Adam Jogee MP: written questions
163 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Employment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the support provided by his Department for disabled people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire to find work.
Answer: Disabled people and people with health conditions are a diverse group so access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the right time, is key. In the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, we have a range of specialist initiatives to sup...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: StaffordshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle fly-tipping in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Local authorities have powers to investigate and take enforcement action against offenders, including issuing fixed penalty notices of up to £5,000 (up from £1000 since 1st September) and prosecuting those responsible. In February Defra published best pra...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFood and Drinks: StaffordshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to encourage public bodies to prioritise the purchase of British produce from (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: In 2025, the Government published a new national procurement policy statement, which sets expectations for government contracts to favour products certified to high environmental standards that British producers, including those in Newcastle-under-Lyme, a...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFootpaths: Newcastle-under-LymeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she make an assessment of the potential environmental impact of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council failing to clear overgrown weeds on footpaths in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Answer: The Department has made no assessment of the potential environmental impact of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council failing to clear overgrown weeds on footpaths in Newcastle-under-Lyme. However, local highway authorities are responsible for the managemen...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken through trade deals to support food exporters in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Defra is supporting British food and farming through new trade agreements, including those agreed recently with India, the Gulf Cooperation Council and Switzerland. These provide opportunities for Staffordshire producers such as those making high-quality ...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to support local authorities to tackle food waste.
Answer: On 13 May, the Government reinforced its commitment to supporting those most in need by announcing a new national programme to redistribute surplus food. Defra is leading work across Government and with stakeholders to tackle avoidable food waste througho...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: StaffordshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure adequate water supply for businesses in Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Water companies produce 25-year Water Resources Management Plans and Drought Plans every five years. The water companies review their plans annually. This is monitored by the Environment Agency and Ofwat to ensure secure, resilient water supplies and drou...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: StaffordshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure adequate water supply for residents in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Water companies produce 25-year Water Resources Management Plans and Drought Plans every five years. The water companies review their plans annually. This is monitored by the Environment Agency and Ofwat to ensure secure, resilient water supplies and drou...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: StaffordshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help protect communities vulnerable to flooding in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answer: The Environment Agency works with Staffordshire County Council to reduce flood risk. In Newcastle-under-Lyme, the town centre is protected by flood defences and covered by two flood warning areas. Across Staffordshire, flood defences help protect major ur...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Harassment: EmploymentWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23822More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle workplace sexual harassment.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordEqual Pay: StaffordshireWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23821More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle pay disparities for disabled people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answer: We are committed to delivering our manifesto commitment to introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers.This will provide transparency and vital data to help businesses identify and address ethnicity and disability pa...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEqual Pay: StaffordshireWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23820More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle pay disparities for ethnic minority people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answer: We are committed to delivering our manifesto commitment to introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers.This will provide transparency and vital data to help businesses identify and address ethnicity and disability pa...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEqual PayWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23819More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the gender pay gap.
Answer: This Government is dedicated to breaking down barriers to economic opportunity for women and girls in every part of the country, including Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire, and to national initiatives that address the gender pay gap.Through policies...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen: StaffordshireWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23818More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to support the economic empowerment of women and girls in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answer: This Government is dedicated to breaking down barriers to economic opportunity for women and girls in every part of the country, including Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire, and to national initiatives that address the gender pay gap.Through policies...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Both in the Hon Member’s local region, and all across the country, the Department is working closely with NHS England to drive progress on a number of the issues raised in their questions, and for many of those issues, we have published strategies that we...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps plans she plans to take to improve the health and wellbeing of women in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Both in the Hon Member’s local region, and all across the country, the Department is working closely with NHS England to drive progress on a number of the issues raised in their questions, and for many of those issues, we have published strategies that we...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to tackle wasteful spending in the National Health Service.
Answer: The Hon. Member’s questions refer to a number of the Department’s core policy and corporate priorities, and he can find extensive details of our work in these areas in the Health Bill currently before Parliament, and on the National Health Service website...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to tackle building maintenance backlogs in the NHS estate in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Both in the Hon Member’s local region, and all across the country, the Department is working closely with NHS England to drive progress on a number of the issues raised in their questions, and for many of those issues, we have published strategies that we...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support NHS staff in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Both in the Hon Member’s local region, and all across the country, the Department is working closely with NHS England to drive progress on a number of the issues raised in their questions, and for many of those issues, we have published strategies that we...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken for cancer diagnoses for people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Both in the Hon Member’s local region, and all across the country, the Department is working closely with NHS England to drive progress on a number of the issues raised in their questions, and for many of those issues, we have published strategies that we...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to reform NHS health and social care services.
Answer: The Hon. Member’s questions refer to a number of the Department’s core policy and corporate priorities, and he can find extensive details of our work in these areas in the Health Bill currently before Parliament, and on the National Health Service website...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: StaffordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support GPs in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire to spend more time with their patients.
Answer: Both in the Hon Member’s local region, and all across the country, the Department is working closely with NHS England to drive progress on a number of the issues raised in their questions, and for many of those issues, we have published strategies that we...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Both in the Hon Member’s local region, and all across the country, the Department is working closely with NHS England to drive progress on a number of the issues raised in their questions, and for many of those issues, we have published strategies that we...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: StaffordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help reduce hospital backlogs in Staffordshire.
Answer: Both in the Hon Member’s local region, and all across the country, the Department is working closely with NHS England to drive progress on a number of the issues raised in their questions, and for many of those issues, we have published strategies that we...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: TechnologyAttorney General's OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23807More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of technology to improve efficiency in the criminal justice system.
Answer: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has assessed that modern digital technologies can enhance existing processes and support more efficient case handling. Through its Future Casework Tools programme, the CPS is modernising systems to improve the casework ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →