Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Department for Work and Pensions: Translation ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for people contacting her Department in 2024.
Answer: A) The spend on translation for people contacting the Department in 2024 was £882,118. B) The spend on interpretation for people contacting the department in 2024 was £6,345,275. This includes access costs such as BSL etc.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14378 on NHS: Translation Services, what the (a) cost for translation of and (b) proportion of communications in each language was in e-Referr
Answer: The information requested on spend on translation and interpretation services by National Health Service trusts is not held centrally, as data is held at integrated care board level.Across 2024, the Telephone Appointments Line team used third party transl...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled Small boat arrivals: last 7 days, last updated 31 January 2025, if she will make it her policy to include data on the number of small boat
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the return of small boat arrivals in the “Immigration System Statistics quarterly release”. Quarterly data on returns of small boat arrivals is published table Irr_02e of the “Irregular migration summary tables”. This cov...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Immigration system statistics data table entitled Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets, year ending September 2024, what information her Depa
Answer: The information you have requested is not published. It has not been verified for publication and therefore cannot be released.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for Departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to Departments, with the Barnett formula applying in the usual way, w...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the approach taken unde...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: There is no additional cost to the Ministry of Defence. The Government will be supporting departments with the cost of additional employer national insurance contributions. This is in line with the Government’s usual approach to supporting the public sect...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Employers' ContributionsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only.This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the approach taken under...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27803More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the approach taken unde...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Employers' ContributionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the approach taken unde...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at Autumn Budget 2024, which enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26.The Emp...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the approach taken unde...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the approach taken unde...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is working with HM Treasury (HMT) on any additional funding that may be required to cover for costs associated with the Employer’s National Insurance Contributions (ERNIC) rule changes, announce...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the approach taken unde...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional employer National Insurance contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the approach taken unde...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other Exchequer-funded public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the ap...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the approach taken unde...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Employers' ContributionsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27793More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the approach taken unde...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Employers' ContributionsAttorney GeneralTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27792More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments in the usual way, in line with the approach taken unde...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: MuslimsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many posts there are in the NHS Muslim Network; what the job titles are of those posts; and what their cost to the public purse was in the last financial year.
Answer: The NHS Muslim Network is a voluntary staff network, so there are no paid roles. National Health Service staff networks can be an important mechanism of staff support, and help to shape organisational culture within the NHS, to create a fair and inclusive...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recorda:gender: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27716More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse for supporting the a:gender network in each of the last five years.
Answer: Data from the Equality, Diversity and Expenditure Review will be published in due course.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason there was an increase in the number of settlement grants for workers from 2022-2023.
Answer: The increase in individuals reaching the five-year qualifying threshold in 2023 will tend to reflect the increase in work visas issued five years previously, in 2018 under the previous administration. My Hon friend, the Home Secretary, addressed reasons f...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a study of the impact of the dependency of universities on international students on the level of fees paid by such students.
Answer: The government remains committed to a United Kingdom that is outward looking and welcomes international students who make a positive contribution to the UK’s higher education (HE) sector, our economy and society as a whole.The Office for Students (OfS) is...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Development Aid and VisasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 25832 on Pakistan: Development Aid and Visas, if he will make it his policy to raise potential punitive measures with hi
Answer: We continuously examine all levers at our disposal to deliver for UK interests, including in the removal of Foreign National Offenders to countries including Pakistan. This government is fully committed to making our communities safer by deporting those w...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
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