Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Asylum: 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
Original Parliament recordCoastal ErosionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance the Environment Agency has issued on the evaluation of Coastal Adaptation Pilot programmes, including the metrics used to assess feasibility, value for money and long-ter
Answer: The Environment Agency has published applicant guidance for the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage of the Coastal Adaptation Pilots (CAPs). This sets out the monitoring and evaluation requirements for proposals, including information on assessing feasibil...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal ErosionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of risk that reliance on pilot programmes to inform coastal erosion policy may delay the implementation of long-term support, given the potent
Answer: We are committed to supporting coastal communities. Alongside our investment into protection from sea flooding, tidal flooding and coastal erosion we are also piloting advanced adaptation, such as selective property purchases, adapting community buildings...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordShoreline Management PlansDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timetable she has set for the next round of stakeholder consultations on Shoreline Management Plans; and whether she plans to introduce a regular review and consultation cycle for
Answer: On sustainable fisheries, Defra is actively engaged throughout the UN system working with a range of countries to promote sustainable management and improved international governance of fisheries. We are also a member of five Regional Fisheries Management...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInternal Drainage Boards: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43491 on Internal Drainage Boards, what progress has been made with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government on de
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: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency plans to update the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Grant in Aid funding calculator to better account for the specific needs of coastal communi
Answer: In October 2025 we reformed our flood and coastal erosion risk management funding policy, making it quicker and easier to deliver the right flood defences in the right places by simplifying our funding rules. The current methods for assessing funding elig...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCAFCASS: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful compensation claims have been made against the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in each of the last five years; and what the total value of damages awarded was.
Answer: There have been no successful compensation claims made against the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) as a result of legal action in each of the last five years.Any compensation payments made by Cafcass outside of legal claim...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFamily ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful civil claims for damages have been brought against public bodies in relation to family court proceedings in each of the last five years; and what the total value of compensation paid was.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not centrally hold data on the number of successful civil claims for damages brought against public bodies specifically in relation to family court proceedings.While individual government departments and public bodies may reco...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: SikhsDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether guidance is issued to schools on assessing the eligibility of pupils to wear kirpans on school premises.
Answer: Headteachers have my full support in ensuring schools are safe. Schools are advised by the department that decisions on uniform need to consider their individual circumstances, taking into account both religious freedom and pupil safety.It should be possi...
Answered 7 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: BoatsHome OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what operational guidance is in place for Border Force on the handling and disposal of small boats used by migrants arriving in the UK; and whether summary information on that guidance is published.
Answer: All vessels that have been subject to seizure are held by Border Force until the completion of criminal investigations and any resulting legal proceedings. The boats/dinghies/engines are disposed of by Border Force's approved contractors and, where approp...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergency ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of the treatment of (a) Coastguard Rescue Officers and (b) other Category 1 emergency responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
Answer: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) are a Category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and continues to fulfil the responsibilities under the Act. While the MCA is a Category 1 responder, its response capabilities such as the Coastguar...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what statutory powers or legal obligations underpin the current employment and remuneration model for Coastguard Rescue Officers; and whether any changes to that model have been made following recent court judg
Answer: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) are a Category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and continues to fulfil the responsibilities under the Act. While the MCA is a Category 1 responder, its response capabilities such as the Coastguar...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licences were revoked or refused following medical assessments by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in each of the last five years; and how many such cases there were in each year, broken
Answer: The table below shows the number of driving licences revoked or applications refused for both group 1 (cars and motorcycles) and group 2 (lorry and bus) licences by age and year. 20212022202320242025Under 160003016-197991,3541,4191,3671,69120-293,3265,021...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
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