Dame Chi Onwurah

12 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Crops: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support international collaboration on research projects to improve crop resilience.

12 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Science: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Global Health Framework Objective 4, what steps he has taken to lead a global campaign promoting open science for global resilience.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of schools at risk of closure due to disrepair or unsafe building materials in (a) Newcastle central constituency, (b) the North East and (c) the UK.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

National Vocational Qualifications: Environmental Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of NVQ Level 6 Environmental practitioner degrees in the North East of England; and what discussions she has had with industry stake

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

National Vocational Qualifications: Environmental Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many NVQ Level 6 Environmental practitioner places were available for students in the North East of England during the last academic year; and how many students completed this course.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Postgraduate Education: Stem Subjects

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) cost and (b) eligibility of childcare on the diversity of PHD candidates studying STEM subjects.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Euratom

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of not associating with the Euratom Research and Training Programme on domestic science and research capability.

11 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage patient participation in the NHS federated data platform.

11 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Plantir: Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Palantir Foundry pilot at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been paused; and whether there are (a) financial and (b) operational costs as a result of the pilot's paus

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many and what proportion of applications for the Upskill in Cyber programme in 2023 were from people from ethnic minority backgrounds.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many (a) schools and (b) students are participating in CyberFirst programmes in (i) Newcastle Central constituency and (ii) the North East.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Chemistry: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps she has taken to improve the representation of black males in postdoctoral chemistry research.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the impact of (a) the Upskill in Cyber, (b) Cyber First and (c) Cyber Explorers programme on the level of skills shortages in cybe

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information her Department holds on the usage of the cyber explorers online learning platform in each region in the latest period for which data is available.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her speech at the Creating a Scientific Superpower Conference on 28 June 2023, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) one-time gene therapies and (b) other r

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Life Sciences

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her speech at the Creating a Scientific Superpower Conference on 28 June 2023, what the substantial progress is that her Department has made towards realising its ambi

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation: Science

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment she has made of the relative advantage to (a) researchers and (b) manufacturers of (i) gene therapies and (ii) other scientific innovations of location in (A

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

Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the potential changes in the level of (a) employment and (b) private sector co-investment in R and D projects since the end of European Regional Develo

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Euratom

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of seeking association with the Euratom Research and Training Programme.

11 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much Government funding was allocated to dementia research in each of the last five years.

11 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made in implementing the recommendations of the Commercial clinical trials in the UK: the Lord O’Shaughnessy review, published 25 May 2023.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mathematics: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2023 to Question 190871 on Mathematics: Research, whether the £124 million includes money spent as part of the Additional Funding Programme for Mathema

11 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help increase (a) public and (b) private research into treatments for (i) arthritis and (ii) musculoskeletal conditions.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Economic Situation: Patents

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department had discussions with its counterparts in the EU on the impact of standard essential patents on the economies of the (a) UK and (b) EU in the period between 1 Janu

6 Jul 2023 · Women and Equalities

Disability: Cost of Living

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent estimate the Government has made of the additional costs of living with a disability.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to safeguard the UK's industrial heritage.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with Ministers in the Department for Education of the role of industrial cultural heritage in attracting young people into STEM subjects.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) programmes and (b) bodies her Department provides funding to for the promotion of the UK's industrial heritage.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to promote the UK's industrial heritage (a) in the North East and (b) across the UK.

28 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Child Sexual Abuse Material: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to issue guidance on the application of legislation to child pornography generated by artificial intelligence.