Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Fire Prevention: North WestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the risk of wildfires in the North West.
Answer: Defra funding schemes are supporting landscape-scale action to help land managers adapt to increasing wildfire risk. This includes practical measures to reduce fire spread and severity, improve access and preparedness for firefighting, and strengthen resi...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGame: BirdsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of releasing reared gamebirds on native biodiversity.
Answer: As set out in the Land Use Framework and the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, this Government committed to strengthening the evidence base on gamebird rearing, release and shooting in England. Defra’s Gamebird rapid evidence review was published in 20...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGame: BirdsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the existing evidence base on gamebird rearing, release and shooting in England.
Answer: As set out in the Land Use Framework and the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, this Government committed to strengthening the evidence base on gamebird rearing, release and shooting in England. Defra’s Gamebird rapid evidence review was published in 20...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFood and Drinks: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased access to CPTPP markets on UK food and drink exports.
Answer: CPTPP membership gives UK food and drink exporters access to a trading bloc with a combined GDP of around £13 trillion. Over 99% of UK exports to CPTPP members will be eligible for tariff-free trade. For example, the UK dairy sector will benefit from lowe...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return Schemes: Beverage ContainersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to introduce alternative arrangements to enable people who are unable to access deposit return centres to reclaim deposits paid on drinks containers.
Answer: Exchange for Change have been working closely with DRS scheme operators overseas to understand how to make the scheme as accessible as possible. Their website and contact details can be found here.
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Deposit Return Scheme on people who rely on online grocery deliveries and are unable to purchase food and drink in person.
Answer: The impact on people who rely on online grocery deliveries was considered in our Deposit Return Scheme Equality Impact Assessment, which can be found here.
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will carry out an investigation into the prevalence of polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) pollution in the water supply in Lancashire.
Answer: The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) regulates the quality of public water supplies in England, including Lancashire, and requires water companies to test for a wide range of substances, including PFAS, to ensure supplies remain safe. Following a public ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of reservoir capacity to provide water to households in Lancashire.
Answer: The Government keeps water resource resilience under review through water company Water Resources Management Planning processes and Environment Agency (EA) monitoring. In Lancashire, water supplies are mainly provided by United Utilities. Most United Util...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many waste sites in (i) England and (ii) Lancashire are currently categorised by the Environment Agency as high risk.
Answer: As of 1 September 2026, there are 267 illegal waste sites classified as high risk in England.As of 1 September 2026, there are 17 illegal waste sites classified as high risk in Lancashire.These figures are subject to change as new sites are identified and...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many environmental permits were (a) suspended, (b) revoked and (c) remain under consideration for revocation following Operation Unite.
Answer: At the close of Op UNITE ( 22 July 2026) the recorded position was:8 Suspended3 Revoked6 under consideration for revocation An updated position will require more time to gather accurately.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Westminster Hall SittingsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will provide an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii)
Answer: No such estimate has been made, and to do so would incur a disproportionate cost.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on measures to reduce food price inflation.
Answer: The Ministers and Secretary of State for the Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs have many discussions with their counterparts across Government on a variety of issues, which have included discussions on food price inflation. The departme...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the proposed licensing regime for veterinary practices to come into force.
Answer: Defra intends to bring forward primary legislation to reform the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, as soon as parliamentary time allows. The proposed licensing regime for veterinary practices would be subject to that legislation.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Westminster Hall SittingsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost to her Department of preparing ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates.
Answer: It is not possible to provide an exact cost for preparing Ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates. There will be differences in the costs of Civil Service, Special Adviser and Ministerial time depending on the policy matter and length of the deba...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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