Andrew Snowden MP: written questions 2025
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Veterans: World War IIDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 25 to Question 73558 on Veterans: World War II, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of commemorating the contributio
Answer: We have no current plans to create initiatives in respect of commemorating the role of British farmers in maintaining national security during the Second World War. In May, Defra relaunched the Women’s Land Army and Timber Corps Scheme, a civilian veteran...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMobility ScootersDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 72990 on Mobile Scooters: Safety, whether he plans to consult members of the public in the review.
Answer: As part of the review of the law covering powered mobility devices, we will run a public consultation on potential changes to the legislation.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMobility ScootersDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 72990 on Mobile Scooters: Safety, if he will publish the terms of the review.
Answer: This review into the law on powered mobility devices will involve an in-depth investigation of the existing legal framework for the use of powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters on the roads and pavements in Great Britain, as well as the opportunities ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) contractors and (b) subcontractors used by her Department publish accounts in line with HMRC requirements.
Answer: Contractors under direct contract with agreements over £10k are bound by contract terms to both uphold the laws of the land and to not bring the Secretary of State into disrepute.This includes responsibility for any subcontractors they engage.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that buildings previously deemed compliant by local fire services are not subject to excessive remedial costs due to reinterpretations of insul
Answer: The higher-risk building regime fundamentally reforms the way higher-risk buildings are designed, built and managed. They change the building control process, and place new duties on accountable persons when these buildings are managed, to make sure that ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of whether building safety regulations are being applied proportionately to low-rise, low-occupancy buildings that have historically met all safety
Answer: In the initial stages, a building control application is usually required for new buildings. This is reviewed by building control bodies to ensure compliance with building regulations.During the build process, progress on site may be checked and monitored...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of buildings under 18m in height but classified as higher-risk solely due to the treatment of non-residential base
Answer: If the building is below 18m in height (measured from ground level) and has fewer than 7 storeys, it should not be classed as higher-risk under the current regulatory framework. Importantly, storeys located below ground level - including non-residential b...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordManchester Airport: Air Traffic ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 73363 on Manchester Airport: Air Traffic Control, whether her Department has had correspondence with individual airlines operating out of Manchester airpor
Answer: Department Ministers and officials meet regularly with UK airlines, including those that operate out of Manchester Airport, to discuss resilience issues such as impacts on UK operations from delays in European airspace. The UK is a member of EUROCONTROL, ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordManchester Airport: Air Traffic ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 73362 on Air Traffic Control: EU Countries, what representations her Department has made to other Eurocontrol members on delays at Manchester Airport cause
Answer: The UK is a member of EUROCONTROL, a Pan-European inter-governmental body, which is responsible for working with Member States and their Air Navigation Service Providers to ensure that the airspace across Europe is used efficiently. My Departmental offici...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has has made of the potential impact hospital specialists providing advice through the Advice and Guidance scheme on their workload; and whether additional (a) resources and (b)
Answer: Advice and Guidance (A&G) is a proven method of reducing unnecessary referrals into elective care, by diverting potential referrals where specialist advice determines that the most appropriate setting for care is in primary or community settings. Unne...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle regional variations in the uptake of the Advice and Guidance scheme; and what support is being provided to regions with lower adoption rates.
Answer: The Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, outlines actions to significantly increase the use of Advice and Guidance (A&G), including reducing geographic variation. This includes the introduction of funding from April 2025 for general practi...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: HeatingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September to Question 73498 on Housing: heating, what recent estimate his Department has made of the average efficiency rating of radiator systems bei
Answer: The energy performance of radiator systems in new-build homes is governed by the Building Regulations, which are the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Associated statutory guidance is provided in the Approved D...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: HeatingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to to Question 73498 on Housing: heating, whether the Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation received representations from h
Answer: The energy performance of radiator systems in new-build homes is governed by the Building Regulations, which are the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Associated statutory guidance is provided in the Approved D...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department provide to (a) local authorities and (b) the police on the reassessment of exempted dogs where owners believe the dogs were wrongly classified as XL Bully
Answer: We are currently working to develop a withdrawal scheme so that owners who no longer believe that their dog is an XL Bully can apply to have their certificate of exemption for their dog withdrawn. Information about this process will be available soon.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mechanism allowing dog owners to apply for the un-exemption of dogs previously exempted as XL Bully type.
Answer: We are currently working to develop a withdrawal scheme so that owners who no longer believe that their dog is an XL Bully can apply to have their certificate of exemption for their dog withdrawn. Information about this process will be available soon.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she will have discussions with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on standards of ethical behaviour of (a) solicitors’ and (b) barristers’ during (i) police interviews and (ii) court proceedings.
Answer: The legal profession and regulation of the profession in England and Wales operates independently of government. This framework is set out in the Legal Services Act 2007. Regulation of the sector is carried out by independent regulators, overseen by the L...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Market: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential merits of including the housing market in the national curriculum.
Answer: The independent Curriculum and Assessment Review wants to ensure a rich, broad, inclusive and innovative curriculum that readies young people for life and work. The Review is considering whether there is sufficient coverage of knowledge and skills that ar...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) penalties and (b) redress mechanisms where leaseholders were not properly informed about the (i) risks and
Answer: Under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, property listings must not omit information that the average consumer needs to make an informed transactional decision.On 9 February, the government announced action to improve the availabilit...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022, what steps her Department has taken to introduce (a) clearer and (b) fairer leasehold practices.
Answer: The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 puts an end to ground rents for most new long residential leasehold properties in England and Wales. Ground rents have already been banned for most new residential long leases. This prevents landlords requiring ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to require estate agents and other sellers of residential property to include risk warnings in property listings where the tenure is leasehold.
Answer: Under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, property listings must not omit information that the average consumer needs to make an informed transactional decision.On 9 February, the government announced action to improve the availabilit...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of information provided to prospective homebuyers regarding the (a) terms and (b) implications of leasehold ownership at t
Answer: Under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, property listings must not omit information that the average consumer needs to make an informed transactional decision.On 9 February, the government announced action to improve the availabilit...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGreta ThunbergHome OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will prohibit the entry of Greta Thunberg to the UK on the basis of her support for Palestine Action.
Answer: It is longstanding Home Office policy not to comment on individual cases.Where a foreign national is seeking to enter or stay in the UK, in order to qualify they will be assessed by UK Visas & Immigration (or Border Force when presenting at the border...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHate Crime: InternetHome OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the recent arrests for alleged online speech crime on freedom of speech; and if she will make a statement.
Answer: The police are operationally independent of Government. It would not be appropriate for Ministers to comment on individual cases.The Government is absolutely committed to upholding free speech and legislation is in place to protect this fundamental right....
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice CautionsHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered reviewing the standard police caution to include a reference to the potential impact of legal advice to remain silent on a defendant’s defence.
Answer: A review of the standard police caution is not being considered for the reasons set out in my earlier answer to written question UIN 73157.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential security risks posed to military sites by (a) what3words and (b) other digital mapping platforms.
Answer: Defence is committed to maintaining the highest standards of security and will continue to adapt and respond to all threats to safeguard our national defence capabilities. While we are unable to comment on specific security arrangements including the secu...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
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