Speeches by Jogee.

“Thank you. That is very comprehensive and reflects many of the points that we heard when we engaged with businesses on the ground. If you could get the UK Government to address one of those barriers, which would it be?”

“So it is easier not to?”

“Good morning and welcome to the Committee, Mr McCabrey. I have quite a focused question: can you identify for us the challenges and barriers facing Northern Ireland businesses as they seek to trade both with Great Britain and with the Republic of Ireland?”

“Thank you, I’ll see you in Newcastle-under-Lyme.”

“Not to take you back in time, Baroness Foster, but can you give us a flavour of how engaged and interested the current Northern Ireland Executive is in the work of Intertrade UK?”

“We all know that there are different views on the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union: why, what, the impact and the rest. We obviously have to make a success of it—that is important for everybody. Given some of the concerns, and the particular impact that leaving the EU has had on Northern Ireland and N…”

“Thank you, Baroness Foster, for your comprehensive answers so far this morning. I was very pleased to hear your reference, in response to Mr Robinson, to a regional approach. Staffordshire—Newcastle-under-Lyme—is a great place to do business. We would happily have you and the board come to see us, and there are lots of…”

“In relation to your point about trade anywhere, can I ask what engagement the board will have, has had or may think to have with Departments across Government? The Trade Minister, Sir Chris Bryant, is travelling the world doing lots of things. I am particularly interested in the potential of the Commonwealth to boost t…”

“Thank you. That is very comprehensive and reflects many of the points that we heard when we engaged with businesses on the ground. If you could get the UK Government to address one of those barriers, which would it be?”

“So it is easier not to?”

“Good morning and welcome to the Committee, Mr McCabrey. I have quite a focused question: can you identify for us the challenges and barriers facing Northern Ireland businesses as they seek to trade both with Great Britain and with the Republic of Ireland?”

“Thank you, I’ll see you in Newcastle-under-Lyme.”

“Not to take you back in time, Baroness Foster, but can you give us a flavour of how engaged and interested the current Northern Ireland Executive is in the work of Intertrade UK?”

“In relation to your point about trade anywhere, can I ask what engagement the board will have, has had or may think to have with Departments across Government? The Trade Minister, Sir Chris Bryant, is travelling the world doing lots of things. I am particularly interested in the potential of the Commonwealth to boost t…”

“Thank you, Baroness Foster, for your comprehensive answers so far this morning. I was very pleased to hear your reference, in response to Mr Robinson, to a regional approach. Staffordshire—Newcastle-under-Lyme—is a great place to do business. We would happily have you and the board come to see us, and there are lots of…”

“We all know that there are different views on the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union: why, what, the impact and the rest. We obviously have to make a success of it—that is important for everybody. Given some of the concerns, and the particular impact that leaving the EU has had on Northern Ireland and N…”

“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for measures to increase the use of British-made bricks in construction projects in the United Kingdom, including specific measures relating to the building of new homes; and for connected purposes. This Bill is…”

“My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Royal Stoke University hospital, which is across the road from my constituency border but is staffed by and serves the vast majority of my constituents, is ensuring that its patients and workers enjoy the highest standards and the best of British food. I feel sure that the Minis…”

“The petition of the residents of the constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyme declares that the A525 outside Meadows primary school and the A531 at the junction of Crewe Road are inadequate, dangerous and putting the lives of the people of Newcastle-under-Lyme at risk. The petition acknowledges that in December 2025 a pare…”

“I am grateful to my hon. Friend and county neighbour for giving way. I just want to give voice to the people in his constituency who he has just referred to, as well as people in Newcastle-under-Lyme and north Staffordshire. On that urgent need, I join him in urging the county council to get its act together and do so …”