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 361–380 of 483 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “It needs to be managed.” | 5 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “My question is to the Permanent Secretary, and it is on the data point. The Home Office keeps saying that it wants to improve police productivity. It says that it wants to drive efficiency. It says that it wants to tackle resource pressures. How can you manage what you do not measure? How can you understand the impact …” | 175 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “I will take it that you do not know. Frankly, it is unbelievable, Permanent Secretary, because you do not hold this data. I do not know why not. Is it ideological? Is it incompetence? Why do we not hold it? The British people want this data. Dame Antonia Romeo: Chair, sorry, if I —” | 54 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “Hang on. Can I just finish? The British people want this data. They want to know the impact that these illegal men are having on their police forces’ capabilities. How can you claim to be improving productivity when police forces are being loaded with immigration tasks that you do not measure, you do not report, and yo…” | 68 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “There is always a report, and it is always going to be published in due course. We keep hearing this from the civil service and, frankly, it is not good enough.” | 31 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “It is your decision.” | 4 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “There are always reports that we are waiting for, and this data should be readily available. With AI, it should be much easier now to collect this data. That is, basically, my question, Chair. I do not see how we can manage police efficiency when we do not have the data. It is impossible. You cannot run a business with…” | 90 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “Are you keen to see more DEI implemented throughout the police?” | 11 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “I run multiple organisations, and you are having trouble transitioning an accounting package for the school here, so that does not fill me with great confidence. It is not that difficult to transition an accounting package, frankly. I find it incredible that that cannot happen. I ask these simple questions and I never …” | 76 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “I worked with Hampshire police when I was chairman of Southampton, and they were excellent at their job. I have to say, though, that the Home Office, when I ask questions, is by far the worst at answering them. You are the worst offenders in terms of giving me no data, which is disappointing. I hope that we will start …” | 102 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “I have one question for the Permanent Secretary and one for Sir Andy. I had a look at your profile, Dame Antonia. I am not a great man at doing research, but it did not take me very long to find out that many in Whitehall and the media call you the “queen of woke”. Do you recognise that title?” | 60 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “It is driven by your championing and proactive implementation of high-paying DEI roles within the civil service. I had a quick look.” | 22 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “If you dispute that, this is what the media have said.” | 11 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “If I go on to my question, I think you will understand. I had a quick look. In 2021-22, the police forces spent £15 million on DEI and there were 147 DEI officers. Whether they are highly paid or lowly paid I leave to everybody to judge. In 2023-24, there are 197. The DEI virus is growing within the police force. Are y…” | 115 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “Geoffrey, this is quite important. They come to see me because they think the police are being made less efficient by the cant that is coming from the top of the police force, which clearly is coming from somewhere. This is my question. Does it make them operationally less efficient? I then have, in a moment, an observ…” | 65 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1239) “Are you driving the DEI agenda within the police force?” | 10 |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1234) “Well, I have asked a lot of questions through my parliamentary office. Number of GP registrations by non-UK citizens? No data. Number of illegals accessing healthcare services? No data. Cost of treating those with no right to be here? No data. Nationality and immigration status? The NHS uses no data. Patient category b…” | 144 |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1234) “It does appear that we have a major problem here. Not only are more people suffering the consequences of medical malpractice, but the downstream costs of dealing with that are obviously rising. I think we have to look at the upstream and the downstream. The legal costs are a downstream result of medical malpractice in …” | 110 |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1234) “I am happy to do that, Chairman, but I do think that the NHS needs to improve its whistleblowing line and make sure people do feel comfortable coming forward. They would not come forward to Restore Britain’s line if they thought they were going to be treated fairly by the NHS whistleblowing line. I venture to suggest t…” | 80 |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1234) “Clearly, these people do not agree.” | 6 |