Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
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OpalHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60645 on Shoplifting: Lancashire, how the £5 million allocated to fund Opal will be distributed annually; and what specific metrics will be used to a
Answer: Through our Safer Streets Mission and wider reforms, we are determined to tackle crime and restore public confidence in policing. The Home Office has published a performance framework to monitor delivery of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, including ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: Urban AreasHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60645 on Shoplifting: Lancashire, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Safer Streets Mission in (a) reducing crime and (b) improv
Answer: Through our Safer Streets Mission and wider reforms, we are determined to tackle crime and restore public confidence in policing. The Home Office has published a performance framework to monitor delivery of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, including ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGig Economy: Data ProtectionHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the (a) selling and (b) renting of user profiles to gig economy platforms is a criminal offence.
Answer: If such actions are done to facilitate illegal working, yes.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGig EconomyCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62747More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Department is responsible for ensuring that (a) Deliveroo and (b) gig economy platforms monitor users to ensure compliance with usage policies.
Answer: Regulatory oversight of gig economy platforms spans multiple departments and agencies depending on the specific aspect being regulated. For example, the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology is responsible for data protection policy and legis...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Delivery ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of delivery drivers using e-bikes on other road users.
Answer: Only e-bikes that are fully compliant with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983 are legal to use on the roads. I have previously written to the Chief Executives of food delivery companies, making clear that riders should be fully aware o...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: Gig EconomyHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) asylum seekers and (b) irregular migrants without the right to work in the UK working in the gig economy.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold an estimate of the number of people working illegally in the gig economy. The recent joint work between the Office for National Statistics and the Home Office explains the complexities - Measuring illegal migration: our curre...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Undocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of illegally working while awaiting an asylum claim have on the outcome of that claim.
Answer: Illegal working is a criminal offence, and it is important for asylum seekers to adhere to the rules on the right to work in the UK. Evidence of illegal working will routinely be taken into account when assessing an asylum seeker's claim.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: LancashireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people on universal credit into work in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: As announced in the Get Britain Working White Paper, we are reforming Jobcentre Plus and creating a new service that will enable everyone to access support to find good, meaningful work, and support to help them to progress in work, including through an e...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the child poverty taskforce on levels of child poverty in Fylde constituency.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child, including those in Fylde constituency. The Child Poverty Taskforce is progressing work to publish the Chi...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with representatives from the Lobular Moonshot Project campaign.
Answer: The Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser recently met with the Lobular Moon-Shot Project to discuss opportunities, and will convene a follow up meeting with my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in due course.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider funding the Lobular Moonshot Project for invasive lobular breast cancer.
Answer: The Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser recently met with the Lobular Moon-Shot Project to discuss opportunities, and will convene a follow up meeting with my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in due course.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: TransportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to provide financial support to voluntary blood bike charities undertaking urgent medical transport services for the NHS.
Answer: Currently, there are no plans at a national level to provide financial support to voluntary blood bike charities undertaking urgent medical transport services, and NHS Blood and Transplant does not use the service of blood bikes.Decisions to commission su...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHeating: Renewable FuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of existing regulations relating to the introduction of a renewable liquid heating fuel obligation.
Answer: For most off-grid properties, transitioning to clean heat will involve installing a heat pump as these are cost-effective, proven technologies. The Government expect sustainable biomass to be prioritised where there are limited alternatives for decarbonis...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: BricksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage the use of swift bricks in newbuild homes in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) in Lancashire.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by minimising impacts on and providing net gains for biodiversity, including by incorporating featur...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: FyldeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that Fylde constituency will be affected by the Creative Industries Sector Plan, announced on 23 June 2025.
Answer: DCMS recognises that there are creative industries clusters and micro clusters in every part of the UK, all of which are crucial to the delivery of our Growth Mission. The new 10-year plan will tackle barriers to growth and maximise opportunities across t...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCreative Foundations FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is planning to take to ensure that the Creative Foundations Fund is allocated (a) efficiently and (b) equitably across regions.
Answer: The Creative Foundations Fund will invest £85 million to support arts and cultural organisations across England to resolve urgent issues with their estates. The fund was developed in partnership with ACE, drawing on its knowledge of the arts and culture s...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the uptake of at-home cervical screening tests.
Answer: From January 2026, screening providers in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme in England will be able to offer self-sampling kits to women if they have not attended their appointment for six months or more following routine invitation.Self-sampling will ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of veterinarian costs on the number of animals being put down.
Answer: Defra does not hold data on the number of animals being euthanised due to veterinary costs. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is conducting a full market investigation into the supply of veterinary services (including costs) for household pets i...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce veterinary costs.
Answer: Defra is supportive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) conducting a full market investigation into the supply of veterinary services (including costs) for household pets in the UK. Defra cannot comment on an ongoing investigation, but we look ...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: LGBT+ PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's news story entitled LGBTQIA+ Legal Guidebook launched in Philippines for Pride Month, published on 23 June 2025, how many similar foreign L
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office-funded projects and programmes, delivered through external partners, routinely produce a variety of internal and external research, evidence, reports, and toolkits to support UK work on human rights and equalit...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: LGBT+ PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of the (a) research, (b) design, (c) publication and (d) distribution of the LGBTQIA+ Legal Guidebook.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office works with a range of organisations globally to protect and promote the human rights of the most vulnerable communities. The guidebook in question was developed by external partners, with no cost to the pub...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: LGBT+ PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff hours in his Department were allocated to (a) drafting, (b) reviewing and (c) promoting the LGBTQIA+ Legal Guidebook; and what estimate he has made of the tota
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office works with a range of organisations globally to protect and promote the human rights of the most vulnerable communities. The Legal Guidebook in question was developed by external partners, with no HMG staff...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGraffiti: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will consider reviewing sentencing guidelines to increase the severity of the punishment for repeat offenders of graffiti.
Answer: The maximum sentences available for criminal offences are set by Parliament and the maximum penalty for the offence of criminal damage is ten years’ imprisonment.The independent judiciary will determine the appropriate sentence in individual cases within ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Postal ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support access to postal services for small businesses in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The government recognises that small businesses are critical to our communities and essential to our economic success. We are committed to hardwiring the voice of small business into everything we do and collaborating with businesses and workers to kickst...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of climate change on farm animal welfare.
Answer: Defra has commissioned, and published, research detailing potential adaptation options which farms could implement in order to adapt to the changing climate, including extreme heat, drought, rainfall and flooding. The analysis included potential adaptatio...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
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