Andrew Snowden MP: written questions 2025
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Asylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to investigate potential conflicts of interest in the administration of asylum accommodation contracts relating to people who both oversee contracts and are lice
Answer: All commercial contracts are subject to normal government procurement rules.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHistory: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of including the role of agricultural workers in wartime Britain as part of the national curriculum on WWII history.
Answer: The national curriculum provides a broad framework within which schools have the flexibility to develop the content of their own curricula. The role of agricultural workers in wartime Britain can already be taught within the history curriculum.The governm...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Supply: World War IIDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department will consider supporting initiatives to commemorate the role of British farmers in maintaining food security during the Second World War.
Answer: In May, Defra relaunched the Women’s Land Army and Timber Corps Scheme, a civilian veteran service medal scheme recognising those women volunteers who took on roles traditionally done by the men away at war by cultivating crops used to help feed the natio...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld War I and World War II: FarmersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to recognise the historic contribution of British farmers to the war effort through (a) public commemoration, (b) heritage funding and (c) other met
Answer: In May, Defra relaunched the Women’s Land Army and Timber Corps Scheme, a civilian veteran service medal scheme recognising those women volunteers who took on roles traditionally done by the men away at war by cultivating crops used to help feed the natio...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: World War IIMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of commemoration the contribution of British famers to national security (a) through their service in the Home Guard and (b) supervision of pr
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has made no such assessment. Farmers played an important role in the national effort to defeat Nazism, including through their service in the Home Guard and the supervision of prisoners of war. Farmers who undertook actual military...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: SafetyDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to schools and educational settings on responding to terrorist attack threats.
Answer: This government is committed to ensuring that children, young people, and adult learners are safe from terrorist incidents and attacks.The department publishes comprehensive counter-terrorism guidance for those working in education settings. This is part ...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: RadicalismDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to schools on consulting a child’s (a) EHCP and (b) SEND coordinators before they are referred to Prevent.
Answer: The department publishes non-statutory Prevent duty: safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation non-statutory guidance to support education settings and designated safeguarding leads (DSL) to comply with the Prevent duty and make Prevent referrals...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: RadicalismDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of children and young people who were referred to Prevent who had Education, Health and Care Plans in the 2023-24 academic year.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally. The department does not hold data on the number and proportion of children and young people who were referred to Prevent who had education, health and care plans.Annual Prevent statistics are published by t...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that Prevent referrals made by school staff do not disproportionately impact neurodiverse children.
Answer: Prevent is about intervening early to stop people being drawn into terrorism.The Prevent duty guidance, which applies to those in the Education sector, helps to ensure that people who are susceptible to radicalisation are supported as they would be under ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: Educational InstitutionsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Prevent referrals from educational settings in the 2023-24 academic year led to Channel interventions; and how many and what proportion of those involved children below the age of 1
Answer: Prevent is a national programme that aims to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It works to ensure that people who are susceptible to radicalisation are offered appropriate interventions, and communities are protected against ra...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: Children and Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Prevent duty in reducing radicalisation among children and young people in the long term.
Answer: The Home Office works continually to enhance and strengthen our approach to preventing radicalisation among children and young people. Each year, a significant number of young people are referred to Prevent for support. In the year ending 31 March 2024, i...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Development: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the National Curriculum to include lessons on (a) sustainability and (b) ethical consumerism in relation to fast fashion.
Answer: The curriculum already includes themes relating to sustainability, giving schools the flexibility to include teaching about these topics if they wish.The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, chaired by Becky Francis ...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with fashion retailers on labour (a) rights and (b) conditions in supply chains.
Answer: The Department engages regularly with businesses across all sectors, including fashion retailers, on a range of issues including labour rights and working conditions throughout global supply chains. The UK has a strong legal framework to ensure that worke...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Retail TradeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce extended producer responsibility regulations for fashion retailers.
Answer: The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Economy Strategy for England, which it plans to publish for consultation in the coming autumn. The Circular Economy Taskforce will initially focus ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with online retailers on the (a) environmental and (b) ethical implications of fast fashion (i) production and (ii) pricing models.
Answer: The Department engages regularly with retailers on a broad range of matters relating to the fashion industry, including its environmental and ethical implications. The UK supports voluntary due diligence approaches taken by UK businesses to respect human ...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTextiles: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of recycling infrastructure in handling textile waste from fast fashion.
Answer: While we do not hold any internal estimates on fast fashion waste volumes in the UK, industry partners provide some insight. WRAP estimates that the UK generated approximately 1.45 million tonnes of post-consumer textiles in 2022, which includes clothing,...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTextiles: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the volume of textile waste generated from fast fashion annually.
Answer: While we do not hold any internal estimates on fast fashion waste volumes in the UK, industry partners provide some insight. WRAP estimates that the UK generated approximately 1.45 million tonnes of post-consumer textiles in 2022, which includes clothing,...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlantar FasciitisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase public awareness of the (a) causes and (b) early prevention of plantar fasciitis.
Answer: The NHS.UK website, the primary source of public information on health conditions and health services for patients in England, provides information on plantar fasciitis, including details on the causes and symptoms of the condition, as well as information...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlantar Fasciitis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to (a) podiatry and (b) physiotherapy services for patients with plantar fasciitis.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services to meet the needs of their local populations, which includes the provision of physiotherapy and podiatry services for the management of plantar fasciitis.NHS England does not hold co...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlantar Fasciitis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of waiting times for NHS treatment of plantar fasciitis.
Answer: No recent assessment has been made specifically on plantar fasciitis waiting times. However, as set out in the Plan for Change, we have committed to return to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients, including those waitin...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Dietary SupplementsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that advertising of protein powders on social media is (a) accurate and (b) age-appropriate for young audiences.
Answer: The Advertising Standards Authority regulates advertising in the UK across traditional forms of media and online. The UK Code of Non-Broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing, by the Committee for Advertising Practice, requires marketin...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSports Competitors: Dietary SupplementsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to (a) schools and (b) colleges on the use of protein supplements by students engaged in sports programmes.
Answer: No specific guidance on the use of protein supplements has been issued to schools and colleges. However, the School Food Standards (SFS) are mandated to ensure that schools provide pupils with healthy food and drink options, enabling children to get the e...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDietary Supplements: ImportsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Food Standards Agency on the regulation of imported protein (a) powders and (b) supplements.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is the lead department for food safety, including food supplements. Local authorities, and district councils in Northern Ireland, are the enforcers of food law in their respective local authority areas. The FSA produces adv...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDietary Supplements: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what regulations are in place to ensure the accuracy of health claims made in the marketing of protein supplements.
Answer: Legislation on Nutrition and Health Claims sets out the legal framework for businesses wanting to make nutrition and/or health claims on their products. A health claim is any claim that states, suggests or implies that health benefits can result from cons...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMortgages: Ground RentTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73505More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of ground rents on mortgage lending decisions.
Answer: The pricing and availability of mortgages, including how ground rents factor into mortgage applications, is a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene. More widely, the Government remains firmly committed to its manifesto...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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