18 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedHow many a) letters, b) emails and c) written communications were received by his Department from Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council between i) December 2019 and July 2024 and ii) July 2024
ReplyThe Department of Business and Trade aims to respond to correspondence in 15 working days, but in some instances it can take longer. Upon searching, the Department for Business and Trade has received no correspondence from Newcastle-under-Lyme District Bo...
18 May 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, how many a) letters, b) emails and c) written communications were received by his Department from Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council between i) December 2019 and July
ReplyThis information is not held centrally and could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.
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·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...
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 Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedWhat recent assessment he has made of the impact of the Middle East conflict on energy security in the (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.
ReplyThe UK benefits from a diverse and resilient fuel supply chain and remains well supplied across all fuel types, with strong and diverse sources of supply. Around 90% of crude oil refined in the UK is imported, and only a very small proportion, around 1%, ...
18 May 2026·Department for Education·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 2
ReplyThe department’s correspondence system holds 2 emails and 1 letter received from Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council between December 2019 and July 2024. The system holds no emails or letters received from Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough C...
18 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that effective penalties are imposed on people that illegally dump waste in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme, (b) Staffordshire and (
ReplyOn 20 March the Government published its Waste Crime Action Plan, a major step up in its efforts to tackle waste crime. The Plan commits Defra to working closely with the Ministry of Justice to explore what more could be done to ensure that those who ille...
18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedHow many a) letters, b) emails and c) written communications were received by his Department from Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council between i) December 2019 and July 2024 and ii) July 2
ReplyThe Department has received no correspondence via our primary correspondence routes detailed on the GOV.UK website from Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council. We do not record centralised data on written communications received outside of these ad...
14 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to support the creation of well-paid jobs in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
ReplyThe Department for Business and Trade is supporting the creation of jobs and opportunities across the UK, including in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire. We are doing this by supporting small and medium sized businesses to export, including developin...
14 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to help businesses in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire to increase exports.
ReplyThe Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is committed to supporting UK businesses, including those in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire, to grow and export. DBT has integrated its support for businesses in a single, accessible place – the Business...
14 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department has taken to support energy intensive businesses in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire with energy costs.
ReplyThe Department for Business and Trade manages two energy cost support schemes, the British Industry Supercharger and the Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme, to support eligible energy-intensive industries with the indirect costs of emissions ...
14 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to support the advanced manufacturing sector in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
ReplyThe Government is backing advanced manufacturing through our Modern Industrial Strategy and the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan, which supports innovation, skills, investment and the adoption of new technologies across the UK.Businesses in Newcastle-un...
13 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she will take to help a) protect the lives of and b) support people living in the West Bank.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the answers that the Foreign Secretary and I gave at the last session of departmental oral questions on 21 April.
13 May 2026·Northern Ireland Office·Answered
AskedWhether he has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the safety of women and girls in Northern Ireland.
ReplyThe Secretary of State and I regularly meet with Northern Ireland Executive Ministers to discuss a range of priority issues in Northern Ireland, this has included discussions on working together to tackle violence against women and girls. I welcome the Ex...
13 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Office for Environmental Protection.
ReplyDefra and the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) share an ambition to protect and enhance the environment. Nature is at the very foundation of growth, as nature’s recovery is a prerequisite of prosperity, health and wellbeing. It is Defra’s urgent ...
13 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support farmers whose livestock are affected by bovine tuberculosis outbreaks in a) Audley, b) Newcastle-under-Lyme and c) Staffordshire.
ReplyBovine tuberculosis (TB) has a devastating impact on farming communities. That is why the Government is working with farmers and scientists to co-design a new bovine TB strategy, expected in the coming weeks, to deliver the step change needed to achieve d...
13 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Government of Gibraltar about the processing of raw sewage in Gibraltar.
ReplyMinisters meet regularly with the Government of Gibraltar to discuss a range of environmental matters including wastewater management.
13 May 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to ensure that victims of crime have an adequate amount of time to challenge potentially unduly lenient sentences in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
ReplyWe listened to victims and legislated for a statutory duty to notify victims of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, and an “out of time” route for victims and bereaved family members to refer sentences outside of the 28-day time limit, in the Victims and ...
13 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat most recent discussions she has had with Banks to help support victims of economic abuse in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
ReplyThe Government recognises the devastating impact economic abuse can have and the important role the financial services sector plays in supporting victim-survivors. This is why economic abuse is a key theme in the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy ...