Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when Flood Performance Certificates will be introduced.
Answer: On 1 July 2026 this Government announced reforms to ensure Flood Re remains fair, sustainable and focused on supporting the lower and average-income households who need it most. Without reform, rising claims and reinsurance costs would place increasing pr...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFloods: Home InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she expects insurers to pass on the full reduction in Flood Re contents-only premiums to consumers.
Answer: On 1 July 2026 this Government announced reforms to ensure Flood Re remains fair, sustainable and focused on supporting the lower and average-income households who need it most. Without reform, rising claims and reinsurance costs would place increasing pr...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFloods: Home InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of households that will experience a reduction in insurance premiums under the revised Flood Re premium model.
Answer: On 1 July 2026 this Government announced reforms to ensure Flood Re remains fair, sustainable and focused on supporting the lower and average-income households who need it most. Without reform, rising claims and reinsurance costs would place increasing pr...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFloods: Home InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral statement 'Flood Insurance: Reform of Flood Re' of 1 July 2026, what assessment she has made of the impact of the reforms on the affordability of household flood i
Answer: On 1 July 2026 this Government announced reforms to ensure Flood Re remains fair, sustainable and focused on supporting the lower and average-income households who need it most. Without reform, rising claims and reinsurance costs would place increasing pr...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: InnovationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that additional funding for the Farming Innovation Programme is allocated equitably by region.
Answer: Since 2021, the Farming Innovation Programme has been Defra’s flagship for supporting research and innovation in farming and our investment in the research and development pipeline of innovative technology from concept to deployment aims to derisk adoptio...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: FyldeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms in Fylde constituency he expects to benefit from the reopening of the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Answer: As of 06 July, there are 68 farm businesses in Fylde constituency that already have a Sustainable Farming Incentive agreement. Based on the current eligibility criteria, there are 123 farm businesses in the Fylde constituency that are expected to be eligi...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: InvestmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who will be appointed to the task-and-finish group on private finance in sustainable farming.
Answer: Membership of the Taskforce will be by invitation, and the Government will ensure representation of key sectors and expertise. Membership will not constitute a formal public appointment and will not be paid. Further details will be available in due course...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: ProductionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the farming road map on domestic food production.
Answer: The Roadmap recognises maintaining domestic food production at least at current levels is integral to our national security. It supports domestic food production by giving farmers long-term clarity to plan, invest and adapt. It sets out Government’s role ...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the annual economic cost of air pollution to the UK.
Answer: Reducing air pollution brings real economic gains through increased productivity and reduced costs. Air pollution economic costs are assessed for all government policies in accordance with HM Treasury's Green Book (More information can be found at: Assess...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFiresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate the risk of wildfires during periods of extreme heat.
Answer: Defra with its executive agencies, ALBs and through the Protected Landscapes, encourage landscape scale land management to help increase wildfire resilience, including through the adoption of good quality wildfire management plans. We are also working clo...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the £4.1 million allocated to lighthouse projects for nature recovery on the public estate has been distributed between participating departments and agencies.
Answer: The £4.1 million lighthouse project funding under the Government Estate Nature Plan is not allocated as fixed departmental budgets. Funding is awarded on a project-by-project basis, with delivery led by the departments responsible for individual sites. Fu...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Land UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the principles of the Land Use Framework will be applied across Government-owned land.
Answer: The Government is applying Land Use Framework principles across its estate by taking a more strategic, whole‑estate approach to land. It will ensure that land use change is evidence based and considered holistically across the whole estate to deliver the ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hectares of Government-owned land are covered by the Government Estate Nature Plan.
Answer: The Government Estate Nature Plan covers over 560,000 hectares of government-owned land in England.
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Social EnterprisesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on social enterprises that donate their profits to charitable causes.
Answer: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) moves the cost of dealing with waste away from taxpayers and generates over £1 billion annually. It supports investment in the UK's recycling industry and will incentivise the shift towards more recyclable materials....
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Hospitality IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme in reflecting waste management arrangements in the hospitality sector.
Answer: We are aware of industry concerns about producers being charged disposal fees for packaging that is disposed of through commercial waste streams, including in hospitality settings. We are continuing to work at pace with stakeholders on the treatment of du...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordForests: Public ConsultationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to launch the consultation on the proposed deforestation policy.
Answer: We will launch a consultation later this year on the approach to deforestation in Great Britain. We will seek views from businesses, civil society and international partners on our proposed policy. We aim to achieve consistency in due diligence requiremen...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordForests: EU LawDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of aligning due diligence requirements with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products.
Answer: In line with the Government’s commitments to protect the UK internal market and support export-led growth, we aim to ensure the proposed policy in Great Britain operates alongside the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products (EUDR), supporting due dil...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordForests: CommoditiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 23 June 2026 on The UK’s Approach to Deforestation Regulations, HCWS 137, which forest-risk commodities will be included within t
Answer: In Northern Ireland, EUDR requirements will apply to wood, cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy and certain derived products like chocolate and furniture.In Great Britain, requirements are intended to apply to the same commodities outlined above. ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordForests: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her written statement of 23 June 2026 on The UK’s Approach to Deforestation Regulations, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed due dili
Answer: The Government recognises that the proposed due diligence requirements will impose costs on businesses that fall within scope of the regulations. Initial business engagement and research indicates that businesses in scope will incur both set-up and ongoin...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: ExpenditureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding has been provided to local authorities in England to prevent and tackle fly-tipping in each year since 2020.
Answer: The Government is making around £78 billion available to council budgets in England this year as part of the first multi-year funding settlement in over a decade to help fund key responsibilities like fly-tipping.By the end of the multi-year Settlement (2...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: EnforcementDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of guidance issued to local authorities on the seizure and disposal of vehicles used in fly-tipping offences.
Answer: This best practice guidance was published on 26 February 2026. No assessment has yet been made of its effectiveness.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: EnforcementDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of regional variations in the investigation and enforcement of fly-tipping offences by local authorities.
Answer: National Fly-Tipping statistics for England for 2024/25 were published in February and can be found at: Fly-tipping statistics for England, 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK The data is published at local authority level, regional and national level.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the written answer of 17 June 2026 to question 9454, if she will publish a list of councils that are compliant and those which are not.
Answer: Defra does not hold nor intend to publish a list of local authorities that are compliant with their requirements under Simpler Recycling. Local authorities are independent bodies and are accountable to their electorate rather than to Ministers or governme...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: Safety MeasuresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve safety measures at (a) coastal piers and (b) other locations identified as presenting a heightened drowning risk.
Answer: Water safety and drowning prevention is a shared responsibility across government and partners, including local authorities, emergency services, regulators and asset owners. As the two largest navigation authorities, both the Canal and River Trust and the...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authorities are meeting their responsibility to collect household and food waste separately under Simpler Recycling.
Answer: We are encouraged by recent data provided by our partners Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to see that most councils in England (excluding those granted transitional arrangements for food waste collections) are either already compliant with S...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
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