Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Park Homes: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to improve access to legal aid for residential park home residents involved in disputes with site owners.
Answer: The statutory framework governing the provision of legal aid is set out in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, and its supporting secondary legislation.Legal aid is available for possession, homelessness and disrepair claims (w...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGraffiti: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will consider reviewing sentencing guidelines to increase the severity of the punishment for repeat offenders of graffiti.
Answer: The maximum sentences available for criminal offences are set by Parliament and the maximum penalty for the offence of criminal damage is ten years’ imprisonment.The independent judiciary will determine the appropriate sentence in individual cases within ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSurrogacy: Mental HealthMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Law Commission report entitled Building families through surrogacy: a new law, published on 28 March 2023, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of implementing the recommen
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has not carried out an assessment of the potential impact of implementing this recommendation. The Government will publish a response in due course. Any consideration of this specific recommendation and its implications would form ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTools: TheftMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on increasing the number of convictions for tool theft.
Answer: The Lord Chancellor regularly engages with the Home Secretary on a range of criminal justice matters and recognises the serious impact that tool theft has on tradespeople and small businesses. The Ministry of Justice and Home Office are working closely th...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybercrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on when the Legal Aid Agency's online services will be restored following the cyber attack on 23 April 2025.
Answer: This is an unprecedented event involving sophisticated organised crime. It is an evolving situation and every effort is being made to restore systems following the criminal attack on our services. The Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital services have been ta...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will review sentencing guidelines for animal cruelty offences in connection with (a) confining an animal in a hot vehicle and (b) other cases of causing unnecessary suffering to animals.
Answer: Sentencing guidelines are developed and reviewed by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, in fulfilment of its statutory duty to do so.In July 2023, the Council issued guidelines on animal cruelty, which provide the Court with guidance on factors ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have been brought under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in the last three years for incidents involving dogs left in dangerously hot vehicles.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions related to illegal immigration have been initiated in Fylde constituency in the past year.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions for immigration offences at criminal courts in England and Wales by Police Force Area in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page he...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybercrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to protect people whose criminal histories were made public as a result of the recent Legal Aid data breach.
Answer: To reach as many potentially impacted individuals as possible, the Ministry of Justice published a notice at 08:15 on 19 May on GOV.UK. The statement provides information about the cyber-attack and directs concerned members of the public to the National C...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybercrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support residents of Fylde who were impacted by the recent Legal Aid data leak.
Answer: To reach as many potentially impacted individuals as possible, the Ministry of Justice published a notice at 08:15 on 19 May on GOV.UK. The statement provides information about the cyber-attack and directs concerned members of the public to the National C...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support victims of domestic abuse in (a) Fylde and (b) other rural and coastal areas.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all victims of domestic abuse, including those in rural and coastal areas such as Fylde, can access the support they need. Through the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, we are strengthening the rights of all vict...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: FyldeMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce court backlogs for residents in Fylde constituency.
Answer: This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. For this financial year (25/26), this Government is funding a record allocation of Crown Court sitting days to deliver swifter justice for victims – 110,000 sitting days this year, 4,000 higher...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
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