Jack Rankin MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Gambling Commission: Economic GrowthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Gambling Commission has taken to ensure compliance with the Growth Duty under Section 108 of the Deregulation Act 2015; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impa
Answer: The Gambling Commission is required by its statutory functions to strike a balance between supporting the growth of regulated businesses and providing protection for consumers and society. The Commission’s statement of principles for licensing and regulat...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Health Improvement and Disparities: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities avoids conflicts of interest in the allocation of funds under the statutory levy.
Answer: The government’s priority is to ensure funding is being directed where it is needed most to deliver on our objective to reduce gambling-related harms. The Gambling Act 2005 is clear that DCMS and HM Treasury have powers to approve levy spending. To guaran...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include testing for chronic kidney disease as part of the NHS Health Check programme within the framework of the 10-year health plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. We expect the 10-Year Health Plan to be published ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in which patient groups will recommendations for combining GLP-1 receptor agonists with SGLT2 inhibitors be included as part of the updated NG28 guidelines.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops its guidelines independently based on a thorough assessment of the available evidence and through extensive engagement with stakeholders.The NICE’s independent committee is currently up...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure early (a) screening and (b) diagnosis for chronic kidney disease.
Answer: Early diagnosis is crucial for people with long-term conditions like chronic kidney disease in accessing timely treatment, preventing deterioration, and improving survival rates. The NHS Health Check programme aims to detect and prevent conditions like he...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to SGLT2 inhibitors for patients with (a) type 2 diabetes, (b) chronic kidney disease and (c) heart failure.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based best practice guidance for the National Health Service.The NICE has been able to recommend two SGLT2 inhibitors, ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: Fees and ChargesHome OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether His Majesty's Passport Office has considered introducing an option for payment for passports in instalments over 10 years.
Answer: An instalments approach would place a considerable administrative burden on HM Passport Office to seek payment when they are due and take action where payment is not made.Where a fee is required, the full payment must accompany the application.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSentencing: Minority GroupsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Sentencing Council's publication entitled Comprehensive new guidance on imposing community and custodial sentences, published on 5 March 2025, if she will provide examples that would constit
Answer: The Sentencing Council has issued new guidance which the last Government was consulted on between November 2023 and February 2024, and then publicly welcomed.The Lord Chancellor has been clear that these guidelines do not represent the views of this Gover...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: AdvertisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of a ban on the (a) marketing and (b) advertising of (i) e-cigarette and vaping products, (ii) non-medically licensed nicotine products, an
Answer: The Government has published a thorough impact assessment of the measures included in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, including the prohibition on the advertising of vaping products and nicotine products.Public health messaging and campaigns will continue to ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: AdvertisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025WithdrawnUIN 36021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of bans on the marketing and advertising of (a) e-cigarette and vaping products, (b) non-medically licensed nicotine products and (c) heated tobacc
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled 10-year study to shed light on youth vaping, published on 19 February 2025, what steps he plans to take to ensure all data reviewed is from
Answer: Due to the nicotine content and unknown long-term harms, vapes and nicotine products carry risks of harm and addiction, and this is particularly acute for adolescents whose brains are still developing.The 10-year Adolescent Health Study (AHS) will follow ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Youth Parliament: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of whether the funding of the UK Youth Parliament delivers value for money to taxpayers; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of transitioni
Answer: DCMS is currently overseeing a number of projects reviewing the UK Youth Parliament and its funding. Further details on their conclusions will be published in due course.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSham MarriageHome OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) sham marriages and (b) relationships of convenience on the number of (i) spousal and (ii) partner visas applications; and how many cases wer
Answer: If UKVI suspect a relationship may not be genuine, further checks can be conducted, which may include a relationship interview with the applicant and sponsor. If the relationship is found to be non-genuine the application may be refused.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPark HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to enhance the fit and proper person test for the (a) owner and (b) manager of a park home site.
Answer: The fit and proper person test, which applies to a site owner or the person appointed to manage a site, is intended to ensure that those managing park home sites are competent to do so.Where properly applied by local authorities, the legislation has been ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: TourismHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a quota for the number of tourist visas granted within a given time period.
Answer: No. There has been no change in policy towards tourism from that in place under the previous government.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: TourismHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a list of the (a) mechanisms and (b) grounds for appeal of an Entry Clearance Officer's decision to refuse a tourist visa.
Answer: There is no right of appeal against refusal of a visit visa as this was removed by Parliament in 2013. Where someone applies for a visit visa and is refused, it is open to them to make a new application, in which they can address any reasons given in the ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: WindsorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to expedite the development of affordable housing at Sawyers Close in Windsor.
Answer: The government will continue to work in partnership with local authorities, housing associations and the wider sector to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety RegulatorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many cases are waiting to be assessed by the Building Safety Regulator.
Answer: We are aware that there have been delays for applicants in Gateway Two. The Building Safety Regulator have told applicants to currently plan on the basis of 20 weeks to clear Gateway Two, although we are seeing signs that this processing time is improving...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety RegulatorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase the number of claims processed by the Building Safety Regulator.
Answer: We are aware that there have been delays for applicants in Gateway Two. The Building Safety Regulator have told applicants to currently plan on the basis of 20 weeks to clear Gateway Two, although we are seeing signs that this processing time is improving...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety RegulatorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average time was for the Building Safety Regulator to make a decision in the last 12 months.
Answer: We are aware that there have been delays for applicants in Gateway Two. The Building Safety Regulator have told applicants to currently plan on the basis of 20 weeks to clear Gateway Two, although we are seeing signs that this processing time is improving...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on subsequent family migration patterns of people with Indefinite Leave to Remain.
Answer: The information requested is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Care Workers and Health ProfessionsHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department records the (a) employment and (b) earnings of (i) people who arrived in the UK on a Health and Care Worker visa and (ii) their dependents.
Answer: Every migrant is required to submit a valid certificate of sponsorship (CoS) that details their employment and earnings whenever they apply for a skilled worker (including a Health and Care) visa. These details remain on our Sponsor Management System.Home...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Care Workers and Health ProfessionsHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made cost benefit analysis of the Health and Care Worker visa.
Answer: Impact Assessments evaluating the impacts of policy changes to the Health and Care Worker route since it was established can be found at: Impact assessments covering migration policy - GOV.UK. These provide insight into specific economic impacts of the ro...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of granting Indefinite Leave to Remain to people with Health and Care Worker visas on welfare services.
Answer: Internationally educated staff remain an important part of the workforce, and our Code of Practice for International Recruitment ensures stringent ethical standards when recruiting health and social care staff from overseas. Health and Care Worker visa ho...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ImmigrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of an increase in Indefinite Leave to Remain visa grants on NHS capacity.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential impact of changes in the levels of grants of Indefinite Leave to Remain on National Health Service capacity or waiting times, and there are no current plans to undertake such an assessment.Internationally educa...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
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