Adam Jogee MP: written questions 2025
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Arts: StaffordshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase access to the arts for people over the age of 60 in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Arts Council England is the DCMS arms-length body with responsibility for distributing arts funding. Arts Council England provides both Grant-in-Aid and lottery funding which supports a number of creative programmes and activities for older people across ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: StaffordshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to increase access to the arts for children and young people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: The Secretary of State has a range of discussions with Cabinet colleagues across the whole of her portfolio. DCMS officials regularly discuss access to the arts for children and young people with their counterparts across His Majesty’s Government includin...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: StaffordshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase access to the arts for children and young people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: The Secretary of State has a range of discussions with Cabinet colleagues across the whole of her portfolio. DCMS officials regularly discuss access to the arts for children and young people with their counterparts across His Majesty’s Government includin...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Cases Review CommissionMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she last met with the leadership of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Answer: The Secretary of State met the incoming interim Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, Dame Vera Baird DBE KC, on 3 June 2025.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Cases Review CommissionMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Answer: The Lord Chancellor has appointed Dame Vera Baird DBE KC to carry out a thorough review of the operation of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, to increase public confidence in the organisation and the important work it undertakes investigating potentia...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: StaffordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children and young people waiting for an ADHD assessment in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: There is, at present, no single established dataset that can be used to monitor waiting times for assessment and diagnosis for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for individual organisations or geographies in England. Although the data reques...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordZoos: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of updates to the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain on animal welfare standards at zoos.
Answer: The Government published new Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain on 24 May 2025. The Standards will come into force from May 2027 and will replace the current 2012 Secretary of State’s Standards of Modern Zoo Practice. The new Standards re...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordZoos: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to update the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain.
Answer: The Government published new Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain on 24 May 2025. The Standards will come into force from May 2027 and will replace the current 2012 Secretary of State’s Standards of Modern Zoo Practice. The new Standards re...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish and Irish Association of Zoos and AquariumsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent engagement he has had with the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Answer: Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Defra Animal Welfare Minister, periodically meets with the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). Most recently the Minister met both the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the British and Irish Associati...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Recognition of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to advance recognition of the State of Palestine since 20 May 2025.
Answer: The UK commitment to a two-state solution is unwavering. We are committed to recognising a Palestinian state at a time that has the most impact in achieving this reality and is most conducive to long-term prospects for peace. We are clear that does not n...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken since 1 May 2025 to advance the implementation of a two-state solution to the crisis in the Middle East.
Answer: The UK's commitment to a two-state solution is unwavering. We support a two-state solution that guarantees security and stability for both the Israeli and Palestinian people and are regularly engaging Israelis, Palestinians and regional partners on this. ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Sudan: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the political situation in South Sudan.
Answer: The political and security situation in South Sudan is becoming increasingly unstable. We are using our diplomatic levers at our disposal to call for de-escalation of ongoing violence across the country and for President Kiir to release political detainee...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock Worrying: StaffordshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to tackle livestock worrying in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: This Government recognises the distress livestock worrying can cause animals and their keepers. The Government is supporting a Private Members’ Bill which will amend and update the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953. The Bill will modernise definitio...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInvest StaffordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential contribution of Invest Staffordshire to her Department’s delivery of her priorities for (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshi
Answer: Invest Staffordshire was launched at UKREIIF in May 2025. It aims to promote key strategic investment sites and economic opportunities in Staffordshire. We hope to see it play an important role in promoting economic growth, attracting private sector inves...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMoorland: Fire PreventionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons wildfire warning signs have been installed on English moorland.
Answer: The decision to install signage has been made at a local level by Moors for the Future Partnership and Peak District National Park Authority.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to support universities with funding challenges.
Answer: To support universities in stabilising their financial positions, the Office for Students (OfS) will continue dedicating significant resources to ensuring the sector's financial sustainability. The department has appointed Professor Edward Peck as the sub...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister attended the 2025 Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting; and what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of outcomes from that meeting.
Answer: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention attended the 2025 Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting on 17 May 2025. The meeting was an opportunity for the United Kingdom and our Commonwealth partners to exchange views and s...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the 2025 Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has worked closely with the Department for Health and Social Care in the run up to the 2025 Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting, attended by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health an...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the impact assessment.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on the NHS budget.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the impact assessment.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: StaffordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the causes of homelessness in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high, and this can have a devastating impact on those affected. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to de...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high, and this can have a devastating impact on those affected. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to de...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Nuclear PowerDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to use nuclear energy to support the AI Opportunities Action Plan.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant energy demands of advanced AI infrastructure and is exploring how this can be met through renewable power sources, including nuclear.In February this year, the Prime Minister announced significant reforms to accel...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of new nuclear development on local communities.
Answer: Public consultation and community engagement is an essential part of the planning process. We are in the process of designating a new National Policy Statement for nuclear energy generation, called EN-7, which we consulted on earlier this year. EN-7 makes...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: Nuclear ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how (a) Small Modular Reactors and (b) Advanced Modular Reactors can support energy-intensive industries.
Answer: Small and Advanced Modular Reactors (SMRs and AMRs) can support energy-intensive industries by providing scalable, low-carbon energy with the ability to co-locate at industrial sites. These reactors are well-suited for hard-to-decarbonise sectors and emer...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
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