Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the appropriateness of maintaining student loan repayment thresholds.
Answer: These loans were designed and implemented by previous governments, and the department is having to make hard choices to balance taxpayer and borrower interests to ensure that the student finance system remains sustainable.Unlike commercial loans, student ...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCape Verde: Travel InformationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) issuing and (b) updating travel health advice for Cape Verde on GOV.UK in relation to Shigella infections.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) regularly reviews travel advice to reflect the latest public health information. The travel advice for Cape Verde was initially updated on 15 December 2025, and most recently updated on 6 February 20...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 907855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to improve the reliability of rail services that have been returned to state ownership.
Answer: Public ownership is a vital step towards rebuilding trust and pride in our railways. On average, publicly owned DfT train operators perform better on punctuality and cancellations than those yet to come under DfT ownership. The department expects all oper...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChild BenefitTreasuryTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110941More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to answer 104272 of 14 January on Child Benefit, how many of the 5,637 enquiries which remained open have since been addressed; and what the outcomes were.
Answer: The latest data relating to Child Benefit compliance activity is being quality assured to ensure accuracy. HMRC will write to the Treasury Committee with an update when the work is completed.
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: CorrespondenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that people that do not use TV or radio services do not receive incorrect correspondence about TV licensing.
Answer: The BBC is responsible for collection and enforcement of the licence fee. The Government is therefore not involved in TV Licensing operations.However, the Government expects the BBC to collect the licence fee in an efficient and proportionate manner. Thro...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: CatsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the written Answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 108043 on Roads: Wildlife, if she will amend Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to reclassify cats to ensure drivers are required to stop and
Answer: I understand the distress of owners who lose beloved pets and it is a great source of worry and uncertainty when they are lost. There are no plans to amend section 170 of the Road Traffic Act to make it mandatory for drivers to report road collisions invo...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on how Ofwat calculates the cap on which water companies can increase water bills for customers.
Answer: Ofwat published methodology for calculating the price controls that cap water bill increases. Ofwat sets these caps independently through its five‑year price review, assessing companies’ plans and the efficient costs needed to meet Government‑set service ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHen Harriers: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help preserve hen harrier numbers.
Answer: Hen harriers are monitored year-round by Natural England (NE) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. NE staff engage closely with land managers of hen harrier habitat, and in the breeding season support the licenced use of Diversionary Feeding...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHen HarriersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the the numbers of hen harriers over the last 5 years.
Answer: The number of breeding hen harriers is assessed annually by Natural England in partnership with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). Summaries of these figures are published as blogs via Natural England’s .gov blog page. Assessments of th...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to publish proposals for a long-term funding settlement for adult social care during this Parliament.
Answer: The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2026-27 to 2028-29 sets out multi-yearsettlements for local authorities, including upper tier authorities that have social care responsibilities. As part of this, the government have set out the fund...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Care Services: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110133More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions on the financial sustainability of domiciliary care providers.
Answer: The Government has protected the smallest businesses and charities from the impact of the increase to employer National Insurance by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500. That means more than half of businesses with NICs liabilities ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on setting adult social care fee uplifts in financial year 2026-27.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care markets to meet the diverse needs of all local people. This includes negotiating fees individually with care providers to achieve a sustainable balance of quality, eff...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Care ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed local authority care fee uplifts below the minimum price for homecare on the sustainability of the domiciliary care market.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care markets to meet the diverse needs of all local people. This includes negotiating fees individually with care providers, including in the domiciliary market, to achieve...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Care ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the average time taken for transfers of care of patients being discharged from hospitals to home care provision.
Answer: It is important that people are discharged promptly from hospital with the right support in place. This winter, local systems have been asked to place a particular focus on reducing bed occupancy and improving patient flow, whilst from 2025/26, National H...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many radiotherapy machines are currently in operation in NHS hospitals, and how this compares with projected clinical need over the next five and ten years.
Answer: The number of radiotherapy treatment machines in use across the National Health Service in England is not recorded as part of a nationally mandated data collection.The commissioning of radiotherapy services is overseen by local systems. They have the resp...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current average waiting times are for patients to begin radiotherapy treatment following referral, broken down by region and cancer type.
Answer: The published data on cancer waiting times in England does not include average waiting times for patients to begin treatment, and the Department does not publish radiotherapy data broken down by tumour type, as we present tumour type and treatment modalit...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Benefit: MaladministrationTreasuryTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109648More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer 108352 of 29 January 2026 on Child Benefit: Maladministration, if the erroneous suspension of child benefits through the data sharing agreement was raised as part of the weekly feedback sharin
Answer: Mechanisms for sharing weekly management information and feedback from compliance teams were in place. HMRC do not routinely publish information of this nature. HMRC use international travel data and other checks to help tackle Child Benefit error and fra...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSelf-employed: TaxationTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109299More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role external organisations, including the Resolution Foundation, have played in advising the her Department on policy relating to self-employment taxation.
Answer: The Government engages regularly with a wide range of external organisations, including the Resolution Foundation, to inform and strengthen the policymaking process.In the lead‑up to each Budget, HM Treasury operates the Budget representation portal, thro...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Orders: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to compensate people who carry out community service as part of a criminal sentence that is later overturned.
Answer: There is no specific route to claim compensation related to any work or community service undertaken as part of a sentence, which is subsequently overturned.For individuals who have suffered a miscarriage of justice, section 133 of the Criminal Justice Ac...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Orders: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the written answer 106063 of 14 January 2026 on Community Orders: Appeals, how many people have received compensation for work undertaken following their sentence being overturned.
Answer: There is no specific route to claim compensation related to any work or community service undertaken as part of a sentence, which is subsequently overturned.For individuals who have suffered a miscarriage of justice, section 133 of the Criminal Justice Ac...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the gap between her Department's funding rates for early years childcare and the cost of provision.
Answer: The government is prioritising and protecting investment in the early years, and in 2026/27 we expect to provide over £9.5 billion for the early years entitlements, more than doubling annual public investment in the early years sector compared to 2023/24....
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Benefit: MaladministrationTreasuryTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108352More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2026 to Question 107489 on Child Benefit: Maladministration, what records her Department holds on weekly management information and feedback from the compliance teams working the
Answer: As set out in the Data Protection Impact Assessment, HMRC teams share management information and feedback on a weekly basis. This helps teams ensure that processes run as smoothly as possible.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the value of graduated pension contributions paid by individuals prior to 1975 relative to the level of the new State Pension.
Answer: The Graduated Retirement Benefit (GRB) scheme was the precursor to the additional State Pension and ran from 1961 to 1975. One unit of GRB was earned, by a man, for every £7.50 of graduated contributions paid, and in the case of a woman born before 6 Apri...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: Data ProtectionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with technology companies used by his Department on the automated processing of emails that contain personal health information.
Answer: The Department does not process personal health information. This type of information is handled by NHS England and other authorised health bodies.We work closely with NHS England to ensure that any technology used across the health system meets the legal...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEmail: Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what safeguards are in place to ensure that automated analysis by private tech companies of the content of private email complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the
Answer: The UK’s data protection legislation applies to any processing of personal data regardless of the technology being used. Technology companies that screen or analyse personal emails must identify an appropriate legal ground for doing so, such as obtaining ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
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