Adam Jogee MP: written questions
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National SecurityHome OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving homeland security.
Answer: The Plan for Change emphasises that national security is the first duty of Government. The Secretary of State for the Home Department therefore engages in regular and ongoing discussions with Cabinet colleagues to ensure a coordinated and robust approach ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving homeland security.
Answer: This Government continues to review the risk landscape, including threats to homeland security from overseas, which will feature in the Strategic Defence Review. We continue to work together to review and build a resilient Home Defence Programme to keep B...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce energy prices for energy intensive industries.
Answer: This Government recognises high energy prices are a key challenge for UK businesses. Our Clean Power 2030 target is the key to long-term sustainable price reductions. Our mission is for clean power by 2030 because clean, homegrown energy is the best way t...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy SupplyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of UK energy security.
Answer: Great Britain’s energy system is diverse and reliable, with the annual Statutory Security of Supply Report 2024 assessing that GB is expected to have sufficient supplies of electricity and gas to meet consumers’ demands over the short and long-term. Howev...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrican UnionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve relations with the African Union.
Answer: The UK is committed to a close relationship with the African Union (AU). The UK Office to the AU, based in Addis Abba, works closely with the AU across a range of country specific and thematic themes. The Deputy Prime Minister became the first non-African...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent engagement his Department has had with the Sudanese diaspora in the United Kingdom.
Answer: Sudan is a personal priority for the Foreign Secretary. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Ministers and officials most recently engaged with members of the Sudanese diaspora during the run up to the 15 April London Sudan Conference. Th...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: StaffordshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of criminal legal aid to people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: Criminal legal aid, where needed, is essential to support those accused of a crime to defend themselves and to uphold their right to a fair trial.This Government inherited a justice system in crisis, with a legal aid system that is creaking and on the poi...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIntimate Image Abuse: StaffordshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to tackle intimate image abuse in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: The Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade.Our VAWG strategy will be published this year and will include joint steps to tackle image-based abuse across England and Wales (includi...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: StaffordshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help support victims of sexual abuse living in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: The Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade.Our VAWG strategy will be published this year and will include joint steps to tackle image-based abuse across England and Wales (includi...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 LineDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for making available land acquired by the Government for cancelled northern legs of HS2.
Answer: My department is thoroughly reviewing the position we have inherited before setting out more detailed plans in due course, including future plans for HS2 Phase 2b safeguarding and a disposal programme for land and property acquired for HS2 that is no long...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Local Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing Local Housing Allowance on other areas of public expenditure.
Answer: The causes of homelessness are multi-faceted and often complex; they interact dynamically making it very difficult to isolate the relative importance of individual factors. We work closely with other departments, including MHCLG, to ensure the impacts of ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing Allowance: HomelessnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freezing levels of Local Housing Allowance on future levels of homelessness, in the context of her membership of the Inter-Ministerial
Answer: The causes of homelessness are multi-faceted and often complex; they interact dynamically making it very difficult to isolate the relative importance of individual factors. We work closely with other departments, including MHCLG, to ensure the impacts of ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce musculoskeletal condition waiting times in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using chiropractors as r
Answer: There are no current plans to have discussions with my Rt Hon. Friend, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the research specified, or for the Department for Health and Social Care to assess the use of chiropractors to reduce waiting times in Newca...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the research entitled The Impact of Chiropractors on Workplace Productivity in NHS MSK Pathways, published on 19 Ma
Answer: There are no current plans to have discussions with my Rt Hon. Friend, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the research specified, or for the Department for Health and Social Care to assess the use of chiropractors to reduce waiting times in Newca...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Food InsecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to increase the level of funding for supporting food-insecure people in Sudan.
Answer: At the recent London Sudan Conference, the Foreign Secretary announced a package of support budgeted at £120 million which will deliver life-saving services to more than 650,000 people. In total, more than £800 million was pledged at the conference. Since...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: CeasefiresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts who participated in the London Sudan Conference on 15 April 2025 to help ensure that the principles agreed at that
Answer: Alongside those states that attended the London Sudan Conference, the UK is taking coordinated action to strengthen the protection of civilians and to improve aid delivery. We continue to advocate for the implementation of relevant UN Security Council res...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordContraceptivesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to make the morning-after pill free at pharmacies in (a) Staffordshire and (b) England.
Answer: The Department is currently planning to expand the Pharmacy Contraception Service to include the supply of emergency hormonal contraception from October 2025. This means women will have access to the ‘morning-after pill’ free of charge at pharmacies on th...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMeans-tested Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of disabled people in receipt of a means-tested benefit but not in receipt of Personal Independence Payment in (a) Staffordshire and (b) England.
Answer: There are an estimated 1.7 million disabled people of working age who are in receipt of a means-tested benefit but not in receipt of Personal Independence Payment or an equivalent disability benefit in England, and an estimated 0.6 million of pension age....
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: BureaucracyCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44760More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to reduce Government bureaucracy.
Answer: This Government is committed to creating a productive and agile state. This means reducing bureaucracy through adoption of digital technology and AI tools; stripping back duplication and inefficiency in arms-length bodies; streamlining approval processes;...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: Fees and ChargesHome OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the affordability of the cost of a British passport.
Answer: The Home Office laid an amendment to the Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022 on 19 March 2025 which increased fees payable for passport applications from 10 April 2025.An Economic Impact Assessment and Equalities Impact Assessment have been published in rela...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPassportsHome OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where British passports are (a) printed and (b) produced.
Answer: Following a competitive tender process conducted under the previous government in 2017, the contract to manufacture passports was awarded to a company in mainland Europe, but the personalisation of those passports continues to be carried out within the UK...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCholesterol and Hypertension: StaffordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve early (a) detection and (b) diagnosis of (ii) high blood pressure and (ii) raised cholesterol levels in (A) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (B) Staffordshire.
Answer: The NHS Health check, England’s cardiovascular disease prevention programme, engages over 1.3 million people a year, and through behavioural and clinical interventions, such as managing patients’ elevated cholesterol levels, prevents approximately 500 hea...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: StaffordshireDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many individual representations her Department has received from Staffordshire County Council on the (a) adequacy and (b) reliability of public transport in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (ii) North Staffords
Answer: Although we have had representations from Staffordshire County Council on a range of transport matters, we have not, over the last five years, received correspondence from Staffordshire County Council specifically on the adequacy or reliability of public ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: StaffordshireDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many individual representations her Department has received from Staffordshire County Council in relation to potholes in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) North Staffordshire in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department receives regular correspondence from many local highway authorities on the topic of local highway maintenance, including potholes. Over the last five years, the Department’s records suggest that Staffordshire County Council has made formal ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: StaffordshireDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many individual representations her Department has received from Staffordshire County Council in relation to SEND provision in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) North Staffordshire in each of the last five y
Answer: The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the ri...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
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