Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
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Child BenefitTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96953More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new enquiries were opened into child benefit claims which were suspended from claimants as a result of data-sharing between HMRC and the Home Office in the period 1st to 30th November 2025.
Answer: There were no new Child Benefit compliance enquiries opened using Home Office international travel data in the period 1st to 30th November 2025. This is because our focus during that time was on reviewing the c. 23,500 already opened.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96841More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the impact of the pay per mile tax on electric vehicle usage in the Fylde constituency.
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that EVs contribute to congestion and wear and tear on the roads but pay...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: FyldeTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96840More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of how many businesses in the Fylde constituency will be impacted by the pay per mile tax on electric and hybrid cars.
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that EVs contribute to congestion and wear and tear on the roads but pay...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96839More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what engagement she undertook with the pub and hospitality sector ahead of the 2025 Budget, particularly in the context of Business Rates.
Answer: Treasury Ministers and officials engaged with a wide range of stakeholders across the pub and hospitality sector ahead of the Budget to discuss business rates.We continue to engage with the hospitality sector to understand the pressures they face.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure there are sufficient rail services on alternative routes when planned maintenance works cause the closure of lines.
Answer: Network Rail plans its timetables 12 months in advance, meaning it can schedule in the time needed for planned works to improve the network. Network Rail plan works that cause the least disruption to passengers and include Bank Holidays, Sundays, and over...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLiterature: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the inclusion of the book 'Pigeon English' in the English GCSE curriculum in England and Wales.
Answer: Schools have the autonomy to choose the specific books and resources they use within the framework of the national curriculum. The department defines the genres of literature that must be covered, but does not prescribe individual authors or texts, other ...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: TaxationTreasuryTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95480More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has considered recognising listed church buildings as national heritage assets in the tax system.
Answer: Church buildings are not usually owned by individuals and so are not usually chargeable to inheritance tax. Where an individual inherits and wishes to retain heritage property they can claim Conditional Exemption, so that there is no inheritance tax for a...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: VATDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the VAT-recovery cap on the number of listed places of worship that are proceeding with planned repair or reordering works.
Answer: DCMS Ministers received advice on changes to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, including consideration of the potential impact on introducing an annual cap of £25,000 per place of worship for the 2025/26 financial year. The changes to the scheme ...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95307More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to publish data relating to carbon offsetting for all government flights.
Answer: The Government does not have a general policy of carbon offsetting flights. Prime Ministerial flights are carbon offset where that is possible. The yearly payment to carbon offset flights using the G-GBNI aircraft is calculated at the end of each financia...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company ObligationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of potential changes in the level of demand for insulation and heating upgrades following the reduction of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO).
Answer: The government recognises that demand for energy efficiency upgrades will remain strong. To bring energy bills down for all, the decision has been made not to continue the Energy Company Obligation when the current scheme ends. The government has instead ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company ObligationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on local employment and SME supply chains of reducing the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme.
Answer: To bring domestic energy bills down for all, ECO will not continue when the current schemes end. Government recognises that this is likely to have an impact on some companies in the supply chain. Government has instead committed additional grant funding o...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ringfencing receipts from the international student levy for funding in higher education and skills.
Answer: As set out in the Budget Document, the income raised by the Levy will be fully reinvested into higher education and skills, including to fund maintenance grants for disadvantaged students studying priority courses.
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: FyldeTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95219More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of households in Fylde who will be brought into paying income tax or higher tax bands as a result of extending the freeze on income tax personal allowance.
Answer: The number of people forecast to pay tax by marginal rate can be found in Table 3.19 in the OBR’s November 2025 Economic and fiscal outlook – detailed forecast tables: receipts, linked below: https://obr.uk/download/november-2025-economic-and-fiscal-outlo...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what replacement scheme will support energy efficiency for low-income households after ECO4 ends on 31 March 2026.
Answer: The government has committed to additional grant funding of £1.5bn which will be directed to upgrading low-income households, benefitting those in fuel poverty. This will take total Warm Homes Plan funding to around £15 billion; more details will be set o...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: SurchargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the administrative cost to local authorities of implementing the High Value Council Tax Surcharge from April 2028.
Answer: The Government has set out, in its guidance, that it will carry out a new burdens assessment to ensure local authorities are fully funded for these costs.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95216More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new Electric Vehicle Excise Duty mileage charge from April 2028 on Electric Vehicle uptake.
Answer: The Government intends to create a fair motoring tax system while supporting the automotive industry and ensuring EVs remain an attractive choice for consumers. As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED)...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: National Insurance ContributionsTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95215More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of changes to pension salary sacrifice relief on the number of people saving for retirement in the Fylde constituency.
Answer: Automatic enrolment into pension saving has driven up the number of employees saving for retirement. The existing income tax relief regime for pensions is unaffected by this change, whilst employer contributions can continue to be made free of National In...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: North WestMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2025 Budget on local authority funding settlements in the North West of England for 2025–26.
Answer: Final local authority funding allocations for financial year 2025-26 were confirmed at the Final local government finance settlement: England, 2025 to 2026. There are no plans to review the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement in view of the 2025 A...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: FyldeTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95172More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 2025 Budget’s changes to personal taxation on average earners in the Fylde constituency.
Answer: The government has published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) setting out the impact of maintaining income Tax and equivalent National Insurance contributions thresholds.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDisposable Income: North WestTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95171More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the expected distributional impact is of the 2025 Budget measures on households in the North West of England.
Answer: The government is committed to growing living standards in all parts of the country in a fair and progressive manner, and has acted at Budget 2025 to cut the cost of living for households across the nation. HM Treasury’s ‘Impact on households’ publication...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic Illnesses: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to provide an answer to Question 89730 on Chronic Illnesses: Diagnosis.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 27 November 2025 to Question 89730.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Written QuestionsTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93984More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to provide an answer to Question 22764 on Government Securities: Public Sector Debt.
Answer: A response was provided for Question 22764 on 13 January 2025. The government does not comment on specific financial market movements.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Climate Change ConventionCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93924More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 91601 on Prime Minister: Climate Change Convention, on what basis possibility is assessed in respect of publishing offsetting data.
Answer: Prime Ministerial flights are carbon offset where that is possible. This takes into account a range of factors. GBNI flights are carbon offset at the end of the financial year. Information about official overseas travel is published as part of the Cabinet...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to reform water sector regulation to help tackle (a) water pollution, (b) water scarcity and (c) long-term infrastructure resilience.
Answer: The Government will respond to the recommendations in full via a White Paper, published later this year. The White Paper will outline the Government’s vision for the future of the water sector, marking the most fundamental reset to our water system in a g...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations of the Cunliffe Review of the water regulatory system.
Answer: The Government will respond to the recommendations in full via a White Paper, published later this year. The White Paper will outline the Government’s vision for the future of the water sector, marking the most fundamental reset to our water system in a g...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
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