Written questions

Dame Chi Onwurah

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which organisation is responsible for ensuring the connection of large energy user buildings.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Northumberland Line: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of (a) stations and (b) rolling stock on the Northumberland Line.

23 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what system replaced the AI streaming tool used for visit visa applications discontinued in 2020.

23 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the affordability of the visit visa application process for applicants from (a) low and (b) middle income countries.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to amend negotiating objectives in active free trade agreement negotiations.

23 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to enable more civil servants to relocate from London to Newcastle upon Tyne.

10 Oct 2024 · House of Commons Commission

Members: ICT

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what progress the Commission has made on enabling (a) generative AI and (b) other new technologies to support members.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on guidance to energy companies on the maximum credit they can hold of their customers' funds before reducing the direct debt or offering a refund.

16 May 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of funding for schools in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency, (b) Newcastle upon Tyne and (c) the North East since 2010.

16 May 2024 · Department for Transport

Transport: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support innovation to make transport more accessible to deaf people.

16 May 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to table 6 of his Department’s publication entitled Child Maintenance Service statistics: data to December 2023, published on 26 March 2024, how much child maintenance had not been paid a

16 May 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) standard of wifi services provided by train operators, (b) trends in the standards of that service over the last three years and (c) effectiveness of incentives for

15 May 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Television

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the rule that prohibits UK television broadcasters from showing live Premier League matches on Saturdays between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on (a) attendanc

15 May 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Life Sciences Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25493 on Life Sciences Council, for what reason the Life Sciences Council meeting of May 2024 was rescheduled; how long had the meeting

14 May 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Defence: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press notice entitled PM announces turning point in European security as UK set to increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2030, published on 23 April 2024, whether t

13 May 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Public Sector: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether officials in her Department have provided Ministers with written advice on meeting the public sector equality duty in relation to the (a) UK Science and Technology Framework, (b

13 May 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Life Sciences Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the most recent meeting of Life Sciences Council was held; and when the council is scheduled to meet next.

13 May 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Life Sciences Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many times a year, on average, she meets representatives of the Life Sciences Council; and when she plans to next meet the council.

13 May 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Horizon Europe: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of Horizon Europe funding routes for UK manufacturers.

13 May 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Disease Control: Innovation and Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funding UKRI provides to support research and innovation related to pandemic preparedness.

9 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Horn of Africa

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many full-time equivalent staff from his Department work on programmes relating to the Horn of Africa.

9 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Aid Workers

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2024 to Question 24458 on Gaza: Aid Workers, whether it is his policy that there should be an independent inquiry into the killing of the British aid workers by the Israeli Defence Force