Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Overseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed levy on international student fees on average revenue of universities.
Answer: The immigration white paper sets out a series of measures that will achieve a reduction in net migration, while maintaining the UK’s globally competitive offer to international students and making a significant contribution to growth by boosting our skill...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a proposed international student fee levy on the ability of universities to support the NHS 10 Year Plan through health-related education and training.
Answer: The immigration white paper sets out a series of measures that will achieve a reduction in net migration, while maintaining the UK’s globally competitive offer to international students and making a significant contribution to growth by boosting our skill...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to ringfence revenue generated from any proposed levy on international student fees for reinvestment into the skills system.
Answer: The immigration white paper sets out a series of measures that will achieve a reduction in net migration, while maintaining the UK’s globally competitive offer to international students and making a significant contribution to growth by boosting our skill...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed levy on international student fees on the financial sustainability of UK universities.
Answer: The immigration white paper sets out a series of measures that will achieve a reduction in net migration, while maintaining the UK’s globally competitive offer to international students and making a significant contribution to growth by boosting our skill...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the higher education sector on the potential economic impact of a levy on international student fees.
Answer: The immigration white paper sets out a series of measures that will achieve a reduction in net migration, while maintaining the UK’s globally competitive offer to international students and making a significant contribution to growth by boosting our skill...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed levy on international student fees on local (a) economies and (b) employment.
Answer: The immigration white paper sets out a series of measures that will achieve a reduction in net migration, while maintaining the UK’s globally competitive offer to international students and making a significant contribution to growth by boosting our skill...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people prescribed weight loss medication also adopt lifestyle changes.
Answer: Weight loss medications (semaglutide, tirzepatide and liraglutide) are licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as clinically and cost-effect...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPastoral Care: School LeavingDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how long pastoral support is available to young people after leaving state schools.
Answer: The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is co-producing a National Youth Strategy in partnership with young people and cross-sector experts to set out a new long term vision for young people, which will cover young people aged 10 to 21 (up to...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mental health support is available to young people after receiving exam results.
Answer: There are a range of support options available to young people after receiving their exam results, including advice from their school or college in the first instance.Students can also get exam results advice through the National Careers Service, or speak...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: LanguagesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools are taking part in the Early Language Support for Every Child Programme in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) pathfinder programme, co-led by the Department for Education and NHS England, is designed to support earlier intervention and targeted support, helping children thrive in mainstream settings and ensuring ...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks and Drugs: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support partnerships between (a) local pharmacies and (b) drug and alcohol support charities to deliver harm reduction services in (i) Fylde and (ii) Lancashire.
Answer: Many community pharmacies provide locally commissioned services aimed at reducing harm from the misuse of alcohol and drugs. This includes supervised consumption of opioid substitution treatment medicines like methadone, needle and syringe programmes, and...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIncontinence: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with bladder and bowel control conditions in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: Lancashire and South Cumbria (LSC) Integrated Care Board (ICB) commissions several community bladder and bowel/continence services across Fylde and Lancashire. These services consist of specialist nurses and allied health professionals, who work collabora...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth GuaranteeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the outcomes of the Youth Guarantee Trailblazer schemes since its launch.
Answer: Since launching in Spring, the eight Youth Guarantee Trailblazers are testing a range of localised support to reduce the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training. The eight Trailblazer areas are actively identifying and enga...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of illegal immigrants residing in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: By its very nature, it is not possible to know the exact size of the illegal migrant population, and so the Home Office under successive governments has not published any official estimates of the illegal migrant population.The Government continues to tak...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to strengthen statutory requirements on developers to (a) deliver and (b) maintain sustainable drainage systems.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 44742 on 22 April 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the National Planning Policy Framework in delivering sustainable drainage.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 44742 on 22 April 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Urban AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the Welsh model of sustainable urban drainage systems approving bodies in England.
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and we are looking at what additional steps might be taken to support this. The Welsh Government adopted Schedule 3 as the delivery model for SuDS ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: WalesWales OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 in Wales in reducing surface water flooding since 2019.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the Welsh Government. The Welsh Government undertook a review in 2023, the results of which can be found here:https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2023-07/sustainable-drainage-system...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Urban AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure sustainable urban drainage systems are effectively (a) adopted and (b) maintained.
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and we are looking at what additional steps might be taken to support this. Better delivery of SuDS may be achieved by continuing to improve the cu...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood and Water Management Act 2010Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to bring schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 into force in England.
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and we are looking at what additional steps might be taken to support this. Better delivery of SuDS may be achieved by continuing to improve the cu...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTree Planting: Urban AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding is available for residents to plant trees in urban areas.
Answer: Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund provides support for urban trees through grants including the Community Forest’s Trees for Climate programme and also the Trees Outside Woodland Fund. The Trees Outside Woodland Fund launched in June 2025, administered by t...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support councils to improve the availability of activities for young people during (a) evenings, (b) weekends and (c) school holidays.
Answer: In 2025/26, DCMS is investing £28 million to increase young people’s access to more and better enriching activities. This includes programmes such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Uniformed Youth Fund. As part of the Uniformed Youth Fund, DCMS funded ...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordExtracurricular ActivitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve the availability of activities for young people during (a) evenings, (b) weekends and (c) school holidays.
Answer: In 2025/26, DCMS is investing £28 million to increase young people’s access to more and better enriching activities. This includes programmes such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Uniformed Youth Fund. As part of the Uniformed Youth Fund, DCMS funded ...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations to prevent pavement cycling.
Answer: Cycling on the pavement and on footpaths is an offence under Section 72 of the Highways Act 1835, other than in designated areas such as on bridleways and shared use paths. There are no plans to review the adequacy of this legislation and enforcement of c...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: Highway CodeDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure cyclists are aware of their responsibilities under the Highway Code.
Answer: Cyclists have a duty to behave in a safe and responsible manner and to follow the rules set out in the Highway Code. The Department promotes safety advice for cyclists via the THINK! website which contains a variety of educational resources, and through s...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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