Andrew Snowden MP: written questions 2025
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Agriculture: PollinatorsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of pollinator decline on UK agriculture.
Answer: There have been no recent assessments of the economic impact of pollinator decline on UK agriculture. Abundant pollinators are an essential part of maintaining sustainable food production and we will provide farmers and land managers with the support they...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNeonicotinoids: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is considering legislative options to permanently ban all uses of neonicotinoid pesticides.
Answer: As set out in December’s neonicotinoid policy statement, Defra will identify and assess legislative options to prevent future use of three neonicotinoid pesticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam) that are not authorised due to the threat the...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNeonicotinoidsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how applications for emergency authorisation of banned neonicotinoids will be assessed under the new guidance; and whether an independent scientific advisory committee will be involved
Answer: The new guidance applies to emergency authorisation applications for all pesticides, not just neonicotinoids. When considering applications, the possible adverse effects of the pesticide are weighed against the potential benefits of its use. Applicants mu...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPesticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the updated guidance for emergency authorisations of pesticides will apply retrospectively to applications submitted in 2024.
Answer: The updated guidance for emergency authorisations of pesticides was published on 11 September 2025. It does not apply retrospectively to applications submitted prior to that date, including any submitted in 2024.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrinking Water: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement actions have been taken against water companies for breaches of drinking water quality standards in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that drinking water supplies remain safe and reliable. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) regulates the industry and takes enforcement action where they or the companies identify a risk of failing to meet their o...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrinking Water: SafetyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how frequently drinking water is tested for compliance with (a) microbiological and (b) chemical safety standards.
Answer: The sampling frequency for drinking water is set out in Schedule 3 of The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 including which parameters are sampled at which point in the system, with some variation depending on factors such as treatment chemica...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrinking Water: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of public drinking water supplies met national quality standards in the most recent reporting year.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring a high level of protection for human health and the environment. Public drinking water compliance with the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 has been consistently high for a number of years, with a rate ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76391More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Fylde of 4 September 2025, Official Report, column 435, in which areas the pilot schemes of weekly listing meetings are being run; and if he will make it his policy to
Answer: This Government is working hard to reduce the court backlog through record number of sitting days in courts and record investment as part of the Spending Review.The following Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Areas have regular meetings with Police Witness ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: InsolvencyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the processes for adoption of (a) roads and (b) common areas on estates where the developer has become insolvent.
Answer: Decisions on whether or not to adopt roads is a matter for the relevant local highway authority. Land may become ‘ownerless’ where a developer has become insolvent. The Law Commission announced on 4 September 2025 that they will undertake a project on own...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: InsolvencyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will commission an inquiry into the (a) (i) conduct and (ii) accountability of housebuilders who go into administration and (b) impact of that administration on homeowners
Answer: Most new build homes are issued with a 10-year new-build warranty which may protect homeowners against builder insolvency leading to failure in completing the build. Some warranties cover the buyer’s deposit in the event the buyer has exchanged contracts ...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what responsibilities remain on liquidators of housing developers for resolving (a) legal title and (b) infrastructure issues impacting homeowners.
Answer: A liquidators’ statutory functions when winding up a company are to secure and realise any assets, distribute any funds generated to those entitled to them and generally act in the interests of the company’s creditors. In carrying out their statutory func...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHome InsuranceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has received representations on inconsistencies in legal requirements for indemnity insurance on similar properties within the same estate; and if he will
Answer: The Department has not received representations on the specific issue in question. On 9 February 2025, the government announced action to improve the availability of property information through digitalisation. This will help transactions run more smoothl...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: InsolvencyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help support homeowners who face delays in property sales due to unresolved title restrictions related to developers in liquidation.
Answer: Most new build homes are issued with a 10-year new-build warranty which may protect homeowners against builder insolvency leading to failure in completing the build. Some warranties cover the buyer’s deposit in the event the buyer has exchanged contracts ...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: InsolvencyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what protections are in place for homeowners facing (a) legal and (b) financial hardship due to the insolvency of housing developers.
Answer: Most new build homes are issued with a 10-year new-build warranty which may protect homeowners against builder insolvency leading to failure in completing the build. Some warranties cover the buyer’s deposit in the event the buyer has exchanged contracts ...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance TaskforceTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76384More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the cross-Government Motor Insurance Taskforce is maintaining a formal record of stakeholder engagement; and whether the Credit Hire Organisation was consulted.
Answer: The government’s Motor Insurance Taskforce, led by the Department for Transport and HM Treasury, is engaging with a range of interested stakeholders, including the Credit Hire Organisation. The taskforce plans to publish its final report in the autumn.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance TaskforceTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76383More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the letter of 10 January 2025 from the then-Economic Secretary to the Treasury to Anthony Hughes of the Credit Hire Organisation, when her Department plans to meet representatives of the credit hir
Answer: The government’s Motor Insurance Taskforce, led by the Department for Transport and HM Treasury, is engaging with a range of interested stakeholders, including the Credit Hire Organisation. The taskforce plans to publish its final report in the autumn.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: Hire ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that credit hire providers serving vulnerable road users are represented in ongoing motor insurance policy discussions.
Answer: Ministers and officials have discussions with a range of stakeholders concerning motor insurance matters. The government’s Motor Insurance Taskforce, led by the Department for Transport and HM Treasury, is engaging with a range of interested stakeholders,...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: Hire ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has as part of the motor insurance taskforce with representatives of the credit hire and mobility sector on its role in providing replacement vehicles to motorists post-accident.
Answer: Ministers and officials have discussions with a range of stakeholders concerning motor insurance matters. The government’s Motor Insurance Taskforce, led by the Department for Transport and HM Treasury, is engaging with a range of interested stakeholders,...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: Hire ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that representatives of the credit hire and mobility sector are consulted before the Motor Insurance Taskforce concludes its work.
Answer: Ministers and officials have discussions with a range of stakeholders concerning motor insurance matters. The government’s Motor Insurance Taskforce, led by the Department for Transport and HM Treasury, is engaging with a range of interested stakeholders,...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCo-operative Group: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74887 on Retail Trade: Health and Safety, whether (a) he and (b) the Health and Safety Executive has had recent discussions with the Secretary of S
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive have not had any discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade or received any representations from trade unions concerning Project Lunar. Project Lunar is an internal policy that the Co-op is introducing, ...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74887 on Retail Trade: Health and Safety, whether his Department has received representations from (a) trade unions, (b) retail employers and (c) l
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive have not had any discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade or received any representations from trade unions concerning Project Lunar. Project Lunar is an internal policy that the Co-op is introducing, ...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74887 on Retail Trade: Health and Safety, how his Department assesses whether (a) employers and (b) local authorities are effectively managing risk
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive have not had any discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade or received any representations from trade unions concerning Project Lunar. Project Lunar is an internal policy that the Co-op is introducing, ...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Technical Excellence CollegesMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what locations have been selected for the Defence Technical Excellence Colleges; and how will the £182 million investment in defence skills be distributed.
Answer: No locations for Defence Technical Excellence Colleges have yet been chosen. They will be selected through a fair and transparent competition process, run by the Department for Education working with the Ministry of Defence. We expect the competition to b...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Defence and Security ExportsMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the Office of Defence Exports (ODE) will play in securing government-to-government defence export deals; and what targets have been set for the ODE in its first year.
Answer: As the Defence Industrial Strategy makes clear “The new Office of Defence Exports (ODE) means responsibility for defence exports has been unified under the control of the MOD. This creates a government-to-government exports offer which reflects what our a...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable regional distribution of defence investment under the new Defence Industrial Strategy.
Answer: The Defence Industrial Strategy contains a number of policy offerings designed to support and bolster the defence industrial base across the nations and regions of the UK. This includes the five Defence Growth Deals that were announced in Plymouth, South ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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