Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
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Railway StationsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria were used to determine the allocation of funding for new railway ticket gates.
Answer: Train operators submitted proposals for consideration and these were assessed primarily on the basis of value for money. This included forecast revenue benefits and whole-life costs; deliverability and achievability of implementation timescales; local ope...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDebts: Advisory ServicesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22672More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance has been issued to Buy-Now, Pay-Later providers on referring customers in financial difficulty to debt advice services.
Answer: Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) products were brought into FCA regulation in July 2026 and providers are now subject to the FCA’s rules for consumer credit firms. The rules require firms to identify and support customers in financial difficulty, treat them with...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDebts: Advisory ServicesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22671More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance has been issued to Buy-Now, Pay-Later providers on referring customers in financial difficulty to debt advice services.
Answer: Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) products were brought into FCA regulation in July 2026 and providers are now subject to the FCA’s rules for consumer credit firms. The rules require firms to identify and support customers in financial difficulty, treat them with...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCredit: ComplaintsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22670More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints relating to Buy-Now, Pay-Later products were received by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Ombudsman Service in each of the last five years.
Answer: Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) products were brought into FCA regulation in July 2026 and providers are now subject to the FCA’s rules for consumer credit firms. The rules require firms to identify and support customers in financial difficulty, treat them with...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants left the Pathways to Work programme without entering employment.
Answer: Pathways to Work brings together changes in our Jobcentres and a range of specialist and more intensive support to help disabled people and people with health conditions access the benefits of good work. While the Department intends to evaluate the impact...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the quality and sustainability of jobs entered by participants in the Pathways to Work programme.
Answer: Pathways to Work is part of the Government's commitment to break down barriers to opportunity for disabled people and people with health conditions, backed by £3.5 billion of investment by the end of the decade. We are creating a joined-up system of volun...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants have been supported through the Pathways to Work adviser programme in (i) England, (ii) Lancashire, and (iii) Fylde constituency.
Answer: The Department does not currently hold the requested breakdown and providing a breakdown for England, Lancashire and Fylde constituency could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. However, over the past year (since April 2025) across Great Britain, m...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants in the Pathways to Work adviser programme have entered paid employment since the programme commenced.
Answer: Since July 2025, there have been around 1,000 (full time equivalent) Pathways to Work Advisers in place in Jobcentres across England, Scotland and Wales, providing personalised support to help disabled people and people with health conditions move towards...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFlour: Folic AcidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of whether there is sufficient laboratory capacity in the UK to monitor compliance with mandatory folic acid fortification.
Answer: The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.T...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFlour: Folic AcidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued to local authorities on enforcing mandatory folic acid fortification requirements.
Answer: The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.T...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordToys and Games: AsbestosDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to notify consumers who purchased toys subsequently recalled because of asbestos contamination.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordToys and Games: AsbestosDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what guidance has been issued to manufacturers and importers on demonstrating that sand-containing toys are free from asbestos contamination.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordToys and Games: AsbestosDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when his Department first became aware of asbestos contamination in sand-containing toys.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordToys and Games: AsbestosDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many toys have been recalled due to asbestos contamination in each of the last five years.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordElectricity: VATTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22659More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria will be used at the Autumn Budget to determine whether the VAT reduction on electricity bills should continue beyond the current financial year.
Answer: The Government’s recent announcement to cut VAT on electricity bills applies and is funded from 1st October 2026 to 31st March 2027.Tax decisions will be taken at the Budget alongside an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast. All decisions will ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: VATTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22658More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Budget Responsibility was consulted before the announcement of the VAT reduction on electricity bills.
Answer: The Government’s recent announcement to cut VAT on electricity bills applies and is funded from 1st October 2026 to 31st March 2027.Tax decisions will be taken at the Budget alongside an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast. All decisions will ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: VATDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanisms will be used to ensure that electricity suppliers pass on the full value of the VAT reduction to domestic customers.
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friends the Secretary of State and Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer have written to all energy suppliers on this issue. Officials in DESNZ and HM Treasury are also working with energy suppliers on a robust system that ensures this reduction is f...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: VATDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment she has made of value for money of (a) removing VAT from electricity bills and (b) targeted support for households in fuel poverty.
Answer: The Government is tackling rising bills with a tax cut to remove VAT from domestic electricity bills from October 1 in time to impact the next Ofgem price cap. Cutting VAT on electricity bills is expected to take around £45 off the yearly Ofgem price cap ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of what expenditure has already been incurred on the Digital ID programme prior to its cancellation.
Answer: The programme incurred costs associated with policy development, consultation, public engagement, programme management and communications activity. The validated figures will be reported through the usual departmental processes in due course.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: VATTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22654More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of removing VAT from domestic electricity bills in 2026-27.
Answer: The Government’s recent announcement to cut VAT on electricity bills applies and is funded from 1st October 2026 to 31st March 2027.Tax decisions will be taken at the Budget alongside an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast. All decisions will ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: LancashireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of reservoir capacity to provide water to households in Lancashire.
Answer: The Government keeps water resource resilience under review through water company Water Resources Management Planning processes and Environment Agency (EA) monitoring. In Lancashire, water supplies are mainly provided by United Utilities. Most United Util...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the cost to households of bus fare increases between July 2024 and July 2026.
Answer: The change in total household spending on bus travel between July 2024 and July 2026 would be influenced by a range of factors, including number of trips, regional fare levels, and the mix of ticket types and travel passes purchased.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many waste sites in (i) England and (ii) Lancashire are currently categorised by the Environment Agency as high risk.
Answer: As of 1 September 2026, there are 267 illegal waste sites classified as high risk in England.As of 1 September 2026, there are 17 illegal waste sites classified as high risk in Lancashire.These figures are subject to change as new sites are identified and...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many environmental permits were (a) suspended, (b) revoked and (c) remain under consideration for revocation following Operation Unite.
Answer: At the close of Op UNITE ( 22 July 2026) the recorded position was:8 Suspended3 Revoked6 under consideration for revocation An updated position will require more time to gather accurately.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist for neighbours to make complaints relating to activities taking place in dispersed asylum accommodation.
Answer: Concerns relating to asylum accommodation may be raised with the accommodation provider, local authority, Home Office or local police, depending on the nature of the issue. Providers and the Home Office will consider and respond to enquiries and complaint...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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