Andrew Snowden MP: written questions 2025
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Pupils: Homelessness and Temporary AccommodationDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to work with schools to (a) identify and (b) support pupils impacted by homelessness or temporary accommodation.
Answer: On 10 October, the government announced £10.9 million in funding for ‘Supporting Children Experiencing Homelessness’ via the Homelessness Prevention Grant for 2025/26. The funding has been allocated to 61 local authorities with the highest numbers of chil...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a breakdown of how each local authority spends its share of the new £84 million homelessness support funding announced in the news release entitled £84 million
Answer: Local authorities are best placed to understand local need. Our funding provides local authorities with the flexibility to determine the most effective services to support vulnerable individuals in their areas. You can find local authority level allocatio...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries and Schools: Toys and GamesDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to issue guidance to schools and nurseries on the risks posed by counterfeit toys and how to avoid them in procurement or use.
Answer: The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework, which all early years providers are required to follow, requires providers to ensure they take all reasonable steps so staff and children in their care are not exposed to risks, and must be able...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordToys and Games: Counterfeit ManufacturingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with social media platforms on reducing the advertisement and sale of counterfeit toys online.
Answer: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the independent regulator for advertising in the UK and enforces the Advertising Codes. These codes include specific rules intended to protect consumers from misleading marketing communications, which would app...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInjuries: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of child (a) injuries and (b) illnesses linked to counterfeit toys in the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not collect or hold this data. The National Health Service classifies injuries and illnesses by diagnosis rather than cause. Hospital Episode Statistics do not have an International Classification of Disease code for counterfeit produc...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordToys and Games: Counterfeit ManufacturingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to expand the Intellectual Property Office's Fake Toys, Real Harms campaign to (a) schools, (b) health services and (c) community networks.
Answer: The Intellectual Property Office is committed to raising consumer awareness and understanding of IP crime and infringement and the risks surrounding it.The Fake Toys, Real Harms campaign has demonstrated this through national media coverage and collaborat...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the results of research funded through the Mental Health Goals programme are rapidly translated into frontline NHS mental health services.
Answer: The Government is investing £50 million through the Mental Health Goals programme to speed up the translation of research into frontline NHS services. Funding will support a 20,000-person research cohort, improved access to mental health data, and an Indu...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to participation in mental health clinical trials across different (a) regions and (b) demographic groups in (i) general and (ii) Lancashire.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that all patients have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and innovative, lifesaving treatments, including mental health clinical trials.The Department funds research and research infrastructure across England t...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: ResearchDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Mental Health Goals programme on growth in the life sciences sector.
Answer: The government expects the Mental Health Goals programme to support growth in the UK life sciences sector by creating a strong environment for precision psychiatry research, therefore attracting new industry investment. By fostering collaboration between ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding for the Mental Health Goals programme has been allocated; and what criteria she uses to distribute that funding.
Answer: The government has allocated up to £50 million over five years to the Mental Health Goals programme. Funding decisions are guided by strategic direction from the programme’s expert co-Chairs and assessed through academic peer review and a representative S...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82780More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support his Department has provided to bereaved families of infected individuals who died without receiving compensation to ensure awareness of the new registration process.
Answer: The delivery of compensation, including the opening of a registration service, is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). IBCA opened their registration service on 9th October to allow people to register their intent to claim online...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation Authority: RegistrationCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82779More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the Infected Blood Compensation Authority’s new registration service is accessible to claimants who (a) are digitally excluded and (b) have limited digital lite
Answer: The delivery of compensation, including the opening of a registration service, is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). IBCA opened their registration service on 9th October to allow people to register their intent to claim online...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Living WageCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82778More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of care workers working for less than the National Living Wage in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 16th October is attached.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMalnutrition: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of levels of malnutrition in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling malnutrition, including in the Fylde constituency and Lancashire. In the United Kingdom, the primary causes of malnutrition are clinical. Most cases will be secondary to another health condition which may impact on ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSecurity Guards: Small BusinessesHome OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that SMEs in the private security sector that are not (a) Approved Contractor Scheme accredited and (b) members of the S12 Security Leadership Group are able to contri
Answer: The Government is keen to work with the industry on reforming the private security industry.The Home Office continues to engage with the range of different organisations representing sectoral interest on an ongoing basis both directly and through the Secu...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of the use of temporary escalation spaces in the NHS.
Answer: The Government is determined to get the National Health Service back on its feet, so patients can be treated with dignity. We are therefore doing everything we can as fast as we can to consign the delivery of care in temporary escalation spaces to the hi...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of staffing levels and (b) potential impact of workforce levels on service delivery in hospices.
Answer: Whilst the majority of palliative care and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, also play in providing support to people at the end...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was allocated to hospice services in each of the last five financial years; and what information his Department holds on the proportion of that funding from (a) central government,
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative care and end of life care.Whilst the majo...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable regional access to hospice care.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. Whilst the majority of palliative care and end of life care is provided by National Health ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to increase business coaching in schools; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a named business coach in secondary schools.
Answer: Businesses are already strongly encouraged to support careers education in schools and colleges throughout England. The national network of 44 careers hubs supports 96% of secondary schools and colleges and engages with over 400 leading employers, working...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: LancashireTreasuryTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82770More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing business rates for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: Business rates are a vital source of revenue for Local Government. The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, the Gove...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Judicial ReviewTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82433More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news story entitled Chancellor takes on the blockers to get Britain building, published on 15 October 2025, what the 34 infrastructure projects are; and what the (a) outcome and (b) duration wa
Answer: Last week the government announced that we will work with the judiciary to take forward further procedural changes to ensure Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) are dealt with more quickly and consistently. Lord Banner’s independent rev...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJudicial Review: ReformMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that reforms to judicial review do not adversely impact access to justice for local communities challenging Government decisions on infrastructure projects.
Answer: The ability to challenge the lawfulness of Government decisions and those of other public bodies is fundamental to the rule of law. The Government remains committed to this principle.Under the changes being taken forward in the Planning and Infrastructure...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Judicial ReviewTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82431More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news story entitled Chancellor takes on the blockers to get Britain building, published on 15 October 2025, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed jud
Answer: Last week the government announced that we will work with the judiciary to take forward further procedural changes to ensure Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) are dealt with more quickly and consistently. Lord Banner’s independent rev...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Judicial ReviewTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82430More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news story entitled Chancellor takes on the blockers to get Britain building, published on 15 October 2025, what discussions she has had with the Lord Chief Justice on proposed reductions in ju
Answer: Last week the government announced that we will work with the judiciary to take forward further procedural changes to ensure Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) are dealt with more quickly and consistently. Lord Banner’s independent rev...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
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