Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Ambulance Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ambulance delays on (a) survival and (b) recovery rates for victims of (i) violent crime and (ii) home intrusion.
Answer: There are clearly defined national standards for patient access to urgent and emergency care with a clinically led model that prioritises those in the greatest need. While NHS England routinely monitors and evaluates Category 1 and 2 ambulance response ti...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: Emergency CallsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of ambulance callouts recorded for (a) violent assaults related injuries, (b) injuries sustained during a burglary or break in in each year since 2015 involved (i) resp
Answer: There are clearly defined national standards for patient access to urgent and emergency care with a clinically led model that prioritises those in the greatest need. While NHS England routinely monitors and evaluates Category 1 and 2 ambulance response ti...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: Emergency CallsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance call-outs have been recorded for (a) violent or assault-related injuries and (b) injuries sustained during a burglary or break-in in each year since 2015.
Answer: There are clearly defined national standards for patient access to urgent and emergency care with a clinically led model that prioritises those in the greatest need. While NHS England routinely monitors and evaluates Category 1 and 2 ambulance response ti...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes against the PersonHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to ensure proportionality when police use force in (a) cases where lawful occupiers attempt to defend property and (b) other property-related incidents.
Answer: The government is clear police use of force must be reasonable, proportionate and necessary in all circumstances.The College of Policing is the body responsible for setting out the guidance and training for the police. Guidance on the use of force is set ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes against the PersonHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to expand its annual use-of-force data collection to identify the relationship between the person subjected to force and the property or premises involved in the incident.
Answer: The government is clear police use of force must be reasonable, proportionate and necessary in all circumstances.The College of Policing is the body responsible for setting out the guidance and training for the police. Guidance on the use of force is set ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes against the PersonHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police use-of-force incidents since 2017 involved individuals recorded as (a) property owners, (b) occupiers, and (c) complainants.
Answer: The government is clear police use of force must be reasonable, proportionate and necessary in all circumstances.The College of Policing is the body responsible for setting out the guidance and training for the police. Guidance on the use of force is set ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes against the PersonHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police on the use of force during property-related incidents in (a) general and (b) cases where lawful occupiers attempt to defend property.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold any data on the number or proportion of police officers in England and Wales that were authorised to carry Conducted Energy Devices or PAVA. However, to ensure transparency and accountability around police use of force, Home ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBurglaryHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reason for the decline in the charge rate for residential burglaries in England and Wales since 2015; and what steps she is taking to improve detection and prosecut
Answer: This Government recognises the particularly invasive nature of domestic burglary, and the profound impact these crimes can have on individuals and the wider community.Police recorded burglary has decreased by 10% in the year to June 2025 compared with the...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: FranceHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there has been any cost to the public purse of the (a) construction and (b) maintenance of (i) fencing, (ii) other physical barriers and (iii) surveillance infrastructure in northern France, i
Answer: The Home Office cannot comment on the specifics of French activity, but the Sandhurst agreement and related finances are referred to in this Press release from the beginning of the year - New UK-French action to go after smuggler gangs - GOV.UK We continu...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPepper Spray and Stun GunsHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will regularly publish a single national table showing annual totals for (a) officers authorised to carry tasers, (b) officers authorised to carry PAVA/CS, (c) officers carrying or d
Answer: The Home Office does not hold any data on the number or proportion of police officers in England and Wales that were authorised to carry Conducted Energy Devices or PAVA. However, to ensure transparency and accountability around police use of force, Home ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRiot Control Weapons: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) offences, (b) cautions and (c) prosecutions have been recorded for civilian possession of (i) pepper spray, (ii) PAVA and (iii) other incapacitant substances under the Firearms Act 1968 i
Answer: The Home Office does not hold any data on the number or proportion of police officers in England and Wales that were authorised to carry Conducted Energy Devices or PAVA. However, to ensure transparency and accountability around police use of force, Home ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Stun GunsHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers (a) carried and (b) deployed a taser in each year since 2015; and if she will publish the latest aggregated dataset.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold any data on the number or proportion of police officers in England and Wales that were authorised to carry Conducted Energy Devices or PAVA. However, to ensure transparency and accountability around police use of force, Home ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Stun GunsHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police officers in England and Wales were authorised to carry Conducted Energy Devices in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold any data on the number or proportion of police officers in England and Wales that were authorised to carry Conducted Energy Devices or PAVA. However, to ensure transparency and accountability around police use of force, Home ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBurglaryHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) charge and (b) clear-up rate for residential burglaries was by police force area in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes official statistics on the offences and investigative outcomes recorded by the police in England and Wales on a quarterly basis, including burglary, which can be accessed here:Police recorded crime and outcomes open ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBurglaryHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) charge, (b) summons and (c) clear-up rate was for residential burglaries in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes official statistics on the offences and investigative outcomes recorded by the police in England and Wales on a quarterly basis, including burglary, which can be accessed here:Police recorded crime and outcomes open ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBurglaryHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many residential burglaries were recorded in England and Wales in each year since 2015; how many of those resulted in an (a) charge or (b) summons.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes official statistics on the offences and investigative outcomes recorded by the police in England and Wales on a quarterly basis, including burglary, which can be accessed here:Police recorded crime and outcomes open ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of litigation on the implementation of the one-in, one-out migrant returns agreement with France; and whether policy changes have been made in resp
Answer: Litigation related to the UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of Dangerous Journeys was anticipated and our policies, processes and operational practices were developed accordingly and designed to be lawful.Litigation is a standard element of all return...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department maintains (a) internal statistical summaries and (b) dashboards recording the (i) number and (ii) cost of legal challenges to the one-in, one-out migrant returns scheme.
Answer: The UK-France Treaty is an innovative pilot designed to deter illegal migration across the Channel. Litigation related to this pilot was anticipated and we are concentrating resources on robustly defending this so that removals can continue as planned. As...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: AsylumMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid certificates have been granted for cases referencing (a) the one-in, one-out migrant returns policy and (b) removals to France since July 2025.
Answer: Information relating to legal aid expenditure challenging removals under the one-in one-out pilot is not centrally held. Although legal aid expenditure broken down by category is published on a quarterly basis as part of the Legal Aid Agency’s Official St...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: AsylumMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much from the public purse has been spent by the Legal Aid Agency on (a) legal representation and (b) pre-action work challenging removals under the one-in, one-out migrant returns policy since 1 July 2025.
Answer: Information relating to legal aid expenditure challenging removals under the one-in one-out pilot is not centrally held. Although legal aid expenditure broken down by category is published on a quarterly basis as part of the Legal Aid Agency’s Official St...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: FranceAttorney GeneralTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89993More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) active and (b) concluded cases the Government Legal Department has handled relating to legal challenges against the one-in, one-out migrant returns scheme; and what the total cost of that litigation has been.
Answer: The UK-France Treaty is an innovative pilot designed to deter illegal migration across the Channel. Litigation related to this pilot was anticipated and we are concentrating resources on robustly defending this so that removals can continue as planned. As...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many distinct (a) organisations and (b) legal representatives have lodged (i) challenges and (ii) judicial reviews against removals under the one-in, one-out migrant returns scheme.
Answer: The UK-France Treaty is an innovative pilot designed to deter illegal migration across the Channel. Litigation related to this pilot was anticipated and we are concentrating resources on robustly defending this so that removals can continue as planned. As...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many planned removals under the one-in, one-out migrant returns scheme have been (a) postponed, (b) cancelled and (c) disrupted as a result of legal challenges or injunctions.
Answer: The UK-France Treaty is an innovative pilot designed to deter illegal migration across the Channel. Litigation related to this pilot was anticipated and we are concentrating resources on robustly defending this so that removals can continue as planned. As...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) pre-action protocol letters, (b) judicial review applications and (c) injunction requests have been received relating to the one-in, one-out migrant returns scheme agreed with France sinc
Answer: The UK-France Treaty is an innovative pilot designed to deter illegal migration across the Channel. Litigation related to this pilot was anticipated and we are concentrating resources on robustly defending this so that removals can continue as planned. As...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: FranceHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which French (a) ministries, (b) local authorities and (c) private contractors have received UK funding for (i) border security and (ii) migration control infrastructure since 2023.
Answer: The Home Office cannot comment on the specifics of French activity, but the Sandhurst agreement and related finances are referred to in this press release from the beginning of the year - New UK-French action to go after smuggler gangs - GOV.UKWe continue...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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