Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Languages: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage more students to study languages in schools.
Answer: The study of languages is compulsory under the national curriculum at key stages 2 and 3 for all maintained schools, and will become compulsory in academies, subject to the passage of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.The most important factor in ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49682 on Deportation, what estimate she has made of the number of those 24,000 people that entered the UK illegally.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.More detailed published data on returns activity ...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the cost of introducing a not for EU labelling scheme for agri-food businesses in Fylde constituency.
Answer: Defra has published an impact assessment which sets out the likely costs to businesses. Due to the scope of products that need to be labelled from 1 July, and uncertainty as to the extent to which these products may be removed from sale in Northern Irelan...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Assistance: CoronavirusTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65485More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support people who were ineligible for government financial support measures during the Covid pandemic.
Answer: Decisions on eligibility for Covid-19 financial support were taken by the previous government.The previous Government provided support through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) and Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The support was b...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce violence against women and girls in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The scale of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in our country is intolerable and this Government is treating it as the national emergency that it is. We are going further than ever before to deliver a cross-government transformative approach, which ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: LancashireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the number of working days lost to strike action in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: In October 2024 the government published impact assessments on the trade union-related measures within the Employment Rights Bill and these are available here: Employment Rights Bill: impact assessments - GOV.UK
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65478More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of fiscal policy on levels of food inflation in Fylde constituency since 4 July 2025.
Answer: HM Treasury does not produce forecasts of the UK economy. Forecasting the economy, including the impact of Government policy decisions, is the responsibility of independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which published its latest forecast on 26 ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Military BasesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps with the Secretary of State for Defence to improve mobile signal at military sites.
Answer: The Government wants to ensure that all areas of the UK benefit from reliable and high-quality mobile connectivity. This includes wanting those who serve, live or work at our military sites being able to access the same mobile services that others are abl...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: Mobile PhonesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase mobile phone signal in barracks.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review sets out this Government’s commitment to enhancing the standard of Service Family Accommodation and Single Living Accommodation, which is essential for the morale and retention of Service personnel. The Ministry of Defence (De...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide training opportunities for people to upskill in the use of artificial intelligence.
Answer: Through our Industrial Strategy, published in June 2025, this government will ensure the skills system and employment support align with strategic economic priorities, including the needs of priority sectors and transformative opportunities like artifici...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovation: FyldeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has plans to expand regional tech clusters in the North West of England; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of locating new innovation hubs i
Answer: My department is committed to enabling innovation-led growth throughout the UK.UKRI invested £903 million in the North West in 2023-24. Funded activity in the region includes the £4.9 million, Lancaster University-led Cyber Focus project, and a project by...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStem Subjects: FyldeDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support STEM skills development in (a) secondary schools and (b) colleges in Fylde constituency.
Answer: The Spending Review announced investment of over £1 billion per year in skills by 2028/29. This aims to equip learners with the skills needed for today’s and tomorrow’s workforce, and expand technical and work-based training across all sectors and age gro...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on tackling county lines gangs in schools.
Answer: The Home Office works closely with the Department for Education to tackle knife crime and the criminal exploitation of children.Ministers from both Departments met recently for a targeted conversation on tackling child criminal exploitation and county lin...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of people engaged in county lines activity.
Answer: According to the NCLCC’s latest Strategic Threat and Risk Assessment, 13,084 individuals were identified by the police as linked to County Lines between April 2023 and March 2024.These individuals had a variety of roles, including offenders, drug users an...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle county lines gangs operating in Lancashire.
Answer: To deliver our pledge to halve knife crime in the next decade, it is crucial that we tackle the drug gangs that run county lines through violence and exploitation. That is why we are investing more than £43m this financial year (25/26) in the County Lines...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will meet with representatives from Unite the Union at BAE Systems Warton to discuss the impact of not purchasing new Typhoon jets for use by the Royal Air Force.
Answer: The Secretary of State has met with the General Secretary of Unite the Union over the last three months to discuss a range of issues including this.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Blood TestsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received representations from GP practices on workload for non-primary care blood tests.
Answer: We understand the pressures that general practices (GPs) are facing, which is why we are investing an additional £889 million into GPs, to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service, in 2025/26. The independent review body on Doctors’ and Den...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Blood TestsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England provides funding to GP practices to carry out blood tests requested by (a) hospitals and (b) specialists.
Answer: We understand the pressures that general practices (GPs) are facing, which is why we are investing an additional £889 million into GPs, to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service, in 2025/26. The independent review body on Doctors’ and Den...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of GP surgeries in Lancashire no longer conducting (a) hospital and (b) specialist-requested blood tests on patients.
Answer: We understand the pressures that general practices (GPs) are facing, which is why we are investing an additional £889 million into GPs, to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service, in 2025/26. The independent review body on Doctors’ and Den...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment and Universal Credit: MigrantsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse for (a) Universal Credit and (b) Personal Independence Payment for non-British citizens in the (i) last 12 months and (ii) last five years.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the severity modifier introduced by NICE in 2022 on access to new treatments for secondary breast cancer.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for the methods and processes that it uses in the development of its recommendations. The severity modifier was introduced in January 2022 as part of a number of changes intended ...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: LancashireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on trends in the level of trade union membership in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: In October 2024 the government published impact assessments on the trade union-related measures within the Employment Rights Bill and these are available here: Employment Rights Bill: impact assessments - GOV.UK
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: LancashireCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65165More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of businesses that have ceased trading in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire each day since 1 July 2024.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 4th July is attached.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTofersenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Tofersen across NHS trusts in England; and what steps he is taking to ensure equitable geographic access.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTofersenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to the drug tofersen for people with SOD1 MND.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
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