Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
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Broadband: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps is Ofcom taking to ensure telecommunications providers adhere to the Electronic Communications Code on the visual impact of broadband infrastructure.
Answer: The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 include a requirement for operators to minimise the impact on the visual amenity of properties as far as reasonably practicable when installing apparatus. It is Ofcom’s role...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has provided guidance to telecommunications companies on addressing community concerns on the visual impact of broadband poles.
Answer: I wrote to operators on 16 August 2024 calling on them to consider revising the Cabinet Siting and Pole Siting Code of Practice to take into account communities’ concerns. The industry answered my call by convening the Telecommunications Poles Working Gro...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 56537 on Long Covid, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure equitable access to long COVID (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment services
Answer: Since April 2024, the commissioning of long COVID services has been the responsibility of local integrated care boards, following the closure of the national long COVID programme. For the Fylde constituency, and Lancashire more widely, this is the Lancash...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 56537 on Long Covid, how many long COVID clinics are operational in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire; and he plans to open further clinic
Answer: Since April 2024, the commissioning of long COVID services has been the responsibility of local integrated care boards, following the closure of the national long COVID programme. For the Fylde constituency and Lancashire more widely, this is the Lancashi...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures Hubs: FarmersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 55130 on Farmers: Mental Health Services, will the national network of Young Futures hubs include rural-focused outreach to help tackle the challen
Answer: National Health Service metrics and evaluation frameworks set up to measure effectiveness in mental health services do not specifically assess interventions in farming communities. NHS England currently publishes access and waiting time metrics in line wi...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer to Question 55130 on Farmers: Mental Health Services, what steps he is taking to help ensure that rural agricultural communities have equitable access to the 8,500 new mental
Answer: National Health Service metrics and evaluation frameworks set up to measure effectiveness in mental health services do not specifically assess interventions in farming communities. NHS England currently publishes access and waiting time metrics in line wi...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FarmersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 55130 on Farmers: Mental Health Services, what (a) metrics and (b) evaluation frameworks are being used to assess the effectiveness of current men
Answer: National Health Service metrics and evaluation frameworks set up to measure effectiveness in mental health services do not specifically assess interventions in farming communities. NHS England currently publishes access and waiting time metrics in line wi...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure that (a) rural and (b) farming communities receive appropriate tailored mental health servi
Answer: Defra’s Mental Health in Agriculture team is working with experts across government and the third sector to improve mental and physical health outcomes for rural and agricultural communities. They are identifying requirements and developing options as to ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many projects received Community Ownership Fund funding in (a) Fylde constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) each NUTS region of the UK.
Answer: There are no Community Ownership Fund (COF) projects in the Fylde constituency. The Department awarded over £900k to three COF projects in the Lancashire County Council area. These projects are Whitworth Leisure Centre, Elmfield Hall and Mercer Hall. In e...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Assets: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 47125 of 22 April 2025 on Community Assets; Finance, what estimate she has made of the difference in funding availability; and
Answer: The government has now announced funding for up to 350 deprived communities, including the 75 places named in the Plan for Neighbourhoods in March 2025. 25 trailblazer neighbourhoods will receive up to £20 million over the next decade as part of a new fun...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: LancashireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many projects have benefitted from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Lancashire.
Answer: We do not hold constituency level data, but Fylde Borough Council received a UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) allocation between 2022-25. For 2025-26, in line with new devolution deals, funding will be allocated to Lancashire Combined Authority for the a...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: FyldeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many projects have benefitted from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Fylde constituency.
Answer: We do not hold constituency level data, but Fylde Borough Council received a UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) allocation between 2022-25. For 2025-26, in line with new devolution deals, funding will be allocated to Lancashire Combined Authority for the a...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDegreesDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure bachelors degree courses represent value for money.
Answer: Students and the taxpayer rightly expect a good return on their significant investment in higher education (HE). However, the Student Academic Experience Survey report 2025, published this month by the Higher Education Policy Institute and Advance HE, sho...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to build more community diagnostic centres.
Answer: The Elective Reform Plan, published on 6 January 2025, sets out that we will deliver additional community diagnostic centre (CDC) capacity in 2025/26 by expanding several existing CDCs and building up to five new ones, as well as increasing the number of ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: VeteransDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of reducing the price of a veterans’ railcard to that of an armed forces railcard.
Answer: There are no current plans to reduce the price of the Veterans’ Railcard. Any long-term changes or concessions made to rail fares policy will require balancing against the potential impacts on passengers, taxpayers and the railway.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTheft: LancashireHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle car theft in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: This Government is determined to reduce vehicle crime and we are working with the automotive industry and police, including working closely with the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on the issue, to ensure the strongest response possible. I have recen...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with police forces on tackling phone theft.
Answer: The Home Secretary has been clear that tackling mobile phone theft is a priority. On 6 February the Home Secretary brought together police, the National Crime Agency, the Mayor of London, local government representatives, leading technology companies and ...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRecreation Spaces: FyldeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to take steps to help support community groups to (a) maintain and (b) promote local (i) green and (ii) blue spaces in Fylde.
Answer: The government is committed to improving access to parks and green spaces for all, recognising their role in fostering stronger communities. Community groups are a key component in helping people to connect with their local parks through community engagem...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: FyldeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support local authorities to (a) monitor and (b) reduce particulate pollution in (i) residential and (ii) agricultural areas in Fylde.
Answer: Local authorities review and assess air quality in their areas and publish an annual report on their actions to improve local air quality including local monitoring data which is assessed by Defra. Fylde council have reported continued compliance with the...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of air pollution in (a) Fylde and (b) other semi-rural areas; and what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate th
Answer: Local authorities review and assess air quality in their areas and publish an annual report on their actions to improve local air quality including local monitoring data which is assessed by Defra. Fylde council have reported continued compliance with the...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: LancashireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of implementing the policies in the Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working, published on 29 May 2
Answer: The Department does not produce forecasts at parliamentary constituency, county or local authority level. However, we have evidence that delivering better and more tailored employment support can get more people off welfare, and into work - alongside a hi...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Disability and HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) health-related and (b) disability benefits in (i) Fylde constituency and (ii) Lancashire from 2025-26 to 2029-30 inclusive.
Answer: The Department does not produce forecasts of benefit expenditure at parliamentary constituency, county, or local authority level. Forecasts for health-related and disability benefits, such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support All...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Parks: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59159More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of jobs at risk in the holiday parks sector as a result of the proposed changes to inheritance tax reliefs.
Answer: The Government has received a number of representations about inheritance tax changes from business organisations since the Autumn Budget. The Government has been listening to the different views on this subject and continues to believe its reforms to agr...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59158More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the British Holiday & Home Parks Association on proposed changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief.
Answer: The Government has received a number of representations about inheritance tax changes from business organisations since the Autumn Budget. The Government has been listening to the different views on this subject and continues to believe its reforms to agr...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Parks: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59157More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the proposed changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on family-run holiday parks in (a) rural and (b) coastal communities.
Answer: The Government has received a number of representations about inheritance tax changes from business organisations since the Autumn Budget. The Government has been listening to the different views on this subject and continues to believe its reforms to agr...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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