Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Highway Code: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure the Highway Code is taught in schools.
Answer: The revised relationships, sex and health education guidance was published on 15 July and includes a new personal safety section. Curriculum content includes how to identify risk and manage personal safety in increasingly independent situations, including...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice CustodyHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded breaches of the 36 hour custody limit under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 occurred in the last three years; and what (a) disciplinary and (b) legal consequences resulted
Answer: When the police interview a suspect they must explain that they do not have to answer questions but there could be consequences if they do not by reading to them the police caution:“You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: InterviewsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with the (a) Law Society and (b) Solicitors Regulation Authority on the consequences of legal advice that may contribute to the suppression of evidence during police interviews.
Answer: The legal profession in England and Wales operates independently of government. This framework is set out in the Legal Services Act 2007. Regulation of the sector is carried out by the approved regulators, overseen by the Legal Services Board. The Solicit...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice CautionsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the police caution in preventing defendants from withholding information during interviews and later relying on it in court.
Answer: When the police interview a suspect they must explain that they do not have to answer questions but there could be consequences if they do not by reading to them the police caution:“You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: LancashireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of levels of pensioner poverty in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire in winter 2024-25.
Answer: Statistics on the number of pensioners living in relative and absolute poverty both before and after housing costs are produced on an annual basis and published in the Households Below Average Income statistics. Statistics on the number of pensioners livi...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: LancashireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of unemployment in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The information requested is published and available at:https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp Guidance for users can be found at:https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with international regulatory bodies to harmonise the regulation of weight loss drugs.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care and regulates medicine, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK. The MHRA is responsible for ensuring ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of weight loss drugs on (a) public health outcomes, (b) obesity rates and (c) associated health conditions.
Answer: Obesity is estimated to cost the NHS £11.4 billion per year and wider society around £74.3 billion.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of new me...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency plans to improve the (a) monitoring and (b) reporting of adverse effects related to weight loss drugs; and what systems are in place to e
Answer: The Yellow Card scheme collects reports of suspected adverse effects for all healthcare products including weight loss drugs. Reporting is open to all healthcare professionals and members of the public through a variety of methods including online, via th...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to enhance transparency on the data used in the approval process for weight loss drugs.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care and regulates medicine, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK, with responsibility for ensuring medi...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve access to information for (a) healthcare professionals and (b) patients on the risks and benefits of weight loss drugs.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) works hard to ensure that patients and healthcare professionals are provided with accurate and up to date information which allows them to make informed decisions about weight loss treatments....
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure post-market surveillance of NHS-provided weight loss drugs to monitor their long-term effects in patients.
Answer: The newest obesity medicines, liraglutide, under various brand names, semaglutide, under the brand name Wegovy, and tirzepatide, under the brand name Mounjaro, have only been licensed and recommended for use for the treatment of obesity over the last few ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms exist for whistleblowers within HMCTS to report concerns about IT system flaws and their impact on justice.
Answer: Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to pause or review court digitisation efforts in light of the reported failures in HMCTS IT systems.
Answer: Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any (a) HMCTS and (b) Ministry of Justice staff have been subject to disciplinary investigation in connection with the handling of the IT system failures.
Answer: Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to overhaul the governance and oversight structures of HMCTS.
Answer: Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish a list of all organisations involved in the development of the HMCTS case management software systems.
Answer: Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Data ProtectionMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she has taken to notify people whose cases may have been impacted by missing or corrupted evidence due to the IT failures.
Answer: Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an estimate of how many child protection cases were impacted by missing documents reported in 2023.
Answer: Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security and Child Support Tribunal: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases in the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal have been reviewed following the discovery of the IT system bug.
Answer: Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Data ProtectionMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures are in place to ensure that known IT failures affecting evidence handling are promptly disclosed to judges and legal professionals.
Answer: Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Data ProtectionMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish the internal HMCTS report leaked to the BBC regarding the case management software failures.
Answer: Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Data ProtectionMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of data corruption on judicial decisions made in (a) civil, (b) family and (c) tribunal courts following the HMCTS IT bug.
Answer: Given the important and sensitive work undertaken across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions, and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal in particular, it is entirely understandable that there will be concern at reports of an IT bu...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consider introducing a reinsurance scheme similar to Flood Re for properties built after 2009.
Answer: Planning policy is clear that that inappropriate development in floodplains should be avoided. Where development is necessary in a flood risk area, it should be made flood resistant, resilient and safe for their lifetime, without increasing flood risk els...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what insurance support is available for homeowners whose properties were built after 2009.
Answer: Planning policy is clear that that inappropriate development in floodplains should be avoided. Where development is necessary in a flood risk area, it should be made flood resistant, resilient and safe for their lifetime, without increasing flood risk els...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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