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In Burslem, a memorial to our Royal Doulton fallen was very sadly lost. I am proud to have joined a campaign led so brilliantly by Mike Lightfoot, ably supported by the former MP Joan Walley, St Modwen Homes and others, to reinstate the memorial, which will be unveiled on VJ...

Member

David Williams (Labour)

Type

Business questions

Date

12 June 2025

Reference

768 c1116

House

House of Commons

Business of the House

I absolutely join my hon. Friend in thanking and congratulating all those who worked to reinstate that important memorial, and commemorating all those who gave their lives and sacrificed so much to keep this country safe in many ways. We have a general debate on Armed Forces Day on 26...

Member

Lucy Powell (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

12 June 2025

Reference

768 c1116

House

House of Commons

Business of the House

I thank my hon. Friend, and congratulate him on all he has achieved for his constituency. He is an absolute champion—although, as we have established, not always a well-behaved one in this Chamber. I will certainly make sure I do all I can to assist him in getting something further,...

Member

Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

23 May 2024

Reference

750 c1082

House

House of Commons

Business of the House

Madam Deputy Speaker, may I join those who have said kind words? You, the other Deputy Speakers, and Mr Speaker have made sure that when I have been overly zealous, I have been put down to the bottom of the list. I have now been called before the very end...

Member

Jonathan Gullis (Conservative)

Type

Business questions

Date

23 May 2024

Reference

750 cc1081-2

House

House of Commons

Type 31 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of naming one of the future Type 31 frigates after Burslem, the mother town of the potteries.

Asked by

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 September 2019

Reference

284468

House

House of Commons

Operation of the honours system. Written evidence 23 April 2009.

Type

House of Commons papers; Select Committee written evidence; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Public Administration Select Committee

Date

23 April 2009

Reference

HC 386-i 2008-09

House

House of Commons

Jobcentre Plus

I thank my right hon. Friend for all that the Government are doing to help those who can work to find work, to stay in work, and to retrain for work. She will be aware, however, that I have had Adjournment debates in this House about the closure of the Burslem jobcentre. Will she meet me to see what she can do to ensure that people in Burslem are not left out under the new arrangements? Does she agree that we need to tackle this in a joined-up way, and that we have a particular problem with the removal of funding from the learner support fund, which comes from the Department for Education and Skills? Will she meet me to ensure that we can provide the adequate services that we need in Burslem?

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

6 February 2006

Reference

442 c595

House

House of Commons

Burslem Job Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what discussions he has had on the future use of the Burslem Job Centre;

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Jobcentre Plus

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2005

Reference

37716; 440 c2442W

House

House of Commons

Burslem Job Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many staff are based at Burslem Job Centre; and what plans there are to transfer them;

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Jobcentre Plus

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2005

Reference

37717; 440 c2443W

House

House of Commons

Burslem Job Centre

(2) how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time workers are employed at Burslem Job Centre.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Jobcentre Plus

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2005

Reference

37720; 440 c2443W

House

House of Commons

Burslem Job Centre

(2) what assessment he has made of the (a) cost and (b) ease of access for people using the Burslem Job Centre of using other centres; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Jobcentre Plus

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2005

Reference

37733; 440 c2442W

House

House of Commons

Regeneration (Burslem)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the Department's contribution to economic regeneration in Burslem.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

21 October 2005

For answer on

25 October 2005

Answered on

17 November 2005

Since 1997, in the Stoke-on-Trent, North constituency, the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance has fallen by 24 per cent. and long term unemployment by 78 per cent. The New Deal has helped 2,010 people in to work, including 810 in Burslem.Jobcentre Plus is an active member of the North Staffordshire Regeneration Zone working groups. The Regeneration Zone arrangement in Staffordshire is one of the delivery mechanisms funded by the regional development agency (RDA), Advantage West Midlands (AWM), through its Regional Economic Strategy. We have contributed to the Zone Implementation Plan (ZIP) on areas such as tackling worklessness, upskilling and work force development.A range of projects, instigated by the Regeneration Zone and actively supported by Jobcentre Plus, have been designed to have a positive impact on the economic regeneration of the Burslem area:"Construction College, Burslem: This is due to open soon as a centre of excellence for construction skills. Jobcentre Plus will look to utilise the facilities to train unemployed adults in construction skills to enable them to take advantage of the new jobs arising out of the Housing Market Renewal funding, much of which is in the Burslem area;""CATU project: This is part funded by the Regeneration Zone and supported by Jobcentre Plus. This project is in place to help redundant workers, mainly from the pottery industry, back to work. The project management work closely with Jobcentre Plus to ensure redundant workers receive full support;""Early Entry to Work Based Learning: This is designed to help recently redundant workers to start up in business, supported by Jobcentre Plus and is available to residents in the Burslem area;""Enterprise Centre phase 2 in Burslem: This is a project funded by the Regeneration Zone and supported by Jobcentre Plus to encourage Small and Medium Employer (SME) development in Burslem."LAA (Local Area Agreements): Jobcentre Plus is currently working closely with the Regeneration Zone on submitting Growth Initiative proposals around projects to help disadvantaged groups across the city of Stoke on Trent, including Burslem. This will include ideas similar to and based on the Working Neighbourhoods Project operated by Jobcentre Plus.Neighbourhood Renewal: Jobcentre Plus has also contributed to and worked closely with a number of initiatives across Stoke on Trent that are also active in Burslem and funded by Neighbourhood Renewal monies etc. These include:"LEAP (Learning and Employment Action Plan) project: This is an initiative to support and train workless groups across the city of Stoke on Trent, concentrating in deprived wards such as Burslem, using mentors etc. to help individuals who have been out of work for many years back into the labour market. Jobcentre Plus worked on the design and is giving ongoing support to the project;""STACE (Skills, Training and Community Employment): Jobcentre Plus helped to design and develop this project that looks to help the hardest to help groups, such as clients claiming incapacity benefit, back into work. This project is a project across the city of Stoke on Trent;""Housing Market Renewal in Burslem: Jobcentre Plus is an active member of various construction skills steering groups that have a particular focus on the disadvantaged and are looking to upskill the local work force. This then enables them to take advantage of the growth in construction employment that will arise from Housing Market Renewal. As Burslem is seen as a Heritage Area, the majority of the Regeneration Zone activity relates to capital projects which will improve the area and thus encourage more inward investment that will bring employment to the area."Connexions: There is currently an adviser based within Burslem Jobcentre at least one day each week offering help to customers with interview skills and the construction of CVs. Additionally, the Environmental Task Force option is available to New Deal customers. This is primarily placement work carrying out, for example, general repairs to canals, labouring and reclamation work. The provider is called Groundwork.

Date

17 November 2005

Reference

21834; 439 c1475-8W;439 c1479-82W

House

House of Commons

Pathfinders

I welcome the fact-finding mission that officials from his office are making to Burslem as we speak. Will my right hon. Friend arrange a follow-up meeting with north Staffordshire MPs, so that we can ensure that all aspects of Government policy are joined up to action on the ground in the north Staffordshire pathfinder housing ““Renew””?

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Oral questions - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

8 June 2005

Reference

434 c1232-3

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Department for Work and Pensions services in North Staffordshire

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Department for Work and Pensions services in North Staffordshire.

Lead member

Joan Walley

Answering member

Chris Pond

Department

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

3 November 2004

Reference

426 c91-111WH

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

Answered by

David Miliband (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

29 April 2004

Reference

420 c985

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the supply of skilled construction workers.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

29 April 2004

Reference

420 c985; 169204

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

1st supplementary on the need for a new construction college in Burslem.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

29 April 2004

Reference

420 c985

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

Answered by

David Miliband (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

29 April 2004

Reference

420 c985

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the ceramics industry and the closure of the Royal Doulton plant in Burslem

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the ceramics industry and the closure of the Royal Doulton plant in Burslem.

Lead member

Joan Walley

Answering member

Nigel Griffiths

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

27 April 2004

Reference

420 c216-37WH

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to the EC decision in respect of a derogation under state aid rules of the English Heritage regeneration scheme, if he will make a statement in respect of the Burslem Townscape Heritage Scheme; and when he expects to clear the decision on...

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 June 2003

Reference

118763; 407 c164-5W

House

House of Commons

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