Jack Rankin MP: written questions
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Ofcom: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the advisory assessment panel for the appointment of the new Chair of Ofcom will include a member who is independent of Government; and if she will publish the names of panel me
Answer: The advisory assessment panel for the appointment of the new Ofcom Chair is constituted in line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. In consultation with the Commissioner for Public Appointments, the panel includes a Senior Independent Panel M...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfcom: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the appointment of the Chair of Ofcom is compliant with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is committed to ensuring that the appointment of the Chair of Ofcom is fully compliant with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. The process is regulated by the Commissioner for...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordExcise DutiesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91796More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of moving the uprating of excise duty from RPI to CPI to help reduce inflation.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 13 November 2025 to PQ UIN 88538.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91794More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimates her Department has made of the potential effect of increases in indirect taxation on the rate of inflation, with particular reference to the impact of increases in tobacco duty; and if she will make a
Answer: Forecasting the economy, including the effect of Government policy decisions on inflation, is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR set out its assessment of policy measures in its Autumn Budget 2024 forecas...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAl-Ikhlas Education Centre: Scouts and GuidesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports that Al-Ikhlas Education Centre in Willesden hosted Scout meetings.
Answer: The promotion of extremist views or terrorism in charities is unacceptable. The Charity Commission is alive to the risks of hostile state threats to the charity sector, and works with other agencies to protect the sector from the risks of being exploited....
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: IranDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Charity Commission on reports of Iranian interference in the UK charity sector.
Answer: The promotion of extremist views or terrorism in charities is unacceptable. The Charity Commission is alive to the risks of hostile state threats to the charity sector, and works with other agencies to protect the sector from the risks of being exploited....
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAbrar Islamic Foundation and Dar Alhekma TrustDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of alleged Iranian interference in the UK charity sector through (a) Dar Alhekma and (b) the Abrar Is
Answer: The promotion of extremist views or terrorism in charities is unacceptable. The Charity Commission is alive to the risks of hostile state threats to the charity sector, and works with other agencies to protect the sector from the risks of being exploited....
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: ConstructionMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the original expected completion date was for all prisons currently scheduled for (a) construction and (b) expansion.
Answer: Under the previous Government, 20,000 additional prison places were planned for delivery by the mid-2020s. By July 2024, c.6,000 of these places had been delivered. As set out in the 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy, this Government has committed to deliv...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: ConstructionMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the expected completion date is for all prisons currently scheduled for (a) construction and (b) expansion.
Answer: Under the previous Government, 20,000 additional prison places were planned for delivery by the mid-2020s. By July 2024, c.6,000 of these places had been delivered. As set out in the 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy, this Government has committed to deliv...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88541More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to (a) reduce and (b) freeze tobacco excise duty.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government renewed the commitment to a tobacco duty escalator, which increases duty by 2 per cent above RPI inflation at each Budget, until the end of the current Parliament. This is part of the Government’s focus on health prev...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmokingTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88540More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the tobacco excise regime on smoking prevalence since 2021.
Answer: Tobacco duty aims to both raise revenue and reduce harm to public health by discouraging smoking. High duty rates make tobacco less affordable and are a proven way to reduce smoking prevalence and have helped reduce the percentage of adult smokers in the ...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmokingTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88539More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Budget Responsibility has made an assessment of the potential impact of levels of tobacco duty on smoking prevalence statistics.
Answer: Tobacco duty aims to both raise revenue and reduce harm to public health by discouraging smoking. High duty rates make tobacco less affordable and are a proven way to reduce smoking prevalence and have helped reduce the percentage of adult smokers in the ...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordExcise DutiesTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88538More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered moving the uprating of excise duty from Retail Price Index to Consumer Prices Index.
Answer: The Government confirms tax rates and thresholds annually. In some cases, reflecting the government’s economic and fiscal objectives, they are uprated to account for inflation. The Office for National Statistics, regulated by the UK Statistics Authority (...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSheltered HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation equivalent to New Zealand’s Retirement Villages Act 2003 to support the growth of the Integrated Re
Answer: The government is committed to enhancing provision and choice for older people in the housing market and we will continue to consider this issue as we develop our long-term housing strategy. As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 26 Nov...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: InnovationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of value-based procurement for MedTech innovation for (a) the New Hospital Programme and (b) current NHS sites; and what steps his Depar
Answer: The Department is developing Value Based Procurement (VBP) Standard Guidance to improve consistency in National Health Service procurement of medical technology in England, and to ensure taxpayer’s money delivers better outcomes for patients, staff and th...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: ConferencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will be attending the European Regional Summit ahead of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Eleventh Session of the Conference of Parties on
Answer: Our position on vaping is clear, that it is less harmful than smoking and can be an effective tool to help adults to stop smoking, but that non-smokers and young people should never vape. The Government has regularly set out this position on vaping at the...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: ConferencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant the Answer of 25 July 2025 to Question 68895 on WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Conferences, what position his Department plans to set out on vaping at the Conference of Parti
Answer: Our position on vaping is clear, that it is less harmful than smoking and can be an effective tool to help adults to stop smoking, but that non-smokers and young people should never vape. The Government has regularly set out this position on vaping at the...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: ConferencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2025 to Question 68895 on WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Conferences, what decision his Department has made on the Senior Civil Servant grades that w
Answer: Our position on vaping is clear, that it is less harmful than smoking and can be an effective tool to help adults to stop smoking, but that non-smokers and young people should never vape. The Government has regularly set out this position on vaping at the...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: AdvertisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the potential (a) merits and (b) costs of (i) a total prohibition on advertising of nicotine and vaping products and (ii) other measures short of tot
Answer: Youth vaping has doubled in the past five years, and one in four 11 to 15-year-olds tried vaping in 2023. There has been a significant growth in the awareness of vaping promotion over recent years, with more than half of all children aged 11 to 17 years o...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: AdvertisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's plans to introduce a prohibition on the advertising of vaping products and nicotine products, what other restrictions or alternatives to a blanket prohibition on
Answer: Youth vaping has doubled in the past five years, and one in four 11 to 15-year-olds tried vaping in 2023. There has been a significant growth in the awareness of vaping promotion over recent years, with more than half of all children aged 11 to 17 years o...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure a level playing field between companies who export plastic recycling and UK based plastic reprocessors.
Answer: The export of waste is subject to strict controls set out in UK legislation. Facilities receiving UK waste must be operated in accordance with human health and environmental protection standards that are broadly equivalent to those established in UK legis...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent the closure of mechanical recycling sites.
Answer: The Collection and Packaging Reforms – Simpler Recycling, Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) and a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) – will help stimulate investment in recycling services across the UK. Defra is working with HMT on Plastic Pa...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRiver Thames: Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of maintaining and keeping open the Jubilee River Channel in the last four years.
Answer: The Jubilee River is part of the Maidenhead, Windsor and Eaton Flood Alleviation Scheme which is operated and maintained by the Environment Agency. The cost of maintaining and keeping the Jubilee River channel open are difficult to extract from the overal...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRiver Thames: Public FootpathsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to repair and restore footbridges along the Jubilee River; and what estimate she has made of the associated cost to the taxpayer.
Answer: The Jubilee River is part of the Maidenhead, Windsor and Eaton Flood Alleviation Scheme which is operated and maintained by the Environment Agency. Footbridges along the Jubilee River are the responsibility of the respective local authorities including Bu...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the tilted balance in decision making is formally recognised as part of national planning policy; and what guidance his Department has issued to ensure consistent applica
Answer: Users of the National Planning Policy Framework sometimes describe the effect of paragraph 11d of the Framework as a ‘tilted balance’. However, the term itself does not form part of national planning policy. The Framework is a material consideration in de...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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