Gareth Snell MP: written questions
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Ceramics: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support is available to the ceramics manufacturing sector to mitigate the cost of industrial gas.
Answer: I recognise the pressure that energy costs place on ceramics manufacturers. A small number of ceramic firms are currently eligible for the British Industry Supercharger, which provides electricity cost relief and these companies are benefiting from the re...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: TaxationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the value of exemptions from green levies provided to energy-intensive industries in 2025-26.
Answer: The Department has not published an estimate of the value of “exemptions from green levies” provided to energy‑intensive industries in 2025–26. However, the published impact assessment for the British Industry Supercharger—which includes reliefs from cert...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: ElectricityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the British Industry Supercharger scheme.
Answer: Since 1 April 2024, eligible Energy-Intensive Industries have benefited from the British Industry Supercharger, which tackles carbon leakage by bringing industrial electricity costs closer in line with those in neighbouring countries. Subsequent evidence ...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling and Video Games: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Financial Risk Assessments on tax revenues from the regulated betting and gaming sector.
Answer: The Government remains committed to supporting the implementation of key measures in the 2023 white paper, including the introduction of Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs). Following the conclusion of its pilot on FRAs, the Gambling Commission has continue...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Financial Risk Assessments on consumer migration to the unregulated gambling market.
Answer: The Government remains committed to supporting the implementation of key measures in the 2023 white paper, including the introduction of Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs). Following the conclusion of its pilot on FRAs, the Gambling Commission has continue...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of increased industrial energy prices on his Department's ability to deliver the Defence Industrial Strategy.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence recognises the potential impact of rising industrial energy prices on the Department and the wider economy. The Government remains committed to supporting the defence sector to ensure the successful delivery of its strategic object...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: FinanceTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122192More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on additional funding for extending the UK Supercharger Scheme.
Answer: The Chancellor has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on a range of topics.
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122191More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of industrial energy prices on economic growth.
Answer: We know high energy costs are one of the greatest challenges facing industry and is a key barrier to growth in the UK. In the Modern Industrial Strategy, we announced the new British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme, which will reduce electricity costs b...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the price of wholesale gas on the viability of energy intensive industries.
Answer: This Government is aware of the impact of gas costs on energy-intensive industries and that current energy support schemes only subsidise the cost of electricity for eligible electricity-intensive businesses. My officials regularly engage with trade assoc...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAerials: Planning PermissionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department’s consultation entitled Reforming planning rules to accelerate deployment of digital infrastructure will consider increasing permitted width upgrades to existing
Answer: The call for evidence, Reforming planning rules to accelerate the deployment of digital infrastructure, closed on 26 February 2026 and was jointly led by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Lo...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAcademiesDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available for schools wanting to transition into co-operative academies.
Answer: As set out in the Every Child Achieving and Thriving White Paper, we are placing collaboration at the heart of the system by moving to all schools being part of school trusts, which are rooted in their community and equipped to innovate for all children. ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central of 24 November 2025 with case reference GS06761.
Answer: The Home Office responded to the hon. Member on 3 December 2025. This reply has been resent on 3 February 2026.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: GibraltarTreasuryTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108268More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with her Gibraltarian counterpart on the potential impact of the new Remote Betting Duty on the Gibraltarian economy.
Answer: Increasing gambling duties will raise over £1 billion per year to support the public finances and forms part of our ambition to create a fair, modern and sustainable tax system. The Government understands that Gibraltar has a gambling industry that faces...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordKashmir: Self-determination of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is her Department's policy that people in Kashmir have the right to self determination.
Answer: It is the UK's long-standing policy that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political resolution on Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInvestment: Economic SituationTreasuryTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106564More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support investment into the UK's economic security.
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy committed to strengthen our economic security through several steps, including through our uplift in defence spending, and strategic investments in critical sectors. The government is prioritising economic security and resil...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Nitrous OxideDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the time taken for her Department to make a decision on Stoke-on-Trent's proposal to reduce Nitrous Oxide levels at the A500/Etruria R
Answer: The proposals by Stoke-on-Trent need careful consideration in order to understand how they support the requirement to achieve compliance with legal nitrogen dioxide limits in the shortest possible time.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Stoke On TrentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she can name a date by which her department will have made a decision on Stoke-on-Trent City Council's proposals to reduce Nitrous Oxide levels at the A500/Etruria Road junctio
Answer: The Department has recently discussed with Stoke-on-Trent City Council a decision on their proposals to address nitrogen dioxide levels at Etruria Road. As the Minister for Water and Flooding, I have also recently discussed the position with the hon. Memb...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCider: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98893More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of cider production is eligible for draught relief.
Answer: HMRC’s statistics on alcohol duty and reliefs are found here: Alcohol Bulletin - GOV.UK.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCider: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98892More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what percentage of cider duty receipts do registered cider makers not eligible for small producer relief raise.
Answer: HMRC’s statistics on alcohol duty and reliefs are found here: Alcohol Bulletin - GOV.UK.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCider: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98891More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of registered cider makers are eligible for small producer relief.
Answer: HMRC’s statistics on alcohol duty and reliefs are found here: Alcohol Bulletin - GOV.UK.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCiderDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate has she made of the number of cider makers operating in the UK.
Answer: The National Association of Cider Makers, who represent the UK cider industry, estimate that there are 450 cider makers in the UK (2025/2026 Cider Manifesto). The Government celebrates the UK’s cider making traditions and recognises the industry’s importa...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: CarsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of cars used by ambassadors and embassy officials at UK embassies are manufactured by British manufacturers; and if she will provide a breakdown by manufactur
Answer: The specific information requested is not centrally held by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and could only be collated for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost. However, it is the long-standing policy o...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: CarsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of cars used by her Department in the UK were manufactured by a British manufacturer; and if she will provide a breakdown by manufacturer.
Answer: The specific information requested is not centrally held by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and could only be collated for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost. However, it is the long-standing policy o...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Adrenaline Auto-injectorsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a teacher is authorised to use a pupils' prescribed Adrenaline Auto-Injector device on a different pupil in the event of an anaphylactic emergency.
Answer: Regulations allow, but do not mandate, schools to obtain and hold spare adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs). Since 1 October 2017, the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2017 has allowed all schools to purchase AAI devices without a prescription, for us...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAdrenaline Auto-injectors: PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a pharmacist can use an Adrenaline Auto-Injector from their pharmacy on someone having an anaphylactic emergency.
Answer: While adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) are prescription only medicines, given by intramuscular injection, regulation 238 of the Human Medicine Regulations 2012 allows anyone to administer adrenaline for the purpose of saving a life in an emergency. This i...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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