Jack Rankin MP: written questions
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Heathrow Airport: UK Border ForceHome OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of disbanding the Border Force team for illegally imported cash at Heathrow Airport in August 2024.
Answer: Border Force have redistributed the teams in question to join other Detection commands. This was done in order to share expertise and thereby increase capability to carry out this important area of work.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: MoneyHome OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much cash was seized by Border Force at Heathrow Airport for the latest month for which data is available.
Answer: The requested information is not available from published statistics.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 43010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 41380, how many asylum hotels have closed between 4 July 2024 and 31 March 2025.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer he received on the 31 March 2025 to UIN 41380.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 43008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 41380 on Asylum: Hotels, how many hotels used for the housing of asylum seekers have closed between 21 January 2025 and 31 March 2025.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer he received on the 31 March 2025 to UIN 41380.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: AirportsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the government of Pakistan on the delivery of a potential international airport in Mirpur, Pakistan.
Answer: The delivery of a potential international airport in Mirpur is an internal matter for Pakistani government authorities. Whilst the UK supports the aim of economic development in the region, it is not for the UK to influence decisions around specific infra...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: WindsorDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of driving tests in Windsor.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On the 18 December 2024, DVSA set out further plans to reduce driving test waiting ti...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Youth Parliament: CostsHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42157More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make an estimate of the costs of (a) staff time, (b) facilities and (c) any other costs required to host the Youth Select Committee
Answer: To support the running of the Youth Select Committee (YSC), £10k is provided to an external delivery partner. Staff from the House of Commons support the YSC in addition to their existing responsibilities so it is not possible to disaggregate staff time i...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds data on noise readings from Heathrow Airport on (a) 21 March 2025 and (b) average on other days.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on individual noise readings from Heathrow Airport. We expect airports to help local communities understand their noise impacts through monitoring, provision of information and communication. Heathrow publishes a wide ran...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Border Security and Asylum of 13 January 2025 on Asylum Hotels, Official Report, column 13, what progress his Department has made on closing
Answer: It remains our absolute commitment to end the use of hotels over time, as part of our reduction in overall asylum accommodation costs. We do not provide a running commentary on hotel numbers, but by the end of March there will be fewer hotels open than w...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: TransportDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on reducing barriers to cross-border travel without physical checks for thoroughbred horses since 6 February 2025.
Answer: There have been no changes to the rules for importing thoroughbred horses into Great Britain since 6 February 2025. Imports of thoroughbred horses from the European Union do not currently need to enter Great Britain via a Border Control Post and are not s...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHorse MeatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) help ensure food is not contaminated with horsemeat and (b) improve the traceability of horses in Great Britain.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is the national authority responsible for food safety and food hygiene across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The FSA ensures that official controls and legislation for meat safety and traceability are met by deploying...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHorse PassportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to implement a national Digital Equine ID system to ensure the traceability of all horses.
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government recognises the importance of the equine sector to the UK economy and to improving equine identification and traceability. We have no current plans to...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStansted Airport: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41274More
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 closure of the Border Inspection Post at Stansted Airport on the British horseracing industry; and whether he pla
Answer: Defra is aware that Stansted has signalled an intention to relocate its Border Inspection Post to another site and that the timing of this remains uncertain. This is a commercial decision for the airport’s owners. No application to de-designate the existi...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Health Improvement and DisparitiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage transparency from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities when allocating funds for the Horse Race Betting Levy.
Answer: The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is not involved in the allocation of funds from the Horserace Betting Levy (HBL). The HBL is administered by the Horserace Betting Levy Board, an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the De...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling 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
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