, efficient and sustainable way.We work closely with local authorities when procuring and using dis...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: CostsHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the average total cost to the public purse per asylum seeker over the duration of their claim, including accommodation, healthcare and support services; and, i
Answer: The Home Office has published an indicative estimate of £18,700 for the average cost of an asylum claim as part of the Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 Impact Assessment. This is a forward-looking estimate for economic appraisal, based on recent data from...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 7704 on Asylum: Housing, what criteria her Department uses to determine whether the publication of aggregate or proportional data on sites under cons
Answer: Any decision to publish data relating to asylum accommodation is considered against the possible risk of doing so. For example, asylum accommodation population statistics are released quarterly, providing a breakdown by accommodation type and region, but ...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: BoatsHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 9308 on Undocumented Migrants: Boats, which contractors are used by Border Force for the disposal of seized small boats and associated equipment, and
Answer: The Home Office holds information relevant to this question; however, further detail cannot be disclosed as this relates to commercially sensitive arrangements and release would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of the Home Office and third ...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 7712 on Asylum, whether her Department will publish the evidence, analysis and criteria used to determine that a Unique Application Number for asylum
Answer: The Home Office has been clear that it does not consider the introduction of a single unique application number for asylum applicants, across all government services, to be a viable option, and there are no plans to take this forward.The Home Office’s cas...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 7717 on Asylum: Housing, what quantitative indicators are used to evaluate local health system capacity in the siting of asylum accommodation; and ho
Answer: The department operates a Full Dispersal model which works to ensure that asylum accommodation is equitably and fairly spread out across regions and nations of the United Kingdom, meaning that a small number of local authorities are not unduly burdened.To...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordInternal Drainage Boards: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of increases in Internal Drainage Board levies on the financial resilience of local authorities; and whether he has considered the effec
Answer: Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) play a crucial role in managing water levels and flood risk. The government is maintaining the IDB Levy Support Grant at £5m in 2026-27, the same level as 2025-26, in recognition of the financial impact continued increases ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordInternal Drainage Boards: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the current funding model for Internal Drainage Boards creates unsustainable financial pressures for local authorities; and what plans she has t
Answer: In response to increasing financial pressures on Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs), farmers and local authorities, Defra and MHCLG jointly commissioned research into IDB funding, costs, efficiency, value for money and wider benefits. The project, launched i...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential for relocation support programmes to provide immediate relief to households displaced by coastal erosion; and what factors have prevented
Answer: In January, we announced the £30 million Coastal Adaptation Pilots programme. Up to £18 million will be shared across projects in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk supporting advanced adaptation work, including selective property purchase...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion and Flood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the distinct cost profiles of flood risk management and coastal erosion schemes are adequately reflected in current funding allocations; and whe
Answer: This Government recognises that coastal flooding and erosion projects can have high costs. In October 2025, following consultation, the government announced major changes to its flood and coastal erosion funding policy. Under the new rules, flood and coas...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal ErosionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the current integration of coastal erosion into broader flood risk management policy constrains the development of targeted solutions; and what
Answer: In October 2025, following consultation, the government announced major changes to its flood and coastal erosion funding policy, making it quicker and easier to deliver the right defences in the right places. Feedback from the consultation, including from...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has plans to review the eligibility criteria for the Coastal Erosion Assistance Grant, including the 15 June 2009 cut-off date, and if she will consider alternat
Answer: The Coastal Erosion Assistance Grant (CEAG) supports local authorities and householders at greatest risk of loss from erosion. To ensure CEAG remains effective in supporting those at greatest risk of loss from erosion we have already started reviewing the...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence was used to determine the eligibility requirement that properties must have been purchased before 15 June 2009 to qualify for the Coastal Erosion Assistance Grant.
Answer: The Coastal Erosion Assistance Grant (CEAG) supports local authorities and householders at greatest risk of loss from erosion. To ensure CEAG remains effective in supporting those at greatest risk of loss from erosion we have already started reviewing the...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal ErosionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the robustness of the evaluation framework for Coastal Adaptation Pilot programmes.
Answer: The full evaluation framework for the Coastal Adaptation Pilot programmes (CAPs) will be developed and finalised following approval of the CAPs business cases. The framework will be assessed for robustness, aligning with established government guidance on...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
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