Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
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Social Security Benefits: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department had discussions with veterans' organisations in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire on the unique needs of veterans during the development of her proposed welfare reforms.
Answer: We welcome the views of veterans and representative organisations. The Pathways to Work consultation invites people to share their views on the proposals set out in the Green Paper. We would encourage organisations supporting and representing veterans, fr...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDyslexia: ScreeningDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to ensure (a) early and (b) consistent identification of dyslexia in primary schools in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii) Lancashire.
Answer: We recognise that the early identification of need and support is critical to improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with dyslexia, and measures have been introduced to supp...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: LancashireMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is available for veterans transitioning out of the armed forces in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country, no matter which community they are based in. I am working across Government and with civil society to ensure veterans, including those in Fylde and Lancashire, have...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce shoplifting in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: Through our Safer Streets Mission, we are committed to ensuring that people feel safe on our streets and in their communities.To help tackle retail crime, we will provide £5 million over the next three years to continue to fund Opal, the national policing...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: CharitiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department offers to local NHS charities.
Answer: The Department does not provide support to local National Health Service charities.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Businesses: FyldeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve access to finance for start-up businesses in Fylde.
Answer: We will publish our Small Business Strategy later this year with a clear ambition to promote start-ups and encourage entrepreneurship, built around the new Business Growth Service.Start Up Loans are available across the UK, helping new and early-stage bus...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions related to illegal immigration have been initiated in Fylde constituency in the past year.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions for immigration offences at criminal courts in England and Wales by Police Force Area in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page he...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: FyldeHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that illegal immigration cases in Fylde constituency are processed (a) effectively and (b) efficiently.
Answer: At national level, we have invested in a programme of transformation and business improvement initiatives to speed up and simplify asylum decision making, reduce the time people spend in the asylum system and cut the cost to the taxpayer of providing thos...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants have been apprehended in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire in the last 12 months.
Answer: The requested data is not held centrally, and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the level of financial support available to irregular migrants will change following the ending of the use of hotels in 2029.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration and asylum system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where she plans to relocate irregular migrants living in hotels in Lancashire by 2029.
Answer: The Home Office continues to work with a range of stakeholders and consider a range of options to fulfil its statutory obligations, and deliver our commitment to reduce overall cost of asylum accommodation, including the use of hotels, by the end of this ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: FyldeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) condition and (b) ecological quality of woodlands in Fylde constituency.
Answer: This Government recognises the importance of woodland management to improve the condition and ecological quality of woodlands. We are helping owners manage their woodlands by providing Countryside Stewardship woodland management planning grants, infrastru...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of financial education in schools in Fylde constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Fylde to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: FyldeTreasuryTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60572More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to support seasonal businesses in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role that seasonal businesses play in Fylde, particularly those in the tourism and hospitality sectors. At the Budget the Government implemented a range of fiscal measures that benefit businesses in Fylde. These inc...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the RTS switch-off on consumers in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: DESNZ has stepped in to ensure there will be a managed and more controlled start of the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) phase out from 30 June. People with an RTS meter will not face any unexpected disruption to their heating or hot water at the end of the...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: YeovilDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes have been upgraded under the Warm Homes Plan in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: The Government is investing £13.2 billion in the Warm Homes Plan over the Spending Review period, in line with the Manifesto commitment. This is a major step forward in the government’s plans to upgrade up to 5 million homes, including those in the Yeovil...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: FyldeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has set targets for upgrading homes through the Warm Homes Programme in Fylde constituency in the next two years.
Answer: The Government is investing £13.2bn in the Warm Homes Plan over the Spending Review period, in line with the Manifesto commitment. This is a major step forward in the government’s plans to upgrade up to 5 million homes, including those in the Fylde consti...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the energy efficiency of older housing stock in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will help people find ways to save money on energy bills and transform our ageing building stock into comfortable, low-carbon homes that are fit for the future, including those within the Flyde constituency and Lancashire. The Governme...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: DeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with relevant authorities to prevent heat-related deaths of farm animals in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 7 May 2025 to the hon. Member for Romford, PQ UIN 48861.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: DeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with relevant authorities to prevent heat-related deaths of household pets in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the Act), owners and keepers must protect their animals from harm and provide for their welfare needs in line with best practice The Act is supported by Codes of Practice for Dogs and Cats. The Codes include guidance on ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to proscribe Palestine Action.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 18 June to Question 59335.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58330 on Poverty: Children, what role local authorities will play in delivering the Child Poverty Strategy; and how she plans to ensure consistency in
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious child poverty strategy which we will publish in the Autumn. It is important we take the ti...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs and Free School Meals: Coastal Areas and Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58330 on Poverty: Children, how the (a) rollout of free breakfast clubs and (b) extension of free school meals will be (i) implemented and (ii) monitored in (A
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. In order to test and learn about how best to support schools in implementing new free universal breakfast clubs, we have selected over 750 early adopter scho...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58330 on Poverty: Children, whether the Child Poverty Strategy will include targeted (a) funding and (b) initiatives for (i) rural and (ii) coastal con
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious child poverty strategy which we will publish in the Autumn. It is important we take the ti...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58330 on Poverty: Children, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the views of (a) families and (b) children from (i) rural and (ii) coast
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious child poverty strategy which we will publish in the Autumn. It is important we take the ti...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
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