Jack Rankin MP: written questions 2025
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Academic 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
Original Parliament recordSheltered HousingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the retirement villages sector and the role of specialist older people's housing on the ability of older people to live independently fo
Answer: We are working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure the right supply of suitable housing, including specialist older people’s housing.High quality, safe, and suitable homes can help people stay independent and healthy f...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGlioblastoma: ImmunotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of DCVax-L following its trial at King’s College Hospital.
Answer: The Department has made no assessment of the potential merits of DCVax-L following its trial at King’s College Hospital.Northwest Biotherapeutics has submitted a Marketing Authorisation Application to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agenc...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94572More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to BBC article entitled Tax rises could push food prices higher, warn supermarkets, published on 26 October, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in business rates on fo
Answer: HM Treasury does not produce forecasts of the UK economy. Forecasting the economy, including the potential impact of Government policy decisions, is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which published its latest f...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94571More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to BBC article entitled Tax rises could push food prices higher, warn supermarkets, published on 26 October, what steps she is taking to work with retailers to mitigate the impact of food inflation.
Answer: The Government has announced a Food Inflation Gateway to assess and monitor regulation that could add to food prices. This will improve coordination and give food businesses a clear line of sight on upcoming regulatory changes, helping to keep costs downT...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfcom: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what representations her Department has received on candidates to be the next Chair of Ofcom.
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 recordOfcom: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the specification and criteria for the next Chair of Ofcom.
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 recordOfcom: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the advisory assessment panel for the appointment of the new Chair of Ofcom is independent from His Majesty’s Government.
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 recordOfcom: 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
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