Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
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Creative Foundations Fund: Music VenuesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department plans to make available through the Creative Foundations Fund for grassroots music venues; and how she plans to consider their needs in funding decisions.
Answer: The Creative Foundation Fund (CFF) will support arts and cultural organisations across England to resolve urgent issues with their estates. This is part of this government’s ongoing commitment to ensure arts and culture are fit for the future and to ensur...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCreative Foundations FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has set targets in relation to increasing (a) creative opportunities and (b) skills development for the Creative Foundations Fund.
Answer: The Creative Foundation Fund (CFF) will support arts and cultural organisations across England to resolve urgent issues with their estates. This is part of this government’s ongoing commitment to ensure arts and culture are fit for the future and to ensur...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCreative Foundations FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) rural and (b) small arts venues will be able to apply to the Creative Foundations Fund.
Answer: The Creative Foundation Fund (CFF) will support arts and cultural organisations across England to resolve urgent issues with their estates. This is part of this government’s ongoing commitment to ensure arts and culture are fit for the future and to ensur...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCreative Foundations FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria her Department plans to use to determine the eligibility of arts and cultural organisations applying for funding through the Creative Foundations Fund.
Answer: The Creative Foundation Fund (CFF) will support arts and cultural organisations across England to resolve urgent issues with their estates. This is part of this government’s ongoing commitment to ensure arts and culture are fit for the future and to ensur...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: LancashireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to support landlords to reach an EPC C rating in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: There are various schemes currently delivering home energy efficiency improvements across Great Britain, including Flyde and Lancashire, such as the Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG), Energy Company Obligation and the Great British Insulation Scheme. Househ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: LancashireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to increase community involvement in the planning process in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 46945 on 30 April 2025.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrencies: FyldeTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55390More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to protect people living in Fylde constituency from cryptocurrency scams.
Answer: The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is developing a new and expanded fraud strategy to further protect the public and businesses from this appalling crime. Relevant cryptoasset firms are already subject to UK financial promotions re...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: InvestmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to taking to secure (a) domestic and (b) international investment in the nuclear industry.
Answer: This Government is committed to attracting the investment required to deliver future nuclear projects. The Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model for nuclear has been established as an option for funding nuclear projects, aiming to reduce financing costs and at...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that nuclear energy contributes to the resilience of the UK’s energy supply.
Answer: The Clean Power 2030 Action Plan makes clear that nuclear will play an important role in our future energy system, providing low-carbon, baseload power to the grid. Sizewell C continues to make good progress, while Great British Nuclear is driving forward...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Stewardship Scheme: FyldeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to consult with (a) farmers and (b) agricultural stakeholders from Fylde constituency in advance of the implementation of the new Higher Level Stewa
Answer: There are no live Higher Level Stewardship (HLS agreements in the Fylde constituency. HLS payment rates have stayed the same for more than 10 years. In that time, they have fallen behind the rates offered through other schemes, including Countryside Stewa...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Stewardship Scheme: FyldeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor Higher Level Stewardship payments to ensure they deliver (a) measurable environmental benefits and (b) value for money in (i) rural communities and (
Answer: Extensions to Higher Level Stewardships (HLS) agreements have been offered to all based on meeting specific eligibility requirements and an assessment that the current agreement continues to meet its expected environmental outcomes. This provides value fo...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Stewardship SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether farmers currently on expiring Higher Level Stewardship agreements will be eligible for the new payment rates if they (a) renew and (b) transition to Environmental Land Manageme
Answer: Farmers whose Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreement expired in 2024 and that expire in 2025 have been offered an extension to their agreement. If they accept this extension, then they will benefit from the increases in the HLS rates. An individual's pa...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Stewardship Scheme: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers are (a) enrolled in the Higher Level Stewardship scheme and (b) expected to receive an uplift in payments from January 2025 in (i) Lancashire and (ii) Fylde constituen
Answer: I can confirm that there are 164 live Higher Level Stewardship-related agreements that fall within the Lancashire County that should receive an uplift. This figure is spread across 16 constituencies in Lancashire and includes constituencies (Morecambe and...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has a long-term strategy for improving road safety in Fylde constituency.
Answer: There is not a specific DfT road safety strategy for Flyde or Lancashire. It is for local authorities to decide upon the most appropriate road safety interventions, based on its knowledge of an area and taking into account local needs and considerations. ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what initiatives are in place for local communities to help identify road safety issues in Fylde constituency.
Answer: There is not a specific DfT road safety strategy for Flyde or Lancashire. It is for local authorities to decide upon the most appropriate road safety interventions, based on its knowledge of an area and taking into account local needs and considerations. ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that emergency response teams are adequately (a) trained and (b) equipped to respond to road traffic incidents in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii) Lancashi
Answer: The development and maintenance of police driving-related curricula and supporting resources is the responsibility of the College of Policing, with support from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Police Driving Lead.Decisions on the allocation of ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to assess the quality of road construction in Fylde constituency.
Answer: Local authorities are required to provide data to the Department for Transport each year on the condition of their classified roads. The data is available on gov.uk.In September 2024, the Government released a new data standard for road condition monitori...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: FyldeDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to introduce a public awareness campaign on road safety in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The Government's longstanding road safety campaign, THINK!, aims to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. The campaign currently runs across all of England and Wales, including the constituency of Fylde. The campaign uses ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve road safety in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: There is not a specific DfT road safety strategy for Flyde or Lancashire. It is for local authorities to decide upon the most appropriate road safety interventions, based on its knowledge of an area and taking into account local needs and considerations. ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Adult EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support adults to expand their digital capability.
Answer: The Digital Essential Skills Entitlement, funded by the Adult Skills Fund, provides full funding for adults with low digital skills to undertake Essential Digital Skills Qualifications (EDSQs) and digital Functional Skills qualifications up to level 1.Mor...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBank ServicesTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55270More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with banking sector representatives on the future of face-to-face banking services for (a) older people, (b) people with limited digital access and (c) other people.
Answer: Banking has changed significantly in recent years with many customers benefitting from the ease and convenience of remote banking. The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets across the UK, and is comm...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55269More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36179 on Bank Services: Visual Impairment, what proportion of announced banking hubs are operational as of June 2025; and what steps she is taking to expedite the
Answer: Banking has changed significantly in recent years with many customers benefitting from the ease and convenience of remote banking. The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets across the UK, and is comm...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCash DispensingTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55268More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36179 on Bank Services: Visual Impairment, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the FCA’s regulatory rules for access to cash introduced in Septemb
Answer: Banking has changed significantly in recent years with many customers benefitting from the ease and convenience of remote banking. The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets across the UK, and is comm...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55267More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36179 on Bank Services: Visual Impairment, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the FCA monitors the potential impact of branch closures on vulnerabl
Answer: Banking has changed significantly in recent years with many customers benefitting from the ease and convenience of remote banking. The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets across the UK, and is comm...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCash DispensingTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55266More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36179 on Bank Services: Visual Impairment, what support is available to communities in instances when LINK has not recommend a new service following a cash access
Answer: Banking has changed significantly in recent years with many customers benefitting from the ease and convenience of remote banking. The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets across the UK, and is comm...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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