Andrew Snowden MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Wind Power: FyldeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 17 December 2024 to question 19898 on Wind Power: Fylde, what account the cost assessments have taken of existing infrastructure connecting Stanah to Penwortham.
Answer: National Energy System Operator (NESO) recommended the transmission infrastructure required to connect Morgan and Morecambe offshore wind projects to the grid as part of its Holistic Network Design (HND). In producing the HND, NESO assessed multiple onsho...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Care HomesDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of children being placed in residential children's homes more than 20 miles away from their family homes on their care.
Answer: The number of children looked after who were placed in secure homes and children’s homes over 20 miles from their family home on 31 March 2024 was 4,220.This is published in Table A4 of the ‘Children looked after including adoptions’ statistical release, ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Care HomesDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are in a residential children's home over 20 miles from their family home.
Answer: The number of children looked after who were placed in secure homes and children’s homes over 20 miles from their family home on 31 March 2024 was 4,220.This is published in Table A4 of the ‘Children looked after including adoptions’ statistical release, ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: DrugsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 15346 on Driving under Influence: Drugs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending section 5A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to inclu
Answer: Since the general election, the Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Department will share more details in due course.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Public ConsultationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues to planning authorities on (a) ensuring applications for lawful development certificates are properly assessed and (b) taking into account the
Answer: My Department has published Planning Practice Guidance on the topic of lawful development certificates, which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: FyldeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his oral Answer to the Question from the hon. Member for Fylde of 8 October 2024, Official Report, column 140, whether his Department has made an assessment of the viability
Answer: The Electricity System Operator (then ESO, now NESO) assessed connection to the Stanah substation for Irish Sea windfarms alongside other substations in the Northwest and North Wales as part of the Holistic Network Design.[1] ESO identified that Stanah su...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the National Planning Policy Framework, announced on 12 December 2024, on infrastructure and services in (a) Fylde constit
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December makes clear that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, including the provision of necessary infrastructure and facilities....
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the reforms set out in the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 12 December 2024, safeguard the beauty and character of (a) Fylde c
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December retains strong safeguards in relation to the beauty and character of all parts of the countryside.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government will take with respect to councils who do not meet the targets set out in the National Policy Planning Framework, announced on 12 December 2024.
Answer: The government expects local planning authorities to explore and exhaust all options to deliver the homes their communities need.An authority’s ability to meet their housing need through plan-making will be tested at a public examination, which will asses...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of removing the role of elected councillors from certain planning processes under the new National Planning Policy Framework
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the government’s planning policies for England and how these should be applied. It makes no reference whatsoever to the role of elected councillors.In the King’s Speech, we set out our intention to use the f...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEconomic SituationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of paragraph 2.45 of the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Economic and fiscal outl
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility October Economic and Fiscal outlook based their forecast on the existing policy environment, and did not take account of the impact of policies that we have announced.The Plan for Change published on 5 December 2024 se...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: Lancashire County CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the UK Shared Prosperity Funding allocation will be for Lancashire County Council for the 2024/25 tax year.
Answer: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is allocated to lead local authorities (LLAs). Details of full funding allocations for LLAs for 2022-25, including allocations for Fylde Borough Council and Wyre Borough Council, can be found here.Lancashire County Co...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wyre CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the UK Shared Prosperity Funding allocation will be for Wyre Borough Council for the 2024/25 tax year.
Answer: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is allocated to lead local authorities (LLAs). Details of full funding allocations for LLAs for 2022-25, including allocations for Fylde Borough Council and Wyre Borough Council, can be found here.Lancashire County Co...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: Fylde CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the UK Shared Prosperity Funding allocation will be for Fylde Borough Council for the 2024/25 tax year.
Answer: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is allocated to lead local authorities (LLAs). Details of full funding allocations for LLAs for 2022-25, including allocations for Fylde Borough Council and Wyre Borough Council, can be found here.Lancashire County Co...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16313 on Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal, what support is available to borough councils to meet their obligation to provide food w
Answer: In February of this year, we provided £258m of capital funding to waste collection authorities to help with the purchasing of bins and vehicles. It is our intention to provide transitional resource funding for the 2024/25 early in the new year and funding...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16313 on Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of the role of householders in forthcom
Answer: It is our intention to provide transitional resource funding for the 2024/25 financial year as soon as possible. Subject to agreement, Defra plans to fund communications to support participation by householders in new food waste collections.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16313 on Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal, what his planned timetable is for Government to issue payments to local councils to procu
Answer: Waste collection authorities received their capital new burdens funding allocations for providing household food waste collections in February this year and will receive transitional resource allocations for the 24/25 financial year in early 2025. We aim ...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department will require councils to collect household and food waste separately by March 2026.
Answer: Under Simpler Recycling, by 31 March 2026 local authorities in England will be required to provide weekly food waste collections to all households.
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRescue Services: National Insurance ContributionsTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15909More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting (a) the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and (b) other voluntary lifesaving services from the changes made to employers' National Insurance cont
Answer: The Government recognises the important role charities play in our society and has made it a priority to reset the relationship with civil society by developing a Civil Society Covenant. To repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood Supply: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's net zero policies on food supply from British producers.
Answer: This Government is committed to delivering net zero by 2050, while ensuring that the transition to more climate friendly practices goes hand in hand with food security and farm productivity from British producers. We will work with farmers to support econ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to take steps to help firms secure orders of Eurofighter Typhoon jets from international partners.
Answer: Exports of the Eurofighter Typhoon jets are led by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). My Department does however support MOD-led export campaigns through our network of staff in the UK and overseas. We also work closely with the Typhoon partner governments of...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBenjamin Netanyahu: Arrest WarrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the International Criminal Court condemning their decision to issue an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu.
Answer: In line with this Government's stated commitment to the rule of law, we respect the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: DrugsAttorney GeneralTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15346More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase the number of prosecutions for people found to be driving under the influence of drugs.
Answer: Enforcement of drug driving legislation and how available resources are deployed is an operational matter for individual Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners to determine in conjunction with local crime and policing plans, taking into accou...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: LancashireDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increased bus fare cap on public transport use in Lancashire.
Answer: In the Budget on 30 October, the government confirmed it will invest over £150 million to introduce a new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025. Under the plans of the previous administration, the curre...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVisitBritain: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the funding her Department provides Visit Britain.
Answer: Funding allocations for VisitBritain are reviewed as part of the comprehensive spending review process, which in turn depends on the recent Budget. I note the Honorable Member’s bid for additional funding - and his opposition to the Budget. It is difficul...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
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