Andrew Snowden MP: written questions 2025
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Defence: Plymouth and South YorkshireMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department used to select Plymouth and South Yorkshire as the initial locations for Defence Growth Deals.
Answer: The five Defence Growth Deals announced on 8 September 2025 by the Secretary of State for Defence covering Plymouth, South Yorkshire, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland were assessed using a criteria that looked at the Defence Industrial Base and Ecosy...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen's Business CouncilWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76090More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the membership of the Women’s Business Council reflects geographical diversity; and what steps she took to encourage businesswomen from the North West to apply.
Answer: The Women’s Business Council was established to advise the government on maximising women’s contribution to economic growth. The Council’s members are senior business people and entrepreneurs who are leaders on gender equality in the workplace. This Gover...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ReorganisationCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76089More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has the Government spent on updating (a) government websites, (b) signage, (c) stationery and (d) other branded materials as a result of changes in (i) ministerial titles and (ii) departmental structure
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not centrally hold information or data on this topic.
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ReorganisationCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76088More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers left government employment as a result of the government reshuffle; and what was the total cost of (a) severance and (b) compensation payments to those individuals.
Answer: In line with the Model Contract for Special Advisers, when a special adviser’s appointing minister leaves office special advisers’ contracts are automatically terminated. The Model Contract states special adviser severance entitlement. The cost of severan...
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ReorganisationCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76087More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an account of the total cost of the government reshuffle, listing totals for (a) redundancy payments, (b) severance payments, (c) relocation costs, and (d) administrative costs associated with
Answer: Severance reformThis Government has reformed ministerial severance payments to ensure that payments are both proportionate and fair. Ministers are now expected to forgo their entitlement to a ministerial severance payment if they have served in office for...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for using (i) ghost and (ii) cloned licence plates in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions for a wide range of offences, including offences relating to motor vehicle licence, trade licence, registration mark, trade plate and registration book offences (except forgery and dec...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of vehicle licence plate cloning were reported in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table below shows the number of occasions where members of the public have contacted the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) about correspondence, fines or penalties that they have received from third parties about the use of vehicles which the...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what technologies are employed by law enforcement agencies to identify vehicles using (a) ghost and (b) cloned licence plates; and what plans her Department has to (i) improve and (ii) expand such cap
Answer: Police and law enforcement agencies use the National Automated Numberplate Recognition (ANPR) Capability and associated technologies to detect and respond to criminal use of ghost and cloned licence plates.The Government will continue to support the polic...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) detect and (b) reduce the use of ghost number plates designed to evade Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems.
Answer: The table below shows the number of occasions where members of the public have contacted the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) about correspondence, fines or penalties that they have received from third parties about the use of vehicles which the...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has consulted police forces on their capacity to implement changes to shotgun licensing procedures.
Answer: The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation published on 13 February this year, included a commitment to consult on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns.We will be undertaking a public consultation which will launch lat...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with (a) police forces and (b) rural stakeholders on the potential benefits of a (a) digitised and (b) centralised firearms licensing system.
Answer: The Government has no plans to introduce the centralisation of the firearms licensing process.The Firearms Act 1968 places statutory responsibility for firearms licensing on the Chief Officer of Police of each individual force in England, Wales and Scotla...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordJellyfish: FyldeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities and coastal agencies in ensuring public safety during periods of increased jellyfish activity along the coast of Fylde
Answer: Responsibility for safety on the beach sits with the local authority or beach owner. In conjunction with other services HM Coastguard provides safety advice and guidance about the coastal environment.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordStoma Appliances: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure equal access to stoma care across all regions of the UK.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring patients across the United Kingdom have equitable access to high quality care, including those who need stoma surgery. As set out in the Plan for Change, we are committed to returning to the National Health Service ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPedestrian Crossings: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has received any recent representations from (a) individual and (b) organisations on the standard of maintenance of (i) tactile cones and (ii) other pedestrian crossing aids for blind and visually s
Answer: The Department has not received any such representations. The provision and maintenance of tactile cones and other pedestrian crossing aids are matters for local authorities. Local authorities have a duty under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to prov...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Synthetic CannabinoidsHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of people who have used Snapchat to purchase vape products spiked with the synthetic drug spice.
Answer: The National Crime Agency routinely assess the threats to the UK from serious and organised crime, including drugs supply. The Government is determined to tackle the sale of illegal drugs online, including those sold as vapes. We are taking a co-ordinated...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInjuries: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to (a) NHS local health boards and (b) trusts on treating jellyfish stings.
Answer: The General Medical Council sets the overall standards and outcomes for medical training, and the Royal Colleges develop the specific curricula for each medical specialty.The Department does not provide guidance to National Health Service trusts or integr...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordStoma Appliances: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the (a) quality and (b) availability of stoma care services.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring patients across the United Kingdom have access to high quality care, including those who need stoma surgery. As set out in the Plan for Change, we are committed to returning to the National Health Service constituti...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordStoma AppliancesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) access to stoma nurses, (b) psychological services and (c) home delivery of supplies does the NHS provide to people living with a stoma.
Answer: National Health Service Talking Therapies Long Term Conditions Services provide evidence-based psychological therapies for people with depression and anxiety disorders, who also have a long-term physical health condition, such as those living with a stoma...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Public LavatoriesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides to transport operators on making toilets (a) accessible and (b) usable for people with a stoma.
Answer: The Department places accessible travel for disabled people among its highest priorities, as part of our broader commitment to breaking down barriers to opportunity. We are determined to deliver a transport network that puts passengers at its heart-enabli...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Works: NoiseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of environmental protection legislation to limit noise pollution from roadworks in built-up areas on weekends.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that noise is managed effectively to promote good health and minimise disruption to people’s quality of life. Section 60 of the Control of Pollution Act allows Local Authorities to address noise from construction si...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Works: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role local authorities have in regulating the timing of roadworks in residential areas; and whether they are empowered to enforce restrictions on noise and working hours.
Answer: Local highway authorities play a central role in regulating the timing of roadworks in residential areas. When utility companies apply for permits to carry out street works, authorities can attach conditions to those permits, including restrictions on wor...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordM6: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve safety on the M6 motorway.
Answer: Safety is National Highways' top priority, and it regularly reviews safety performance. It will be undertaking a route safety study for the M6 this financial year, which it expects to complete by March 2026.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AdvertisingCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75722More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide a breakdown of Government spending on advertising via social media platforms broken down by Department, over the last 12 months.
Answer: As with any media planning approach, channels are selected based on their ability to engage with relevant audiences in alignment with the government's strategic objectives. The Cabinet Office is consistently tracking and reviewing spending on communicatio...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon Underground: StrikesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (i) TfL and (ii) the Mayor of London on the cost of TfL strikes on the North West economy over the last 12 months.
Answer: As transport in London is devolved to TfL, the Mayor of London is managing the impact of strike action on London’s transport network. Nevertheless, the Government understands this is disappointing for passengers and businesses and we continue to encourage...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPedestrian Crossings: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring local authorities to install (a) audible and (b) tactile signals on all pedestrian crossings on busy roads for blind and visually impaired peopl
Answer: The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 permit the use of audible and tactile signals at traffic signal junctions and crossings, but the Department has no plans to make them mandatory. The Department’s good practice advice in Chapter 6 o...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
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