Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
South Fylde LineDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase the capacity of passenger rail services on the Lytham to Preston rail line.
Answer: The department expects operators to match capacity and frequency of their services to demand, which can mean increased service frequency where that is the right response - although these must also be operationally sustainable and deliver value for taxpaye...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Delivery ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of delivery drivers using e-bikes on other road users.
Answer: Only e-bikes that are fully compliant with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983 are legal to use on the roads. I have previously written to the Chief Executives of food delivery companies, making clear that riders should be fully aware o...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of available bus routes for residents accessing hospital appointments in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of accessible, frequent and affordable bus services in keeping communities connected and ensuring access to vital services, including hospital appointments. Buses in England outside London were deregulated by the T...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce fatalities involving young drivers in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: We absolutely recognise that young people are disproportionately victims of tragic incidents on our roads, and we are exploring options to tackle the root causes of this. THINK!, the Government’s flagship road safety campaign aims to change attitudes and ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to modernise public transport technology for buses in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering better bus services for passengers and has confirmed investment of £955 million for the 2025 to 2026 financial year to support and improve bus services in England outside London. This includes £712 million allocat...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: VeteransDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of reducing the price of a veterans’ railcard to that of an armed forces railcard.
Answer: There are no current plans to reduce the price of the Veterans’ Railcard. Any long-term changes or concessions made to rail fares policy will require balancing against the potential impacts on passengers, taxpayers and the railway.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Lytham St AnnesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing service frequency and electrification on the Lytham to Preston line on the local (a) economy and (b) environment.
Answer: Fylde Council’s business case found there was some potential to increase frequency. Economic benefits were assessed as part of the study, which also recommended further development of infrastructure options including electrification. It is now for the Loc...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric BicyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55229 on Electric Bicycles: Sales, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to implement a cross-Government strategy on tackling illegally modified electr
Answer: The Department believes a cross-Government strategy on illegally modified e-cycles is not needed. E-cycles, including those that have been modified, can only be legally used on the roads where they comply in full with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Road Traffic OffencesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55226 on Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences, whether her Department plans to amend the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983 to reflect (a) m
Answer: The Department consulted on potential changes to regulations on e-cycles in 2024. The Government’s response to that consultation was published in January 2025 and can be viewed here: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/smarter-regulation-proposed-changes-...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Road Traffic OffencesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55226 on Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences, whether her Department is taking steps with (a) the Home Office and (b) other agencies on implementing a cons
Answer: While enforcement of road traffic offences concerning e-cycles is a matter for the police, the Department is working with the Home Office on new offences intended to tackle those rare instances where a cyclist’s behaviour is dangerous or careless, and res...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Road Traffic OffencesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55226 on Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences, whether her Department has considered the use of (a) technology and (b) certification systems to help identif
Answer: While the Department has not considered the detail of the technology required, any such system for certifying or registering e-cycles would likely be both costly and complex to administer and enforce. There is also the possibility that some people may be ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: Electric BicyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55226 on Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences, what data her Department has collected on the prevalence of illegally modified e-bikes on public highways.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has a market surveillance unit which inspects vehicles and equipment to ensure they meet safety and environmental standards. In 2024 the DVSA identified 39 suppliers of e-cycles and 21 of these were found to ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people are eligible for free travel under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme due to disability in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold data on the number of people eligible for free travel under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme due to disability at any geographic level.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54450 on Transport: Disability, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that transport operators in Fylde comply with the disability (a) awareness and
Answer: The Bus Services (No.2) Bill will require relevant bus staff to complete both disability awareness and disability assistance training to give them the knowledge, skills and confidence to support every passenger appropriately. The Bill provisions include a...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54450 on Transport: Disability, whether her Department plans to provide funding to improve accessible transport infrastructure under the measures in the Bus Ser
Answer: The Bus Services (No.2) Bill will require local authorities commissioning the provision of new bus stations and stops or the upgrading of existing ones, to pay regard to new stopping place safety and accessibility guidance, with the aim of helping them to...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54084 on Roads: Fylde, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the road maintenance backlog in (a) Fylde constituency a
Answer: The Government takes the condition of the country’s roads very seriously and is committed to supporting local highway authorities across the country in maintaining and renewing the local highway network. The highway maintenance backlog in Lancashire and e...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54084 on Roads: Fylde, whether funding has been allocated for new road investment projects in 2025-26 in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The previous Answer set out the maximum 2025 to 2026 highway maintenance funding allocation from the government to Lancashire County Council as the local highway authority for the honourable member’s constituency. Grant funds provided by DfT for highways ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54084 on Roads: Fylde, what proportion of the £500 million funding uplift for local highway maintenance was allocated to Lancashire.
Answer: Details about local highway maintenance funding allocations and what authorities must do to receive incentive funding are all available on gov.uk. The first thing authorities must do is to publish a report on their websites by the end of June providing in...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54084 on Roads: Fylde, what the criteria is for successful completion of the incentive measures.
Answer: Details about local highway maintenance funding allocations and what authorities must do to receive incentive funding are all available on gov.uk. The first thing authorities must do is to publish a report on their websites by the end of June providing in...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWalking: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54086 on Active Travel: Lancashire, if she will provide additional (a) funding and (b) resources to improve walking infrastructure in Fylde.
Answer: Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Department will publish a third cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS3). This will set out the long-term funding for active travel including infrastructure and programmes such as Bikeability. Si...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help support Lancashire County Council to engage with local communities on the prioritisation of active travel investments in Fylde.
Answer: Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Department will publish a third cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS3). This will set out the long-term funding for active travel including infrastructure and programmes such as Bikeability. Si...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Pursuant to the answer to question 54450 of 3 May 2025, how many people in the Fylde constituency are currently eligible for free travel under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme due to disability.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold data on the number of people eligible for free travel under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme due to disability at any geographic level.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54086 on Active Travel: Lancashire, whether she plans to increase (a) capital and (b) revenue funding for active travel schemes in Lancashire after the 2025-26
Answer: Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Department will publish a third cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS3). This will set out the long-term funding for active travel including infrastructure and programmes such as Bikeability. Si...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54086 on Active Travel: Lancashire, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for Bikeability cycle training for (a) schools and (b) co
Answer: Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Department will publish a third cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS3). This will set out the long-term funding for active travel including infrastructure and programmes such as Bikeability. Si...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54086 on Active Travel: Lancashire, what measures her Department has put in place to help ensure that the funding allocated to Lancashire County Council for pro
Answer: Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Department will publish a third cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS3). This will set out the long-term funding for active travel including infrastructure and programmes such as Bikeability. Si...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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