Speeches by Jogee.

“Thank you, Baroness Foster, for your comprehensive answers so far this morning. I was very pleased to hear your reference, in response to Mr Robinson, to a regional approach. Staffordshire—Newcastle-under-Lyme—is a great place to do business. We would happily have you and the board come to see us, and there are lots of…”

“In relation to your point about trade anywhere, can I ask what engagement the board will have, has had or may think to have with Departments across Government? The Trade Minister, Sir Chris Bryant, is travelling the world doing lots of things. I am particularly interested in the potential of the Commonwealth to boost t…”

“Thank you, Baroness Foster, for your comprehensive answers so far this morning. I was very pleased to hear your reference, in response to Mr Robinson, to a regional approach. Staffordshire—Newcastle-under-Lyme—is a great place to do business. We would happily have you and the board come to see us, and there are lots of…”

“Thank you. That is very comprehensive and reflects many of the points that we heard when we engaged with businesses on the ground. If you could get the UK Government to address one of those barriers, which would it be?”

“Good morning and welcome to the Committee, Mr McCabrey. I have quite a focused question: can you identify for us the challenges and barriers facing Northern Ireland businesses as they seek to trade both with Great Britain and with the Republic of Ireland?”

“Not to take you back in time, Baroness Foster, but can you give us a flavour of how engaged and interested the current Northern Ireland Executive is in the work of Intertrade UK?”

“Thank you, I’ll see you in Newcastle-under-Lyme.”

“We all know that there are different views on the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union: why, what, the impact and the rest. We obviously have to make a success of it—that is important for everybody. Given some of the concerns, and the particular impact that leaving the EU has had on Northern Ireland and N…”

“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for measures to increase the use of British-made bricks in construction projects in the United Kingdom, including specific measures relating to the building of new homes; and for connected purposes. This Bill is…”

“The petition of the residents of the constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyme declares that the A525 outside Meadows primary school and the A531 at the junction of Crewe Road are inadequate, dangerous and putting the lives of the people of Newcastle-under-Lyme at risk. The petition acknowledges that in December 2025 a pare…”

“I am grateful to my hon. Friend and county neighbour for giving way. I just want to give voice to the people in his constituency who he has just referred to, as well as people in Newcastle-under-Lyme and north Staffordshire. On that urgent need, I join him in urging the county council to get its act together and do so …”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for letting me take the debate from Surrey to Staffordshire. There is concern in Newcastle-under-Lyme about what a potential new unitary may look like and about whether the debt of current councils will be carried over to it. I want to add my concerns to his. This is not a party political iss…”

“The right hon. Lady represents one part of the west midlands; I represent another part—the last seat in Staffordshire, which is on the Cheshire border. Many of the challenges that my constituents in Madeley, Audley, Wolstanton and Clayton have raised with me are related to the role that private companies, like D&G …”

“Madam Deputy Speaker, isn’t it wonderful to get to Thursday and find that business has run fast, so there is no time limit on speeches and some time to go? Rejoice! [Interruption.] I shall rejoice; whether others do is a different matter. This has been an excellent debate, and I particularly enjoyed the speech from the…”

“My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Royal Stoke University hospital, which is across the road from my constituency border but is staffed by and serves the vast majority of my constituents, is ensuring that its patients and workers enjoy the highest standards and the best of British food. I feel sure that the Minis…”

“I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. It is not for me to touch on stereotypes, but being his mate and, at Christmas, his secret Santa recipient, I can confirm that he is very generous indeed. We are all enjoying his speech immensely, but I wonder whether he agrees that no farm in this United Kingdom is bette…”

“I shall add a Labour voice to the case for supply and production, but first I pay tribute to the Newcastle-Staffs Foodbank in Newcastle-under-Lyme, which does wonderful work, particularly at the Newcastle Congregational Church on King Street. The intervention by the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmich…”

“I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving way; I will have to buy him a pint for making him wait. Newcastle-under-Lyme is home to many rural communities where horse riding is a much-loved and much-enjoyed way to spend time. My constituent Carol Whitehouse took me out recently on her horse, and Sarah, who runs Horsley…”

“I welcome the Secretary of State’s commitment to improving connections to Manchester airport, and I hope she will support my calls for a direct line between Stoke-on-Trent railway station, which serves most of my constituents, and Manchester airport. As the Secretary of State has heard from my hon. Friends the Members …”

“It is one of the largest private sector employers in Newcastle-under-Lyme—that was not in my hon. Friend’s notes. [Laughter.] Can the Minister touch a little bit on the engagement with some of these companies to ensure that the workers, many of whom live in my constituency and the constituency of my hon. Friend the Mem…”