Adam Jogee MP: written questions 2025
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African UnionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the African Union since 5 September 2025.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary's future travel plans will be set out in the normal way in due course.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSouthern African Development CommunityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Southern African Development Community since 5 September 2025.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary's future travel plans will be set out in the normal way in due course.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sub-Saharan AfricaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to visit sub-Saharan southern Africa.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary's future travel plans will be set out in the normal way in due course.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: CommitteesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the membership is of the collaboration committees that were established in July 2025.
Answer: The Collaboration Committees established in July 2025 are made up of a diverse group of members, including people with lived experience of DWP services, disabled people's organisations, charities, healthcare professionals, academics, support providers, an...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDevolutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her counterparts in the devolved Administrations since her appointment.
Answer: Since her appointment the Secretary of State has held meetings to discuss a range of shared priorities with the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands in...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Farmers UnionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet the leadership of the National Farmers' Union.
Answer: As part of their Ministerial responsibilities, both the Secretary of State and her farming Minister meet routinely with farming organisations.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUlster Farmers UnionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet the (a) President and (b) Vice President of the Ulster Farmers' Union.
Answer: As part of their Ministerial responsibilities, both the Secretary of State and her farming Minister meet routinely with farming organisations.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside AllianceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet the leadership of the Countryside Alliance.
Answer: As part of their Ministerial responsibilities, both the Secretary of State and her farming Minister meet routinely with farming organisations.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiseases: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 73278 on Dementia: Research, what proportion of NHS funding was spent on (a) dementia, (b) cancer, (c) stroke and (d) coronary heart disease r
Answer: The Department funds and delivers health research via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Funding allocated to the NIHR is separate from National Health Service funding and is not calculated as a proportion of NHS spend.NIHR invest...
Answered 10 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth Enterprise and Investment CouncilTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74999More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer has not had recent discussions with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC). However, the Government works closely with the CWEIC by, for example, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office providin...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth Enterprise and Investment CouncilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.
Answer: Details of the meetings held by Ministers of the Department for Business and Trade are available on the transparency pages of gov.uk.https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbt-ministers-transparency-publications
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth Enterprise and Investment CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) works closely with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council. The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council co-hosted a soft power workshop with the FCDO in June 2025. This workshop was...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: StaffordshireTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74992More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase access to capital for businesses based in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that businesses across the UK, including in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire, can access the capital they need to grow. Working with the British Business Bank (BBB), we are delivering a range of targeted inter...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill: SafetyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, , what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle safety risks associated with landfill sites.
Answer: It is important that waste is managed safely in a way which does not pose risks to people or the environment. Operators of landfill sites in England are required by the Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations 2016 to hold an environment...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUSMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the (a) purpose and (b) efficacy of the AUKUS programme.
Answer: AUKUS is a landmark security and defence partnership with two of our closest allies. It is one of the most strategically important partnerships in decades, supporting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic, while also delivering jobs and...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLeukaemia: StaffordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of the treatment available to people with Leukaemia in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: We will get the NHS diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so more patients survive, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system. This will benefit patients across the system, including in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire.We...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Lightspeed and (b) other (i) broadband and (ii) connectivity companies on the effectiveness of their consultation processes with local res
Answer: I have not had any discussions with Lightspeed about their consultation processes with local residents. However, my predecessor raised concerns about telegraph pole deployment directly with industry, through trade bodies ISPA and INCA.In response, the ind...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTanzania: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent reports his Department has received on the (a) political and (b) security situation in the United Republic of Tanzania.
Answer: The UK is closely monitoring the political and security situation in Tanzania. Ministers have engaged with Tanzanian counterparts to raise areas of concern. The British High Commission in Dar es Salaam continues to maintain an active dialogue with the Gov...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Government issuing an official apology to people affected by forced adoptions.
Answer: This abhorrent practice should never have taken place, and our deepest sympathies are with all those affected.The government takes this issue extremely seriously and continues to engage with those affected to provide support.The department continues to fo...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 45551, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including (a) Portsmouth Urban Area, (b) Reading/Wokingham Urban Area
Answer: Portsmouth Urban Area, Reading/Wokingham Urban Area, Sheffield Urban Area, The Potteries and Tyneside are all included in the 2024 national air quality compliance assessment. The national assessment is based on a combination of monitoring and modelling wh...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: StaffordshireTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73493More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is she will take steps to support the hospitality sector in Staffordshire.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the hospitality sector and local businesses across the UK. To deliver on our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower business rates multipliers for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) propert...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress her Department has made with developers to ensure unsafe buildings in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire are remediated quickly.
Answer: 54 developers have signed the developer remediation contract with government. MHCLG publishes quarterly updates on progress that developers are making.As at 30 June 2025, those developers had identified 1,892 buildings with life-critical fire safety defec...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: StaffordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase funding for homelessness prevention services in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: This Government has inherited record levels of homelessness, and we recognise the cost pressures this has put on councils. That is why we have increased funding for homelessness services in 2025/26 by £233 million to nearly £1 billion, alongside a local g...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: StaffordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: This Government has inherited record levels of homelessness, and we recognise the cost pressures this has put on councils. That is why we have increased funding for homelessness services in 2025/26 by £233 million to nearly £1 billion, alongside a local g...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParental Leave: StaffordshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to support working families in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire through the parental leave system.
Answer: Through the Employment Rights Bill the Government will ensure that Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave are ‘day one’ rights, removing continuity of service requirements for employees.In the Plan to Make Work Pay the Government committed to a review ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
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