Rupert Lowe
Reform UK - Great Yarmouth
1,426 (3.5%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 4th July 2024
Division Voting information
Rupert Lowe voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Reform UK No votes vs 3 Reform UK Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 138 Noes - 136
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Department Debates
(9 debate contributions)
(6 debate contributions)
(5 debate contributions)
(5 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(1,481 words contributed)
(167 words contributed)
Great Yarmouth Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 58,106 signatures (0.33%)
of 38,266 signatures (0.33%)
of 36,375 signatures (0.30%)
of 44,792 signatures (0.29%)
of 206,841 signatures (0.29%)
of 206,841 signatures (0.29%)
of 153,529 signatures (0.18%)
of 145,653 signatures (0.16%)
of 58,106 signatures (0.33%)
Latest EDMs signed by Rupert Lowe
Exiting the European Union
Tabled by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I., 2024, No. 853), dated 8 August 2024, a copy of which was laid before this House on 9 August 2024, be annulled.
(Most recent: 14 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Conservative: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
Independent: 1
Reform UK: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Rupert Lowe, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Rupert Lowe has not been granted any Urgent Questions
1 Adjournment Debate led by Rupert Lowe
1 Bill introduced by Rupert Lowe
A Bill to prohibit quantitative easing; to prohibit the Government from indemnifying any losses that may result from quantitative easing; and for connected purposes.
Friday 7th March 2025
Order Paper number: 15
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Rupert Lowe has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 50 Written Questions
(View all written questions)The Government is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime, and ensuring that police and prosecutors can spend their time dealing with the issues that matter most to our communities.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has existing guidance on communications offences. As with all guidance, they keep that guidance under regular review. This guidance explains the relevant law and how the CPS applies that law, including to offences committed online which constitute hate crime. It includes clear protections and provisions for the fundamental right of freedom of speech.
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
All ministers receive tailored inductions upon appointment to support them in their ministerial duties.
The Government does not have plans to introduce a work experience scheme for ministers in addition to the inductions already provided.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Cabinet Office recruitment policy and practice is conducted in accordance with UK law, including the Equality Act 2010, as well as the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles and the Civil Service Nationality rules (available on GOV.UK).
Non-Ministerial departments and Executive Agencies are responsible for managing their own recruitment processes and ensuring they are also compliant with UK law.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
We are currently collecting financial data from arms lengths bodies, which includes non-departmental public bodies, for 2023/24 and will publish it in due course.
Financial data for arm’s length bodies, including non-departmental public bodies, in 2022/23 is published on GOV.UK.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Travel, Transport, Accommodation & Venue Solutions (RM6342) is not a contract but a commercial agreement. There is no guaranteed spend associated with this agreement, as it is designed to provide a solution for potential procurement needs. As such, there is no specific spend or proportion of the agreement value allocated to the provision of services for asylum seekers, refugees, or migrants.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The answer to the question raised is available in the public domain and can be found in the Civil Superannuation accounts on the UK Government website and the resources section of the Civil Service Pension website.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Civil Service does not offer or subsidise private healthcare provision or insurance.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon. Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 2 December is attached.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
As was the practice under the previous Government, information about official overseas ministerial travel will be published as part of the Cabinet Office transparency returns and made available on the GOV.UK website.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
All Government Departments are responsible for determining their own requirements for language services and ensuring these deliver good value for money for the taxpayer.
Details on how much is paid to individual suppliers, including thebigword, is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
As is longstanding practice, information about official overseas ministerial travel will be published as part of the Cabinet Office transparency returns and made available on the GOV.UK website.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Cabinet Office does not hold information relating to other Departments’ expenditure.
The Cabinet Office has not incurred any spend with DA Languages in each of the last ten years.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Departments have published aggregated annual information on their bonus spend on their own websites since 2011. This data includes information on total bonus spend, the number of civil servants receiving bonuses, and the size of payments.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
There are currently no plans for a Department for Government Efficiency. The Budget set out plans for an Office for Value for Money which will work alongside other reforms such as the 2% Efficiency target aimed at improving savings, efficiency and productivity for all government departments by using technology more effectively and joining up services. Together, these reforms will deliver change for working people.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
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
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Information on how many civil servants were dismissed for poor performance is not available centrally.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The information requested is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon. Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 12 November is attached.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The UK Government does not comment upon operational security matters.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Data on Civil Service Headquarters (HQ) occupancy is collected and published quarterly on GOV.UK for all HQ buildings of Whitehall Departments, Office for Scotland, Office for Wales and Northern Ireland Office. Data for the latest period for which data is available can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-hq-occupancy-data
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Civil Service Turnover data is published annually through the Civil Service statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2024
Civil Service departments are responsible for managing their own workforces and ensuring they have the right skills to deliver the Government’s priorities. The Civil Service People Plan commits to ensuring the best people are working in Government, and that the Civil Service offers an enriching career path which rewards excellence in public service.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
No staff in 10 Downing Street have the word ‘diversity’ in their job title.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Cabinet Office does not hold data on losses of hardware by other government departments.
The Cabinet Office only holds data on the loss of laptops, mobile phones and MiFi/tablets by Cabinet Office staff, including staff working for the Crown Commercial Service, the Government Property Agency, and the Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland (to whom the Cabinet Office supplies the IT platform and IT equipment only)
since 2018. This data is provided below.
The data does not include Number 10, which has separate supply arrangements in place.
Information on the value of the hardware lost could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Cabinet Office staff are responsible for keeping all portable devices assigned to them safe and secure and must immediately report any loss or damage of their IT equipment. When losses are reported, devices are disabled to ensure they are unable to access any Cabinet Office data.
Year | Laptop | Mobile Phone | MiFi/Tablet |
2018 | 54 | 80 | 8 |
2019 | 86 | 176 | 27 |
2020 | 57 | 114 | 11 |
2021 | 49 | 118 | 7 |
2022 | 63 | 147 | 7 |
2023 | 54 | 157 | 12 |
2024 | 66 | 154 | 109 |
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Please see the documentation published at the following location which provides details on the number of civil service staff employed in the communication profession: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics
For reference, public relations is classified as a subset of communications.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The information requested is not centrally held.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
For the properties operated by the Government Property Agency (GPA), where flag flying forms part of its service, all buildings with flagpoles have the union flag. In addition, buildings will have a variety of other flags depending on their function in Government. The GPA also has a procured service whereby non-stocked or ad hoc flags can be provided and hoisted by a specialist company for the required duration.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Cost and asset data relating to these questions are not held centrally by the Government Property Agency.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Cost and asset data relating to these questions are not held centrally by the Government Property Agency.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 8th November is attached.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Official receptions in 10 Downing Street are hosted by Ministers across Government, with details published each quarter as part of the Government's transparency returns. The cost of hospitality in 10 Downing Street is published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Departments are required to report to the Cabinet Office on an annual basis the number of confidentiality clauses used in connection with special severance payments, however full information on the use of non-disclosure agreements is held by individual departments.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Civil Service Statistics (Table 35) provides information on the number of civil servants earning over £100,000 and in other bandings. The latest information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2024
The previous administration did not publish a 2023 list. The Cabinet Office will publish this in due course following the usual process.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
10 Downing Street hosts a variety of events and catering is tailored accordingly, often using events to showcase British produce.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
This information is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office. Each department is responsible for the management of their workforce.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
It is important that lessons are learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic and the response to it. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is independent of government and it is right that we allow the Chair to continue her important work. The Chair is under a statutory obligation to avoid unnecessary costs in the Inquiry’s work, and she has been clear in her intention to complete her work as quickly and efficiently as possible. Quarterly financial reports are published every quarter on the official UK Covid-19 Inquiry website.
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The performance management process for Senior Civil Servants already provides the opportunity for performance related pay to recognise high performance.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The UK Commission on Covid Commemoration was established on 21 July 2022 to secure a broad consensus from across the whole of the United Kingdom on how to commemorate the COVID-19 pandemic and mark this distinctive period in our history at a UK and community level. The Commission submitted its report to the Government in March 2023 and came to a close on 31 March 2023. Eleven Commissioners were appointed to serve on the Commission. The Commissioners were not remunerated.
The Commission spent £9,942 excl VAT. In addition to this, the Commission was supported by a team of four Cabinet Office officials, who were the Secretariat to the Commission and managed its budget.
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Civil Service Headquarters (HQ) occupancy data is collected and published on GOV.UK for all HQ buildings of Whitehall Departments, Office for Scotland, Office for Wales and Northern Ireland Office. Post-election period, publications now happen on a quarterly basis.
Data for the latest period for which data is available can be found here.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Civil Service Statistics (Table 35) provides information on the number of civil servants earning over £100,000 and in other bandings. The latest information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2024
The previous administration did not publish a 2023 list. The Cabinet Office will publish this in due course following the usual process.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
It is important that lessons are learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic and the response to it. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is independent of government and it is right that we allow the Chair to continue her important work. The Chair is under a statutory obligation to avoid unnecessary costs in the Inquiry’s work, and she has been clear in her intention to complete her work as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office does not routinely collate information on specific words within job titles and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The previous Government spent up to £400 billion on pandemic related interventions and programmes including 11.7 million employees that were furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, at a cost of £70 billion. 2.9m people on the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme received grants at a cost of £28bn.
The Chancellor has announced that she will appoint a Covid Corruption Commissioner, fulfilling a manifesto commitment. The main focus of the Commissioner will be pandemic PPE contracts. They will make sure everything that can be done, has been done, to get the public purse what it is owed.
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has now been established. As set out in its Terms of Reference, the Inquiry will examine, consider and report on preparations and the response to the pandemic. In doing so, the inquiry will help identify lessons learned. The Inquiry published its Module 1 report, focussing on resilience and preparedness in July 2024. The government will carefully consider the Inquiry’s findings and recommendations, and will respond within six months.
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
All Civil Service departments work within the Recruitment Principles, as regulated by
the Civil Service Commission, to recruit using a fair and open process and appoint on
Departments will only limit a campaign to a specific group as a form of positive action
as a proportionate response to achieve a legitimate aim as defined in section 159 of
the Equality Act 2010.
The Civil Service is committed to a diverse workforce and culture of openness and
inclusivity - not as ends in themselves but as means of delivering better outcomes to
the citizens we serve.
The Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2022-25 Promoting Fairness and Performance,
published in February 2022, is positioned as an essential lever to deliver a Modern
Civil Service, where our values are to serve with integrity, honesty, objectivity and
impartiality; driving our vision to be a skilled, innovative and ambitious Civil Service
equipped for the future. This strategy sets out a broader definition of diversity, to
include geographical, social and career backgrounds alongside the protected groups.
As set out in the Civil Service People Plan 2024 - 2027, we are committed to
ensuring we attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of
backgrounds, to create a modern Civil Service, now and for the future.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
As of July 2023, the current number of SCS that have a directorship listed on Companies House is 1 out of 306 SCS listed on payroll.
Historical information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. For information the current limit is £850, worked out in person hours needed to provide the answer.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Data on minister’s overseas travel and on senior civil servant’s business expenses is published on a quarterly basis. This can be found here:
Ministers - DBT: ministerial gifts, hospitality, overseas travel and meetings - GOV.UK
Senior Officials - DBT: senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality, and meetings - GOV.UK
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Official statistics on company incorporation and liquidation are published quarterly. These are made publicly available online by Companies House. We have excerpted and reproduced the relevant figures for your convenience below:
Date | Incorporations | Total Liquidations |
2024 Jan-Mar | 244,717 | 7,622 |
2024 Apr-Jun | 217,815 | 9,115 |
2024 Jul-Sep | 191,683 | 8,658 |
The most recent complete datasets can be found here:
Incorporated companies in the UK July to September 2024 - GOV.UK
Statistics for previous periods are available here.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Since its creation on 7 February 2023 and up until 31 March 2024, the Department for Business and Trade has incurred no first-class air travel expenditure as it is not permitted under the travel policy.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Businesses have drawn a total of £46.59 billion under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. 12.97% of facilities by volume have been repaid and 59.44% of facilities by volume are on schedule. 19.77% of facilities by volume have been settled under the Government guarantee. The Department publishes performance data on the COVID-19 loan guarantee schemes on a quarterly basis.
The final year-end outturn is recorded in OSCAR II for years 22-23 and prior. The 23-24 data is still pending final updates based on the finalisation of DBT’s accounts for 23-24.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)