Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
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South Fylde LineDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 63159 on South Fylde Line, what discussions she has had with local (a) communities and (b) stakeholders on future service improvements on the Lytham to Preston
Answer: Through the Rail North Partnership (RNP), my Department and Transport for the North widely engage stakeholders across the region. I have asked RNP to contact the Hon. Member about his local line. Operators must align services with demand, ensuring sustain...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Fylde LineDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 63159 on South Fylde Line, what interim measures she is considering to improve capacity on the Lytham to Preston line before 2030.
Answer: Through the Rail North Partnership (RNP), my Department and Transport for the North widely engage stakeholders across the region. I have asked RNP to contact the Hon. Member about his local line. Operators must align services with demand, ensuring sustain...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInsomnia: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to 60968 on Insomnia: Lancashire, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of self-referral options to NHS talking therapies for people with i
Answer: No such discussions have taken place. Information on how to access NHS Talking Therapies services is available from general practitioners, National Health Service mental health providers, voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations, and at t...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInsomnia: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 60968 on Insomnia: Lancashire, what data his Department holds on the number of people who accessed NHS Talking Therapies in relation to chronic in
Answer: The following table shows the number if patients referred to NHS Talking Therapies with insomnia in Fylde, and the number of patients referred with insomnia to NHS Talking Therapies in Lancashire, from 2021 to 2025:YearPatients referred with insomnia in F...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInsomnia: North WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 60968 on Insomnia: Lancashire, whether his Department has had discussions with Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board on its insomnia
Answer: No such discussions have taken place. Information on how to access NHS Talking Therapies services is available from general practitioners, National Health Service mental health providers, voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations, and at t...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish details of the Growth and Skills levy for businesses.
Answer: This government is transforming the apprenticeships offer into a new growth and skills offer, which will offer greater flexibility to employers and learners and support the industrial strategy.From August 2025, the department will be introducing new found...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63876More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Growth and Skills Levy will be of the same value as the Apprenticeship Levy; and whether that levy will apply to companies paying over £3 million in wages.
Answer: The Government is reforming the Apprenticeship Levy into a Growth and Skills Levy. Alongside existing high-quality apprenticeship routes, this will enable employers in England to invest in a broader range of high-quality training, including foundation app...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDirect Selling: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to (a) restrict and (b) regulate unsolicited doorstep cold calling in residential areas.
Answer: Conducted properly, trading from door to door or conducting business in a consumer’s home can be a legitimate form of business, provided traders observe the legislation regulating the practice. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 updat...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDirect SellingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help protect people from unsolicited doorstep cold calling.
Answer: Conducted properly, trading from door to door or conducting business in a consumer’s home can be a legitimate form of business, provided traders observe the legislation regulating the practice. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 updat...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Park HomesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility for energy support schemes to residential park home residents who are not connected to the gas grid.
Answer: The Warm Home Discount provides a £150 rebate off energy bills to eligible low-income households through their electricity supplier. As residential park home residents usually do not have a domestic electricity supplier, they are unable to receive this su...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to improve access to legal aid for residential park home residents involved in disputes with site owners.
Answer: The statutory framework governing the provision of legal aid is set out in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, and its supporting secondary legislation.Legal aid is available for possession, homelessness and disrepair claims (w...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will commission a review of the (a) fairness, (b) transparency and (c) compliance with consumer protection standards of the (i) resale, (ii) marketing and (iii) contractua
Answer: The Mobile Homes Act 1983 sets out the contractual obligations for park home residents and site owners and the processes for buying and selling park homes. The Act also bans the use of certain site rules including those which prevent a resident from marke...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve consumer protections for (a) pricing transparency, (b) fair valuation practices and (c) the treatment of homeowners during r
Answer: The Mobile Homes Act 1983 sets out the contractual obligations for park home residents and site owners and the processes for buying and selling park homes. The Act also bans the use of certain site rules including those which prevent a resident from marke...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPark HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of existing consumer protections of residential park home owners.
Answer: The Mobile Homes Act 1983 sets out the contractual obligations for park home residents and site owners and the processes for buying and selling park homes. The Act also bans the use of certain site rules including those which prevent a resident from marke...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of current regulations on residential park home site operators to ensure the (a) equitable treatment and (b) protect
Answer: The Mobile Homes Act 1983 sets out the contractual obligations for park home residents and site owners and the processes for buying and selling park homes. The Act also bans the use of certain site rules including those which prevent a resident from marke...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve educational outcomes for young people educated at home.
Answer: All children deserve an education that allows them to achieve and thrive, whether they are educated at school or otherwise.The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill includes a package of measures to support children not in school, including those who are ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made in recruiting 6500 new teachers.
Answer: The department is committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new expert teachers across secondary and special schools, and in our colleges, over the course of this Parliament.We have made significant progress on this pledge. The workforce has grown by 2,...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces have (a) appointed a dedicated antisocial behaviour lead, (b) established an antisocial behaviour action plan and (c) increased patrols in hotspot areas.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour and the harm it causes is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. The Government’s Plan for Change details our commitment to reduce ASB, including that every police force in England an...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) help improve (i) public confidence and (ii) perceptions of fairness in policing and (b) measure progress on the implementation of the measures set out in the
Answer: This Government’s Safer Streets mission is focused on restoring neighbourhood policing, halving serious violence and rebuilding trust and confidence in policing and the criminal justice system.The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee was developed through clo...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to publish force-level recruitment figures for neighbourhood policing roles.
Answer: The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will deliver 13,000 additional policing personnel into neighbourhood teams by the end of this parliament, including 3000 additional neighbourhood officers by Spring 2026. All forces have agreed their delivery plans, an...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional (a) neighbourhood police officers, (b) police community support officers and (c) special constables have been recruited since the start of this Parliament.
Answer: The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will deliver 13,000 additional policing personnel into neighbourhood teams by the end of this parliament, including 3000 additional neighbourhood officers by Spring 2026. All forces have agreed their delivery plans, an...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making frontline health and social care workers eligible for the autumn 2025 covid-19 vaccination programme.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). On 13 November 2024, the JCVI published advice on the COVID-19 vaccination...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Fylde LineDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase the capacity of passenger rail services on the Lytham to Preston rail line.
Answer: The department expects operators to match capacity and frequency of their services to demand, which can mean increased service frequency where that is the right response - although these must also be operationally sustainable and deliver value for taxpaye...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Written QuestionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61866 on Armed Forces: Buildings, if he will make an estimate of the cost of answering that Question.
Answer: The estimated cost of providing a response to Question 61866 - To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2025 to Question 60125 on Armed Forces: Buildings, how many of those properties are in Fylde, would be approximatel...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSquirrels: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the conservation of native red squirrel populations.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to recover our threatened native species, including red squirrels, especially through the delivery of our biodiversity targets, which will benefit many of our native species including red squirrels.We know that...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
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