Dame Chi Onwurah

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Freeview Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a switch-off of terrestrial television on people's ability to watch television in the UK without a smart device.

13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Living Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on NHS Workforce productivity and moral of the salaries of Band 2 and Band 3 NHS employees in the Agenda for Change being below the N

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (i) her Department and (ii) its Arm’s Length Bodies have spent on (a) developing the Creative Content Exchange platform and (b) digitising content from partner organisations.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether (a) her Department and (b) its Arm’s Length Bodies have financially supported the development of any technical solutions to protect the creative industries from unauthorised AI

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Robots

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many robots are deployed in the armed forces and how much funding for robotic development has his department made available.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to improve the delivery performance of first class letters in the North East region.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 5917 on London North Eastern Railway: WiFi, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on regional productivity of this timescale.

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Immigration: English Language

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to coordinate across the Home Office, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Education to ensure that English language testing used for i

13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Foundation Trusts: Living Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department plans to take to support (a) Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (b) Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to become accredited as Living Wage E

13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his department spent on research into improving the (a) accessibility and (b) cost of dentistry in the last 12 months for which data is available.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Creative Content Exchange will launch; how it will be funded; who will administer it; and if she will make a statement.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the potential impact of Openreach pricing on the Government’s strategic priorities for the telecoms sector.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of targeted wholesale discounts by Openreach on alternative network providers' investment in full-fibre infrastructure.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Legislation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of a) the US Cloud Act and b) the EU AI Act; and whether she has plans to bring forward similar legislation.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether companies that have breached UK copyright law are eligible for funds from the Sovereign AI Unit.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Imports: Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what research he has commissioned into distinguishing between goods produced in (a) the Occupied West Bank and (b) Green line Israel through scientific means.

2 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: WhatsApp

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to question 6356, what guidance he has issued on this topic.

30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Investment Plan on industry in the North East.

22 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Public Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many positions on standards bodies does the department currently fund and how many will be funded in 2030 following the implementation of the UK's Digital Standards Strategy.

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: WhatsApp

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who in Government is responsible for issuing guidance and/or requirements for the retention, storage and back up of Cabinet ministers a) personal and b) professional whatsapp messages.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason she proposes to use Starlink to improve Wi-Fi connectivity on trains rather than oneweb.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the wifi on LNER to be improved.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of creative therapies in the care of people living with dementia.

2 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to with the Syrian government to open up an inclusive political process that grants rights to all communities, including Kurds,

2 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the levels of support for women's rights within the new Syrian government and its administration.

2 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what conditions are currently attached to UK financial support to the Syrian government; and whether she plans to make future support contingent on the inclusion of all minor

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Smart Devices: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the definition and application of trusted supplier in relation to cellular Internet of Things (IoT) modules.

27 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve wifi on LNER; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of that wifi performance over the past three years.

21 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Combined Authorities: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how combined authorities are being supported to develop world-class industrial clusters as part of local growth plans.

21 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of proposals in the ABPI report published in March 2026.