Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Licensing Laws: FyldeHome OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of supporting businesses in Fylde constituency through the temporary relaxation of alcohol sales licencing during home nati
Answer: The Government supports the hospitality industry and has already laid secondary legislation to ensure that the pubs and other licensed venues, as well as football fans, can enjoy extended opening hours for alcohol sales during the men’s football World Cup...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: EndometriosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of endometriosis on access to work for women.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling the challenges women face in the labour market, whether they want to find a job, return to work, or progress in work, regardless of their background or stage of life. Sir Charlie Mayfield’s independent Keep Britain...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of young people not in employment, education or training in Fylde constituency; and what steps he is taking to reduce that figure.
Answer: No estimates are available of the number of people aged 16 - 24 years who are not in education, employment or training in Fylde constituency. With over one million young people not in education, employment and training, this Government will not leave an e...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: CateringCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5771More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will make it his policy to ban meat products from civil service caterers which have been produced using non-stunned slaughter.
Answer: No. The government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare at slaughter, and we respect the rights of Jews and Muslims to eat meat prepared in accordance with their religious beliefs.The National Procurement Policy Statement underscores the gov...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: CateringMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, If he will make it his policy to ban meat products from all defence establishments which have been produced using non-stunned slaughter.
Answer: The Government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare at slaughter. We respect the rights of Jews and Muslims to eat meat prepared in accordance with their religious beliefs. The National Procurement Policy Statement underscores the government...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEducational Institutions: CateringDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, If he will make it his policy to ban meat products from all schools and educational settings which have been produced using non-stunned slaughter.
Answer: The government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare at slaughter and would prefer all animals to be stunned before slaughter, but we respect the rights of people to eat meat prepared in accordance with their religious beliefs. All school foo...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: MeatMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to ban meat products from prison catering services which have been produced using non-stunned slaughter.
Answer: The Government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare at slaughter and would prefer all animals to be stunned before slaughter, but we respect the rights of Jews and Muslims to eat meat prepared in accordance with their religious beliefs.The N...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHouse of Commons: CateringHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5767More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make it its policy to ban meat products from House of Commons catering which have been produced using non-stunned slaughter.
Answer: The House of Commons Catering Service does not accept halal slaughtered meat unless it is specifically requested and only then from animals that have been pre-stunned prior to slaughter. Such requests for halal slaughtered meats are rare. The Commission h...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the allocation of holding appointments on the reporting of NHS waiting list figures.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made of the potential impact of the allocation of holding appointments on the reporting of National Health Service waiting list figures.Some NHS trusts may use holding appointments to help manage their waiting lists. These ar...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: OvercrowdingMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are currently held in cells operating above certified normal accommodation; and what proportion of the adult male closed estate is operating above 100% of certified normal accommodation.
Answer: Crowding data is published regularly in HMPPS’s Annual Digest, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2024-to-march-2025.The most recent data for the 12 months ending March 2025 shows:The crowding rate in prison...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 29 May 2026 to Questions 2824 and 2825 on Prisons: Overcrowding, at what annual rate his Department projects delivering the remaining c.10,900 places required to meet the 14,000-place t
Answer: As set out in the December 2024 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, we are committed to delivering an additional 14,000 prison places and have delivered c.3,100 since July 2024. We remain on track to meet our commitment by 2031.Projections for the annual ra...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Body ArmourMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of issuing protective body armour to 514 named prison staff.
Answer: The 4,499 front-line officers (uniformed Bands 3 – 5) who are employed across the long-term high security estate are among the up to 10,000 prison staff who will receive protective body armour as part of the additional provision we have announced. The pro...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Body Armour and Stun GunsMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 1123 on Prison Officers: Body Armour and Stun Guns, how many frontline prison officers are employed in roles classified as high-risk for the purposes of the prote
Answer: The 4,499 front-line officers (uniformed Bands 3 – 5) who are employed across the long-term high security estate are among the up to 10,000 prison staff who will receive protective body armour as part of the additional provision we have announced. The pro...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: CryptocurrenciesHome OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Suspicious Activity Reports received by the National Crime Agency in the 24 months preceding 25 March 2026 related to cryptocurrency transactions involving registered UK political parties or
Answer: For confidentiality and operational security reasons, the National Crime Agency does not comment on individual Suspicious Activity Reports.On 25 March, the Government published the Rycroft Review into countering foreign financial influence and interferenc...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: CryptocurrenciesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 2791 on Political Parties: Cryptocurrencies, whether the Government has issued any guidance to political parties on the treatmen
Answer: The moratorium on political donations made using cryptoassets applies to donations made on or after 25 March 2026. The Electoral Commission has issued advice on cryptoasset donations, including details relevant to the announced moratorium, setting out how...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 2564 on Asylum: Housing, what estimate she has made of the number of asylum seekers who will have their accommodation withdrawn under the Immigration
Answer: The intention of this policy is to encourage compliance with conditions of support and permission to work rules, and to only remove support from those who break the rules and work illegally. We cannot provide an estimation of the number of asylum seekers ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 2563 on Asylum: Housing, how many sites have been assessed for modular building asylum accommodation to date; how many have had planning permission so
Answer: We are moving at pace to fulfil the Government’s commitment to close every asylum hotel by the end of this parliament. Work to facilitate this exit is ongoing, and the Asylum Accommodation Taskforce is working across Government to deliver alternative asyl...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 834 on Immigration Controls: Demonstrations, what assessment she made of the potential impact on freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assem
Answer: The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases.The Home Secretary has the power to exclude a person who is not a British citizen if their presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good. The Immigration Rules also provide for the re...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 29 May 2026 to Questions 836 and 837 on Immigration Controls: Demonstrations, whether she approved the decision to refuse entry to foreign nationals intending to attend the
Answer: The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases.The Home Secretary has the power to exclude a person who is not a British citizen if their presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good. The Immigration Rules also provide for the re...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: ClosuresDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent schools have closed since July 2024 in each local authority area.
Answer: This information can be obtained from the publicly available Get Information about Schools website (GIAS): https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCountryside: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which National Parks, National Landscapes and Broads will be eligible to receive funding under the Wildlife-Rich Habitat Fund; and what criteria will determine eligibility.
Answer: All of England’s National Parks, National Landscapes and the Broads are eligible. Funding is allocated through Protected Landscape bodies, with projects reviewed locally against criteria including delivery of wildlife‑rich habitat creation and alignment w...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordForestsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria will be used to assess bids from eligible organisations seeking to become the delivery partner for the third new national forest.
Answer: A competition for the third new national forest was launched on 26 May 2026. The competition will test the financial and environmental merits of potential delivery partners, assess organisational capability and expertise, and ability to deliver a landscap...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordForestsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what safeguards will be put in place to ensure that the creation of the third national forest does not adversely affect agricultural land use and food production in the selected region
Answer: The winning bidder for the third national forest will work with the National Forest Company to ensure that woodland creation does not adversely affect agricultural land use and food production. Woodland creation will meet the UK Forestry Standard. The new...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPalace of Westminster: Repairs and MaintenanceRestoration and Renewal Client BoardTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5269More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, if the Board will prioritise UK companies from outside London for works related to the redevelopment of the Palace of Westminster.
Answer: The Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Programme for the Palace of Westminster aims to rebuild the UK’s heritage construction skills base, create thousands of high‑quality jobs, and strengthen capability across the whole heritage sector.Under the Parliamen...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHouse of Commons: CateringHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5268More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will publish a list of domestic suppliers to the House of Commons catering department by constituency.
Answer: There are 31 domestic suppliers to the catering department with a contract value greater than £10,000, based in 30 different constituencies as shown in the list below. Data for suppliers with a contract value of less than £10,000 is not available.Supplier...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
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