Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces have (a) appointed a dedicated antisocial behaviour lead, (b) established an antisocial behaviour action plan and (c) increased patrols in hotspot areas.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour and the harm it causes is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. The Government’s Plan for Change details our commitment to reduce ASB, including that every police force in England an...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) help improve (i) public confidence and (ii) perceptions of fairness in policing and (b) measure progress on the implementation of the measures set out in the
Answer: This Government’s Safer Streets mission is focused on restoring neighbourhood policing, halving serious violence and rebuilding trust and confidence in policing and the criminal justice system.The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee was developed through clo...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to publish force-level recruitment figures for neighbourhood policing roles.
Answer: The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will deliver 13,000 additional policing personnel into neighbourhood teams by the end of this parliament, including 3000 additional neighbourhood officers by Spring 2026. All forces have agreed their delivery plans, an...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional (a) neighbourhood police officers, (b) police community support officers and (c) special constables have been recruited since the start of this Parliament.
Answer: The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will deliver 13,000 additional policing personnel into neighbourhood teams by the end of this parliament, including 3000 additional neighbourhood officers by Spring 2026. All forces have agreed their delivery plans, an...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June to Question 61581 on Undocumented Migrants: Lancashire, which stakeholders in Lancashire have been consulted in the last (a) month and (b) 12 months.
Answer: Our engagement is undertaken through a number of regular local and regional forums that local authority partners, including officials within Lancashire, are invited to attend.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Written QuestionsHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60629 on Undocumented Migrants: Lancashire, if she will make an estimate of the cost of answering that Question.
Answer: The Guide to Parliamentary Work, which is published online and available here, sets out that there is an advisory cost limit known as the disproportionate cost threshold. The current disproportionate cost threshold is £850; the limit does not apply to ora...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) retail staff and (b) police officers are aware of the new offence of assaulting a retail worker.
Answer: Through our Safer Streets Mission and wider reforms, we are determined to tackle crime and restore public confidence in policing. The Home Office has published a performance framework to monitor delivery of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, including ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Business Crime Centre: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60645 on Shoplifting: Lancashire, whether the £2 million funding for the National Business Crime Centre will support the development of new training
Answer: Through our Safer Streets Mission and wider reforms, we are determined to tackle crime and restore public confidence in policing. The Home Office has published a performance framework to monitor delivery of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, including ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Business Crime CentreHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60645 on Shoplifting: Lancashire, what role the National Business Crime Centre will play in the implementation of the Safer Streets Mission.
Answer: Through our Safer Streets Mission and wider reforms, we are determined to tackle crime and restore public confidence in policing. The Home Office has published a performance framework to monitor delivery of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, including ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOpalHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60645 on Shoplifting: Lancashire, what steps she is taking to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the effectiveness of Opal in tackling serious organised ac
Answer: Through our Safer Streets Mission and wider reforms, we are determined to tackle crime and restore public confidence in policing. The Home Office has published a performance framework to monitor delivery of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, including ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOpalHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60645 on Shoplifting: Lancashire, how the £5 million allocated to fund Opal will be distributed annually; and what specific metrics will be used to a
Answer: Through our Safer Streets Mission and wider reforms, we are determined to tackle crime and restore public confidence in policing. The Home Office has published a performance framework to monitor delivery of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, including ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: Urban AreasHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60645 on Shoplifting: Lancashire, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Safer Streets Mission in (a) reducing crime and (b) improv
Answer: Through our Safer Streets Mission and wider reforms, we are determined to tackle crime and restore public confidence in policing. The Home Office has published a performance framework to monitor delivery of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, including ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGig Economy: Data ProtectionHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the (a) selling and (b) renting of user profiles to gig economy platforms is a criminal offence.
Answer: If such actions are done to facilitate illegal working, yes.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: Gig EconomyHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) asylum seekers and (b) irregular migrants without the right to work in the UK working in the gig economy.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold an estimate of the number of people working illegally in the gig economy. The recent joint work between the Office for National Statistics and the Home Office explains the complexities - Measuring illegal migration: our curre...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Undocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of illegally working while awaiting an asylum claim have on the outcome of that claim.
Answer: Illegal working is a criminal offence, and it is important for asylum seekers to adhere to the rules on the right to work in the UK. Evidence of illegal working will routinely be taken into account when assessing an asylum seeker's claim.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Manufacturing IndustriesHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing Lancashire Police an uplift in support to increase capability of defending civilian defence manufacturers.
Answer: Defence Industry sites are protected under the National Security Act 2023 which provides police additional powers in responding to incidents at these sites.We also maintain proactive communications with our Defence industry partners, ensuring that they ar...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Manufacturing IndustriesHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the restriction on people linked with (a) Palestine Action and (b) similar groups from going near civilian defence manufacturing si
Answer: The Government fully supports the police to use all the powers available to them to prevent crimes occurring as a result of unlawful direct-action tactics, and to ensure those who do commit them face the full force of the law.It is important to note that ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTools: TheftHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support she is providing to (a) Lancashire Police and (b) other forces to tackle tool theft.
Answer: We recognise the deeply damaging impact theft has on victims who rely on the tools of their trade to earn a living. We are determined to prevent those thefts from happening in the first place and, where they do occur, ensure those perpetrating them receiv...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) local authorities and (b) communities in Lancashire on relocation plans for migrants.
Answer: The Home Office continues to work with a range of stakeholders including in Lancashire, to fulfil our statutory obligations and deliver our commitment to reduce the overall cost of asylum accommodation, including ending the use of hotels, by the end of th...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2025 to Question 60613 on Undocumented Migrants: Lancashire, what criteria her Department uses to determine suitable (a) locations and (b) accommodation types for rel
Answer: The Home Office continues to work with a range of stakeholders including in Lancashire, to fulfil our statutory obligations and deliver our commitment to reduce the overall cost of asylum accommodation, including ending the use of hotels, by the end of th...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) migrants and (b) asylum seekers are housed in (i) hotel accommodation and (ii) other temporary accommodation in (A) Fylde and (B) Lancashire.
Answer: Data is published quarterly, on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, in each local authority area, at: Asylum seekers in receipt of support detailed datasets, year ending March 2025.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels are being used for the housing of migrants and asylum seekers in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: Data is published quarterly, on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, in each local authority area, at: Asylum seekers in receipt of support detailed datasets, year ending March 2025.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce shoplifting in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: Through our Safer Streets Mission, we are committed to ensuring that people feel safe on our streets and in their communities.To help tackle retail crime, we will provide £5 million over the next three years to continue to fund Opal, the national policing...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: FyldeHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that illegal immigration cases in Fylde constituency are processed (a) effectively and (b) efficiently.
Answer: At national level, we have invested in a programme of transformation and business improvement initiatives to speed up and simplify asylum decision making, reduce the time people spend in the asylum system and cut the cost to the taxpayer of providing thos...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants have been apprehended in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire in the last 12 months.
Answer: The requested data is not held centrally, and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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