Written questions

1,102 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in a) India and b) Pakistan about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.

19 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Technology: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation 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.

19 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

New Businesses: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation 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.

19 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Chronic Illnesses: Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support people with health conditions (a) into work and (b) to stay in work in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

19 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of children in poverty in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

19 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Sickness Benefits: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase skills and employment support for people receiving sickness benefit in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

19 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, a) 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

19 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Growth: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase economic growth in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

19 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to help ensure Russia is held accountable for breaches of international law.

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food 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 (

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beef: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to support farmers in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire to export British beef.

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help communities in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire restore nature.

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the (a) development and (b) use of innovative technology in farming in Staffordshire.

18 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what 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.

18 May 2026 · Home Office

National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made in strengthening national security.

18 May 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce factors that encourage migrants to arrive illegally.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to promote active travel in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

18 May 2026 · Church Commissioners

Christianity: Religious Freedom

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps has the Church of England taken to help support persecuted Christians in other countries.

18 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps he has taken to increase the number of apprenticeships available to young people in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

18 May 2026 · Treasury

Crown Lands and Estates: Bricks

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Crown Estate on the potential merits of using British-made bricks for the maintenance and renovation of the Crown Estate.

18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in the United States government regarding the development a of two-state solution to the war between Israel and Pales

18 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Commissioner: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff will be working to the Armed Forces Commissioner.

18 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Skills England

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the leadership of Skills England.

18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the outbreak of Ebola in that country.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, 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 2024 and ii) July 2

18 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, 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 2024 and ii) July 2024

18 May 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how 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

18 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities 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

18 May 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how 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.

14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Energy Intensive Industries: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to support energy intensive businesses in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire with energy costs.

Source: official written-questions record.