Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
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Asylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is issued to accommodation providers on engaging with local residents before asylum accommodation is established in residential neighbourhoods.
Answer: The Home Office works closely with accommodation providers, local authorities, MPs, police and other local partners before accommodation is established. Under the Full Dispersal Model, accommodation providers are expected to engage with local stakeholders...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMultiple Occupation: LancashireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of privately rented homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation used for asylum accommodation on the supply of f
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMultiple Occupation: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will assess the potential merits of changing planning legislation relating to Class C4 Houses in Multiple Occupation to require local authority notification and consultati
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Judicial ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to legislate to limit the number of applications for permission to seek judicial review in relation to a single planning decision.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring the public can continue to challenge the lawfulness of planning decisions while making sure the process is efficient, robust and proportionate.The Government’s reforms to judicial review are intended to streamline a...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabis: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tonnes of cannabis were seized from air passengers in each year since 2020.
Answer: Border Force has seized record amounts of drugs in recent years, including record quantities of cannabis. Information on Border Force drug seizures is published through the Government's drug seizure statistics and migration transparency data. Publicly ava...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCannabis: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many air passengers have been arrested for importing cannabis into the UK in each year since 2020 by (a) age, (b) sex, (c) nationality and (d) country of departure.
Answer: Border Force has seized record amounts of drugs in recent years, including record quantities of cannabis. Information on Border Force drug seizures is published through the Government's drug seizure statistics and migration transparency data. Publicly ava...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpace Technology: InnovationDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the regional distribution of funding will be under the National Space Innovation Programme.
Answer: The National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) does not allocate funding according to regional distribution. Proposals are assessed competitively on their individual strength against the published criteria, irrespective of location. Since 2020, NSIP has a...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSatellite Communications: Cost EffectivenessDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the value for money of the C-LEO Programme.
Answer: A value for money assessment of the Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit (C-LEO) programme is a key part of the Programme’s Business Case and included a combination of quantitative Cost Benefit Analysis metrics, qualitative impacts, and assessment of strategic...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSatellite Communications: FinanceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to his Department's press notice entitled UK invests in homegrown space tech to boost national resilience, published on 20 July 2026, whether the funding announced f
Answer: Of the £62m announced, £42m formed the third round of the Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit programme, a £160 million initiative announced in 2024 and allocated to Departmental Spending Plans through the last Spending Review process. A further £20m forme...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFuture Combat Air System: Skilled WorkersMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on skills provision for the Future Combat Air System programme.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence works closely with the Department for Education to ensure skills provisions reflect the needs of major defence programmes, including the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFuture Combat Air SystemMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the export potential of technologies developed under the Future Combat Air System programme.
Answer: The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme is sustaining and growing the UK’s Combat Air sector and the UK's strong international position in combat air exports. The Global Combat Air Programme will deliver a sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft whi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFuture Combat Air System: Job CreationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £708 million to accelerate UK next-generation air combat technology, published on 22 July 2026, what assessment he has made of trends in the regional dist
Answer: The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme supports jobs across the UK, including in all nine regions of England and in Scotland. Of these, approximately 90% are based outside of London and the south east.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFuture Combat Air System: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has the Future Combat Air System programme received in each financial year since 2018.
Answer: Since 2018, the UK Government has invested more than £5 billion across the Future Combat Air System programme.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFuture Combat Air System: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press notice entitled £708 million to accelerate UK next-generation air combat technology, published on 22 July 2026, whether the funding announced for the Future Combat Air Sys
Answer: The £708 million announced on 22 July 2026 was allocated within the Defence Investment Plan.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAerospace Industry: ResearchDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled Business Secretary: “I'm backing investment and innovation to power good growth in every corner of the UK”, published on 22 July 2026,
Answer: The Government announced more than £500 million of industry-led aerospace research and technology projects at the Farnborough International Airshow. The co-funding provided through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme will support innovation...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAerospace Industry: FinanceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled Business Secretary: “I'm backing investment and innovation to power good growth in every corner of the UK”, published on 22 July 2026,
Answer: The Government recognises the UK aerospace sector’s long-standing distribution in major regional clusters, with its workforce, innovation and manufacturing activities concentrated in regions such as the South West, West Midlands, North West, Wales, Scotla...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: SurveysMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much was paid to households to participate in the English Housing Survey in each of the last five years.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Electronic EquipmentCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22631More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what digital devices are issued to Ministers as part of their roles; and who is responsible for keeping an inventory of devices.
Answer: As part of their roles, Ministers in the Cabinet Office are issued standard Official Windows or MacBook Laptops and a standard iPhone or Android Official device. In some circumstances a tablet device may also be requested. These devices are managed by the...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNo 10 NorthCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22630More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an estimate of the costs relating to the establishment of Number 10 in the north.
Answer: No10 North is central to the Prime Minister’s commitment to get good growth in every postcode, drive devolution, and bring Government closer to the communities it serves. Mayors, employers, councils, and public services, will work in equal partnership wit...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Electronic EquipmentCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22629More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what procedures apply following the loss or theft of a government-issued electronic device assigned to a Minister.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Electronic EquipmentCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22628More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government maintains records of instances in which government-issued electronic devices assigned to Ministers have been lost or stolen.
Answer: As part of its standard operating procedures Cabinet Office Security will log any loss or theft of government-issued electronic devices and will direct individuals to report any stolen items to the police and request a crime reference number. This include...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional Service Family Accommodation properties are scheduled to be upgraded during the 2026–27 financial year.
Answer: Upgrades have recently completed on 1,250 of the poorest-quality homes. Further improvement programmes are progressing across the estate this financial year, including bringing 1,000 previously unavailable homes back online, while targeted works continue ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military family homes have been fully upgraded under the Defence Housing Strategy since its publication, broken down by region.
Answer: 395 Service Family Accommodation homes have been fully upgraded under the Defence Housing Strategy, since its publication on 3 November 2025. The table below shows the regional breakdown: NorthCentralSoutheastSouthwest455919596 Delivery is already underw...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Department is taking to increase the number of drug searches at transport hubs.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the supply and movement of illegal drugs, including through transport networks and at the UK border.Decisions on the use of stop and search are operational matters for the police, based on local intelligence, threat...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department gives to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology to catch wanted persons.
Answer: The Home Office does not provide operational guidance to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology.Forces using the technology must comply with all relevant legal requirements including data protection, human rights and equality legislatio...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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