Gareth Snell MP: written questions 2026
155 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Beer: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 26080, whether the Department has requested a timetable from the Competition and Markets Authority for it to respond to CAMRA
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGamblingDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to distinguish between licensed adult gaming centres and illegal gambling activity.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOfficial CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26084More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what actions she is taking to increase the proportion of British manufactures cars used in the Government Car Service.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant contribution the automotive sector makes to the economy, employment and innovation across the country. A substantial proportion of the Ministerial fleet is manufactured in the United Kingdom or supports the wider ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: TablewareForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what actions he is taking to ensure that each UK embassy and consulate around the world is using British made tableware.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not have a specific policy to buy British crockery or tableware for embassies or consulates or the Heads of Mission Residences; however, there is a pattern requirement which often necessitates t...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBricks: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the UK brick manufacturing sector to meet domestic demand bricks.
Answer: In 2025, the UK brick manufacturing sector produced 1,557 million bricks. This equated to around 82% of the UK brick market, with under 20% being met by imports. Brick imports increased by 11% on the previous year.The Government is working with the sector...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBeer: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many meetings have taken place within the department and appropriate predecessor departments to consider the responses to the consultation on retaining and expanding access to
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution that pubs and small and independent breweries make to local economies and communities across the country, and remains committed to supporting a diverse and competitive beer and pub sector.Over the last ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBeer: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to publish the outcome of the consultation on access to market for small and independent brewers before Christmas recess 2026.
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution that pubs and small and independent breweries make to local economies and communities across the country, and remains committed to supporting a diverse and competitive beer and pub sector.Over the last ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Black EconomyDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 901170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to gambling taxes and regulations on the size of the black market in that sector.
Answer: The government published behavioural costings assumptions relating to gambling duty changes at Budget 2025. We want a modern regulated gambling sector and are taking action on illegal gambling. We provided an extra £26 million in funding to the Gambling C...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: LabellingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that proposals for labelling AI-generated content are informed by engagement with visual artists and creators regarding the use of their wo
Answer: On 18 March, we published our report and impact assessment on copyright and AI. This set out where we will do more work with our creative and AI sectors. The Government recognises that labelling AI-generated content can improve transparency for consumers ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: LabellingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the proposed taskforce on the labelling of AI-generated content will consider measures to improve transparency for consumers when AI-generated or AI-assisted content is derived
Answer: On 18 March, we published our report and impact assessment on copyright and AI. This set out where we will do more work with our creative and AI sectors. The Government recognises that labelling AI-generated content can improve transparency for consumers ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: LabellingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on establishing a taskforce on the labelling of AI-generated content.
Answer: On 18 March, we published our report and impact assessment on copyright and AI. This set out where we will do more work with our creative and AI sectors. The Government recognises that labelling AI-generated content can improve transparency for consumers ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether representatives of the visual arts sector will be included in the membership of the working group on independent and smaller creative organisations.
Answer: We are in the process of establishing the working group, and have reached out to prospective members including independent creatives, creative industries trade and member organisations, and individuals with expertise in law and licensing. We are now confi...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the proposed working group on independent and smaller creative organisations will consider measures to prevent the unauthorised use of copyright-protected works by AI systems.
Answer: We are in the process of establishing the working group, and have reached out to prospective members including independent creatives, creative industries trade and member organisations, and individuals with expertise in law and licensing. We are now confi...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: Intellectual PropertyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the proposed working group on independent and smaller creative organisations will consider measures to improve access to licensing and rights management mechanisms for visual artists, cer
Answer: We are in the process of establishing the working group, and have reached out to prospective members including independent creatives, creative industries trade and member organisations, and individuals with expertise in law and licensing. We are now confi...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ArtsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress she has made on establishing a working group on independent and smaller creative organisations on the impact of AI on creators, and when she expects the working group to hold
Answer: We are in the process of establishing the working group, and have reached out to prospective members including independent creatives, creative industries trade and member organisations, and individuals with expertise in law and licensing. We are now confi...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of security in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Threat Level in Northern Ireland is under constant review by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC). There is a formal assessment of the Threat Level, which is reviewed twice yearly. This was done most recently in March - where the threat level wa...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWorld Cup: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with payment providers on reducing the flow of funds from UK consumers to illegal gambling operators ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Answer: We are committed to taking action on the illegal gambling market. In the past year, we have established the Illegal Gambling Taskforce, which includes working with payment providers to help tackle the issue of payments relating to illegal gambling. We pla...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWorld Cup: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government’s assessment of gambling duty changes includes modelling of potential consumer displacement to illegal gambling operators during high-volume betting periods, including the
Answer: We are committed to taking action on the illegal gambling market. In the past year, we have established the Illegal Gambling Taskforce, which includes working with payment providers to help tackle the issue of payments relating to illegal gambling. We pla...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWorld Cup: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the value of stakes that may be placed by UK consumers with illegal gambling operators during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Answer: We are committed to taking action on the illegal gambling market. In the past year, we have established the Illegal Gambling Taskforce, which includes working with payment providers to help tackle the issue of payments relating to illegal gambling. We pla...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWorld Cup: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of gambling duty revenue arising from UK consumers using illegal gambling websites and operators during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Answer: We are committed to taking action on the illegal gambling market. In the past year, we have established the Illegal Gambling Taskforce, which includes working with payment providers to help tackle the issue of payments relating to illegal gambling. We pla...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHorse Racing: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of a) number of bets placed with and b) total value of stakes wagered with illegal gambling websites and operators during the Royal Ascot festival.
Answer: The Government does not hold this information. We are taking action on the illegal gambling market, and as part of the 2025 Budget, HMT announced £26 million had been allocated to the Gambling Commission to increase investment, resources and capacity to f...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSlavery: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many victims of modern slavery with a positive conclusive grounds decision have been (a) administratively removed or deported from the UK and (b) issued a notice of removal; and for how many was t
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on returns Immigration System Statistics quarterly release(opens in a new tab) Data on returns from the UK, broken down by enforced returns (of which ‘deportations’ is a legalised subset) and Returns from the UK, by type of ...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8108More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will bring forward a Procurement Bill.
Answer: The Government will bring forward a Procurement Bill when parliamentary time allows. In March I announced non-legislative reforms to procurement underpinned by three principles. Firstly, government procurement should do much more to protect national secur...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the services that could be brought in-house in local authorities.
Answer: While local authorities are independent bodies responsible for their own procurement decisions, the Cabinet Office, as responsible for procurement policy, is assessing how guidance can support local authorities to identify opportunities for bringing key l...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the services that could be insourced in the NHS.
Answer: National Health Service commissioners are responsible for commissioning the appropriate services for their population. NHS providers may choose to sub-contract activity to other providers, such as insourcing companies, as necessary, in order to ensure pat...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →