19 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan on the health and wellbeing of children in that country.
ReplyThe UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and it remains one of our largest humanitarian programmes. The £154 million we allocated to Afghanistan in the last financial year ensured continued access to health, nutritio...
19 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in a) India and b) Pakistan about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
ReplyThe UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and it remains one of our largest humanitarian programmes. The £154 million we allocated to Afghanistan in the last financial year ensured continued access to health, nutritio...
19 May 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support tech start-up companies to scale-up in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.
ReplyThis Government is committed to removing barriers to growth. We are unlocking finance via pension and capital‑markets reforms, while the British Business Bank increases annual investment to £2.5 billion and commits £5 billion to growth‑stage funds. We are...
19 May 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help women from a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire access high-quality jobs in the tech sector.
ReplyWe established the Women in Tech Taskforce to identify and address the barriers preventing women from entering, staying in, and progressing in tech.This is a matter of principle; it makes economic sense and is essential to ensure the tech and services of ...
19 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedA) what progress his Department has made in implementing the UK-India Free Trade Agreement and b) what benefits it will bring to families and businesses in i) Newcastle-under-Lyme and ii) Staffordshire
ReplyOnce in place, families and businesses across Staffordshire, including in Newcastle-under-Lyme, will benefit from reduced tariffs on 92% of UK goods exports, and iconic businesses such as JCB will be able to take advantage of lower tariffs on machinery, s...
19 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to help increase economic growth in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
ReplyThe Department for Business and Trade is supporting economic growth across the UK, including in Staffordshire and Newcastle-under-Lyme, through the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, championing free trade agreements (including the recently announced Free T...
19 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to support people with health conditions (a) into work and (b) to stay in work in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.
ReplyIn the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, we have a range of specialist initiatives to support individuals to stay in work and get back into work, including those that join up employment and health systems such as Employment Advice in Talking Therapies pr...
19 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to help reduce the number of children in poverty in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.
ReplyTackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. Our Child Poverty Strategy sets out the steps we are taking to reduce child poverty in the short term, as...
19 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to increase skills and employment support for people receiving sickness benefit in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.
ReplyIn the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, we have a range of specialist initiatives to support individuals to stay in work and get back into work, including those that join up employment and health systems such as Employment Advice in Talking Therapies pr...
18 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedHow many staff will be working to the Armed Forces Commissioner.
ReplyAs the Armed Forces Commissioner organisation matures, staffing requirements will be kept under review, with the expectation that the Ministry of Defence will provide the appropriate funding and practical support needed. A provisional organisational struc...
18 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help communities in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire restore nature.
ReplyDefra funds nature restoration across the country. This includes woodland creation grants such as England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) that provides financial support for tree planting, providing 100% of standard woodland creation capital costs; with ad...
18 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat recent progress she has made in strengthening national security.
ReplyNational security remains the first duty of Government, and as the world continues to evolve, so too must our response. We face increasing challenges across a broad waterfront of threats, including states, terrorists and criminal actors, which the Governm...
18 May 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to promote active travel in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.
ReplyStaffordshire County Council has been allocated £5,420,018 in total from financial years 2026/27 to 2029/30 for active travel. It is one of 11 local authorities to receive funding to deliver an Active Travel Social Prescribing pilot, trialling ways in whi...
18 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the (a) development and (b) use of innovative technology in farming in Staffordshire.
ReplyThe Farming Innovation Programme is Defra’s programme for supporting research and innovation in farming. Its investment in innovative technology from concept to deployment aims to derisk adoption and widen access. Support was reinforced with the Modern In...
18 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat recent steps she has taken to reduce factors that encourage migrants to arrive illegally.
ReplyThe Government is clear that there are no simple “pull factors” driving irregular migration; rather, flows are driven by complex global pressures including conflict, persecution and smuggling networks. Nonetheless, we are acting decisively to reduce incen...
18 May 2026·Church Commissioners·Answered
AskedRepresenting the Church Commissioners, what recent steps has the Church of England taken to help support persecuted Christians in other countries.
ReplyThe National Church Institutions of the Church of England are in regular contact with the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief. Since the publication of the Truro Review in 2019, the Archbishops’ Council has worked closely wit...
18 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedHow many a) letters, b) emails and c) written communications were received by her Department from Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council between i) December 2019 and July 2024 and ii) July 2024 and May 2026.
ReplyHM Treasury does not hold centrally collated information on correspondence by specific external organisations across the department.However, records held by the central correspondence team show that no correspondence was received from Newcastle-under-Lyme...
18 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat recent steps he has taken to increase the number of apprenticeships available to young people in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
ReplyThis Government is prioritising young people’s futures and reversing the sharp decline in apprenticeship starts amongst young people, which have fallen by 40% over the last decade. This includes a record-breaking investment of £3.3 billion in the Growth a...
18 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat recent discussions he has had with the leadership of Skills England.
ReplyThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions maintains a close and collaborative working relationship with the leadership of Skills England, reflecting their direct reporting relationship and supported by regular engagement. Recent discussions have focuse...
18 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to support farmers in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire to export British beef.
ReplyDefra has a global network of 16 agrifood attachés who work to expand market access and create new export opportunities for the UK’s high quality agri-food produce, including beef, delivering benefits to businesses in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire a...