Asked by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the health of children and young people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson
The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever, as highlighted in the 10-Year Health Plan for England. Delivery will be underpinned by the three shifts, from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from sickness to prevention, with children and young people identified as a high-priority cohort for neighbourhood health. NHS England is also developing a Modern Service Framework for Children and Young People to improve care and support integrated pathways across child health services.
A range of national policy initiatives and service improvement programmes are already underway, including work on a smoke free generation, immunisations, health visiting services, mental health services, obesity, oral health, child sexual abuse, and care leavers.
Staffordshire’s local Best Start in Life plan and Best Start Family Hubs are helping to improve the support provided to families in communities, promote maternal and infant health, and strengthen access to high quality, inclusive early years education and childcare. Online resources such as the Family Hubs Home Zone and Family Hubs School Readiness are also available.
In addition, Staffordshire has launched Better Health Staffordshire, a whole systems approach across the local authority, the National Health Service, and the voluntary and community sector to help children achieve a healthy weight. A strengthened, system-wide Infant Mortality Prevention Programme is also underway.
Asked by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the World Bank.
Answered by Rachel Blake
The Chancellor regularly engages with representatives of the World Bank Group, including during the IMF and World Bank Annual and Spring Meetings, and in other multilateral forums.
Asked by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the International Civil Aviation Organisation on the work of her Department.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The UK is an active and influential member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), where we seek to promote the safety, security and sustainability of international aviation. The UK is an elected member of the ICAO Council and works through the organisation and with other Council Members to deliver on the UK’s technical, political and organisational priorities.
The Secretary of State and I engage with our international counterparts from other ICAO member states on a regular basis, to build alliances and to find opportunities to deliver on shared interests. I have held meetings with senior ICAO leadership, including the Council President and led the UK Delegation in negotiations and re-election efforts at the ICAO Assembly in September 2025.
Asked by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to support the Crown Prosecution Service in tackling serious financial crime in the waste sector.
Answered by Ellie Reeves - Attorney General
The CPS considers every case referred to it by investigators and will prosecute where the evidential and public interest tests set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors are met.
The Solicitor General supports the CPS in tackling serious financial crime across all sectors, including where offending occurs in the waste sector. This includes supporting cross-government economic crime reforms and investment in economic crime and asset recovery capability, helping the CPS and its law enforcement partners to prosecute offenders and recover criminal assets.
Asked by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps he has taken to improve trade links between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
Answered by Hilary Benn
The new SPS Agreement we are negotiating with the EU will facilitate the smooth flow of agrifood and plants from Great Britain to Northern Ireland - protecting the UK’s internal market, reducing costs for businesses and improving consumer choice.
Working with the EU and fast parcel operators, we have ensured that, from 1 July, the vast majority of Low Value Imports will not face EU duties when moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, helping to cut costs and protect GB-NI trade.
At the last budget, the Government announced £16.6 million to strengthen the UK internal market and help Northern Ireland boost trade with Great Britain. This will include a comprehensive ‘one stop shop’ regulatory support service that will support businesses to trade across the UK and benefit from Northern Ireland’s unique dual market access.
This includes over £2 million in funding for Intertrade UK over the next three years, to promote business and trade opportunities across the UK internal market.