Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Railways: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 98657 on Railways: Nationalisation, if he will list the performance benchmarks that operators have (a) failed and (b) passed since April 2025 by (i) private
Answer: Performance across the rail network is improving, with cancellations now at 3.6%, down from a peak of 4.1% last January. We set stretching but achievable contractual targets for operators to drive continuous improvement in performance. Since April 2025, a...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Post OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to review the Post Office banking framework to ensure that essential services such as cheque deposits remain available to local communities.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role the Post Office plays in providing essential banking services, particularly in rural areas. We welcome Banking Framework 4, which allows personal and business customers to withdraw and deposit cash, check their...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: ChequesTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108046More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to require Banking Hubs to accept and process cheque deposits as part of the provision of basic banking services.
Answer: Banking is changing, with many customers benefiting from the convenience and flexibility of managing their finances remotely. However, the Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking services to communities and is committed to supporting...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Post OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of cheque deposit services from Post Office branches on rural businesses.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role the Post Office plays in providing essential banking services, particularly in rural areas. We welcome Banking Framework 4, which allows personal and business customers to withdraw and deposit cash, check their...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorhomes: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing holders of a UK Category B driving licence to drive motorhomes with a maximum mass of 4,250kg.
Answer: The Department has not yet made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing holders of a Category B driving licence to drive motorhomes with a maximum mass of up to 4,250kg. I acknowledge that this change is within the EU 4th Driving Licence Directi...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: WildlifeDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve public awareness of what drivers should do if they hit or find a deceased animal on the road, including domestic pets.
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. All drivers are encouraged to periodically to refresh their road safety knowledge. All road users are required to comply with r...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrams: BlackpoolDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the cultural and historical importance of Blackpool’s heritage trams as a nationally significant example of working transport heritage.
Answer: Blackpool’s tramway, which opened in 1885, was the first permanent electric tramway in the UK. They are an important living link to the UK’s rich industrial heritage and one of the elements that makes Blackpool a jewel in the crown of England's visitor ec...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTrams: BlackpoolDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the national heritage significance of Blackpool’s heritage tram fleet.
Answer: Blackpool’s tramway, which opened in 1885, was the first permanent electric tramway in the UK. They are an important living link to the UK’s rich industrial heritage and one of the elements that makes Blackpool a jewel in the crown of England's visitor ec...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildminding: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108040More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will reconsider the decision to withdraw the childminder tax agreement BIM 52751.
Answer: Childminders play a vital role in childcare. The Government has eased rules on working from schools and community centres and increased early years funding rates above 2023 average fees. These increases reflect increased costs, and from April 2026, local ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildminding: Tax AllowancesDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of the 10% wear and tear allowance on the number of new childminders entering the profession.
Answer: The department is taking a range of measures to support the financial sustainability of childminding businesses and other early years providers. From April 2026, local authorities will be required to pass at least 97% of their funding directly to provider...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildmindingDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a reduction in the number of experienced childminders on the availability of early years and out-of-school childcare places in the context of the expansio
Answer: This department is taking a range of measures to support the financial sustainability of childminding businesses and other early years providers. From April 2026, local authorities will be required to pass at least 97% of their funding directly to provide...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Irish SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the company behind the Morgan windfarm pulling out of the project on the proposed Morgan and Morecambe cabling corridor.
Answer: The planning application for the Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farm Transmission Assets is a live case. The government is unable to discuss matters relating to live planning applications. The UK is one of the most successful and attractive markets fo...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities, police forces and licensed premises on the operation of Pubwatch schemes.
Answer: Pubwatch schemes are voluntary, licensee-led local partnerships that operate independently of Government. Advice and practical resources for such schemes are provided by the National Pubwatch charity, which supports local groups across the country.Separat...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Benefit: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107494More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 104272 on Child Benefit, how many and what proportion of the 23,794 cases relate to families in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Of the 23,794 Child Benefit enquires opened between August and October 2025 to confirm claimant’s residency status, 346 (1.5%) were issued to Northern Ireland claimants.HMRC does not hold a breakdown of the categories of error and fraud for those customer...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Benefit: Fraud and MaladministrationTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107493More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 104272 on Child Benefit, how many and what proportion of the 1,109 cases due to (a) fraud, (b) claimant error and (c) official error.
Answer: Of the 23,794 Child Benefit enquires opened between August and October 2025 to confirm claimant’s residency status, 346 (1.5%) were issued to Northern Ireland claimants.HMRC does not hold a breakdown of the categories of error and fraud for those customer...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: AlarmsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to NHS Trusts on the use of ward-wide audible alarm systems in maternity wards.
Answer: Guidance is provided to National Health Service trusts on alarms in Health Building Note (HBN) 09-02: Maternity care facilities, available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HBN_09-02_Final.pdfThis document include...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many students have enrolled in the Defence Digital and Cyber Bursary scheme in each academic year since it was launched; and how many of those students are based in Lancashire.
Answer: 285 new students have enrolled in the latest cohort, taking the total number of students to 500. This follows an announcement in October 2025, where the Ministry of Defence expanded the scheme to 500 fully funded places for college-age students across Lan...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to the Defence Digital and Cyber Bursary scheme since its inception; and what proportion of that funding has been spent to date.
Answer: To date, £2 million has been allocated to this scheme, of which £1.2 million has already been spent. A further £0.8 million is scheduled to be released within the next two weeks to support the latest intake.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Benefit: MaladministrationTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107489More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 105764 on Child Benefit: Maladministration, and with reference to the Data Protection Impact Assessment 15489, if she will make an assessment of why issues were
Answer: Of the 23,794 Child Benefit enquires opened between August and October 2025 to confirm claimant’s residency status, 346 (1.5%) were issued to Northern Ireland claimants.HMRC does not hold a breakdown of the categories of error and fraud for those customer...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the number and proportion of patients waiting 12 hours or more in Emergency Departments in England; and how Blackpool Victoria Hospital compares with
Answer: The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years. We are committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the NHS Constitutional standard.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26 set...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild BenefitTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107204More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of families, who had their child benefit reinstated following the review into those who were suspended during the period of data-sharing between HMRC and the Home Office, were found to b
Answer: As HMRC informed the Treasury Select Committee in its letter dated 14 November 2025, it is unable to completely disaggregate the number of cases where eligibility was confirmed via a subsequent PAYE check from those where evidence was provided by the cust...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTechnology: Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current obligations of tech companies to communicate to customers about how their data will be used.
Answer: The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) impose obligations on tech companies to process customers’ personal data lawfully, fairly, transparently and securely, unless certain limited exemptions apply. Orga...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold and Tenants: Dispute ResolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Property Redress Scheme in providing impartial and evidence-based dispute resolution for leaseholders and tena
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Question UIN 76613 and Question UIN 76612 on 16 October 2025.
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: DebtsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of restrictions on local councillors who are in debt to the authority they are a member of.
Answer: Provisions on the declaration and registration of councillor interests restrict them from participating in decisions where they may have a conflict of interest. Participating in a decision where there is a conflict of interest may be a breach of codes of ...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBereavement Support PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Bereavement Support Payment for non-married widows and widowers.
Answer: Bereavement Support Payment is currently available to those who are married, in a cohabiting relationship with dependent children, or in a civil partnership. A marriage or civil partnership is a legal contract associated with certain rights, including ent...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
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