Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Railways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to (a) cap rail fares and (b) provide targeted concessions to (i) young people, (ii) students, and (iii) people in rural areas disproportionately affected by fare rises.
Answer: The Government caps the amount by which regulated fares can increase each year. Regulated fares make up around 45% of rail fares and include commuter fares, such as season ticket and shorter-distance peak singles and returns, alongside longer-distance off...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish an impact assessment of the increase in most regulated fares on 2 March 2025 on (a) low-income commuters and (b) key workers who rely on rail travel.
Answer: The Government caps the amount by which regulated fares can increase each year. Regulated fares make up around 45% of rail fares and include commuter fares, such as season ticket and shorter-distance peak singles and returns, alongside longer-distance off...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 38420 on Railways: Fylde, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of linking fare increases to improvements in (a) service quality and (b) reliab
Answer: A proportionate, annual increase in fares is necessary to support crucial investment and to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the railway. Regarding performance-based fares increases, any changes to fares policy requires balancing against t...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 38420 on Railways: Fylde, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the increase in regulated rail fares on 2 March 2025 on revenues; and what ass
Answer: A proportionate, annual increase in fares is necessary to support crucial investment and to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the railway. Regarding performance-based fares increases, any changes to fares policy requires balancing against t...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 38420 on Railways: Fylde, what the evidential basis is that the increase in most regulated rail fares announced on 2 March 2025 represented a fair balance bet
Answer: A proportionate, annual increase in fares is necessary to support crucial investment and to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the railway. Regarding performance-based fares increases, any changes to fares policy requires balancing against t...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on long-term strategies for mental health support in agriculture beyond the period that funding has been allocated for current policies.
Answer: The physical and mental wellbeing of farmers, farm workers and their families underpins our food system and food security. We will work to improve mental and physical health outcomes for the agricultural community to ensure Defra’s wider strategic plans f...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 38171 on Farmers: Lancashire, what steps his Department has taken to ensure support from the Farming Recovery Fund reaches the most
Answer: Environment Agency and Met Office data was used to identify which farm businesses will receive the Farming Recovery Fund recovery payment. This data on river flooding and exceptional rainfall allows us to determine affected land and make payments directly...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 38171 on Farmers: Lancashire, how much and what proportion of the Farming Recovery Fund has been allocated to support the mental hea
Answer: The Farming Recovery Fund provided a recovery payment for farmers who have suffered uninsurable damage from notably high main river flooding following Storms Babet and Henk or fall within an area which we have determined to be in receipt of exceptionally ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: Mental HealthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria were used to select the four charities providing health and wellbeing support under the Farmer Welfare Grant; and whether he plans to increase (a) the number of charities
Answer: Applicants for the Farmer Welfare Grant in 2024 were required to submit their proposals following a set pro-forma. Each applicant had to demonstrate the project’s suitability and feasibility, outline the key beneficiaries and outputs, explain their approa...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: Mental HealthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission research on the effectiveness of the Farmer Welfare Grant (a) overall and (b) in improving mental health outcomes for farmers.
Answer: Defra routinely assesses the effectiveness of all grants and funds it finances. Recipients of the Farmer Welfare Grant are required to submit interim reports in line with their funding agreements, as well as final reports upon completion of the grant. Def...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Home Discount Scheme: FyldeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households were in receipt of the Warm Home Discount in Fylde constituency on 30 May 2025; and what estimate his Department has made of the number of households in Fylde constituency
Answer: The latest published Warm Home Discount statistics are for 2023-24 and use the constituency boundaries operating prior to the 2024 General Election. Most (85%) of the residential premises in the current Fylde constituency come from the Fylde constituency ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: FyldeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes had been upgraded under the Warm Homes Plan in Fylde constituency by 30 May 2025; and what targets his Department has for upgrading homes in Fylde constituency in the next two
Answer: The Government has committed an initial £3.4 billion as part of the 2024 Spending Review over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency, with £1.8 billion of grant funding allocated to the Warm Homes Plan to upgrade up ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: North WestDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of locating (a) elements of operations of and (b) supply chain functions for Great British Energy in (i) North West England and (ii) Fyld
Answer: Great British Energy's head office will be in Aberdeen recognising the city's experience in energy projects and the need to support a just and prosperous transition. GBE will develop, invest in and own clean energy projects across the UK which will mean i...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: LancashireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps Great British Energy plans to take to support projects in Lancashire.
Answer: On 21 March 2025, the government announced £180 million of funding for rooftop solar panels for schools and hospitals delivered through Great British Energy (GBE). Five NHS trusts within Lancashire will be fitted with solar panels under this scheme. Succe...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Home Discount SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) automatically enroll eligible households on and (b) inform eligible households about the Warm Home Discount Scheme.
Answer: The Warm Home Discount Scheme uses data matching between the Government and energy suppliers to provide rebates automatically to the majority of eligible households (around 95%). These households will receive a letter informing them of their eligibility a...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Home Discount SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2025 to Question 46934 on Energy: Prices, what his Department's timetable is for publishing its response to the consultation entitled Expanding the Warm Hom
Answer: The Government will publish its response to the consultation on expanding the Warm Home Discount Scheme in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClean EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the transition to clean power does not increase levels of (a) energy poverty and (b) regional inequalities.
Answer: The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. This, combined with our Warm Homes Plan to upgrade millions of homes to make ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClean EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46934 on Energy: Prices, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the transition to clean energy on levels of (a)
Answer: Great Britain has a secure and diverse energy system. As published in the Statutory Security of Supply Report 2024, Great Britain is expected to have sufficient supplies of electricity and gas to meet demand in the short and long term, including during pe...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCadets: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated to support Cadet Forces in each of the (a) last and (b) next five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence allocates funding to the cadets through a number of different channels and therefore the cost of delivering and supporting Cadet activity falls across a wide range of business areas, agencies, and organisations. However, the latest...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCadetsMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39631 on Armed Forces: Fylde, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) financial, (b) geographic and (c) cultural barriers to participation in the Cadet
Answer: We are committed to sustaining and growing the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Cadet Forces across the UK, including in the Fylde constituency. Uplift in Cadet numbers will benefit all regions of the UK, but it will be targeted at those communities most in need...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCadets: FyldeMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase participation by (a) young people and (b) young people from (i) disadvantaged and (ii) underrepresented communities in Cadet Units in Fylde constituencies.
Answer: We are committed to sustaining and growing the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Cadet Forces across the UK, including in the Fylde constituency. Uplift in Cadet numbers will benefit all regions of the UK, but it will be targeted at those communities most in need...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCreative Foundations Fund: NightclubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52734 on Night-time Economy, how much funding from the Creative Foundations Fund has been allocated to listed nightclubs.
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 recordMusic Venues: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding available through the Supporting Grassroots Music Fund for (a) non-electronic and (b) electronic music venues in each English r
Answer: The Government is providing Arts Council England (ACE)’s Supporting Grassroots Music Fund with £2.5 million funding in 2025-26. This supports grassroots music venues, festivals, promoters and recording and rehearsal studios, all for both non-electronic an...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: LancashireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding had been (a) allocated in total, (b) spent on and (c) forecast for the Project Gigabit contract in Lancashire on 30 May 2025.
Answer: Openreach is delivering a £149.7 million contract to bring gigabit-capable broadband to 54,300 premises in Lancashire, North Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire, West and Mid Surrey, Staffordshire, West Berkshire and Hertfordshire. This funding is allocated ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: FyldeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure the affordability of gigabit-capable broadband for (a) residents and (b) businesses in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The affordability of gigabit-capable broadband depends on access to fibre, the costs of connection and the price of suitable devices. The government works closely with industry and Ofcom, the independent regulator of telecommunications, to ensure the high...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
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