Rupert Lowe

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of VAT (a) registration and (b) compliance on small businesses.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the VAT registration threshold.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the current VAT registration threshold on (small business (a) growth and (b) turnover management.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to enable contractors to determine their own IR35 status.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her her Department has made of the potential impact of off-payroll working (IR35) rules on (a) small business productivity, (b) contract availability and (c) self-employment rates.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) contractors and (b) freelancers have been subject to off-payroll working (IR35) rules in each of the last three tax years; and what estimate she has made of the revenue raised.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of off-payroll working (IR35) rules on the self-employed sector since December 2023.

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse was of the production of his Department's Diego Garcia Military Base explainer video.

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Territorial Waters

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of total UK fish stocks by (a) tonnage and (b) species will remain subject to EU access under the agreement to extend EU access to British territorial waters to June 20

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Territorial Waters

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the potential financial impact of the extension of EU access to fish in British territorial waters to June 2038 on the fishing sector in each region.

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Explainer, updated on 19 May 2025, what proportion of UK fish stocks will be subject to shared access with the EU under the ne

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Explainer, updated on 19 May 2025, whether he plans to provide financial support to fishers impacted by the new 12-year access

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Explainer, updated on 19 May 2025, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact on (a) UK fish exports an

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Explainer, updated on 19 May 2025, what discussions he has had with representatives of the fishing industry on the new 12-year

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of extending fishing access to British waters for EU vessels for a further 12 years on coastal communities.

16 May 2025 · Home Office

Complaints: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing criminal penalties for individuals who knowingly make (a) false and (b) malicious complaints for (i) political and (ii) reputation

16 May 2025 · Attorney General

Crown Prosecution Service

To ask the Solicitor General, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of fast-tracking Crown Prosecution Service advice in (a) politically sensitive and (b) time-critical investigations.

16 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that individuals who are subject to police investigations are provided with appropriate (a) legal and (b)reputational protections.

16 May 2025 · Home Office

Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the merits of conducting a review into the (a) reputational and (b) mental health impact of being investigated for an offence without being charged.

16 May 2025 · Home Office

Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the misuse of police time and resources through (a) unfounded and (b) politically motivated allegations.

16 May 2025 · Home Office

Criminal Investigation: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing reforms to limit the use of police investigations in cases where there is (a) no corroborating evidence and (b) a s

16 May 2025 · Home Office

Police: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of politically motivated police complaints on public confidence in the impartiality of the criminal justice system.

13 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds information on the breakdown of applicants in social housing by first language.

13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the proportion of Universal Credit recipients that are not proficient in English; and what support in learning English is provided.

13 May 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse was for English language teaching for adult (a) migrants and (b) irregular migrants in the last five years.

13 May 2025 · Home Office

Community Development: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on neighbourhoods where most residents do not speak English as a first language.

13 May 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of migrants that do not meet functional English language standards on their arrival in the UK.

13 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are any exemptions for English language tests in visa application processes.

13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Unemployment: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information her Department holds on the proportion of jobseekers from overseas with limited English language skills that remain unemployed 12 months after their arrival in the UK.

13 May 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of asylum claimants granted leave to remain without meeting a minimum standard of English in the last five years.