Adam Jogee MP: written questions
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Music: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire are able to offer high quality music education through (i) the national curriculum and (
Answer: As part of the government’s Opportunity Mission, the department wants to widen access to music education.Music Hubs continue to play a vital role across England, with grant funding of £76 million for the 2025/26 academic year. This includes nearly £2.2 mi...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDormant Assets Scheme: Youth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of dormant assets funds will be allocated to youth services.
Answer: In November 2024, the government announced an even split of £350m between the four Dormant Assets causes. Since then an additional £90m has been split between Youth and Financial Inclusion.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the Universal Credit health element on claimants under the age of 22.
Answer: As part of the Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation, the Government invited views on the proposal to raise the minimum age for accessing the Universal Credit (UC) health element to 22. The consultation closed on 30 June, and we are now considering re...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people with mental health conditions are not disproportionately disadvantaged by the proposed reforms to PIP.
Answer: As I set out in the House of Commons on 1 July 2025, the Government has listened to the concerns raised by Members from across the House about the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Clause 5 of the Universal Credit and Personal Indep...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the registration dates for industry under UK REACH.
Answer: We are aware of stakeholder concerns about the feasibility of these dates and will provide further information in due course.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish his Department's strategy for (a) the chemicals industry and (b) chemicals management.
Answer: The Chemicals industry is noted as a key foundational sector within the Industrial Strategy which helps underpin almost all other manufacturing sectors, including priority sectors such as Advanced Manufacturing. Delivery of a Chemicals Strategy to establi...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the consultation on the UK REACH Alternative Transitional Registration model (ATRm) for chemicals.
Answer: Defra will set out its approach to chemicals regulation in due course. This will include explaining what approach is being taken towards the UK REACH alternative transitional registration model (ATRm), which was subject to public consultation in 2025.
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection and Trade Agreements: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department had with the Paymaster General regarding UK-EU trade and environmental standards prior to the UK-EU summit in London on 18 May 2025.
Answer: Ministerial colleagues have had and maintain regular discussions with the Cabinet Office and other relevant departments on UK-EU trade and environmental standards.
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to include discussions on the future co-operation on chemical regulations in the annual UK-EU summits.
Answer: Co-operation with the EU on chemical regulations is provided for under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether closer co-operation on chemical regulations was discussed at the UK-EU Summit on 18 May 2025.
Answer: Co-operation with the EU on chemical regulations is provided for under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInsolvency: ReformTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64298More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Prudential Regulation Authority on the potential impact of reforming Solvency UK on the availability of annuity capital for investment in (a) housing, (b) transport and (c) i
Answer: I have regular discussions with the Prudential Regulation Authority on a range of subjects, including the potential of recent reforms to the prudential requirements for insurers to have a positive impact on investment into productive UK assets, such as ho...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that Homes England will take a strategic approach to affordable rural housing delivery by embedding the needs of the countryside at all levels
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 2 July (HCWS771).We are giving further consideration to how policy can better promote rural affordable housing as part of our work to produce a set of national policies for decision mak...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGCE A-levelDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the breadth of subjects students study at A-Level on (a) life chances, (b) employability and (c) the economy.
Answer: High and rising school standards are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give children and young people the best life chances. The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, c...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMathematics: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the current maths curriculum in the context of increasing demand for data skills.
Answer: High and rising standards across education, from early years to adulthood, are the key to unlocking stronger outcomes and a better future for children and young people. Our new regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) teams are now workin...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordMathematics: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the UK’s PISA mathematics performance.
Answer: High and rising standards across education, from early years to adulthood, are the key to unlocking stronger outcomes and a better future for children and young people. Our new regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) teams are now workin...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordMathematics: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the gap between the lowest and highest achievers in GCSE maths performance.
Answer: High and rising standards across education, from early years to adulthood, are the key to unlocking stronger outcomes and a better future for children and young people. Our new regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) teams are now workin...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordMathematics: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure more students from less affluent areas are taught by trained maths teachers.
Answer: Recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. This is why the government’s Plan for Change has committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new expert teachers in secondary and...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to continue funding tennis facilities following the conclusion of the Park Tennis Project.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed at least £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the nation following the Spending Review....
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to invest in (a) tennis, (b) padel and (c) court-base sports in the 2025-2026 financial year.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed at least £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the nation following the Spending Review....
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) other communities have access to covered tennis facilities to enable year-round play.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed at least £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the nation following the Spending Review....
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: EuropeNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of violence against women in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of Europe.
Answer: Violence against women and girls is a national emergency and last year seven women were killed in Northern Ireland. Through my ongoing engagement with organisations working to support victims and survivors and tackle this societal issue, it is clear that ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people who are in receipt of the Universal Credit health element who were not also in receipt of the Personal Independence Payment daily living component prior to the Work Capability Assessment
Answer: Our Pathways to Work Green Paper set out why we are scrapping the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). We want to end the binary categorisation of groups and labelling as either ‘can or can’t work’. Instead, any extra financial support for health conditions ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will support the establishment of Centres of Excellence for each less survivable cancer type.
Answer: To support cancer care for rarer and less survivable cancer type, the Government is committed to helping the National Health Service to diagnose all cancers earlier and to treat them faster.The Government is also committed to improving waiting times for c...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will support the (a) rollout and (b) expansion of testing for (i) hepatitis B, (ii) hepatitis C, (iii) HIV, (iv) other precursor conditions to less survivable cancers and (v) NHS
Answer: Testing for hepatitis B, C, and HIV is available through a variety of routes including, primary care, sexual health services and targeted testing to reach groups most at risk of infections. NHS England’s opt-out testing programme operates at several emerg...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClinical Priorities Advisory GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the next meeting of the NHS England Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) will take place; and what steps the Government plans to take to fund treatments previously reviewed by CPAG.
Answer: The NHS England Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) continues to meet on a monthly basis to consider policy propositions and service specification propositions that are categorised as in year service. The next scheduled meeting was due for 4 June 20...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
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