Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Obesity: DrugsTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67567More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the (a) cost to the NHS of prescribing weight loss medications and (b) the projected cost savings from reduced obesity
Answer: The Chancellor regularly discusses a wide range of policy issues with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.For medicines to be provided by the NHS they must meet strict cost-effectiveness thresholds set by NICE. For tirzepatide, a weightloss ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce waiting times for patients eligible for NHS-prescribed weight loss medications.
Answer: The medicines liraglutide, under various brand names, semaglutide, brand name Wegovy, and tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro, are already being made available for managing obesity for some patients attending National Health Service specialist weight managem...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access to weight loss drugs across NHS trusts.
Answer: The medicines liraglutide, under various brand names, semaglutide, brand name Wegovy, and tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro, are already being made available for managing obesity for some patients attending National Health Service specialist weight managem...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking consult men’s mental health organisations on the men’s health strategy In Lancashire.
Answer: The Men's Health Strategy will seek to improve the health and wellbeing of all men in England and will be informed by a call for evidence which closed on 17 July 2025. The call for evidence was open to the public, academics, health and social care profess...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Service: LancashireMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the probation service in Lancashire.
Answer: Lancashire is part of the North West region of the Probation Service. The North West region has developed a Quality Improvement Plan that prioritises and focuses improvement activity. It includes actions derived from internal audits and reports by His Maj...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Company Accounts and TaxationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent changes (a) HMRC and (b) Companies House has made to the filing requirements for small and medium-sized businesses.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is currently engaging with stakeholders on proposed changes in filing requirements at Companies House to ensure they strike the right balance between tackling economic crime and avoiding undue burden on business.HMRC ...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: EligibilityDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department recognises (a) student nurses and (b) other essential vocational trainees as "working" for the purposes of childcare eligibility.
Answer: On 7 July, we published our Best Start in Life strategy, which sets out how we will make real change happen for families across the country.The working parent entitlement is aimed at eligible parents who wish to start working or work more hours, which i...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's policy paper Giving every child the best start in life strategy, published on 7 July 2025, whether each local authority is required to publish a Best Start Local Plan; how tho
Answer: On 7 July, the government’s landmark strategy ’Giving every child the best start in life’ set out that we will spend close to £1.5 billion over the next three years on improving family services and early years education.Local authorities will be tasked wi...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Giving every child the best start in life, published on 7 July 2025, what progress has been made in awarding financial incentives to early years teachers
Answer: The commitment to champion early years teachers was announced on 7 July 2025 in the ‘Giving every child the best start in life’ strategy. The department wants the important role they play to be properly recognised. We want to grow the number of early year...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Giving every child the best start in life, published on 7 July 2025, how many best start family hubs are planned to be operational by April 2026.
Answer: On 7 July 2025, the government published ‘Giving every child the Best Start in Life’. This outlines the government’s commitment to deliver a new Best Start Family Service to bring together parenting, healthcare and education support services, as well as c...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken with relevant authorities to help increase the safety of bus drivers in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The Government have introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill which focuses on delivering safe, more reliable bus networks. The Bill sets requirements for mandatory training on how to recognise and respond appropriately to incidents of criminal and anti-soc...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTheatre: LancashireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support amateur theatre in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The government supports the arts predominantly through Arts Council England (ACE). Through their main funding programme, the 2023-2027 National Portfolio Investment Programme, ACE is providing over £100 million in grants per year to around 195 theatres ac...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: LancashireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support libraries in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: Public libraries are funded by local authorities and each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library service to meet those needs within available resources.The Public Libraries and Museums Act...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pancreatic cancer specialist nurses are employed in the NHS in England.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of full time equivalent pancreatic cancer specialist nurses employed in the National Health Service in England.The Nursing and Midwifery Council does not require any specific post-registration educati...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of regional variation for access to treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Answer: The Government recognises that pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to diagnose early. Its symptoms are often vague and non-specific, meaning many patients are diagnosed at a late stage, when treatment options are limited and outcomes ar...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national screening programme for pancreatic cancer.
Answer: In the United Kingdom, national screening programmes are introduced based on the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which advises ministers and the National Health Service in all f...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis rates for pancreatic cancer.
Answer: The Government recognises that pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to diagnose early. Its symptoms are often vague and non-specific, meaning many patients are diagnosed at a late stage, when treatment options are limited and outcomes ar...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillatorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 63143 on Defibrillators, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to ensure defibrillator manufacturers are
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is not involved in the management or regulation of defibrillator manufacturers.The Circuit is the independently operated national automated external defibrillator (AED) database, developed by a partnership of the Brit...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHamas: Proscribed OrganisationsHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was the cost to the public purse of assessing Hamas' appeal against proscription.
Answer: No assessment of those costs has yet been carried out.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the change in average household energy bills in (a) England and (b) Fylde since July 2024.
Answer: Ofgem publishes historical price cap amounts, including broken down by region: Energy price cap (default tariff) levels | Ofgem. The data is not available at constituency level. The main reason for the increases to the price cap since 2022 is an increase ...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: Gig EconomyHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question 65159 on Undocumented Workers: Sharing Economy, whether gig economy platforms are required to report suspected illegal working; and what action is tak
Answer: The Hon Member will be aware the that Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill contains new measures requiring companies operating in the gig economy to carry out employment checks on all individuals working for them, further strengthening our control...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: Gig EconomyHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question 65159 on Undocumented Workers: Sharing Economy, how many reports of suspected (a) asylum seekers and (b) irregular migrants working in the gig economy
Answer: The Hon Member will be aware the that Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill contains new measures requiring companies operating in the gig economy to carry out employment checks on all individuals working for them, further strengthening our control...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: Gig EconomyHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue guidance on whether gig economy platforms are required to report suspected illegal working.
Answer: The Hon Member will be aware the that Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill contains new measures requiring companies operating in the gig economy to carry out employment checks on all individuals working for them, further strengthening our control...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2025 to Question 58584 on Undocumented Migrants: Biometrics, for how long is biometric data retained when it is collected from individuals who have entered the UK unl
Answer: In most cases the Home Office usually retains biometrics (facial image and fingerprints) taken from foreign nationals, including people who have entered the UK unlawfully, for a period of up to 15 years, but may do so for longer in certain circumstances.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question 65158 on Undocumented Migrants: Fingerprints, what procedures are followed if biometric data cannot be collected at the time of encounter due to (a) a
Answer: Where biometric data cannot be collected at the time of encounter, the Biometric Enrolment: Policy Guidance – GOV.UK sets out the procedures that should be followed. Children under five are not required to provide fingerprints, though facial photographs s...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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