Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
HorsefliesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in the population levels of horseflies in the UK and (b) the impact of these levels on (i) rural communities and (ii) lives
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) does not do any systematic surveillance on horseflies in the UK or the impact they have and is not aware of any organisation that does. Horseflies are mainly considered a biting nuisance rather than a biological v...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInjuries: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to the public and healthcare providers on the treatment and prevention of horsefly bites.
Answer: The National Health Service provides advice on insect bites, including those from horseflies, which can be found at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/insect-bites-and-stings/
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Supply ChainsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68098More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to coordinate cross-departmental efforts to secure defence infrastructure supply chains.
Answer: The Cabinet Office works closely with the Ministry of Defence to track and monitor risks to national security supply chains. The forthcoming Defence Industrial Strategy will set out the government's approach to defence supply chain security and resilience...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Supply ChainsTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68097More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on increasing funding for the resilience of defence infrastructure supply chains.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensure a strong defence sector and resilient supply chains across the whole of the UK, including for defence infrastructure. The forthcoming Defence Industrial Strategy, due for publication in Autumn, will set out how we wil...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of defence infrastructure contracts were awarded to UK-based suppliers in the last financial year.
Answer: Of 219 contracts awarded in Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) in financial year 2024-25, 97.72% (214 contracts) were awarded to Suppliers with a UK based address.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what security measures are in place to vet contractors and suppliers involved in sensitive defence infrastructure projects.
Answer: Defence has a range of mandatory physical, personnel and cyber security controls that are applied to contractor personnel, facilities and systems. These are all scalable to the sensitivity of projects being worked on and the classification of information ...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the resilience of supply chains supporting the construction and maintenance of defence infrastructure.
Answer: MOD uses ‘SCRIPT’; a Supply Chain Resilience Intelligent Performance Tool, designed to map and monitor the resilience of the Defence supply chain. The tool allows the department to assess and assure the resilience of the supply chain on an ongoing basis.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Supply ChainsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the resilience of the UK supply chain for electric vehicle components.
Answer: We regularly keep the resilience of our EV supply chains under review to ensure a strong and viable automotive sector. As part of our plan for growth, we will continue to work with investors to build a globally competitive electric vehicle supply chain in...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Secondhand GoodsDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the development of the second-hand electric vehicle market.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the used vehicle market to our country’s transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) and closely monitors its growth. We are confident that consumer interest will continue to increase as more used ZEV models app...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: IncentivesDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of fiscal incentives for the uptake of electric vehicles.
Answer: Plug-in Vehicle Grants have been a key driver of zero emission vehicle (ZEV) uptake since they were introduced in 2011. Grants remain available for vans, trucks and wheelchair accessible vehicles. Favourable tax rates, including the lowest first year rate...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the electricity grid to meet projected demand from increased uptake of electric vehicles by 2030.
Answer: The Government is working closely with Ofgem to ensure that its price control framework supports the necessary investment in the electricity network to deliver our clean energy superpower and growth missions. This includes ensuring that the distribution n...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Care: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to care in the community in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: As part of the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is committed to building a Neighbourhood Health Service that will embody our new preventative principle that care should happen as locally as it can, digitally by default, in a patient’s home if possible,...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: FyldeDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of drop-outs from vocational courses in Fylde constituency; and what steps she is taking to help improve course completion rates.
Answer: The department's guidance on qualification achievement rates (QARs) includes official statistics on levels of achievement for a range of qualifications, including vocational learning. QARs are not published by parliamentary constituency, but full-year dat...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help improve access to sport for (a) children and (b) young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the Fylde constituency.
Answer: Every child should have the opportunity to play sport and do regular physical activity including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.The Prime Minister recently announced a new School Sport Partnerships approach and a new Enrichment Framework for schools...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPodiatry: FyldeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS podiatry services are adequately resourced in Fylde constituency.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning the majority of health and care services, including podiatry services, in England. ICBs arrange healthcare services to meet the needs of their local population, within available resources, an...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Dogs: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents involving dangerous dogs have been reported in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire in each of the last five years.
Answer: Defra does not hold this data. This information may be collected by the NHS, individual police forces or local authorities.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle pavement parking in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The Flyde constituency is a civil enforcement area and therefore pavement parking is a civil matter for Department for Transport (DfT) and Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: LancashireCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67575More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July to Question 65165 on Business: Lancashire, if he will provide the same data for the period between 2020 to 2024.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 14th July is attached.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into antimicrobial resistance in relation to sepsis treatment.
Answer: The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Over the past five years, the NIHR has allocated over £6 million in programme funding to support research into antimicrobial resistance in relation to sepsis...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of treatment pathways for sepsis patients in emergency departments.
Answer: Sepsis has no specific diagnostic test, and the signs and symptoms can vary hugely. As a result, sepsis can be challenging to diagnose early. It is therefore critical that all acutely unwell patients are treated promptly and appropriately regardless of ca...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of sepsis in NHS hospitals.
Answer: Sepsis has no specific diagnostic test, and the signs and symptoms can vary hugely. As a result, sepsis can be challenging to diagnose early. It is therefore critical that all acutely unwell patients are treated promptly and appropriately regardless of ca...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: LancashireDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has consulted (a) families in Lancashire and (b) Lancashire County Council on the future of education, health and care plans.
Answer: The department has not made any decisions about the future of education, health and care plans. There will always be a legal right to additional support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to ensure they are supported throu...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FyldeDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of replacing education, health and care plans on children in Fylde constituency with complex needs.
Answer: The department has not made any decisions about the future of education, health and care plans. There will always be a legal right to additional support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to ensure they are supported throu...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with no right to be in the UK were removed between 4 July (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Answer: The Home office published transparency data relating to the return of individuals without lawful status in the UK, on 14 July. This can be found on gov.uk at Returns from the UK between 5 July 2024 and 4 July 2025 - GOV.UKThe next immigration system stati...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of regulation of private online providers offering weight loss medications.
Answer: The Department has currently made no assessment of the adequacy of the regulation of private online providers offering weight loss medications.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
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