Andrew Ranger MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Fly-tipping: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle illegal waste dumping.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling illegal waste dumping. The Waste Crime Action Plan is ensuring we pursue offenders and clean-up the most egregious illegal waste sites. This includes reforms to the waste carrier regime, the introduction of digital...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to promote the safe and responsible use of electric bicycles, including tackling illegally modified e-bikes that do not comply with speed and power restrictions.
Answer: The Department has published advice for consumers on the safe use of legally compliant e-bikes. This guidance has recently been updated to refer to the industry-led "E-Bike Positive" campaign. Where e-bikes have been modified to overcome the pow...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNew Businesses: LoansDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the description of the Start Up Loans Scheme as Government Backed in providing clarity to prospective applicants about the Government
Answer: The Start Up Loans programme provides access to finance for individuals seeking to start or grow a business. The programme is described as government-backed because the programme and its lending are funded by government through the British Business Bank. ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCarers and Older People: TaxationTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22210More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs is taking to reduce duplication in the processes required of carers and older taxpayers; and what assessment HMRC has made of the potential impact of these requirements on those tax
Answer: In July 2025, the government published HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap. The roadmap sets our vision for tax administration to happen with minimal effort thanks to simplified tax processes, the application of new technologies such as artificial intelligence ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDisability AidsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that specialist powered wheelchairs and essential adaptations are recognised and funded as essential medical equipment.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services based on the needs of their local population, including specialist powered wheelchairs.NHS England supports integrated care boards to commission...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: GoldForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government is considering the potential merits of the return of Venezuelan gold reserves held by the Bank of England as part of international efforts to support V
Answer: His Majesty's Government (HMG) is not party to the legal case to determine who should have control of Venezuelan gold held in the Bank of England. UK Courts and the Bank of England are independent of HMG.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFolic Acid: FlourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid on people with pernicious anaemia and other medical condi
Answer: Folic acid fortification was recommended by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy in 2000 and by its successor the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) in 2006, after an extensive review of the evidence on folate and h...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCarers: Zero Hours ContractsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the potential merits of introducing an annualised earnings assessment for recipients of Carer's Allowance employed on zero-hours and other irregular contracts to ensure that fluctuatio
Answer: The Government is committed to improving and modernising how earnings are treated in Carer's Allowance. It has increased the weekly earnings limit to match 16 hours at the National Living Wage, improved guidance, and is exploring longer-term changes to th...
Answered 29 Jul 2026
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