Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
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Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic OffencesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55226 on Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences, whether her Department is taking steps with (a) the Home Office and (b) other agencies on implementing a cons
Answer: While enforcement of road traffic offences concerning e-cycles is a matter for the police, the Department is working with the Home Office on new offences intended to tackle those rare instances where a cyclist’s behaviour is dangerous or careless, and res...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Road Traffic OffencesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55226 on Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences, whether her Department has considered the use of (a) technology and (b) certification systems to help identif
Answer: While the Department has not considered the detail of the technology required, any such system for certifying or registering e-cycles would likely be both costly and complex to administer and enforce. There is also the possibility that some people may be ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: Electric BicyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55226 on Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences, what data her Department has collected on the prevalence of illegally modified e-bikes on public highways.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has a market surveillance unit which inspects vehicles and equipment to ensure they meet safety and environmental standards. In 2024 the DVSA identified 39 suppliers of e-cycles and 21 of these were found to ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people are eligible for free travel under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme due to disability in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold data on the number of people eligible for free travel under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme due to disability at any geographic level.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54450 on Transport: Disability, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that transport operators in Fylde comply with the disability (a) awareness and
Answer: The Bus Services (No.2) Bill will require relevant bus staff to complete both disability awareness and disability assistance training to give them the knowledge, skills and confidence to support every passenger appropriately. The Bill provisions include a...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54450 on Transport: Disability, whether her Department plans to provide funding to improve accessible transport infrastructure under the measures in the Bus Ser
Answer: The Bus Services (No.2) Bill will require local authorities commissioning the provision of new bus stations and stops or the upgrading of existing ones, to pay regard to new stopping place safety and accessibility guidance, with the aim of helping them to...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54084 on Roads: Fylde, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the road maintenance backlog in (a) Fylde constituency a
Answer: The Government takes the condition of the country’s roads very seriously and is committed to supporting local highway authorities across the country in maintaining and renewing the local highway network. The highway maintenance backlog in Lancashire and e...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased use of e-cigarettes on young people in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The health advice is clear, that while vapes are less harmful than smoking and can be an effective quit aid for smokers, children and non-smokers should never vape. The main established health risk associated with vaping is from nicotine, which can cause ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management Schemes: FyldeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support has been provided to farmers in Fylde constituency under Environmental Land Management schemes since January 2024.
Answer: The Government is providing a record level of funding for the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes as part of the £5 billion it has secured over the 24/25 and 25/26 financial years for farmers across England, including Fylde. Since 1 January 2024, ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management Schemes: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54446 on Environmental Land Management Schemes: Lancashire, what the projected allocation of the £5 billion farming budget is for farm
Answer: The farming budget is not ring fenced according to area but will depend on which schemes and grants farmers have agreements for and/or apply for.
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 55194 on Import Duties: USA, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce (a) regulatory compliance, (b) customs procedures and (c) other non-tar
Answer: We are continuing talks on a wider UK-US Economic Deal which will look at enhancing access for our world-leading services industries and improving supply chains, including on SMEs. The US has committed to further negotiations, including on the 10% tariffs...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Seized ArticlesHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegally modified e-bikes have been seized by police in the past 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office does not centrally collect this data.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 55194 on Import Duties: USA, if he will set out the level of tariff reductions for UK SMEs under the economic deal concluded with the United States of
Answer: We are continuing talks on a wider UK-US Economic Deal which will look at enhancing access for our world-leading services industries and improving supply chains, including on SMEs. The US has committed to further negotiations, including on the 10% tariffs...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: FyldeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 51543 on Universal Credit: Fylde, what support measures there are for vulnerable Universal Credit claimants affected by the new repayment rates for over
Answer: DWP are committed to working with anyone who is struggling with their repayment terms and strive to set affordable, and sustainable repayment plans and encourage customers to make contact if they are unable to afford the proposed repayment rate.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: FyldeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 51543 on Universal Credit: Fylde, how many Universal Credit claimants in Fylde constituency have contacted her Department's debt management team to disc
Answer: The department does not hold this aggregate data at constituency level. We strive to set affordable, and sustainable repayment plans and encourage customers to make contact if they are unable to afford the proposed repayment rate.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: FyldeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 51543 on Universal Credit: Fylde, how many Universal Credit claimants have been affected by the change in the Fair Repayment Rate implemented from 30 Ap
Answer: This information is not currently available. The Fair Repayment Rate was implemented on the 30 April 2025 for Universal Credit claims with assessment periods starting on or after this date. However, the transition to the new policy will not be complete fo...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: FyldeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 51543 on Universal Credit: Fylde, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the impact of the new Fair Repayment Rate for Universal Credit debt ded
Answer: The Department collects detailed data on deductions from Universal Credit households and will be monitoring the effect of the Fair Repayment Rate over the coming months. We regularly publish official statistics on deductions at the parliamentary constitue...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 55112 on Music Venues: Finance, what steps her Department is taking to ensure equitable access to the Supporting Grassroots Music Fund in (a) Fyl
Answer: The Supporting Grassroots Music Fund is open to applications from rehearsal and recording studios, promoters, festivals, and venues for live and electronic music performance, from across the whole of England. Arts Council England supports and encourages a...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 55112 on Music Venues: Finance, whether she plans to increase levels of Supporting Grassroots Music Fund funding beyond 2025-26; and whether she
Answer: The Supporting Grassroots Music Fund is open to applications from rehearsal and recording studios, promoters, festivals, and venues for live and electronic music performance, from across the whole of England. Arts Council England supports and encourages a...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54084 on Roads: Fylde, whether funding has been allocated for new road investment projects in 2025-26 in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The previous Answer set out the maximum 2025 to 2026 highway maintenance funding allocation from the government to Lancashire County Council as the local highway authority for the honourable member’s constituency. Grant funds provided by DfT for highways ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54084 on Roads: Fylde, what proportion of the £500 million funding uplift for local highway maintenance was allocated to Lancashire.
Answer: Details about local highway maintenance funding allocations and what authorities must do to receive incentive funding are all available on gov.uk. The first thing authorities must do is to publish a report on their websites by the end of June providing in...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54084 on Roads: Fylde, what the criteria is for successful completion of the incentive measures.
Answer: Details about local highway maintenance funding allocations and what authorities must do to receive incentive funding are all available on gov.uk. The first thing authorities must do is to publish a report on their websites by the end of June providing in...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWalking: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54086 on Active Travel: Lancashire, if she will provide additional (a) funding and (b) resources to improve walking infrastructure in Fylde.
Answer: Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Department will publish a third cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS3). This will set out the long-term funding for active travel including infrastructure and programmes such as Bikeability. Si...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help support Lancashire County Council to engage with local communities on the prioritisation of active travel investments in Fylde.
Answer: Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Department will publish a third cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS3). This will set out the long-term funding for active travel including infrastructure and programmes such as Bikeability. Si...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Elctronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57760More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if HMRC will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling secure written communication through the Government Gateway system.
Answer: HMRC are currently working on delivering a secure digital communications route for customers and their intermediaries to exchange documents and written communications with HMRC.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
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