Andrew Snowden MP: written questions 2025
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Jobcentres: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what metrics his Department uses to measure the success of Jobcentre Plus services for people already in work.
Answer: As set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper, the Government is committed to building an inclusive and thriving labour market where everyone has the opportunity of good work, and the chance to get on in work. DWP uses a combination of qualitative dat...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentresDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of Jobcentre Plus services for people who are in work and seeking (a) alternative employment and (b) career progression.
Answer: As set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper, the Government is committed to building an inclusive and thriving labour market where everyone has the opportunity of good work, and the chance to get on in work. Mandatory work coach support is available...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance Scheme: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of current funding levels for the music and dance scheme to ensure access for children from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
Answer: The government fully supports the arts and the development of a skills pipeline into the creative industries.The department is providing £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme this academic year.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWhooping Cough: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all pregnant women are routinely offered the whooping cough vaccine between 20 and 32 weeks of pregnancy.
Answer: The Department is working with NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency to encourage high uptake of all immunisations, including in underserved communities and in groups with historically lower vaccination rates.Significant efforts have been made to ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccination: FyldeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of uptake of (a) flu, (b) RSV and (c) whooping cough vaccinations among pregnant women in Fylde constituency in the last 12 months.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) routinely monitors and reviews vaccination coverage of all routine immunisation programmes in England. UKHSA does not collect or publish data at constituency level and is therefore unable to provide these data. UKHSA ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Body ArmourMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department will provide protective body armour to all prison officers working in (a) long-term and (b) high-security prisons.
Answer: His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has committed to delivering the Deputy Prime Minister's pledge to equip up to 10,000 staff with protective body armour (PBA). The provision of custom-made body armour to prison officers in the long-term a...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FyldeDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to help maintain staffing levels in small rural schools in Fylde constituency.
Answer: To ensure we have sufficient, high quality teachers, the department has increased the core schools budget by £3.7 billion in 2025/26, totalling £65.3 billion. This is alongside the near 10% pay award for teachers over the last two years to ensure teaching...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools operate with a budget deficit in England.
Answer: The latest available figures show 96% of academy trusts and 85% of local authority maintained schools are in cumulative surplus or breaking even, with an overall cumulative surplus of almost £6.5 billion, compared to a cumulative deficit of £330 million. ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the level of compliance by government departments with UK General Data Protection Regulation.
Answer: All departments are controllers of the personal data they hold and are individually responsible for demonstrating compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation. Under the same legislation, all departments are required to appoint a data protect...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help support small and medium-sized enterprises to meet data protection obligations.
Answer: The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 included several provisions aimed at simplifying the data protection legislation to make it easier to navigate for organisations of all sizes. We are working to commence the measures in the months ahead.The ICO is the st...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordData ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many organisations have been investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for breaches of data protection law in each of the last three years.
Answer: Over the past two years, in relation to data breaches of data protection law, the ICO took informal action on 12,496 occasions, initiated 452 investigations, and issued two formal regulatory actions in response to personal data breaches. For data protecti...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Adrenaline Auto-injectorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what requirements are in place for (a) airlines, (b) rail services, (c) buses and (d) other public transport operators to carry adrenaline auto-injectors.
Answer: There are not any requirements for airlines, rail services, buses or public transport operators to carry adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs). Guidance published in June 2023 by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency states that prescribers s...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Adrenaline Auto-injectorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether first responders are (a) trained and (b) equipped to administer EpiPens in emergency situations; and what guidance is in place on their use.
Answer: Since October 2017, the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2017 has allowed all schools to buy adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) without a prescription, for emergency use on children who are at risk of anaphylaxis but whose own device is not available...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Adrenaline Auto-injectorsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England hold spare EpiPens for emergency use under the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2017; and what steps her Department is taking to encourage greater uptake.
Answer: The department does not hold the data requested.We are working with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England to consider how we might extend the availability of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAllergiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness on (a) the signs of anaphylaxis and (b) the appropriate use of EpiPens.
Answer: Since October 2017, the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2017 has allowed all schools to buy adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) without a prescription, for emergency use on children who are at risk of anaphylaxis but whose own device is not available...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAdrenaline Auto-injectorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of EpiPens in (a) schools, (b) shopping centres, (c) sports venues, (d) transport hubs and (e) other public places.
Answer: Since October 2017, the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2017 has allowed all schools to buy adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) without a prescription, for emergency use on children who are at risk of anaphylaxis but whose own device is not available...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLand Use: HorsesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of protections for equine welfare in relation to (a) temporary and (b) permanent construction projects on (i) agricultural and (ii)
Answer: Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is an offence to cause any animal unnecessary suffering or to fail to provide for its welfare. The Act is supported by the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybrids which provides g...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways and Roads: HorsesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance on ensuring the safety of horses in proximity to road or rail works conducted near grazing land.
Answer: The Department for Transport has produced no guidance in relation to the safety of animals on grazing land near to road or rail works. In relation to works carried out on public highways, the Department for Transport publishes statutory guidance in Safety...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on animal welfare regulations that apply to construction activity taking place on land where horses are kept.
Answer: Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the 2006 Act), it is an offence to cause any animal unnecessary suffering or to fail to provide for its welfare. The 2006 Act is backed up by the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2025 to Question 76390 on Road Adoption: Insolvency, whether the upcoming consultation will make an assessment of the potential merits of p
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 76390 on 19 September 2025.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2025 to Question 76390 on Property Development: Insolvency, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of unadopted roads an
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 76390 on 19 September 2025.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: InsolvencyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2025 to Question 76390 on Property Development: Insolvency, what steps his Department plans to take to support residents where the freehold
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 76390 on 19 September 2025.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DrivingHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides to local police forces to identify and tackle anti-social driving behaviour in known wildlife and animal collision hot spots.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for the Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. We are giving police the powers they need to tackle anti-social driving in both rural and urban areas so that they will be able to more easil...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWildlife: PlanningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department provides guidance or best practice to local authorities on integrating animal protection measures into local transport and infrastructure planning.
Answer: When determining any planning application, it is the responsibility of the local planning authority to ensure that protected species are fully considered and that ecological surveys have been carried out where appropriate. Natural England has issued Stand...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: WildlifeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to work with the Secretary of State for Transport to reduce the number of wildlife-related road accidents.
Answer: There is currently no joint programme of work between Department of Transport and Defra to reduce the number of wildlife-related road accidents.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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