Dame Chi Onwurah

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2023 to Question 1560 on Science: Research, when the Department plans to publish the interactive digital tool to map the UK’s innovation clusters.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Francis Crick Institute: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much from the public purse the Government has provided to the Francis Crick Institute to support the institute’s commercialisation office since the institute was founded.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether universities that received Horizon Europe guarantee funding were required to meet Horizon Europe Gender Equality Plan eligibility criterion.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Government response to the independent report by Sir Paul Nurse entitled Research, development and innovation (RDI) organisational landscape: an independent review

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to paragraph 4.49 of the Autumn Statement 2023, CP 977, published on 22 November, whether the £750 million of R&D spend is in addition to existing R&D funding.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to paragraph 4.83 of the Autumn Statement 2023, CP 977, whether the £20 million of funding announced doubles the existing funding for dementia research; and from which De

22 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who will own the intellectual property for the Federated Data Platform.

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Newcastle Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing the outcome of the accessibility audit of Newcastle Central station.

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible private hire vehicles in Newcastle.

13 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to reduce the number of pending visa applications.

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government has taken to map the geography of place-based science and research strengths.

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line: Railway Signals

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many signalling failures there have been on the East Cost Main Line in the last six months; and if he will make an assessment of the impact of these signalling failures on passengers.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to take steps to ensure that all patients with protected characteristics are included in the roll-out of hybrid closed loop technology for patients with type 1 diabetes

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for disparities in the number of cases of (a) Crohn's disease and (b) ulcerative colitis by (i) region and (ii) socioeconomic status.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to adjust maintenance fees for students in line with inflation.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department made of the adequacy of (a) laboratory facilities, (b) equipment and (c) classrooms used for STEM subjects in secondary schools.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the retention rate of STEM teachers working in state schools.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of recent trends in the numbers of newly qualified teachers for STEM subjects.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: New Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to produce a strategy on increasing entrepreneurship among STEM higher education students.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricians

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has held recent discussions with (a) electricians and (b) electrical contracting firms on trends in the level of demand for electrical skills.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Reactors: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the planning system for facilitating the building of new small and advanced modular reactors.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Reactors: National Policy Statements

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the impact of national policy statements on new nuclear small and advanced modular reactors.

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chief Scientific Officer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people directly report to the Chief Scientist of NHS England; who the Chief Scientist of NHS England reports to; and if his Department will publish an updated list of the responsibilities

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to promote to patients the use of hybrid closed loop technology for patients with type one diabetes.

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to promote to clinicians the use of hybrid closed loop technology for patients with type one diabetes.

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gastrointestinal System: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the implementation of the (a) actions and (b) recommendations made by the Getting it Right First Time specialty report on gastroente

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gastrointestinal System: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating the positions of National Clinical Director for (a) gastroenterology and (b) liver disease.

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's response to the independent report by Lord O’Shaughnessy entitled Commercial clinical trials in the UK, published on 26 May 2023, what progress his Department has

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Universities: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) collect information on the Gender Equality Plans in UK Universities; and how many full-time equivalent officials work on polic

9 Nov 2023 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: STEM Subjects

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's news story entitled Civil Service Fast Stream exceeds target to boost STEM expertise across Government published on 25 October 2023, what