Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
How these years work
Our reporting years run from 4 July to 3 July, starting with the 2024 general election. They are not official parliamentary sessions. Office costs keep IPSA’s April–March financial years. Records may cover only part of a year; a missing record does not mean no work was done.
Read what this MP said, asked and contributed in Parliament.
37 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Ministry of Defence: Written QuestionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61866 on Armed Forces: Buildings, if he will make an estimate of the cost of answering that Question.
Answer: The estimated cost of providing a response to Question 61866 - To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2025 to Question 60125 on Armed Forces: Buildings, how many of those properties are in Fylde, would be approximatel...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans Support Centres: LancashireMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding Lancashire to the pilot of the VALOUR veteran support centres.
Answer: On 26 June 2025 I launched the VALOUR pilot in partnership with Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire. There are a number of excellent support services available for veterans across this region, and across the UK. ...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans Support Centres: LancashireMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many VALOUR support centres for veterans he plans to locate in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The detailed structures and processes that will underpin VALOUR are in development and further announcements, including on development funding, will be announced in due course. The first VALOUR pilot was launched on 26 June 2025, in partnership with Great...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: FyldeMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 60122 on Armed Forces: Buildings, if he will list the locations of his Department's seven sites in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The location of the seven sites in Fylde constituency, managed by the Ministry of Defence, can be found below: Blackpool Airport Air Traffic Control (ATC):Poulton le Fylde ATC:A building at Warton Aerodrome.Warton Service Family Accommodation (SFA)Warton ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military support his Department provides to protect (a) buildings owned by and (b) personnel working for civilian defence contractors.
Answer: Contractor buildings and personnel located within the Defence Estate are covered by the security arrangements of the site at which they are situated. Depending on the outputs of the site this may include the use of military support to provide the security...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2025 to Question 60125 on Armed Forces: Buildings, how many of those properties are in Fylde.
Answer: The information is not held in the format requested and could only be provided by retrieving and interrogating large amounts of data which could only be completed at disproportionate cost.
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June to Question 60125 on Armed Forces: Buildings, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing formal (a) criteria and (b) guidelines for leas
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has formal criteria and guidelines for the leasing of properties to third parties. Criteria and guidelines for Service Family Accommodation (SFA) leased to non-military personnel is set out in the MOD’s contract with Pinnacle...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2025 to Question 60125 on Armed Forces: Buildings, whether there is a standard process for vetting (a) tenants or (b) leaseholders of Ministry of Defence properties.
Answer: Before a lease is granted to a third party, their financial and general reliability is investigated by Ministry of Defence (MOD) Officials, via references from banks and, where possible, from a previous landlord, solicitors, or via a professional backgrou...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints have been (a) received and (b) resolved from residents living in his Department's properties that are leased to third parties in the last 12 months.
Answer: The number of complaints received and resolved for third parties leasing Ministry of Defence properties in the last 12 months is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth War Graves CommissionMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help support the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Answer: As set out in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) Royal Charter, the six member countries contribute to the funding of the Commission in proportion to the number of graves maintained for each nation’s Armed Forces. The United Kingdom is the la...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces Compensation Scheme: PainMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme to include chronic primary pain as a compensable condition.
Answer: Under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, pain and suffering are already included in awards for all conditions, the aim being a holistic approach to compensation. How chronic pain could be better addressed under the Scheme is currently being considered ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: LancashireMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is available for veterans transitioning out of the armed forces in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country, no matter which community they are based in. I am working across Government and with civil society to ensure veterans, including those in Fylde and Lancashire, have...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Property Management CompaniesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the (a) efficiency and (b) cost-effectiveness of its property management services.
Answer: The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) continues to drive for both improved performance and increased value for money from all its Estates Management contracts. The DIO has conducted a series of reviews to capture lessons learned from the delivery ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) safety and (b) security of (i) all properties and (ii) properties in operational use managed by his Department.
Answer: The safety and security of our sites is of the utmost importance, in order to protect both our people, and to safeguard national security. The Strategic Defence Review recognises that we are in a new era of threat, which demands a new era for UK Defence. ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence managed properties are currently leased to third parties; and what criteria are used to determine leasing arrangements.
Answer: The number of properties which are currently leased to third parties is not held in the format requested and could only be provided by retrieving and interrogating large amounts of data which could only be completed at disproportionate cost. There is no ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) maintenance and (b) refurbishment of properties it manages in Fylde constituency in the last three years.
Answer: The Department has spent £22.38 million on maintenance and refurbishment of Service Family Accommodation and £1.8 million on Single Living Accommodation in the Fylde constituency, since 2022. The figures provided do not include the core maintenance costs ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average (a) age and (b) condition ratings are for (i) all Ministry of Defence-managed residential properties and (ii) Ministry of Defence-managed residential properties in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The average age of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) and Single Living Accommodation (SLA) can be found in the table below: Ministry of Defence managed residential propertiesAverage AgeAll SFA64 YearsSFA in Fylde constituency68 YearsAll SLA46 YearsSLA in...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: FyldeMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence managed properties there are in Fylde constituency; and what proportion of those are (a) residential, (b) commercial, and (c) operational.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence manage seven sites in the Fylde constituency. Of these, three are operational, two are residential, one is commercial and operational, and one is residential, commercial and operational.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: LancashireMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage people to sign up to the Reserve Forces in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The three Services routinely undertake Reserve recruitment activity nationally and in the Northwest of England. The Royal Navy has recently commissioned a nationwide Maritime Reserve recruitment campaign which will go live next month. Both the Royal Navy ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCadets: LancashireMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage young people to sign up to cadet forces in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 4 June 2025 to Question 55115.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-30/55115
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to section 7.4.6 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, which aircraft will replace the Typhoon.
Answer: The Government is committed to upgrading Typhoons and driving exports of Typhoons abroad. The Strategic Defence Review does not recommend reductions in fast jets for the RAF, but it confirms the Government's commitment to GCAP, to upgrade Typhoons and no ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to purchase new Typhoon aircraft following the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review does not recommend reductions in fast jets for the RAF, but it confirms the Government's commitment to GCAP and to upgrade Typhoons. It also says more F-35s could comprise a mix of F-35A and B models according to military req...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBAE Systems: FyldeMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to figure 4 on page 52 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, whether he considered including BAE Systems in Wharton in Fylde constituency in that map of the nationwide defence
Answer: Figure 4 is an indicative map of the representation of the defence industry across the United Kingdom, intended to highlight a range of companies and organisations, equipment and technologies, and regional presence. The final examples of industrial and re...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCadets: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated to support Cadet Forces in each of the (a) last and (b) next five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence allocates funding to the cadets through a number of different channels and therefore the cost of delivering and supporting Cadet activity falls across a wide range of business areas, agencies, and organisations. However, the latest...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCadetsMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39631 on Armed Forces: Fylde, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) financial, (b) geographic and (c) cultural barriers to participation in the Cadet
Answer: We are committed to sustaining and growing the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Cadet Forces across the UK, including in the Fylde constituency. Uplift in Cadet numbers will benefit all regions of the UK, but it will be targeted at those communities most in need...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament record
Explore activity by topic or department
Written questions by answering department
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.
View as listWhat this shows and doesn't show
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →