Jack Rankin MP: written questions
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Written questions
Department for Transport: X CorpDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Transport has spent £783.30 with X since July 2024.
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: X CorpDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.
Answer: No expenditure has been made by DSIT with X since July 2024.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: X CorpDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.
Answer: Paid advertising on X was suspended in April 2023 following a SAFE Framework assessment. X is currently used only for organic (non-paid) content to communicate policies and public services. One month of X Premium was purchased in August 2024 at a cost of ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: X CorpDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.
Answer: The department has spent £84 on X and £0 on xAI. The X spending is for a Premium subscription in order to use X Pro, a social media monitoring tool.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: X CorpDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.
Answer: During the period 1 July 2024 to 19 January 2026, the department and its executive agencies spent £27,118.12 on sector comms and awareness with X and its predecessor platform/brand Twitter.xAI acquired X on 28 March 2025. £4,834.80 was spent before the ac...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: X CorpDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.
Answer: Paid advertising on X was suspended in April 2023 following a SAFE Framework assessment. X is currently used only for organic (non-paid) content to communicate policies and public services.The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has spent a total of £...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: X CorpDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.
Answer: Paid advertising on X was suspended in April 2023 following a SAFE Framework assessment. X is currently used only for organic (non-paid) content to communicate policies and public services.The Department for Business and Trade has spent £84.00 with X sinc...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106858More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any former Cabinet Ministers who are not former Prime Ministers retain access to the Government Car Service.
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) does not provide services to any former Cabinet Ministers.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Make Work Pay: Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces, published on 23 October 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of
Answer: The government will introduce the new trade union right of access in a regulated and responsible manner, ensuring it is workable for employers who receive requests for access. Our published impact assessment titled "Strengthening workers’ rights to t...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Make Work Pay: Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces, published on 23 October 2025, what discussions he has had with business organisations
Answer: As part of the consultation process, we engaged with business organisations and unions on proposals put forward in the public consultation, including the proposed exemption from statutory access provisions for employers of a certain size. We are carefull...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade UnionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the consultation on rights of trade unions to access workplaces, how many responses did the consultation receive, and what percentage of those responses were from a) SMEs, b) other si
Answer: The government is carefully reviewing responses to the consultation and will publish its formal response in due course. This will include a breakdown of respondents.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Contributory Pension Fund: DefenceTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102335More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of Defence Sector exclusions within the Parliamentary Pension Scheme portfolio and whether this is compatible with Government defence sector financial objectives.
Answer: The Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund is independent from government and investment decisions are a matter for the scheme’s trustees.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Climate ChangeTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102334More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on levels of investment in the UK defence industry of the requirement under Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 that Paris-aligned Benchmark
Answer: As set out in response to PQ UIN 43043 on 9 April 2025, The UK Benchmarks Regulation sets out the requirements for UK Climate Transition Benchmarks and UK Paris-aligned Benchmarks. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) monitors and supervises benchmark ad...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish NationalityHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether support for a proscribed terrorist organisation automatically qualifies for deprivation of citizenship on the understanding of being conducive to the public good.
Answer: The British Nationality Act 1981 provides the Secretary of State with the power to deprive an individual of their British citizenship where:The Secretary of State is satisfied that it would be conducive to the public good;The person acquired citizenship a...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish NationalityHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been deprived of British citizenship for being charged with supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation.
Answer: The British Nationality Act 1981 provides the Secretary of State with the power to deprive an individual of their British citizenship where:The Secretary of State is satisfied that it would be conducive to the public good;The person acquired citizenship a...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish NationalityHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were deprived of British citizenship under section 66 of the Immigration Act 2014 a) in the last year for which data is held and b) since its introduction.
Answer: The British Nationality Act 1981 provides the Secretary of State with the power to deprive an individual of their British citizenship where:The Secretary of State is satisfied that it would be conducive to the public good;The person acquired citizenship a...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Virgin Islands: Money LaunderingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) compliance of the British Virgin Islands in tackling illicit finance, sanctions evasion and corruption and
Answer: The UK is committed to supporting our Overseas Territories (OTs) - including the British Virgin Islands and other Caribbean partners - to tackle a range of regional challenges, including violent crime, illicit finance and organised immigration crime.Since...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCaribbean: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what operational and financial support she has provided to Caribbean Overseas Territories to tackle illegal migration; on what dates that support was delivered; and what disc
Answer: The UK is committed to supporting our Overseas Territories (OTs) - including the British Virgin Islands and other Caribbean partners - to tackle a range of regional challenges, including violent crime, illicit finance and organised immigration crime.Since...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCaribbean: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support she has provided to Caribbean Overseas Territories to strengthen security and tackle organised crime in the region; and how she assesses the effectiveness of tha
Answer: The UK is committed to supporting our Overseas Territories (OTs) - including the British Virgin Islands and other Caribbean partners - to tackle a range of regional challenges, including violent crime, illicit finance and organised immigration crime.Since...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: ArrestsHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department records the nationality and immigration status of people arrested for public order related offences at protests.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data on arrests in England and Wales by offence group as part of the ‘Police Powers and Procedures’ statistical series, available here: Police powers and procedures England and Wales statistics - GOV.UKHowever, as pa...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the dominant nationality principle was applied in the case of Alaa Abdel Fattah.
Answer: The principle to which the Hon Member refers was not relevant to the provision of consular support in this case and was not therefore applied.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAcademic Freedom: ComplaintsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for implementation of the free speech complaints scheme.
Answer: On 28 April, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education signed commencement regulations, bringing the following provisions into force on 1 August 2025:Duties on higher education (HE) providers and their constituent institutions to take ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: SchoolsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the Palestinian Authority on reports that the Palestinian school curriculum includes incitement and antisemitism.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided on 18 November to Question 88033, and on 16 December to Question 98592. In addition, it should be noted that the UK does not fund any educational material issued by the Palestinian Authority. We provide suppo...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there are any conditions applied to funding support for education in the Palestinian Authority.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided on 18 November to Question 88033, and on 16 December to Question 98592. In addition, it should be noted that the UK does not fund any educational material issued by the Palestinian Authority. We provide suppo...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: CurriculumForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the November 2025 IMPACT-se review of the 2025-26 Palestinian Authority school curriculum
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided on 18 November to Question 88033, and on 16 December to Question 98592. In addition, it should be noted that the UK does not fund any educational material issued by the Palestinian Authority. We provide suppo...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
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