Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Community Development: GrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure an equitable regional distribution of the second round of the Common Ground Award.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCommunity Development: GrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide a list of organisations who received funding under the first round of the Common Ground Award by parliamentary constituency.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLandlords: RegistrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what arrangements will govern the sharing of information between the landlord registration service, local authorities and HM Revenue and Customs.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLandlords: RegistrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support will be provided to landlords to sign up to the new digital registration service.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLandlords: FyldeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of landlords in Fylde constituency who are currently operating without being known to their local authority.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how long she expects the review of local government reorganisation to take.
Answer: The Government will consider the programme overall including the four withdrawn decisions from March, the further decisions taken in July, and the two areas where decisions have yet to be made. Surrey is not affected by this announcement as councillors ha...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEconomic GrowthMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities and combined authorities will receive additional powers and resources under the measures announced in his written statement of 7 September 2026.
Answer: Local and combined authorities are central to the Government’s ambitions for economic growth, public service reform and stronger communities. As we set out in the Government’s Rewiring the State Cabinet Statement (here), we are committed to shifting power...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Renewal TaskforceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what specific measures the Community Renewal Taskforce will take to reduce high street vacancy rates.
Answer: The Government recognises that boosting demand is key to reducing high street vacancy rates. Through the new National Planning Policy Framework, we have placed a stronger emphasis on mixed-use development, including residential development in town centres...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: ShopsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to launch the consultation on making vape shops a sui generis planning use.
Answer: To give communities and councils greater control over the future of their high streets, we will consult on new planning rules so that most shops changing use to vape shops and adult gaming centres will need to submit a planning application before opening....
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSleeping Rough: WomenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to improve the identification of women experiencing rough sleeping who may be at risk of violence, abuse or exploitation.
Answer: The Government recognises that women experiencing rough sleeping are often less visible and may be at greater risk of violence, abuse and exploitation. On his first day in office, the Prime Minister launched an urgent national drive to end rough sleeping....
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the £442 million Rough Sleeping Programme funding to ensure that everyone sleeping rough is offered a route off the streets before
Answer: On his first day in office the Prime Minister launched an urgent national drive to end rough sleeping at the earliest opportunity. We are providing £442 million new funding to local areas through a new Rough Sleeping Programme to ensure that everyone who ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: FyldeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with Fylde Borough Council and Lancashire County Council regarding the infrastructure required to support additional housing development in Fylde.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: FyldeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of additional homes that Fylde Borough Council will be required to deliver as a result of the revised National Planning Policy Framework,
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her letter to the Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission, dated 29 August 2026, what the evidential basis is of the position that spending limits for polit
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: FyldeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many railway stations in Fylde constituency are within scope of the new default yes planning policy.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Infrastructure LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many additional Social Rent homes she expects to secure through Section 106 agreements over the lifetime of the programme.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCouncil Housing: FyldeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many additional council homes she expects councils to build during this Parliament as a result of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme; and how many of those will be in
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the funding for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme will be allocated between (a) social rent, (b) affordable rent, (c) shared ownership and (d) other forms of housing.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGround RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of capping ground rents at £250 on the valuation of existing residential freeholds.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to place a statutory cap on the administrative fees landlords may charge for complying with requests for building information under the Leasehold a
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Stronger leasehold protections in crackdown on hidden fees, published on 16 July 2026, what assessment she has made of t
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of whether local planning authorities have sufficient powers to manage the number and distribution of children's care homes within their areas.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of whether the existing planning guidance relating to children's homes provides sufficient clarity on when planning permission is required for the es
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will assess the potential merits of amending the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 to introduce a separate planning use class for children's care homes.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMultiple Occupation: LancashireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of privately rented homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation used for asylum accommodation on the supply of f
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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