Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 102170

Business and Trade: Staffordshire

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 7 January 2026

Question

Adam Jogee

LabourNewcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase trade and business co-operation between Northern Ireland and a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

Answer

Hilary Benn
The Government is committed to strengthening trade and business cooperation across the whole of the United Kingdom. Last year, I established Intertrade UK which aims to promote and boost trade in goods and services across the United Kingdom and ensure tha...

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