Every parliamentary written question tabled by Rupert Lowe this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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How much has been spent by HMRC on (a) translation and (b) interpretation in each of the last 10 years.
HMRC don’t hold all of the data required to provide a full response to the question. However, data is available on spend information from April 2020 up to November 2024: 2020/2021 – a) £0.32m b) £0.50m2021/2022 – a) £0.29m b) £0.53m2022/2023 – a) £0.45m b) £0.63m2023/2024 – a) £0.59m b) £0.59m2024/2025 – a) £0.41m b) £0.30m
How many public contracts were awarded without competitive tendering by each Department in the last financial year; and for what reason each contract was awarded without competitive tendering.
Details of all Government contracts, including the procurement procedure used, are published on Contracts Finder, and Find a Tender above a certain threshold. Details can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
Pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 12319 on Terrorism, if she will publish (a) a breakdown by ideological motivation of those late stage attacks that would not affect either on-going investigations and (b) the most common ideological motivation of the 43 late stage attacks.
As the Director General of MI5 said in their annual threat report, MI5’s counter terrorist work remains roughly 75% Islamist extremist, 25% extreme right-wing terrorism.Further detail on disruptions is not disclosable without jeopardising ongoing investigations and wider national security operations.
What funds her Department has provided to the French government to help prevent irregular migrant crossings of the English Channel.
Our cooperation with France on irregular migration is underpinned by the Uk’s commitments under the 2023 Sandhurst Treaty, published on 10th March 2023 and available at the following link:UK-France Joint Leaders' Declaration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
What information her Department holds on the number of people affected by train delays in each of the last ten years.
The Department does not hold information on the number of people affected by train delays. Rail industry data measures train delays. The Office of Rail and Road publishes quarterly and periodic (four-weekly) statistics on punctuality, reliability and causes of delay for passenger trains operating on the mainline network in Great Britain. This data set includes the percentage of recorded station stops that were arrived at ‘On Time’ (early or less than one minute after the scheduled time). Table: Proportion of recorded station stops that were arrived at ‘On Time’, Great Britain2014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-2464.5%63.2%62.0%62.8%63.5%65.0%79.8%73.1%67.8%67.6%Source: Table 3138 - Train punctuality at recorded station stops by operator (periodic), Office of Rail and Road Note: Financial year ending 31 March These statistics can be found on the passenger rail performance data portal at the following link: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/.
Pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12200 on Reoffenders: Foreign Nationals, how many (a) non-violent and (b) violent foreign national reoffences there were in each of the last five years.
It is not possible to identify which reoffences committed by foreign nationals are ‘violent’ and ‘non-violent’ from the Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer. This would require a manual search of court records and would therefore be of disproportionate cost.We refer all foreign national offenders in receipt of custodial sentences to the Home Office. Those sentenced to 12 months, or more are automatically considered for deportation.Foreign national offenders who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will work with the Home Office to pursue their deportation. This will help to manage prison pressures, keep the public safe and reduce crime. We are currently on track to remove more foreign national offenders this year than at any time in recent years and we are working across government to explore the ways we accelerate this work further.
Pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11414 on Undocumented Migrants: Crimes of Violence, whether her Department collects data on incidents of assault by irregular migrants against Departmental staff.
Immigration Enforcement capture all recorded incidents of assault against staff, regardless of the immigration status.
What guidance is available to immigration staff for dealing with irregular migrants found to have given false information about their age; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of deporting those migrants.
If there is a discrepancy between the information someone provides at any stage in the asylum process, and any related facts subsequently established, this will be taken into account alongside any other underlying factors when assessing their credibility in line with section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004 and the relevant policy guidance.
What the total number of nights spent in hotels by irregular migrants is by constituency.
Available data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority and accommodation type, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab). The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to end the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all accommodation arrangements.
Pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12201 on Stalking: Convictions, whether her Department collects data on foreign national offenders found guilty of stalking involving fear of violence.
The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants convicted for stalking offences involving fear of violence in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023.However, this does not include an offenders’ nationality. This information may be held on court records but to examine individual court records would only be possible at disproportionate cost.We refer all foreign national offenders in receipt of custodial sentences to the Home Office to be considered for deportation. Following the referral, checks will be completed on Home Office databases to confirm the person’s identity, immigration status and criminal history. These are essential in determining whether deportation can lawfully be pursued and whether further considerations are necessary.Foreign national offenders who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will work with the Home Office to pursue their deportation. This will help to manage prison pressures, keep the public safe and reduce crime.
How many (a) people and (b) boats have been prevented from crossing the English Channel by the French authorities since the start of UK payments for this purpose.
The UK began funding French operations to counter crossings of the Channel by migrants in small boats in January 2019. Since that time, over 5,000 boats carrying more than 115,000 persons have been prevented from crossing.Weekly summary of small boat arrivals and preventions - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
How many suspect interviews were conducted broken down by the language used in the interview in each police force in the last 12 months.
The Home Office does not hold the information requested.The Home Office annually collects and publishes information on the number of people detained in custody. The latest available data is for the year ending March 2023 and can be found here: Other PACE powers, year ending March 2023 (second edition) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).Information on whether an interview was conducted whilst in detention, including the language used, is not centrally collected by the Home Office.
What information his Department holds on the number of full-time translation and interpretation staff working in the NHS; what externally-provided translation and interpretation services are available in the NHS; and if he will publish (a) a list of the providers and (b) the cost to the public purse for those services.
The Department is unable to provide a response about the number of full-time translation and interpretation staff working in the National Health Service, because the data is not held centrally. Information on the externally provided translation and interpretation services used by the NHS, as well as the list of providers they used, can be found in the following provider frameworks:¾ the Crown Commercial Service, with further information available at the following link: https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6141;¾ the ESPO Language Services, with further information available at the following link: https://www.espo.org/language-services-402-24.html;¾ the NHS London Procurement Partnership Language Services Framework, with further information available at the following link: https://www.lpp.nhs.uk/categories/estates-facilities-corporate-services/language-services-framework/; and¾ the NHS Shared Business Services Interpretation and Translation Services Framework, with further information available at the following link: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements/interpretation-and-translation-services/.Information on the amount spent under each of these frameworks is not held centrally.
If he will list all the languages excluding English and British Sign Language that are translated in the NHS.
The National Health Service is able to send out reminder letters to patients in 24 languages, which are available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/services/e-referral-service/language-options-for-e-rs-reminder-lettersThe NHS is also able to provide information about data choices in 11 languages, which are available at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/different-languages-and-formats/
If she will publish a breakdown of the preferred (a) written and (b) spoken language of people claiming Universal Credit.
We do not have a breakdown of the preferred language of people claiming Universal Credit because we do not ask customers this information at any stage of the application or process.
What information his Department has on the number of (a) GP and (b) outpatient appointments conducted in a language other than English and British Sign Language, broken down by total number of appointments conducted per language.
The Department does not hold this information centrally.
How many police visits by each police force for non-crime hate incidents there were in each of the last ten years.
The Home Office does not centrally hold information on the number of non-crime hate incidents recorded by individual police forces.This data is held by police forces.
How many and what proportion of NHS beds were occupied by chargeable overseas visitors in the last financial year.
The Department does not hold or collect the information requested.
How many non-crime hate incidents were reported on the grounds of (a) race, (b) religion, (c) sexual orientation, (d) disability and (e) transgender identity in each of the last 10 years by police force.
The Home Office does not centrally hold information on the number of non-crime hate incidents recorded by individual police forces.This data is held by police forces.
How many (a) 17 and (b) 18 year old irregular migrants there are in each local authority area.
The Home Office publishes data on irregular arrivals in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK release’. Data on irregular arrivals broken down by age group are published in table Irr_D01 of the 'Irregular migration detailed datasets'. The Home Office does not publish data on individual ages of irregular arrivals to the UK, or a breakdown of irregular migrants by local authority, or whether they attend a school. Data on asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority is published in table Asy_D11 of the 'Asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority detailed datasets' as part of the 'Immigration system statistics quarterly release'. Please note that not all asylum seekers arrived via irregular means and that not all irregular migrants are asylum seekers in receipt of support. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. The latest data refers to arrivals up to and people supported as on 30 June 2024.