Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Pupils: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of children who are (a) irregular migrants and (b) were on school rolls on 4 December 2024 broken down by age.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.All children of compulsory school age living in England, including foreign national children, are required by law to receive a suitable full-time education. As such, the department does not collect, or hold,...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of irregular migrants arriving by small boat possessed (a) a passport and (b) another form of identification in each year since 2018.
Answer: The information requested is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it would require a manual trawl of case records to retrieve.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under 18 absconded and did not return last year.
Answer: The information requested is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it would require a manual trawl of case records to retrieve.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on refugees visiting their country of origin whilst still resident in the UK.
Answer: Where an individual has been granted refugee status in the UK, they are not expected to leave the UK to visit their country of origin. Where an individual returns to their country of origin, this will usually indicate voluntary re-availment (of the protec...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16274 on Undocumented Migrants: Age Assurance, what the nature is of the further comprehensive age assessment.
Answer: Accurately assessing an individual's age is an incredibly complex and difficult task, and current methods and procedures for doing so are set out in detail in the Home Office's Assessing Age guidance, which is publicly available here: https://assets.publi...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16274 on Undocumented Migrants: Age Assurance, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using bone density testing for all undocu
Answer: Accurately assessing an individual's age is an incredibly complex and difficult task, and current methods and procedures for doing so are set out in detail in the Home Office's Assessing Age guidance, which is publicly available here: https://assets.publi...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordManston Asylum Processing Centre and Western Jet FoilHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the number of irregular migrants processed at Western Jet Foil did not match the number processed at Manston Immigration Centre since February 2022.
Answer: All people arriving at Western JetFoil are controlled and tracked through the immigration system, irrespective of the processing facility used.The majority of are processed further at Manston Immigration Centre but certain vulnerable cohorts, such as Unac...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordManston Asylum Processing Centre: Offensive WeaponsHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents involving improvised weapons have been recorded at Manston Immigration Centre since February 2022; and what weapons were used in those incidents.
Answer: The Home Office has maintained readily retrievable records in electronic format for incidents of this kind at Manston since 2023. These incidents are rare.One improvised weapon was detected in 2023 and one was detected in 2024. These weapons were found on...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordManston Asylum Processing Centre: Sexual OffencesHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many female migrants have reported sexual assault in Manston Immigration Centre in each of the last ten years.
Answer: There have been no reported sexual assaults at Manston Reception Centre since it opened in April 2022.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Roll-on Roll-off ShipsHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department developed plans to use roll-on/roll-off ferries to bring irregular migrants to the UK from France in 2022.
Answer: We cannot comment on proposals developed under a previous Government. This Government has no interest in reviving any such plans.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFraud: Criminal InvestigationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's policy not to initiate fraud investigations under £5,000 on public finances.
Answer: The department is committed to using public money in an effective and efficient manner to pursue criminality where it is suspected. The value of the expected overpayment is one factor in considering whether to undertake a criminal investigation, but any c...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordReligion: Festivals and Special OccasionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to provide a breakdown of all religious festivals celebrated by the Department in 2023.
Answer: The Faith & Belief Network (FBN) supports DWP colleagues and managers and the department by providing insight into issues relating to Faith, Belief and Non-Belief. In 2023, DWP celebrated or signposted to the following faith festivals and events, via ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HousingHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the procurement references are of current contracts related to the housing of irregular migrants.
Answer: Asylum seekers requiring accommodation under sections 4, 95 or 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 are accommodated under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC). The procurement references for these contracts can be found on Contracts...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what services related to irregular migration work is undertaken by (a) contracted companies and (b) staff of her Department.
Answer: The amount of work required to break down every element of activity related to irregular migration carried out by (a) Home Office officials, (b) other public bodies, and (c) external contractors could only be carried out for the purpose of answering this ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a consultation process with local residents before (a) a hotel and (b) other accommodation is used to house irregular migrants.
Answer: The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.The Home Office liaises with statutory partners, including local authorities ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 15393 on Undocumented Migrants: Hotels, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a breakdown of the Asylum Accommodati
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 27 November to question UIN 15076.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: EnergyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to question 16316 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Energy if he will publish data on each Department's energy use, broken down by en
Answer: Defra publishes data on Government departments' overall and direct emissions within the Greening Government Commitments framework.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordJobcentres and Universal Credit: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 15704 on Jobcentres and Universal Credit: Telephone Services, what the costs were to her Department of translation and interpretation for each langu
Answer: Further to our previous answer to Question 15704, we are unable to provide a full response to this follow up question. Following consultation with the supplier we consider the release of the specific costing information requested would prejudice commercia...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Public OpinionHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December to Question 15294 on Undocumented Migrants: Public Opinion, if she will publish all polling results the Department holds on public opinion regarding irregular migr
Answer: A polling contract is currently in place with Savanta Group Limited. This two-year contract commenced in August 2023 and is available online on Contracts Finder. Spend on irregular migration polling cannot be provided. The department polls on a range of p...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Public OpinionHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December to Question 15294 on Undocumented Migrants: Public Opinion, if she will publish a breakdown of (a) companies contracted by the Department for polling on irregular
Answer: A polling contract is currently in place with Savanta Group Limited. This two-year contract commenced in August 2023 and is available online on Contracts Finder. Spend on irregular migration polling cannot be provided. The department polls on a range of p...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordManston Asylum Processing Centre: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of migrants processed at Manston Immigration Centre without biometric system support since February 2022.
Answer: All persons processed at Manston Reception Centre have their biometric data recorded as part of initial reception processes. This has been the case since Manston opened in April 2022. On occasion, there have been cases where the biometric data was capture...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what biometric system failures there were at UK borders in 2023.
Answer: We are creating a streamlined, digital immigration system which will be quicker and more secure for the millions of people who pass through the border each year, and will enhance the security of the UK.There are a number of biometric systems that are depl...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of her Department's staff have transferred from Work Coach roles to roles assisting irregular migrants with benefits claims.
Answer: Irregular migrants cannot access public funds benefits. To access public funds benefits, individuals are required to hold an immigration status which does not prevent them from accessing public funds, which irregular migrants will not hold. Since irregula...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: InterpretersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants have a note on their record saying that an interpreter is required when her Department contacts them.
Answer: Currently, we do not collect structured data on customers who need an interpreter within UC. However, we know of the 43,203,214 calls the department received last year that 865,299 needed an interpreter which is around 2%. The data shown is unpublished ma...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which external companies are contracted by the NHS to provide training for staff.
Answer: This information is not held centrally by the Department or NHS England. Each National Health Service organisation, including NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts, appoint their own suppliers for staff training purposes as required. There are several publ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
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