The Westminster lensMP · Restore Britain · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024

Rupert Lowe.

Restore Britain MP for Great Yarmouth.

Rupert Lowe
PlaceGreat Yarmouth
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ProfileParliament.uk ↗
Commons votes
173/521
33% attendance · top 95% of MPs
Party alignment
0%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
483
across 95 debates · 19,874 words
Written Qs
2,378
2,330 answered · 48 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Restore Britain MP in Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled territory.

Rupert Lowe is the Independent MP for Great Yarmouth, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.173 divisions · most recent 11 Mar 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation51
Economy45
Employment23
Constitution and Democracy18
Crime & Policing13
Energy10
Education9
Business9

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Lowe broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.483 contributions · 95 debates · 19,874 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs8,913
Local Government4,549
Environment4,292
Crime4,199
Immigration4,060
Culture Community3,593
Agriculture3,190
Ind avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

29 Apr

Topical Questions

Street harassment and sexual offending in town centres is disproportionately committed by young foreign men; the government should audit offences by nationality and immigration sta

84 words·Read
27 Apr

Topical Questions

The government should ban all foreign nationals from claiming benefits and remove migrants unable to support themselves to redirect spending to British taxpayers.

70 words·Read
9 Feb

Topical Questions

Raises grooming gangs inquiry and trafficking concerns; calls for urgent review of missing girls cases and full state investigation into trafficking to Pakistan.

118 words·Read
27 Jan

Topical Questions

7,000 small businesses across all sectors concerned about rate re-evaluations, tax rises, and Employment Rights Act 2025 costs; seeks government response to their collective concer

76 words·Read
Showing 4 of 483·All 483 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Lowe currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Public Accounts CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Lowe sits on one.

§ 04Written questions.2,378 tabled · 2,330 answered · 11 Sept 2024 → 19 May 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Home Office82934.9%
Department of Health and Social Care26711.2%
Ministry of Justice2149.0%
Department for Work and Pensions1436.0%
Department for Education1205.0%
Treasury1195.0%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1174.9%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government1074.5%

Most recent.

19 May 2026·Home Office·Pending

What guidance is in place for police forces on handling disclosures made by newly arrived asylum seekers relating to alleged criminal incidents said to have occurred outside the United Kingdom.

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Ministry of Justice·Pending

With reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 127202, whether his Department has evaluated whether conclusions drawn from the evidence base underpinning the Cafcass harm review have been proportionately and appropriately generalised to the wider private family law population, including consideration of sampling methodology, representativeness, and identified methodological limitations, and whether any review is planned to assess potential implications for policy, practice direction guidance, or decision‑making frameworks.

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Home Office·Pending

Which agency has lead responsibility for assessing and recording disclosures made by asylum seekers about alleged criminal incidents prior to arrival in the UK.

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Ministry of Justice·Pending

With reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 127202, whether his Department plans to undertake an assessment of the adequacy of the evidential base underpinning the report entitled Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases, published in June 2020, including of the (a) generalisability of findings from the evidence base, (b) methodological limitations of that evidence base and (c) extent to which findings derived from specific demographic cohorts have informed wider (i) policy, (ii) guidance and (iii) statutory interpretation.

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 2378·All 2,378 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.85 declared interests · £147k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Payment: £3,146.50
Payment: £3,146.50 Received on: 15 April 2026. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 15 April 2026)
Payment: £3,185.69
Payment: £3,185.69 Received on: 1 April 2026. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 1 April 2026)
Payment: £5,803.16
Payment: £5,803.16 Received on: 4 March 2026. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 10 March 2026)
Payment: £2,209.01
Payment: £2,209.01 Received on: 18 February 2026. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 18 February 2026)
Payment: £1,850.25
Payment: £1,850.25 Received on: 8 January 2026. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 8 January 2026)
Showing 5 of 85·All 85 register entries

Source · Members API · Last amended 29 Apr 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing132,11189.7%
Office Costs12,6938.6%
Staff Travel1,6941.2%
MP Travel7290.5%
Total · 156 claims147,227100%
Showing 4 of 156·All 156 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Lowe on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2024, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Great Yarmouth14,38535.3%Won

2024 — full result, Great Yarmouth.

CandidateVotes%
Rupert LoweWONRef14,38535.3

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Great Yarmouth

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 19,874 words
23 Jul 2024 → 18 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
2,378 tabled · 2,330 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
85 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£147,227 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL