Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
DeportationHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the figure of nearly 70,000 removals of individuals with no right to remain has been verified and broken down by category of removal.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ‘Immigration System Statistics quarterly release’. Data on the number of returns by return type since July 2024 can be found in table Ret_D01 of the ‘Returns detailed datasets’.The data show since July 2024...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeportation: SlaveryHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards will be introduced to distinguish between genuine and vexatious modern slavery claims in cases where removal action has already commenced.
Answer: The Government is unwavering in its commitment to tackling modern slavery. As with any protective system, there is potential for improper use, and reform is needed to ensure the system is fair, efficient and effective in identifying and supporting victims...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards will be put in place to help ensure that organisations sponsoring refugees under the community sponsorship scheme are resourced to provide housing, integration and employment support.
Answer: As announced on 27 June, the refugee study and named sponsorship routes will open to applications from prospective lead sponsors in the autumn, with arrivals expected from autumn 2027 onwards. The refugee work route is expected to open next year.The Home ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria will be used to accredit organisations acting as lead sponsors under the proposed community sponsorship scheme for refugees.
Answer: As announced on 27 June, the refugee study and named sponsorship routes will open to applications from prospective lead sponsors in the autumn, with arrivals expected from autumn 2027 onwards. The refugee work route is expected to open next year.The Home ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the rollout of new safe and legal routes for refugees.
Answer: As announced on 27 June, the refugee study and named sponsorship routes will open to applications from prospective lead sponsors in the autumn, with arrivals expected from autumn 2027 onwards. The refugee work route is expected to open next year.The Home ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGratuitiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of upcoming changes to tipping requirements on part time workers.
Answer: It is a legal requirement for all tips, gratuities and service charges to be passed on to the workers who have earned them. They must be distributed in a fair and transparent manner between workers, including part time and full time workers. The new requi...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGratuitiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses required to revise their tipping policies before October 2026.
Answer: All businesses which receive tips on more than an exceptional and occasional basis are required to have a written tipping policy, and make it available to their staff.The new requirements will mean that these employers must review their policies – and con...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth GuaranteeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of adequacy of the regional distribution of Youth Jobs Grant placements.
Answer: The Youth Jobs Grant launched on the 30 June 2026, giving employers across Great Britain access to £3,000 for each eligible young person they hire into a job registered with the scheme. The grant is available to employers of any size, provided it operates...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth GuaranteeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost per job created through the Youth Jobs Grant.
Answer: The Youth Jobs Grant launched on the 30 June 2026, giving employers across Great Britain access to £3,000 for each eligible young person they hire into a job registered with the scheme. The grant is available to employers of any size, provided it operates...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth GuaranteeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Jobs Grant placements the Government plans to support in each financial year of the Spending Review period.
Answer: The Youth Jobs Grant launched on the 30 June 2026, giving employers across Great Britain access to £3,000 for each eligible young person they hire into a job registered with the scheme. The grant is available to employers of any size, provided it operates...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the new steel import quota arrangements on manufacturers and downstream steel users across the UK.
Answer: The Government held extensive consultations with both primary steel producers and downstream users to inform development of the trade measure. This included a Call for Evidence in July 2025. The Explanatory Memorandum to both the affirmative and negative ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any Ministry of Defence programmes have been delayed, cancelled or rescoped as a consequence of budgetary constraints since July 2024.
Answer: Since July 2024, the Department has not recorded any programme cancellations that were directly attributable to budgetary constraints. However, the Ministry of Defence routinely reviews its programme portfolio to ensure the Armed Forces receive the capabi...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Benefit: Fraud and StandardsTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14498More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Audit Office report titled 'HMRC’s use of travel data to tackle fraud and error in Child Benefit payments', how many of the compliance enquiries issued to Northern Ireland claimants (i
Answer: This government is committed to tackling Child Benefit error and fraud. Using international travel data has so far prevented nearly 10,000 customers claiming incorrectly, protecting around £60 million in taxpayers’ money. HMRC issued compliance enquiries ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of further CPTPP enlargement on UK businesses.
Answer: One of the biggest opportunities from CPTPP being a ‘living agreement’ comes from expanding the membership. CPTPP expansion helps UK companies grow their exports in a wider range of countries through a stable rules-based trading environment. It also suppo...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the closure of asylum hotels doesn't lead to an increase in undocumented migrants dispersed in communities.
Answer: This Government has committed to closing every asylum hotel as soon as possible, and by the end of this Parliament. Work is well under way, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities.The safet...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 20 asylum hotels announced for closure on 29 June 2026 are expected to cease operating, and on what dates.
Answer: This Government is committed to closing all hotels, and return them to their communities, by the end of this Parliament and delivering that promise.As announced on 26 June 2026 twenty more hotels have closed, listed as follows:Dayz Away Lodge – Dudley, Bl...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what feasibility assessments have been completed for each of the proposed former military sites announced on 29 June 2026.
Answer: Suitability assessments are ongoing and will consider a range of factors including safety, security, operational deliverability, planning requirements, and the impact on local services and communities.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBegging and VagrancyHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards have been put in place to distinguish organised begging from begging arising from homelessness or destitution.
Answer: The new offence of facilitating begging for gain in the Crime and Policing Act does not directly apply to individuals who are rough sleeping or begging. Instead, this new offence makes it unlawful for anyone to organise others to beg. The measure is inten...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVagrancy Act 1824Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding has been allocated to local authorities to support the implementation of the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824.
Answer: This change does not introduce any new duties for local authorities so there is no specific funding allocated to local authorities to support the implementation of the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824, however, the Government has committed £3.6 billion ove...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of road transport on national air pollution levels.
Answer: Government publishes an annual estimate of the contribution of different sources to air pollutant emissions, including road transport. This information is available at: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants. Annual UK domestic emiss...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of air pollution between the most and least deprived communities.
Answer: Poor air quality is one of the largest environmental risks to public health in the United Kingdom. Areas of high deprivation frequently have higher levels of traffic or industrial activities. People in lower socio-economic groups are more likely to have p...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Public HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of air pollution on public health outcomes.
Answer: Poor air quality is one of the largest environmental risks to public health in the United Kingdom. Epidemiological evidence shows that both long-term, over years or lifetimes, and short-term, over hours or days, exposure to air pollution is harmful, linki...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the annual economic cost of air pollution to the UK.
Answer: Reducing air pollution brings real economic gains through increased productivity and reduced costs. Air pollution economic costs are assessed for all government policies in accordance with HM Treasury's Green Book (More information can be found at: Assess...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been removed from the UK following the exhaustion of all asylum and immigration appeal rights since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Home Office publishes statistics on returns f...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will have in determining eligibility for the proposed sponsored refugee scheme.
Answer: As announced on 27 June, arrivals under the new safe and legal routes will start small and build over time. The number of arrivals will be carefully managed to align with the UK’s capacity to support refugees.Refugee status will be determined in partnersh...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
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