Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to help support innovation in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive about integrated education in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to strengthen cooperation between His Majesty's Government and the devolved governments in a) Northern Ireland, b) Wales and c) Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to create new jobs in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire into employment, education and training.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to tackle fraud in the welfare system since 1 January 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to help improve the pay and conditions of adult social care workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he plans to take to phase out the use of animals in scientific research.

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

To ask the Attorney General, what plans she has to increase prosecution rates for cases involving violence against women and girls.

To ask the Attorney General, what steps her Department is taking to support the Serious Fraud Office in tackling waste crime.

To ask the Attorney General, what plans she has to ensure the effective prosecution of offenders charged with hostile state activity.

To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of knife crime.

To ask the Attorney General, what plans she has to ensure the effective prosecution of people smugglers.

To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of technology to improve efficiency in the criminal justice system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help reduce hospital backlogs in Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support GPs in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire to spend more time with their patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to reform NHS health and social care services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken for cancer diagnoses for people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support NHS staff in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to tackle building maintenance backlogs in the NHS estate in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to tackle wasteful spending in the National Health Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps plans she plans to take to improve the health and wellbeing of women in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.