Adam Jogee MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission since his appointment.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence recognises the important work conducted by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) in maintaining the graves and memorials of fallen sailors, soldiers and aviators from the two world wars, in 23,000 locations acros...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordKeele University: Domestic VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to visit (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Keele University.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education and other governmental Ministers visit a wide variety of education settings across a broad geography. Ministers are grateful to receive many invitations to different establishments and will contin...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCommonwealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) implications for his policies of the candidates seeking appointment as the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.
Answer: HMG is considering each candidate seriously in line with the UK's priorities. Who will be the next Secretary-General is a decision for Commonwealth Heads of Government to make by consensus at CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) in Samoa, in O...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOlder People: AdvocacyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a commissioner for older people.
Answer: The Department has no current plans to assess the potential merits of appointing a commissioner for older people in England. DWP offers employment support for eligible older people through the network of Jobcentres across the UK and through contracted emp...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Newcastle-under-LymeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the availability of Produodopa for people with Parkinson’s disease in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance recommending foslevodopa–foscarbidopa (Produodopa) for patients with Parkinson’s disease meeting specified clinical criteria, in November 2023. Produodopa is now available to ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Newcastle-under-LymeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of procuring Produodopa via the NHS on the treatment of Parkinson's disease in Newcastle-Under Lyme constituency.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance recommending foslevodopa–foscarbidopa (Produodopa) for patients with Parkinson’s disease meeting specified clinical criteria, in November 2023. Produodopa is now available to ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Newcastle-under-LymeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with (a) Staffordshire County Council and (b) Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council on their potential role in increasing the number of people claiming pension credit in Newc
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions wrote to all local authorities on 20 August. The letter acknowledged the vital role local authorities play in supporting their communities. The Government recognises that many loca...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLandfill: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on the number of fines issued to landfill site operators by the Environment Agency for a breach of permit conditions in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Environment Agency is able to take a range of enforcement action against non-compliances by site operators, in line with its Enforcement and Sanctions Policy. Some enforcement action may lead to a prosecution resulting in a fine imposed by the court. ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants known to her Department who applied for personal independence payments but died with six months of making their application.
Answer: Table 1 shows the number of claimants who died within 6 months of their PIP application per year up to 2023, the last year for which complete data is available. Table 1 Year of PIP ApplicationNumber of Claimants who died within 6 months of PIP applicatio...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTrastuzumab DeruxtecanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Enhertu in reducing the number of women who lose their lives to breast cancer in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and b) England.
Answer: Whilst we have made no specific assessment, the clinical trial evidence considered by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) shows that Enhertu increases how long people live and how long they have before their cancer gets worse comp...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFreezing of Assets: RussiaTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3454More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax was taken on the interest accrued on Russian assets frozen in UK banks in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)’s, part of HM Treasury, announced in its 2022-2023 Annual Review that between February 2022 and October 2023, £22.7 billion in frozen funds had been reported in relation to the Russia sanctions regim...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness: StaffordshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to (a) meet the Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce to discuss further cooperation and (b) visit businesses in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.
Answer: DBT is committed to driving long-term, inclusive and secure economic growth in all parts of the country, and engagement with Mayors, businesses and communities in all regions, including the West Midlands, is therefore a priority. DBT officials are in regu...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Newcastle-under-LymeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help ensure that people with Parkinson’s in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency receive (a) an early diagnosis and (b) swift treatment.
Answer: NHS England’s RightCare toolkit and Getting It Right First Time programme aim to improve care for people with Parkinson’s disease by reducing variation and delivering care more equitably across the country.The National Institute for Health and Care Excell...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBladder Cancer: Newcastle-under-LymeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help ensure that people with bladder cancer in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency receive (a) an early diagnosis and (b) swift treatment.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service catching cancer on time, diagnosing it earlier and treating it faster so more patients survive this horrible set of diseases, including bladder cancer, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system.Nati...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChemicals: LabellingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2023 to Question 138258 on Labelling: Packaging, what the UK's policy has been on matters relating to the meetings of the potential hazards issues working group esta
Answer: The UK is an active participant of the potential hazard issues informal working group at the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of classification and labelling of chemicals (UN GHS) and supported a mandate issued to the Organisation for Economic Co...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPer- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to phase out per-and-polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS); and whether he plans to align with EU regulation standards on PFAS.
Answer: The Government is charting a new course to develop an ambitious programme to turn the tide and better protect our natural environment. Recently we announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan to deliver on our legally binding targets to ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: StaffordshireHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the police response to violence against women and girls in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: The scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable and this government will treat it as the national emergency that it is. The police are a crucial partner to deliver our ambition to halve VAWG in the next decade. We must drastica...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Newcastle-under-LymeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the number of people that are in work and claiming Universal Credit in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.
Answer: Under my political leadership the DWP will shift from being a department for welfare to being a department for work. We will create a new jobs and careers service, bringing together Jobcentre Plus and the National Careers Service.The service will be focus...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Newcastle-under-LymeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the decision by the previous Conservative government to remove the £20 uplift to Universal Credit on poverty in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.
Answer: The £20 uplift in Universal Credit was removed in October 2021. Statistics on the number of Children living in absolute and relative poverty per constituency before housing costs are published annually in the “Children in low income families: local area s...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Newcastle-under-LymeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in work and claiming Universal Credit in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.
Answer: Official statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit are published each month on Stat-Xplore, with breakdowns available by Westminster Parliamentary Constituency. The latest statistics are to June 2024, with a breakdown by employment indicator...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help support women affected by the rise in the State Pension age in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: DWP offers employment support for eligible customers of all ages, including those below State Pension age, through the network of Jobcentres across the UK, and through contracted employment programmes.A dedicated offer for older workers seeks to provide t...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help tackle child poverty in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is a priority for the Government and a central part of delivering the Government’s Mission to create and spread opportunity for every child and young person in our country. We promised concrete actions in our manifesto to support ch...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordChemicals: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of chemical regulations.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting human health and the environment. We are currently considering the best approach to chemicals regulation in the UK.
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the World Health Organisation guidelines entitled WHO global air quality guidelines: particulate matter (?PM2.5 and PM10)?, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide an
Answer: The Government is committed to meeting current legal targets for air quality, including the targets recently set under the Environment Act 2021, and will review the policy measures needed to achieve them. We will deliver a comprehensive and ambitious Clea...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: North StaffordshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of air pollution on the (a) natural environment in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) economy in North Sta
Answer: Air pollution has a significant impact on our economy every year by reducing labour productivity and growth. No specific assessment of air pollution and its impact on the natural environment in Newcastle-under-Lyme has been made recently nor the impact on...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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