Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Asylum: North WestHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer to question 22623 of 4 September 2026 on Asylum: North West, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of accommodation providers having concentrated procurement acti
Answer: The full dispersal model facilitates a more equitable and fairer distribution of asylum accommodation nationally, ensuring that all local authorities play a part in supporting the Home Office meet its legal obligations to accommodate asylum seekers who wo...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: North WestHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she considers the current number of asylum seekers supported in the North West to constitute a proportionate share of the national asylum accommodation burden.
Answer: The full dispersal model facilitates a more equitable and fairer distribution of asylum accommodation nationally, ensuring that all local authorities play a part in supporting the Home Office meet its legal obligations to accommodate asylum seekers who wo...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Erasmus+ participants she expects to enter the UK under the new immigration arrangements in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Erasmus+ programme is a reciprocal study and work exchange programme allowing participants to undertake placements in associated countries for a temporary period of up to 12 months. Participants coming to the UK will use existing immigration routes, i...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa sponsor licences have been revoked from sponsors in Fylde constituency in each year since 2019.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published information.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSlavery: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Skilled Worker visa holders have been identified as victims of modern slavery in each of the last five years.
Answer: We do not publish data on the number of individuals across individual Immigration routes who have been recognised as victims of modern slavery. An established process exists whereby UKVI are notified of such individuals and promptly review and respond to ...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK in each month since July 2024.
Answer: In the time since this government came to power and 31 July 2026, 11,733 foreign national offenders (FNOs) have been returned from the UK. In the two years since the election, there has been a 41% increase in FNO returns on the last two years of the previ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with her French counterpart to tackle encampments of people whose intention is to cross the channel to gain access to the UK illegally.
Answer: The Home Secretary works closely with the French Minister of the Interior to tackle illegal migration and the organised criminal gangs that facilitate it. The three-year funding deal, signed by the Home Secretary and her French counterpart in April, is pr...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: AppealsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 24-week target on the number of successful asylum appeals.
Answer: The 24-week timeframe provisions are designed to speed up appeals from non-detained foreign national offenders and those in asylum support accommodation, if it is reasonably practicable to do so. These provisions, however, are not designed or intended to ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Official PublicationsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department consulted (a) asylum seekers, (b) refugee organisations, (c) local authorities, (d) police forces and (e) organisations representing women and victims of domestic and sexual abu
Answer: The products were developed through an evidence-informed process involving behavioural expertise, stakeholder engagement and lived experience input from asylum seekers. These resources were produced to ensure there was clear and consistent information ava...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Official PublicationsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the publication entitled Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK: a guide for asylum seekers, in reducing offending and improving under
Answer: We expect everyone who comes to the UK to abide by our laws. If they do not, they will face consequences, including the refusal of their asylum claim and removal from the UK. These resources were produced for asylum seekers so there can be no possible mis...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist for neighbours to make complaints relating to activities taking place in dispersed asylum accommodation.
Answer: Concerns relating to asylum accommodation may be raised with the accommodation provider, local authority, Home Office or local police, depending on the nature of the issue. Providers and the Home Office will consider and respond to enquiries and complaint...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is issued to accommodation providers on engaging with local residents before asylum accommodation is established in residential neighbourhoods.
Answer: The Home Office works closely with accommodation providers, local authorities, MPs, police and other local partners before accommodation is established. Under the Full Dispersal Model, accommodation providers are expected to engage with local stakeholders...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabis: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tonnes of cannabis were seized from air passengers in each year since 2020.
Answer: Border Force has seized record amounts of drugs in recent years, including record quantities of cannabis. Information on Border Force drug seizures is published through the Government's drug seizure statistics and migration transparency data. Publicly ava...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabis: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many air passengers have been arrested for importing cannabis into the UK in each year since 2020 by (a) age, (b) sex, (c) nationality and (d) country of departure.
Answer: Border Force has seized record amounts of drugs in recent years, including record quantities of cannabis. Information on Border Force drug seizures is published through the Government's drug seizure statistics and migration transparency data. Publicly ava...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Department is taking to increase the number of drug searches at transport hubs.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the supply and movement of illegal drugs, including through transport networks and at the UK border.Decisions on the use of stop and search are operational matters for the police, based on local intelligence, threat...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department gives to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology to catch wanted persons.
Answer: The Home Office does not provide operational guidance to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology.Forces using the technology must comply with all relevant legal requirements including data protection, human rights and equality legislatio...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: North WestHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the North West region being the region with the highest number of asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by Local Authority.
Answer: The Government is committed to the Full Dispersal Model, under which all local authority areas are expected to participate in the asylum accommodation system. The purpose of full dispersal is to ensure that responsibility for supporting asylum seekers i...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Westminster Hall SittingsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 advisers i
Answer: It is not possible to provide an estimate for hours spent preparing Ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates. There will be differences in the Civil Service, Special Adviser and Ministerial time depending on the policy matter and length of the deb...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUndercover Policing InquiryHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in implementing recommendations arising from the Undercover Policing Inquiry's interim reports.
Answer: i) The Undercover Policing Inquiry employs 36 civil servants. An additional 99 staff are contracted or sourced through a managed services contract to provide other services, such as legal support. ii) The Inquiry’s first interim report was published in Ju...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUndercover Policing InquiryHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has undertaken an equality impact assessment in relation to proposals concerning the future of the Undercover Policing Inquiry.
Answer: i) The Undercover Policing Inquiry employs 36 civil servants. An additional 99 staff are contracted or sourced through a managed services contract to provide other services, such as legal support. ii) The Inquiry’s first interim report was published in Ju...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUndercover Policing InquiryHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff are currently employed by the Undercover Policing Inquiry.
Answer: i) The Undercover Policing Inquiry employs 36 civil servants. An additional 99 staff are contracted or sourced through a managed services contract to provide other services, such as legal support. ii) The Inquiry’s first interim report was published in Ju...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUndercover Policing InquiryHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual operating cost of the Undercover Policing Inquiry in each financial year since its establishment.
Answer: i) The Undercover Policing Inquiry employs 36 civil servants. An additional 99 staff are contracted or sourced through a managed services contract to provide other services, such as legal support. ii) The Inquiry’s first interim report was published in Ju...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Westminster Hall SittingsHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding has been provided for police leadership development in each financial year since 2020-21.
Answer: The Police Leadership Commission’s report will inform our wider reform programme, helping us to understand how leadership is developed and supported across policing, where barriers to progress remain and what more can be done to strengthen leadership for ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the findings of the College of Policing report on police leadership published on 6 July 2026.
Answer: The Police Leadership Commission’s report will inform our wider reform programme, helping us to understand how leadership is developed and supported across policing, where barriers to progress remain and what more can be done to strengthen leadership for ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
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