Dame Chi Onwurah

26 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Expectancy: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of healthy life expectancy in Newcastle.

26 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) meetings and (b) discussions he has with representatives of (i) pharmaceutical and (ii) life science companies on changes to the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access (

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Science: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support the Government provides to foreign (a) companies and (b) scientists seeking to collaborate with UK scientists on a specific policy or research area.

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Medical Equipment: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's Policy Paper entitled Life Sciences Vision, published in July 2021, what steps he is taking to support the medical technology sector through the

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Information Commissioner's Office on (a) the collection of personal smart meter data and (b) compatibility of that collection with commitment

24 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is provided to birth parents going through the adoption process.

20 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has with representatives of (a) pharmaceutical and (b) life science companies on changes in the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access rebate rat

20 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access rebate rate on foreign direct investment into UK life sci

19 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Driverless Vehicles: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the £100 million of new R&D funding to support commercial deployment of connected and self-driving technologies and the creation of a safety assurance framework, announced in Connected & Autom

19 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

National Science and Technology Council

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) remit and (b) objectives of the new National Science and Technology Council are.

19 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

National Science and Technology Council

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the National Science and Technology Council, announced on 12 October, differs from its predecessor of the same name.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Patents

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of Standard Essential Patents on SMEs ability to (a) enter and (b) compete in markets.

18 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Hazara

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) protect Hazara Muslim communities in Afghanistan from violence and (b) support Hazara Muslims refugees to help them to travel to

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Engineering: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of students studying electronics and engineering at (a) further and (b) higher education in order to develop the skills required to meet vacancies in U

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Engineering: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) improve and (b) increase primary school education for children on careers in electronics and engineering.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Oak National Academy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, shat assessment has his department made on the impact of Oak National Academy becoming a public body on (a) teacher autonomy and (b) educational resource innovation.

18 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Dual Use Goods and Technologies

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken to identify academic partnerships involved in the development of dual-use technologies with possible malign or military applications.

18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the regulatory approval of covid-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid, what plans she has for the usage of this vaccine as (a) a covid-19 booster vaccination or (b) other uses.

18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gastrointestinal System: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2022 to Question 49137 on Gastrointestinal System: Surgery, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of patients living with (a) colostomy, (

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Driverless Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will provide a breakdown of planned spend for the £34 million allocated to support commercial deployment of connected and self-driving technologies.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the North East Child Poverty Commission entitled Getting the building blocks wrong: Early childhood poverty in the North East, published in September 2022, if he will mak

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the North East Child Poverty Commission entitled Getting the building blocks wrong: Early childhood poverty in the North East, published in September 2022, if he will mak

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the level of reliance on (a) charities and (b) crisis support organisations in Newcastle as a result of the increased cost of living.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help support people who are required to use prepayment energy meters and (a) require continuous energy for health reasons, (b) have an illne

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the North East Child Poverty Commission entitled Getting the building blocks wrong: Early childhood poverty in the North East, published in September 2022, if he will mak

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the fall in the value of Sterling on the adequacy of the level of (a) Universal Credit and (b) Pension Credit.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to take additional steps to tackle levels of child poverty in (a) Newcastle and (b) the North East.

13 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme: Newcastle Upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Healthy Start Vouchers have been (a) used and (b) claimed in Newcastle in each month of 2022 to date.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of benefit sanctions in Newcastle.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on the use of foodbanks by benefits recipients in the Newcastle.