Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the number of community pharmacies in Fylde constituency, with other areas across England and Wales.
Answer: In relation to Question 27602, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 8 June to Question 5831, and relation to Question 27603 I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 17 June to Question 6747.No comparative assessment has been made of th...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reimbursing community pharmacies for business rates through NHS funding, in line with arrangements applying to GP and dental practices.
Answer: In relation to Question 27602, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 8 June to Question 5831, and relation to Question 27603 I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 17 June to Question 6747.No comparative assessment has been made of th...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the financial sustainability of community pharmacies under the 2026-27 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework.
Answer: In relation to Question 27602, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 8 June to Question 5831, and relation to Question 27603 I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 17 June to Question 6747.No comparative assessment has been made of th...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the total amount of interest that may become payable to NHS Pension Scheme members as a result of identified underpayments.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority is taking forward work to validate the compliance issues identified at the NHS Pension Scheme. An independent audit carried out by the Government Actuary’s Department will confirm the extent of the member impact.Based o...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individual member records have been identified as containing errors in the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme since 2008.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority is taking forward work to validate the compliance issues identified at the NHS Pension Scheme. An independent audit carried out by the Government Actuary’s Department will confirm the extent of the member impact.Based o...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBlackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to address the staffing breaches identified by the Care Quality Commission.
Answer: Following an inspection of urgent and emergency services at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in November 2025, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shared its findings with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The trust knows where improvements must...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: Mobile PhonesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues on whether mobile phone alerts should be targeted at areas subject to the highest level of heat-health risk, rather than issued nationally.
Answer: The alert to which the Hon Member refers related specifically to the risk of wildfires and did not provide general health advice.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: Mobile PhonesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government's use of mobile phone alerts to communicate health advice to the public during periods of extreme heat in 2026.
Answer: The alert to which the Hon Member refers related specifically to the risk of wildfires and did not provide general health advice.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Hospitality IndustryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to make it illegal to vape in pubs and hospitality venues.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Members to the Government's consultations, and accompanying consultation stage impact assessments, on smoke-free, heated tobacco-free, and vape-free places, and on the packaging, device appearance, and display of tobacco, vaping, and nico...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGP Surgeries: Clinical WasteDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of clinical waste collection services provided to GP practices in (a) Lancashire and (b) Cumbria.
Answer: No assessment has been made.Health Technical Memorandum 07-01: Safe and sustainable management of healthcare waste provides the principal National Health Service technical guidance, supported by the NHS Clinical Waste Strategy, statutory waste-duty-of-car...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFlour: Folic AcidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of whether there is sufficient laboratory capacity in the UK to monitor compliance with mandatory folic acid fortification.
Answer: The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.T...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFlour: Folic AcidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued to local authorities on enforcing mandatory folic acid fortification requirements.
Answer: The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.T...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Westminster Hall SittingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she 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 adviser
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 16 July 2026 to Question 17477.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFood PoisoningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to the NHS of preventable foodborne illness.
Answer: Analysis by the Food Standards Agency estimates that foodborne disease causes approximately 2.4 million illnesses and 16,300 hospitalisations in the United Kingdom each year. The resulting annual cost to the National Health Service is estimated at £79.2 m...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Drinks: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether retailers will be expected to operate a Challenge 25 policy for the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the documentation published at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/banning-the-sale-of-high-caffeine-energy-drinks-to-children
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Drinks: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional funding will be provided to local authorities to enforce the proposed ban on high caffeine energy drinks.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the documentation published at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/banning-the-sale-of-high-caffeine-energy-drinks-to-children
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Drinks: CaffeineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what products fall within the definition of a high-caffeine energy drink.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the documentation published at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/banning-the-sale-of-high-caffeine-energy-drinks-to-children
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Drinks: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is for determining the age threshold for banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the documentation published at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/banning-the-sale-of-high-caffeine-energy-drinks-to-children
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Fair Pay Agreement on the number of agency staff in adult social care.
Answer: The Government has taken a major step in boosting the wages and working conditions of adult social care workers across England, having announced a £500 million investment into the first ever Fair Pay Agreement in the sector. This forms part of an increase...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether local authorities will receive additional funding beyond the £500 million announced to meet any increased commissioning costs resulting from the Fair Pay Agreement.
Answer: The Government has taken a major step in boosting the wages and working conditions of adult social care workers across England, having announced a £500 million investment into the first ever Fair Pay Agreement in the sector. This forms part of an increase...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average increase in hourly pay for adult social care workers arising from the Fair Pay Agreement in each of the first five years following its implementation.
Answer: The Government has taken a major step in boosting the wages and working conditions of adult social care workers across England, having announced a £500 million investment into the first ever Fair Pay Agreement in the sector. This forms part of an increase...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: PackagingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing standardised plain packaging for vaping products on rates of youth vaping.
Answer: Our advice is clear, while vaping is less harmful than smoking and can be an effective smoking quit aid for adult smokers, it is not risk free and children and non-smokers should never vape.Data from Action on Smoking and Health from 2026 shows that over ...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Westminster Hall SittingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he 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
Original Parliament recordNHS: CybersecurityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the cyber security risks associated with the expansion of NHS digital infrastructure.
Answer: Cyber security is a key enabler for the shift from analogue to digital envisaged in the 10-Year Health Plan for England.Our cyber security strategy, Cyber resilient health and adult social care system in England, sets out the importance of cyber security ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Digital TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £4.4 billion capital investment in digital infrastructure will be allocated by programme.
Answer: £4.5 billion of technology, digital, and data capital investment has been allocated to programmes and live services over the four-year 2025 Spending Review period from 2026/27 to 2029/30. The following table shows a breakdown of this spend by programme or...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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