Dame Chi Onwurah

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Life Sciences: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support life sciences in the North East as part of the North East Devolution Deal.

5 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of biometric residence permits that have been issued with incorrect information in 2023.

5 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Immigration Bail: Electronic Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were electronically tagged as a condition of immigration bail as of 1 September 2023; and what was the cost to the public purse of electronic tagging in immigration cases in each of th

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided to the (a) National Centre for Computing Education (b) Isaac Physics programme, (c) Stimulating Physics Network, (d) Advanced Mathematics Support Programme, (e) SUMS

4 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase clinical trials capacity in the North East.

4 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Innovation and Life Sciences: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) life sciences and (b) health innovation programmes his Department provides funding to in the North East.

4 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the development of the SCALE programme; and which countries will be included in that programme.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Drugs: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the resilience of the pharmaceutical-grade fill/finish sector.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much her Department spent on the Young Innovators Awards 2022 to 2023.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 80698 on Science: Research, what recent progress has been made on a new funding vehicle to mobilise ODA research activity.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

STEP Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to provide funding to help deliver the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) prototype fusion power plant by 2040.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Pandemic Sciences Institute: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to provide £150 million funding to the Oxford Pandemic Sciences Institute.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure water resilience is considered when building new housing.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department provides guidance to (a) football clubs and (b) other sporting organisations on the inclusion of non-disparagement clauses preventing people under contract from criticising

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Birkbeck, University of London: Mathematics and Statistics

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with Birkbeck University on proposed cuts to its mathematics and statistics department.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mathematics: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support foundational mathematical research.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the UK's application to join the Horizon Europe Association is linked to the UK's joining the Euratom association.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what measures his Department has in place to (a) regulate the carbon footprint of new buildings; and in what way those regulations are monitored and (b) reported on for new builds.

19 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take in response to the report A/HRC/53/21: Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human ri

19 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent estimate she has made of the timescale to set up (a) the Pioneer (i) talent offer, (ii) innovation strand, (iii) global strand, excluding the International Science Partnersh

19 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with stakeholders on the (a) adequacy and (b) allocation of Pioneer funding strands.

17 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Patents: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) patents for 4G and 5G technologies and (b) other Standard Essential Patents on the (i) development of the UK

17 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether visas granted by her Department to individuals in Sudan can be collected by the applicants in Ethiopia.

17 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to promote carbon neutrality in the construction industry.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Mathematics: Universities

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of incentives to universities of ensuring that mathematics courses are widely available.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Mathematics: Universities

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions to university mathematics departments budgets on the UK’s ambition to become a global science and technology superpower by 2030.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Birkbeck, University of London: Mathematics

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with representative of Birkbeck University on its proposed reductions to its Mathematics and Statistics Department.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mathematics: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps UK Research and Innovation is taking to support foundational mathematical research.

12 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of waiting times for elective care on the mental health of people with arthritis.

12 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of which NHS Trusts (a) were and (b) were not on track to meet their 18 month targets in the elective recovery plan as of 1 July 2023.