Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Public Libraries: FyldeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether libraries in Fylde constituency will benefit from future allocations from the Libraries Improvement Fund.
Answer: The Libraries Improvement Fund is a competitive open-access capital fund for library services based in England, administered by Arts Council England. The Fund supports public libraries to upgrade their buildings and technology to meet changing needs to be...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: PolygamyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the benefits system continues to recognise polygamy in social security regulations.
Answer: Polygamous marriages are illegal in the UK. Immigration rules have generally prevented the formation of polygamous households in this country since 1988. Benefit support is only available where the marriage took place in a country where the practice is le...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2026Awaiting answerUIN 2847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many councils have applied for the migrant Dispersal Accommodation pilot.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of asylum seekers being housed in the country by parliamentary constituency.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support, by local authority, is published in table Asy_D11 of the ‘Asylum support datasets’.Official statis...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOlympic Games: North of EnglandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the potential benefits of a potential Olympic bid in the north of England are distributed equitably across the region.
Answer: London 2012 had a major socio-economic impact and left a lasting legacy for future generations, showing what hosting an Olympic and Paralympic Games can do for our country. The North of England deserves the same level of ambition. It is central to the UK’...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFootball: Government AssistanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support grassroots football clubs.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities, which is why we are investing £85 million into new and upgraded grassroots facilitie...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHate Crime: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of misogynistic online content on youth offending behaviour.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls is a core priority for this Government and we are committed to halving it within a decade.This Government is concerned by the growth and scale of online harms, including misogynistic content, and the role that dig...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Youth JusticeMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure youth justice reforms adequately address violence against women and girls.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls is a core priority for this Government and we are committed to halving it within a decade.This Government is concerned by the growth and scale of online harms, including misogynistic content, and the role that dig...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordParenting OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the proposed expansion of Parenting Orders will include the introduction of additional powers for courts.
Answer: We want to ensure parents work effectively with Youth Justice Services to prevent offending and support the rehabilitation of children in the justice system. To this end, we are exploring options to drive forward the effective use of parenting orders as a...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: Young OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which areas his Department plans to pilot Youth Intervention Courts.
Answer: On 18 May 2026, the Ministry of Justice launched an Expression of Interest process to identify potential sites for our Youth Intervention Court pilot.In Autumn 2026, a Statutory Instrument will be brought forward to grant the youth court in our proposed p...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed Youth Intervention Courts on rates of youth reoffending.
Answer: On 18 May 2026, the Ministry of Justice launched an Expression of Interest process to identify potential sites for our Youth Intervention Court pilot.In Autumn 2026, a Statutory Instrument will be brought forward to grant the youth court in our proposed p...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordBanks: FinanceTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2333More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed Growth Allowance within the ring-fencing reforms on the availability of finance for small and medium-sized enterprises across the UK.
Answer: This Government published the outcome of its review of the ring-fencing regime on 18 May, fulfilling the Chancellor’s commitment to uphold the regime while taking forward meaningful reform. This included plans to introduce a New Growth Allowance to enable...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal, Social, Health and Economic Education and Physical Education: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport is integrated into Physical Education and PSHE curricula.
Answer: Following the government’s response to the Independent Curriculum and Assessment Review in November 2025, the department is strengthening the national curriculum, including in science and physical education.Pupils develop underpinning knowledge of energy ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSports Competitors: HealthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase general awareness of relative energy deficiency in sport.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting women and girls in sport at every level by actively removing the barriers that prevent their full participation.Female athletes disproportionately experience a number of health conditions, including Relative Energ...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: Medical EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an estimate as to when the Medical Navy Persistent Operational Deployment System (NavyPODS) will be available for use by the Royal Navy.
Answer: The Medical Navy Persistent Operational Deployment System (NavyPODS) is currently in development as part of the Royal Navy’s wider efforts to enhance deployed medical capability and increase operational flexibility. Delivery timelines remain subject to on...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMeningitis: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of meningitis vaccines.
Answer: The Government is committed to stabilising and improving the uptake and access of vaccines, including those that protect against meningitis, across all immunisation programmes. This includes expanding routes to access, such as community pharmacies, as set...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bus routes have been cancelled in (a) Fylde constituency, (b) North West England and (c) England since 27 October 2025.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold this information.
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the annual cost of the statutory duty introduced in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 to provide support to home-educating families who request it.
Answer: The Children Not in School measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require local authorities in England and Wales to maintain registers of children who are not in school, including home-educated children.The depar...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: RegistrationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by what date will local authorities have to produce registers of Children Not in School.
Answer: Mandatory local authority Children Not in School registers will be implemented in England by the end of this Parliament.To implement the registers, we will hold a consultation in due course on draft statutory guidance and on the policy content of regulati...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: LicensingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the growth in the use of electricity supply licence exemptions by corporate energy consumers in the last five years.
Answer: The Government is aware of concerns around the use of electricity supply exemptions. There is ongoing engagement with stakeholders on supply exemption transactions, particularly Class A small supply exemptions that allows generators to supply up to 5MW of...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordParamedical Staff: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help Newly Qualified Paramedics (NQPs) into work.
Answer: Decisions on the employment of newly qualified paramedics are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliv...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of further education colleges on supporting students not in employment, education or training.
Answer: The government is investing nearly £9 billion in 16 to19 education in the 2026/27 academic year 2026/27. This will fund the increasing numbers of 16 to 19-year-olds taking part in education. Alongside this, the government is taking important steps to supp...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to funding further education colleges on an in-year basis where student enrolments exceed forecast allocations.
Answer: We recognise that where an institution makes a particularly significant expansion in student numbers in a single year, that can cause cost pressures. For that reason, we provide exceptional in-year growth funding for institutions that grow student numbers...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce demand-led funding arrangements for further education colleges enrolling additional 16–24 year old learners in priority skills sectors.
Answer: We are providing nearly £9 billion in 16 to 19 programme funding in the 2026/27 academic year. This includes the high value courses premium to encourage and support delivery of selected study programmes and T Levels.We recognise that where an institution ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordRegulatory Innovation OfficeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Regulatory Innovation Office in reducing regulatory approval times for emerging technologies.
Answer: The Regulatory Innovation Office works with regulators and government to cut approval times for game-changing tech. For example, RIOs AI Capability Fund supports regulator adoption of AI tools, streamlining their processes and speeding up decision making ...
Answered 26 May 2026
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