Jack Rankin MP: written questions
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Local Plans and Neighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether borough local plans have precedence over parish level neighbourhood plans.
Answer: Once passed at referendum, neighbourhood plans form part of the development plan. Policies in a neighbourhood plan may become out of date, including if they conflict with policies in a local plan adopted after the making of the neighbourhood plan. In such...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Plans: Community Infrastructure LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Councils are able to use money from the Community Infrastructure Levy to refresh neighbourhood plans.
Answer: Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) receipts must be used for the purposes which are set out in section 216 of the Planning Act 2008 and Part 7 of the CIL regulations. Local authorities must spend the levy on infrastructure needed to support the developme...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Plans: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the role of local plans in the planning system in the future.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 February 2025 (HCWS480).
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: FoodMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated average cost of a prisoner's breakfast is according to the latest available data.
Answer: Data about expenditure on food and specific meals is not held centrally. Prison food budgets are determined locally (by the Governor in public sector prisons or the Director in privately managed prisons). They are kept under review as part of normal non-p...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the estimated average cost per child of breakfast food is at school breakfast clubs according to the latest available data.
Answer: The government is delivering on its pledge to provide a free breakfast club in every state-funded school with primary-aged children. This will ensure every child, regardless of their circumstances, has a supportive start to the school day.The department h...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the empty home premium applies to (a) retirement and (b) care properties where the tenant has passed away and ownership has fallen to an executor.
Answer: Local authorities have the discretionary power to charge a council tax premium on long-term empty dwellings in their area. Where the premium is in place, it applies to properties that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for one or more year...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMetlen: SharesTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73959More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of UK stamp duty on the level of share trading volumes in Metlen.
Answer: Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax are forecast to raise up to £5.1bn per year combined to help fund vital public services. The framework of the taxes contains many reliefs and exemptions which are designed to provide a boost to growth, liquidity, and ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestian AuthorityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK and Palestinian strategic cooperation: memorandum of understanding, published on 28 April 2025, what recent assessment he has m
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my response of 17 September to Question 74028.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Jubilee Flood Alleviation Channel.
Answer: The Jubilee Flood Alleviation Channel is part of the Maidenhead, Windsor, and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme, protecting over 3000 properties in those areas. Since opening in 2002 it has successfully protected local communities from flooding on multiple oc...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistrates: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to establish a multi-year recruitment and retention strategy for the magistracy.
Answer: In light of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts and the Sentencing Review, Ministers are considering the implications for the magistracy, including how best to ensure sufficient capacity in magistrates’ courts to meet both current and future dem...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: ConferencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to promote the UK’s Swap to Stop scheme at the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Eleventh Session of the Conference of Parties.
Answer: The health advice is clear, that whilst vapes can be an effective quit aid for adult smokers, children and non-smokers should never vape. The Swap to Stop scheme is a national smoking cessation programme through which the Department provides adult smokers...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: ConferencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representatives his Department plans to send to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Eleventh Session of the Conference of Parties by (a) job title and (b) nam
Answer: The World Health Organization Conference of the Parties of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will take place in Geneva from Monday 17 to Saturday 22 November.The United Kingdom’s delegation will consist of officials from the Department of Health...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: Heathrow AirportHome OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are employed by Border Force at Heathrow Airport.
Answer: In the interests of maintaining border security, Border Force does not routinely disclose information of a port-specific nature, and the requested national information is not available from published statistics.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: MoneyHome OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50803 on Heathrow Airport: Money, how much cash was seized by the Border Force (a) at Heathrow Airport and (b) nationally in the last year for which f
Answer: In the interests of maintaining border security, Border Force does not routinely disclose information of a port-specific nature, and the requested national information is not available from published statistics.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether policies on smart thermostats will be included in the Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: We recognise the key role that smart technologies play in decarbonsing homes. A digitised energy system will help consumers manage their usage and reduce their bills. We will set out further details in the Warm Homes Plan later this year.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: Heathrow AirportHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force personnel at Heathrow Airport specifically (a) track and (b) seize illegally imported money.
Answer: In the interests of maintaining border security, Border Force does not routinely disclose information of a port-specific nature.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904485More
Question: Whether she plans to mandate local government reorganisation.
Answer: The English Devolution White paper set out our plans to facilitate a programme of local government reorganisation, and to do so as quickly as possible. Councils in two tier areas and small neighbouring unitary councils have already been invited to submit ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHorse Racing: BettingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the proposals in the consultation entitled The Tax Treatment of Remote Gambling, last updated on 6 May
Answer: There has been ministerial engagement between my Department and His Majesty’s Treasury to ensure that they are aware of the specific way British horseracing is funded and the potential implications of any changes to taxation.Future proposals on taxation a...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56580More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposals outlined in the consultation entitled The Tax Treatment of Remote Gambling, last updated on 6 May 2025, on black market gambling.
Answer: The Government is consulting on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one. If any changes are made to gambling duties at a future Budget following the co...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHorse Racing: GamblingTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56579More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposals on the harmonisation of gambling duties outlined in the consultation entitled The Tax Treatment of Remote Gambling, last updated on 6 May 2025,
Answer: The Government is consulting on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one – reducing complexity. The Government is committed to engaging with all stakeho...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on implementing Schedule 3 of the Water and Flood Management Act 2010.
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues. The Government is strongly committed to requiring standardised Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in new developments. These should be to designs that cope with ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Government’s housebuilding target on funding for flood defences after 2026.
Answer: We are investing a record £2.65 billion over two years to March 2026. We’ll maintain the highest levels of flood protection, taking decisive action to fix our broken planning system and deliver 1.5 million homes through our Plan for Change. Funding decisi...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish a consultation on the funding formula for flood defences.
Answer: The Government launched a consultation on 3 June on proposals to reform the way we fund flood and coastal defences. Our proposals will help ensure funding is distributed more effectively across the country – protecting properties across all communities in...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on enforcing the new capital adequacy requirements on energy suppliers following the end of the transition period in April 2025.
Answer: Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in att...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHeating: Smart DevicesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing support for smart thermostats as part of the Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will help people find ways to save money on energy bills and transform our ageing building stock into comfortable, low-carbon homes that are fit for the future. We will upgrade up to 5 million homes across the country by accelerating t...
Answered 20 May 2025
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