Jack Rankin MP: written questions

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Council Tax: IncreasesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of approving requests from local authorities for council tax increases above the referendum cap.
Answer: The Government is currently analysing results of the consultation on the provisional local government finance settlement for 2025-26 including the council tax referendum principles that will be set. The ability for councils in exceptional financial circum...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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Overseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of full-time undergraduate students with British nationality non-domiciled in the UK are paying international fees.
Answer: The department is not able to identify which non-UK domiciled students who hold British nationality are paying international fees.The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is responsible for collecting and publishing data on the UK higher education se...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
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Charities: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in employer National Insurance contributions on charities.
Answer: The Government highly values the charity sector, and its positive contribution across society.Due to the difficult economic inheritance from the previous government, we have had to take a number of difficult decisions on tax, welfare and spending to fix t...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Overseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of full-time undergraduate students paying international fees who are (a) British nationals and (b) non-domiciled in the UK.
Answer: The department is not able to identify students who are paying international fees who are (a) British nationals and (b) non-domiciled in the UK.The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is responsible for collecting and publishing data on the UK highe...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Newspaper Press: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 19590 on Newspaper Press: Foreign Investment in UK, whether the response to the consultation is contingent on free trade negotiations.
Answer: The Consultation on The Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2024 closed on 9 July 2024. Ministers recognise the high importance of this issue and are considering the responses carefully. Ministers t...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Newspaper Press: OwnershipDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December to Question 19589 on Newspaper Press: Foreign Investment in UK, whether her Department has (a) considered and (b) taken legal advice on issuing Foreign State
Answer: The Secretary of State has a quasi-judicial role when considering foreign state ownership, influence and control in newspapers and news magazines, and as such we cannot comment further.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Newspaper Press: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December to Question 19589 on Newspaper Press: Foreign Investment in UK, what level of indirect investment by foreign states will trigger the issuing of a Foreign Sta
Answer: The Consultation on The Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2024 closed on 9 July 2024. Ministers recognise the high importance of this issue and are considering the responses carefully. Ministers t...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Newspaper Press: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to reintroduce The Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2024.
Answer: We are currently considering responses to the consultation, and hope to publish a response in the near future.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
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Newspaper Press: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Foreign State Intervention Notices have been issued in the last six months.
Answer: There have been no Foreign State Intervention Notices issued in the last six months.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Newspaper Press: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the consultation on the Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2024, published in May 2024.
Answer: We are currently considering responses to the consultation, and hope to publish a response in the near future.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
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Hospices: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support hospices that rely on charitable donations, in the context of changes to National Insurance thresholds.
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, which enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The emp...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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Multi-academy Trusts: Accountability and ComplaintsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve (a) management accountability and (b) the complaints and oversight system for staff at multi-academy trusts.
Answer: All school staff should feel safe and supported at work, and confident in being able to report concerns. We expect school leaders, as employers, to take appropriate action to tackle any issues that are raised.All school employers, including trusts, have a...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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Special Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is aware of any situations in which SEND money is being used by schools for (a) non-SEND related facilities and (b) on non-SEND pupils.
Answer: The department does not collect data from schools which specifically distinguishes spending on non-special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) related facilities or non-SEND pupils.Local authorities retain the legal duty to ensure appropriate suppor...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
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Tourist Attractions: Planning PermissionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department’s criteria are for sponsoring visitor attractions through the special development order process.
Answer: DCMS works to support the growth of the visitor economy as part of the Government's Growth Mission. Special Development Orders are a long-established part of the planning system. Each case is considered on its individual merits.
Answered 22 Nov 2024
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Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will (a) publish proposals for the use of special development order powers under Section 59 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to grant planning permission for comm
Answer: Special Development Orders are a long-established part of the planning system. Each case is considered on its individual merits. The government have no plans to change the current arrangements.
Answered 21 Nov 2024
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Iran: WeaponsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent (a) illicit weapons smuggling and (b) the destabilisation of the Middle East by Iran.
Answer: Iran has long proliferated weapons across the Middle East, and continues to provide military, financial and political support to its proxies and partners - destabilising the region and jeopardising international security. The Prime Minister and Foreign Se...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
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Israel: HezbollahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams on 27 July 2024.
Answer: The UK unequivocally condemns the strike in Golan Heights that has tragically claimed at least 12 lives. Hizballah must cease their indiscriminate attacks and their destabilising activity. The Foreign Secretary spoke with Israel's Foreign Minister Katz on...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
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