Speeches by Lowe.
Every Hansard contribution by Rupert Lowe this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 341–360 of 483 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1235) “Let us start, if we could, with a question to James McEwen. Having done some work over the weekend, I would just like to clear this up. I looked at the latest probation figures. A staggering 10% are foreign, but probably more concerning is that 8% are defined as “not recorded”. The note for “not recorded” in the datase…” | 150 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1235) “Given that you are, from reading the documents, keen to increase the amount of community sentences through tagging to take the pressure off the prisons, you have to get this tagging right and the contracts need to be fit for purpose. Has that been addressed? The next time you come here, will it all be running on rails?” | 58 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1235) “I am told that there is still up to a two-month wait for people to be tagged. Is that not right?” | 21 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1235) “Why not?” | 2 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1235) “Is the contract fit for purpose?” | 6 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1235) “There does not seem to be any joined-up thinking between the two, which is illogical. That is why I asked you the question. Would you agree that, if these foreign criminals were deported in a timely way, it would actually take a lot of pressure off the—” | 47 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1235) “We are trying to get at how we sort out the Probation Service for the British taxpayer.” | 17 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1235) “I would just like this question answered, if I can.” | 10 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1235) “Would it take pressure off the Probation Service?” | 8 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1235) “Permanent Secretary, this is not my area of expertise, but I have done some research and have some friends who work for the Probation Service who I have spoken to over the weekend. In the NAO report, the one thing that came through to me was that tagging—” | 48 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1235) “—could be used much more effectively, and it has not been introduced. I looked at two reports—one in 2022 to 2024 for Rishi and another one for the MOJ in September 2025—where there were recommendations that more tagging could be used. I gather that it is incredibly powerful. You can use it to monitor alcohol. You can …” | 88 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “It comes from the top, Dame Antonia. The culture comes from the top.” | 13 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “It is a relevant question because it is costing money and it is arguably making the police less efficient, which is why I am asking that question.” | 27 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “You are not driving the DEI agenda. Is there an active DEI agenda being promoted within the police force?” | 19 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “Not really, because I think it does affect the operational efficiency.” | 11 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “It has gone up, Geoffrey. It is increasing.” | 8 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “It is undermining the confidence of the actual operational police.” | 10 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “Okay, well, I am concerned about it. From my feedback from police officers on the ground in Great Yarmouth, that definitely is an issue. On general procurement—we talked about this earlier—there is a logic in standardising the equipment across the police force. In running my businesses, I am never in favour of centrali…” | 120 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “You are not looking at centralised purchasing.” | 7 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “I agree, if it is handled properly.” | 7 |