Job Creation: Staffordshire
(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
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.
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Department is working across government to support the creation of jobs in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, and across the UK by supporting businesses to start, scale, export and attract investment.
Through our modern Industrial Strategy, we are supporting growth in key sectors with strong potential for high-quality job creation, helping to unlock private investment, strengthen regional growth. Alongside this, the Small Business Plan launched in July 2025 is delivering 200 measures to help businesses start, scale and grow. Local businesses can also access free, impartial support through Staffordshire's Growth Hub, helping them identify opportunities to grow and invest.