Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Travel: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Pursuant to the answer to question 54450 of 3 May 2025, how many people in the Fylde constituency are currently eligible for free travel under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme due to disability.
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 recordActive Travel: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54086 on Active Travel: Lancashire, whether she plans to increase (a) capital and (b) revenue funding for active travel schemes in Lancashire after the 2025-26
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 recordCycling: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54086 on Active Travel: Lancashire, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for Bikeability cycle training for (a) schools and (b) co
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: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54086 on Active Travel: Lancashire, what measures her Department has put in place to help ensure that the funding allocated to Lancashire County Council for pro
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 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54086 on Active Travel: Lancashire, what funding her Department has approved for improving (a) safety and (b) accessibility through the Fylde Coast’s Local Cycl
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 recordSports: FyldeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department plans to provide for sports facilities in Fylde in the next 12 months.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of where they live, has access to and benefits from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.The Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sport through our Arm’s ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage: FyldeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department allocated for the preservation of historic sites in Fylde in the last 12 months.
Answer: Over the past five years Historic England, an Arms Length Body of DCMS, has provided a total of £1,545,946 to support the Kirkham High Street Heritage Action Zone, delivered by. The final payment of £358,835 was made in July 2024.The Kirkham programme rev...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: GrantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57453More
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 steps his Department plans to take to help ensure that the re-opening
Answer: Defra will introduce maximum grant thresholds for 4 groups of capital items in the standalone capital offer, from summer 2025. The limits will be: £25,000 for items in the water quality, air quality, and natural flood management groups£35,000 for the grou...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management Schemes: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57452More
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, how much and what proportion of the £5 billion of funding in the farming b
Answer: The budget for 2025/26 is £2.4 billion. Spending on farming in future financial years will be confirmed as part of the government’s spending review. The farming budget is not ring fenced according to area but will depend on which schemes and grants farmer...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57451More
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, which (a) stakeholder groups and (b) representative farming organisations
Answer: Defra is working closely with farmers and industry stakeholders, including the National Farmers Union, the Country Land and Business Association, the Tenant Farmers Association, the Nature Friendly Farming Network, the Agricultural Industries Confederatio...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57450More
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, when his Department plans to publish detailed (a) eligibility criteria and
Answer: We expect to publish more information about the reformed Sustainable Farming Incentive offer in summer 2025.
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Organisations: FyldeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage young people to engage with (a) Scouts, (b) Girlguiding and (c) other youth organisations in Fylde.
Answer: This Government recognises the transformative role that youth services play in young people’s lives, including the important role that Scouts and Girlguiding play in providing young people with opportunities to take part in new activities, make new friend...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDroughts: BusinessesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support businesses affected by the drought announced on 29 May 2025.
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues. Defra requires water companies to have robust plans to manage droughts and protect customer supplies. This includes early actions such as enhanced leakage managem...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal History: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support the teaching of local history in schools.
Answer: The national curriculum provides a broad framework within which schools have the flexibility to develop the content of their own curricula. Local history is a compulsory element of the history curriculum across key stages 1 to 3, enabling schools to explo...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of online fraud and scams were reported in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire in the last 12 months.
Answer: A constituency level breakdown is unavailable. However, 5,991 fraud incidents, of all types, were reported to Action Fraud in Lancashire in the year ending May 2025, totalling £30m in reported losses. 67% of these were cyber-enabled, meaning there were ap...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54074 on Fraud: Lancashire, whether her Department has assessed the effectiveness of the National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit in reducing repeat v
Answer: A constituency level breakdown is unavailable. However, 5,991 fraud incidents, of all types, were reported to Action Fraud in Lancashire in the year ending May 2025, totalling £30m in reported losses. 67% of these were cyber-enabled, meaning there were ap...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54074 on Fraud: Lancashire, whether the National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit has a (a) presence and (b) partnership with local police forces in (i
Answer: A constituency level breakdown is unavailable. However, 5,991 fraud incidents, of all types, were reported to Action Fraud in Lancashire in the year ending May 2025, totalling £30m in reported losses. 67% of these were cyber-enabled, meaning there were ap...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54074 on Fraud: Lancashire, what the average response time is for victims of online fraud and scams to receive support from the National Economic Crim
Answer: A constituency level breakdown is unavailable. However, 5,991 fraud incidents, of all types, were reported to Action Fraud in Lancashire in the year ending May 2025, totalling £30m in reported losses. 67% of these were cyber-enabled, meaning there were ap...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54074 on Fraud: Lancashire, how much funding has been allocated to support victims of online fraud and scams through the National Economic Crime Victi
Answer: A constituency level breakdown is unavailable. However, 5,991 fraud incidents, of all types, were reported to Action Fraud in Lancashire in the year ending May 2025, totalling £30m in reported losses. 67% of these were cyber-enabled, meaning there were ap...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54074 on Fraud: Lancashire, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of the National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit's services among re
Answer: A constituency level breakdown is unavailable. However, 5,991 fraud incidents, of all types, were reported to Action Fraud in Lancashire in the year ending May 2025, totalling £30m in reported losses. 67% of these were cyber-enabled, meaning there were ap...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54074 on Fraud: Lancashire, how many victims of online fraud and scams have received support from the National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit in (a)
Answer: A constituency level breakdown is unavailable. However, 5,991 fraud incidents, of all types, were reported to Action Fraud in Lancashire in the year ending May 2025, totalling £30m in reported losses. 67% of these were cyber-enabled, meaning there were ap...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDroughtsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support households impacted by drought.
Answer: Defra requires water companies to have robust plans to manage droughts and protect customer supplies. This includes early actions such as enhanced leakage management, appropriate balancing of supplies, and effective communications to enable customers to u...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDroughts: EmergenciesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans his Department has should drought conditions (a) persist and (b) worsen.
Answer: Water companies must show how they provide a secure supply of water to their customers and protect the environment during dry weather and droughts through their statutory drought plans. A drought plan is an operational plan that sets out what actions a wa...
Answered 11 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
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