Jack Rankin MP: written questions
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Visitor LevyTreasuryTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127972More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has undertaken modelling and future proofing of the Government’s target to reach 50 million visitors by 2030 in the context of the proposal to introduce a visitor levy in England; and what assessment she
Answer: The UK Government has set an ambition to welcome 50 million international visitors annually by 2030, reinforcing tourism as a central pillar of the UK’s global competitiveness. Delivery of this ambition will be underpinned by a forthcoming Visitor Economy...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Urban AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to the potential impact of the planned visitor levy on (a) job opportunities and vacancies, (b) job losses and (c) high street footfall in (i) cit
Answer: The government’s consultation on the proposed visitor levy closed on 18 February. The government is currently analysing responses and will publish an official response in due course. The decision on whether to introduce a visitor levy would rest with indi...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and TourismTreasuryTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127970More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has undertaken research on the social and economic value of the hospitality and tourism industry for communities; and the potential impact of a visitor levy on communities.
Answer: The Government has announced powers for Mayors to introduce a visitor levy on short-term overnight accommodation in their region, to drive economic growth, including through support for the local visitor economy. At Budget, the Government published a cons...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor Levy: Hospitality Industry and TourismTreasuryTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127969More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned an impact assessment on the potential effects of introducing an overnight visitor levy on the hospitality and tourism industry.
Answer: The Government has announced powers for Mayors to introduce a visitor levy on short-term overnight accommodation in their region, to drive economic growth, including through support for the local visitor economy. At Budget, the Government published a cons...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support universities in correctly classify courses (a) in-attendance and (b) weekend only.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Student Loan Company recovery action following the misclassification of weekend courses as in-attendance courses for the purposes of student finance on st
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to pause recovery action being undertaken by the Student Loans Company against students whose universities misclassified weekend courses as in-attendance courses whilst any (a) review and (b)
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing transitional protection for students who enrolled on university courses since found to have been wrongly classified for student fin
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Written QuestionsTreasuryTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127741More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to Question 126382 from the Hon. Member for Windsor.
Answer: The answers to PQs UIN126382, UIN 126383 & UIN 126384 have been answered on 16 April 2026. This was within the Parliamentary deadline.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Written QuestionsTreasuryTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127740More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to Question 126383 from the Hon. Member for Windsor.
Answer: The answers to PQs UIN126382, UIN 126383 & UIN 126384 have been answered on 16 April 2026. This was within the Parliamentary deadline.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Written QuestionsTreasuryTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127738More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to Question 126384 from the Hon. Member for Windsor.
Answer: The answers to PQs UIN126382, UIN 126383 & UIN 126384 have been answered on 16 April 2026. This was within the Parliamentary deadline.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Written QuestionsHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to Question 126358 from the Hon. Member for Windsor.
Answer: A response to this question was issued on April 20th, 2026.
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Written QuestionsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 120248 from the Hon. Member for Windsor.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Written QuestionsHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to Question 121021 from the Hon. Member for Windsor.
Answer: The Hon Member received an answer on April 29, 2026.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126384More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to offer the same settlement terms that will be provided in the settlement resulting from the implementation of the McCann Review to those that have already settled with HMRC.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 9 February 2026 to UIN 109841, 109843 and 109842 and the answer I gave on 27 February to UIN 114103.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126383More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) the loan charge and (b) HMRC in tackling disguised remuneration schemes.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 9 February 2026 to UIN 109841, 109843 and 109842 and the answer I gave on 27 February to UIN 114103.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126382More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of outstanding cases of people facing the Loan Charge that will be settled as a result of the McCann Review.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 9 February 2026 to UIN 109841, 109843 and 109842 and the answer I gave on 27 February to UIN 114103.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFreedom of ExpressionHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the Adam Smith Institute’s Freedom of Speech model Bill, published on 1 April 2026.
Answer: Freedom of speech is a fundamental right and a defining value of our open and diverse society. The Government is absolutely committed to upholding lawful free expression, including robust debate on matters of public interest, and all relevant legislation ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprentices the Department recruited in 2015 compared to (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.
Answer: The number of apprentices that enrolled onto apprenticeship programmes within the department in each calendar year is as follows:2022: 324 apprentices2023: 257 apprentices2024: 206 apprentices2025: 271 apprenticesNote: this is a combination of new apprent...
Answered 8 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: ApprenticesTreasuryTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121025More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprentices her Department recruited in (a) 2025, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.
Answer: The number of apprentices has fallen for a number of reasons:The Government has made several reforms to apprenticeships including the closing of the Civil Service Apprenticeship Unit and setting up Skills England, which has a renewed focus on skills gaps ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: ApprenticesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many apprentices his Department recruited in (a) 2025, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.
Answer: (a) 9 apprentices were recruited in 2025(d) 13 apprentices were recruited in 2024Due to the machinery of Government changes which created the Department in February 2023 DESNZ is unable to provide an answer to questions (b) & (c).
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: ApprenticesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many apprentices her Department recruited in (a) 2025, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) recruited the following number of apprentices in the specified years: YearNumber of Apprentices recruited(a) 2025*31(b) 202225(c) 202330(d) 202415 *Note that figures for 2025 are as of 17/03/2026 and are ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: ApprenticesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many apprentices his Department recruited in (a) 2025, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.
Answer: On 1st July 2023 due to a Machinery of Government Change, the Department of International Trade (DIT) became the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), alongside parts of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). We therefore o...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: ApprenticesHome OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many apprentices her Department recruited in (a) 2025, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.
Answer: The number of apprentices that enrolled onto apprenticeship programmes within the department in each calendar year is as follows:Year Apprentice Enrolments2022 4752023 8902024 9442025 233Apprenticeship enrolments have reduced due to workforce controls, a ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: KnivesDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have been the victim of a stabbing incident in educational settings in each of the last two academic years for which data is available by type of setting.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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