Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Connect to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether participation in Connect to Work or disclosure of an intention to seek employment can in any circumstances trigger a reassessment of a participant's disability benefit entitlement.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordConnect to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Connect to Work participants have (a) a physical health condition, (b) a mental health condition, (c) a learning disability, (d) autism and (e) multiple health conditions or disabilit
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordConnect to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the performance of Connect to Work to date against the target of supporting around 300,000 people by the end of the decade.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordConnect to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the variation in Connect to Work participation and employment outcomes between local authority and combined authority areas.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the emerging recommendations in his Department's document entitled The Timms Review: co-chair update September 2026, updated on 11 September 2026, whether he has assessed who will be r
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the emerging recommendations in her Department's document entitled The Timms Review: co-chair update September 2026, updated on 11 September 2026, whether existing Personal Independenc
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the emerging recommendations in his Department's document entitled The Timms Review: co-chair update September 2026, updated on 11 September 2026, if he will make an assessment of the
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DebtsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Direct Deduction Orders have been issues since the introduction of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025.
Answer: The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Act 2025 achieved Royal Assent on Tuesday 2 December 2025. The Act will help to address the significant challenge of public sector fraud and error, which costs the taxpayer billions of pounds annually. T...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DebtsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Driving Licence Disqualifications his Department has applied for against debtors refusing to repay funds despite having the means since the passage of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and R
Answer: The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Act 2025 achieved Royal Assent on Tuesday 2 December 2025. The Act will help to address the significant challenge of public sector fraud and error, which costs the taxpayer billions of pounds annually. T...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWork Experience: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a breakdown of Opening Shift placements by retailer, region and constituency.
Answer: The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has announced an ambition to create 100,000 new jobs in the retail sector for young people by 2029, supporting more young people to take their first step into work. This is a significant commitment from one of the UK's ...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWork Experience: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will publish the number of participants who (a) commence, (b) complete and (c) subsequently obtain paid employment following an Opening Shift placement.
Answer: The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has announced an ambition to create 100,000 new jobs in the retail sector for young people by 2029, supporting more young people to take their first step into work. This is a significant commitment from one of the UK's ...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWork Experience: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people on Universal Credit in Fylde constituency will be eligible for referral to Opening Shift.
Answer: The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has announced an ambition to create 100,000 new jobs in the retail sector for young people by 2029, supporting more young people to take their first step into work. This is a significant commitment from one of the UK's ...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the 100,000 jobs for young people by the end of the Parliament are expected to be (a) new jobs, (b) existing vacancies, (c) temporary jobs and (d) permanent jobs.
Answer: The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has announced an ambition to create 100,000 new jobs in the retail sector for young people by 2029, supporting more young people to take their first step into work. This is a significant commitment from one of the UK's ...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth GuaranteeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18 to 24-year-olds are eligible for the Jobs Guarantee in each rollout area.
Answer: The Jobs Guarantee scheme will begin national rollout from November and will be available to all eligible 18–24-year-olds who have been on Universal Credit and looking for work for 18 months. National rollout of the scheme will be delivered in 25 areas ac...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants left the Pathways to Work programme without entering employment.
Answer: Pathways to Work brings together changes in our Jobcentres and a range of specialist and more intensive support to help disabled people and people with health conditions access the benefits of good work. While the Department intends to evaluate the impact...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the quality and sustainability of jobs entered by participants in the Pathways to Work programme.
Answer: Pathways to Work is part of the Government's commitment to break down barriers to opportunity for disabled people and people with health conditions, backed by £3.5 billion of investment by the end of the decade. We are creating a joined-up system of volun...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants have been supported through the Pathways to Work adviser programme in (i) England, (ii) Lancashire, and (iii) Fylde constituency.
Answer: The Department does not currently hold the requested breakdown and providing a breakdown for England, Lancashire and Fylde constituency could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. However, over the past year (since April 2025) across Great Britain, m...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants in the Pathways to Work adviser programme have entered paid employment since the programme commenced.
Answer: Since July 2025, there have been around 1,000 (full time equivalent) Pathways to Work Advisers in place in Jobcentres across England, Scotland and Wales, providing personalised support to help disabled people and people with health conditions move towards...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Westminster Hall SittingsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make 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) special advisers in h
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 17 July 2026 to Question UIN 17480.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to publish all the evidence submitted to the Timms Review, subject to data protection requirements.
Answer: The steering group published its interim report on 9 July, which sets out the Review’s approach to evidence gathering and engagement and what it has heard so far. The report was published together with a summary of the 38,000 Call for Evidence responses r...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Life SciencesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's joint press release entitled UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments, published on 9 July 2026, what estimate he has mad
Answer: The Life Sciences Sector Jobs Plan has been developed jointly with industry to address workforce shortages and their underlying causes, including skills gaps, retention, pay and job quality. The Government recognises the important role that apprenticeship...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of implementing the Child Poverty Strategy over the next ten years.
Answer: The Child Poverty Strategy represents a long-term, cross-government approach to tackling the root causes of child poverty. The strategy’s successful implementation depends on co-ordinated action across a range of services. It sets out both the immediate a...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what independent external evaluation arrangements have been established for the Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer: Details of the monitoring and evaluation arrangements for the Child Poverty Strategy are available in Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty: Monitoring and Evaluation - Baseline Report - GOV.UK. As set out in the Baseline Report, we are committ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Chronic Illnesses and DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the total expenditure on sickness and disability benefits since the launch of the Timms Review in October 2025.
Answer: Financial year estimates are published at Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2026 - GOV.UK, table 4(ii).
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Indpependence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, from which (a) organisations and (b) representative groups has the Timms Review received representations.
Answer: The Timms Review steering group published its interim report on 9 July, providing an update on its work to date, including a summary of the Call for Evidence, which received over 38,000 responses. The steering uses a mix of approaches combining lived expe...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
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