Every parliamentary written question tabled by Andrew Snowden this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16313 on Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal, what his planned timetable is for Government to issue payments to local councils to procu
Waste collection authorities received their capital new burdens funding allocations for providing household food waste collections in February this year and will receive transitional resource allocations for the 24/25 financial year in early 2025. We aim ...
Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16313 on Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of the role of householders in forthcom
It is our intention to provide transitional resource funding for the 2024/25 financial year as soon as possible. Subject to agreement, Defra plans to fund communications to support participation by householders in new food waste collections.
Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16313 on Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal, what support is available to borough councils to meet their obligation to provide food w
In February of this year, we provided £258m of capital funding to waste collection authorities to help with the purchasing of bins and vehicles. It is our intention to provide transitional resource funding for the 2024/25 early in the new year and funding...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department will require councils to collect household and food waste separately by March 2026.
Under Simpler Recycling, by 31 March 2026 local authorities in England will be required to provide weekly food waste collections to all households.
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting (a) the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and (b) other voluntary lifesaving services from the changes made to employers' National Insurance cont
The Government recognises the important role charities play in our society and has made it a priority to reset the relationship with civil society by developing a Civil Society Covenant. To repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to...
Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's net zero policies on food supply from British producers.
This Government is committed to delivering net zero by 2050, while ensuring that the transition to more climate friendly practices goes hand in hand with food security and farm productivity from British producers. We will work with farmers to support econ...
Whether his Department plans to take steps to help firms secure orders of Eurofighter Typhoon jets from international partners.
Exports of the Eurofighter Typhoon jets are led by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). My Department does however support MOD-led export campaigns through our network of staff in the UK and overseas. We also work closely with the Typhoon partner governments of...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the International Criminal Court condemning their decision to issue an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu.
In line with this Government's stated commitment to the rule of law, we respect the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the funding her Department provides Visit Britain.
Funding allocations for VisitBritain are reviewed as part of the comprehensive spending review process, which in turn depends on the recent Budget. I note the Honorable Member’s bid for additional funding - and his opposition to the Budget. It is difficul...
Whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increased bus fare cap on public transport use in Lancashire.
In the Budget on 30 October, the government confirmed it will invest over £150 million to introduce a new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025. Under the plans of the previous administration, the curre...
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase the number of prosecutions for people found to be driving under the influence of drugs.
Enforcement of drug driving legislation and how available resources are deployed is an operational matter for individual Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners to determine in conjunction with local crime and policing plans, taking into accou...
What plans he has to roll out further Clinical Diagnostic Centres.
Approximately £1.5 billion of additional capital funding has been allocated in the budget for 2025/26, to support National Health Service performance across secondary and emergency care, and to begin to deliver against the Government's three strategic shi...
Pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2024 to Question 12181 on Typhoon Aircraft: Procurement, what steps he is taking to ensure that skilled workers in the defence sector are retained.
This Government is committed to bringing forward a Defence Industrial Strategy which ensures the imperatives of national security and a high-growth economy are aligned. The defence sector, including the combat air sector, provides highly skilled jobs acro...
If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed increases in employer's national insurance contributions on future trends in the cost to the public purse of Government contracts with private secto
At the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced that the rate of Employer National Insurance contributions will increase from 13.8% to 15% from 6 April 2025. In order to raise the revenue required to fund public services and restore economic stability, dif...
If her Department will issue guidance on whether film and television productions that use generative artificial intelligence qualify for (a) the Independent Film Tax Credit and (b) rate relief for VFX spend.
From 1 April 2025, films with a UK lead writer or director and budgets of under £15 million will be able to claim an enhanced 53% rate of Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC), known as the Independent Film Tax Credit (IFTC). Generative artificial intell...
Following the Chancellor's commitment of £3 billion a year for the Ukraine war effort, what similar commitment does this budget make for our continued support of Israel's war effort.
A resolution to this conflict has been a priority since day one of this Government. An immediate ceasefire is just the first step towards a lasting solution to the crisis. The UK continues to fund our operational presence in Middle East to support regiona...
If he will include the South Fylde Passing Loop Project in new rail infrastructure spending.
Following the closure of the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) programme, the Department is now reviewing its portfolio, including proposals for the South Fylde line. There is currently no DfT funding allocated to develop this project any further, but we encou...
With reference to paragraph 2.51 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, what guidance her Department issues to small business farmers who wish to keep an inherited family farm.
The Government has published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief#:~:text=From%206%20April%202026%2C%20the,rather%20than%20the%20standard%2...
Communities and Local Government, what funding is available for the redevelopment of town centres in Fylde constituency.
The Government will set out its long-term vision for local growth at the muti-year spending review in the Spring. This will end the approach of Local Authorities and MCAs bidding against each other for growth funds, targeting funding where it is needed mo...
Whether his Department's budget for 2025-26 includes 24 Typhoon jets.
Budget allocations for 2025-26 will be set in the usual way and informed by the findings of the Strategic Defence Review.