Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Squirrels: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the conservation of native red squirrel populations.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to recover our threatened native species, including red squirrels, especially through the delivery of our biodiversity targets, which will benefit many of our native species including red squirrels.We know that...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of veterinarian costs on the number of animals being put down.
Answer: Defra does not hold data on the number of animals being euthanised due to veterinary costs. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is conducting a full market investigation into the supply of veterinary services (including costs) for household pets i...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce veterinary costs.
Answer: Defra is supportive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) conducting a full market investigation into the supply of veterinary services (including costs) for household pets in the UK. Defra cannot comment on an ongoing investigation, but we look ...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of climate change on farm animal welfare.
Answer: Defra has commissioned, and published, research detailing potential adaptation options which farms could implement in order to adapt to the changing climate, including extreme heat, drought, rainfall and flooding. The analysis included potential adaptatio...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 60563 on Livestock: Death, what resources his Department has made available to the Animal and Plant Health Agency to monitor compliance
Answer: APHA does not receive additional resources to monitor compliance with animal welfare legal requirements during periods of extreme heat. However, the Agency has provided guidance on how to care for animals on farm and in transport in case of extreme weathe...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 60563 on Livestock: Death, how many breaches of animal welfare regulations during periods of extreme weather have been recorded by the
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was made aware that the meat chicken sector experienced high mortality during the heat spell in July 2022. when an estimate of four million meat chickens died of heat stroke during two days of extreme heat. APHA i...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: TransportDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 60563 on Livestock: Death, whether his Department plans to review the temperature threshold for transporting farm animals in the contex
Answer: It is the responsibility of authorised transporters to ensure that any compromise to animal welfare is minimised during transport and that unnecessary suffering does not occur. Defra has published research detailing adaptations which farms could implement...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFly TippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing booking systems at Household Waste Recovery Centres on fly tipping.
Answer: This Government has no plans to undertake an assessment of the impact of introducing booking systems at Household Waste Recovery Centres (HWRCs) on fly-tipping.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department issues to police forces on intervening when dogs are reported to be in distress in locked vehicles during hot weather.
Answer: Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the Act) police officers and local authority inspectors have broad powers to intervene where an animal is in distress, including where they are enclosed in vehicles during hot weather. The powers are explained in the Act...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) funding and (b) other support his Department gives to seasonal campaigns run by (i) the RSPCA, (ii) the Dogs Trust and (iii) other campaigning organisations to highlight the r
Answer: The Government greatly appreciates the work undertaken by the nation’s animal welfare organisations to highlight the risks associated with leaving pets in hot vehicles. The Government regularly engages with animal welfare organisations to discuss their ca...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDogs: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the dangers of leaving dogs in hot cars during warm weather.
Answer: The Government maintains a Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs which can be found here: Code of practice for the welfare of dogs. The Code summarises important information owners and keepers should consider when caring for their dogs. This includes a...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: FyldeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) condition and (b) ecological quality of woodlands in Fylde constituency.
Answer: This Government recognises the importance of woodland management to improve the condition and ecological quality of woodlands. We are helping owners manage their woodlands by providing Countryside Stewardship woodland management planning grants, infrastru...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: DeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with relevant authorities to prevent heat-related deaths of farm animals in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 7 May 2025 to the hon. Member for Romford, PQ UIN 48861.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: DeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with relevant authorities to prevent heat-related deaths of household pets in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the Act), owners and keepers must protect their animals from harm and provide for their welfare needs in line with best practice The Act is supported by Codes of Practice for Dogs and Cats. The Codes include guidance on ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRural Payments Agency: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with farming representative organisations on the (a) efficiency and (b) responsiveness of the Rural Payments Agency.
Answer: The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) meets regularly with a range of farming representative organisations at a strategic and operational level to discuss effectiveness, ideas for improvement and upcoming delivery plans. Meetings take place each month alongside...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the support provided by the Rural Payments Agency for (a) new and (b) young farmers who apply for funding under new environmental l
Answer: The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) administer agreements and issue payments for Countryside Stewardship and the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). Both a) new and b) young farmers were eligible to apply for agreements under the SFI Expanded Offer, whilst t...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRural Payments Agency: ComplaintsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints the Rural Payments Agency has received from farmers in the last 12 months; and what the most common issues raised were.
Answer: Between 01 June 2024 & 31 May 2025 the Rural Payments Agency, received 363 complaints. The most common issues raised were regarding the application and claims process for the Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive schemes and outsta...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Rural Payments Agency in delivering timely payments to farmers in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The Rural Payment Agency (RPA) makes payments for schemes and grants against published performance indicators and continues to look at opportunities to issue payments as promptly as possible. Performance in relation to the financial year (1 April to 31 Ma...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of Government-supported agri-science programmes to small and medium-sized farms in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: Since 2021, the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) has been Defra’s flagship programme for supporting research and innovation in farming in England to help farmers, growers and foresters increase productivity, sustainability and resilience. FIP encourages...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of agri-science on (a) improving soil health and (b) reducing chemical inputs in farming in (i) Fylde constituency and (
Answer: Defra has not made any assessments or carried out any research on soil health or reducing chemical inputs in farming in (i) Fylde constituency or (ii) Lancashire, specifically. Defra understand the importance of soil health and will be developing a soil h...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support innovation in agri-science to improve farming (a) productivity and (b) sustainability in (i) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: Since 2021, the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) has been Defra’s flagship programme for supporting research and innovation in farming in England to help farmers, growers and foresters increase productivity, sustainability and resilience. In February th...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure that (a) rural and (b) farming communities receive appropriate tailored mental health servi
Answer: Defra’s Mental Health in Agriculture team is working with experts across government and the third sector to improve mental and physical health outcomes for rural and agricultural communities. They are identifying requirements and developing options as to ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: FyldeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support local authorities to (a) monitor and (b) reduce particulate pollution in (i) residential and (ii) agricultural areas in Fylde.
Answer: Local authorities review and assess air quality in their areas and publish an annual report on their actions to improve local air quality including local monitoring data which is assessed by Defra. Fylde council have reported continued compliance with the...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of air pollution in (a) Fylde and (b) other semi-rural areas; and what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate th
Answer: Local authorities review and assess air quality in their areas and publish an annual report on their actions to improve local air quality including local monitoring data which is assessed by Defra. Fylde council have reported continued compliance with the...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Stewardship SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 55351 on Environmental Stewardship Scheme: Fylde, how many Higher Level Stewardship agreements exist in total.
Answer: As of the 11 June 2025 the Rural Payments Agency can confirm there is currently a total of 5,471 Higher-Level Stewardship related Environmental Stewardship agreements.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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