Gareth Snell MP: written questions
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AcademiesDepartment 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
Original Parliament recordAdrenaline Auto-injectorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the most up to date NHS advice is for the application of a second Adrenaline Auto-Injectors in 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
Original Parliament recordAdrenaline Auto-injectorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether spare AAIs can be used on someone in an anaphylactic emergency if they do not have a previously diagnosed allergy.
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
Original Parliament recordAdrenaline Auto-injectorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the MHRA allows an AAI prescribed to someone else to be used on a person having an anaphylactic reaction.
Answer: Regulation 238 of the Human Medicines Regulation 2012 permits the administration of adrenaline by auto-injector for use in anaphylaxis for the purpose of saving a life. The regulation does not specifically provide for, or prevent the use of, an adrenaline...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Military DecorationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how veterans can obtain replacement medals when originals have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in cases where ill health has delayed the submission of (i) police and (ii) insurance reports.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) maintains a long-established policy whereby, upon receipt of proof of loss, due to fire or flood (a successful insurance claim), or theft (a police report), our Medal Office will provide replacement medals. The requirement fo...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCider: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87371More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of small cider producers produce less than five hectolitres of pure alcohol and are exempt from alcohol duty payments.
Answer: Alcohol duty on all products collectively raises over £12bn a year, helping to fund vital public services as well as reduce harmful drinking. The 2023 alcohol duty reforms brought much greater consistency of treatment between different types of alcohol. T...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer and Cider: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87370More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of equalising cider and beer duty.
Answer: Alcohol duty on all products collectively raises over £12bn a year, helping to fund vital public services as well as reduce harmful drinking. The 2023 alcohol duty reforms brought much greater consistency of treatment between different types of alcohol. T...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children there were in each year since 1994 by reason the episode of care ceased.
Answer: Information on children looked after, including those ceasing care, for the latest five years is published in the annual statistical release: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-ad...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children there were in each year since 1994 by age of the child on ceasing to be looked after.
Answer: Information on children looked after, including those ceasing care, for the latest five years is published in the annual statistical release: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-ad...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children there were subject to (a) a care order and (b) voluntary agreements under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 as of 31 March in each year since 1994.
Answer: Information on children looked after, including those ceasing care, for the latest five years is published in the annual statistical release: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-ad...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children there were (a) in foster placement with (i) relatives and (ii) friends, (b) placed with (A) parents and (B) other persons with parental responsibility, (c) placed for adoption and
Answer: Information on children looked after, including those ceasing care, for the latest five years is published in the annual statistical release: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-ad...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
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