Dame Chi Onwurah

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the number of young people aged 18 to 24 (a) not working or (b) looking for a job in the North East.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of whether there is a link between people (a) applying for, (b) claiming and (c) under sanction in relation to universal credit and instances of (i) attempted suicide and

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the adequacy of the (a) size and (b) resources of the data and analytics team within her Department.

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

Civil Society: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the cost of living crisis on charities and community groups that support people with the cost of living in Newcastle.

13 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Chief Scientific Advisers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) skills and (b) experience the Government has identified as a priority for the role of Government Chief Scientific Adviser.

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Immigration and Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on 1 October 2022, (a) how many asylum claims were awaiting decision (b) how many Indefinite Leave to Remain applications were outstanding and not decided and (c) how many passport applications had wa

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Immigration and Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets her Department has in place for reducing the backlog of applications for (a) Leave and Indefinite Leave to Remain, (b) citizenship and (c) passports.

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

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Minister for Science and Investment Security's responsibilities, for what reason the responsibility for intellectual property has been removed from the port

12 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Children in Care: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact that the cost of living crisis on the number of children entering care in the North East.

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many NHS workers had unresolved visa cases as of 1 October 2022.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her department collects on regional and local variation in caseloads for social workers.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Private Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will make an assessment on the potential impact on patient health and wellbeing of people who have had to use private healthcare due to (a) waiting times for NHS treatment and (b)

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2022 to Question 36760, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of collecting data on (a) the number of women in England that have been d

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Clinical Psychologists and Social Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the average number of (a) whole time equivalent social workers and (b) whole time equivalent clinical psychologists per 75 cystic fibrosis patients in (i) paediatric

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

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his Department's policies on the (a) life sciences, (b) space, (c) robotics, (d) artificial intelligence and (e) other ind

12 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

National Science and Technology Council

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason a new National Science and Technology Council has been established to replace its predecessor.

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

UK Space Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the UK Space Agency.

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

Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on (a) computing and (b) data systems used for research into the (i) diagnosis and (ii) treatment of diseases in the latest period for which data

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

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that increased research and development spending attracts private investment.

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

Research and Science: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to support international collaboration to help UK science and research teams recruit talent from abroad.

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

Universities: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework on the time university staff spent preparing submissions.

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

Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made (a) towards association with or (b) to the development of an alternative programme to the Horizon Europe Programme.

11 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Science: Pension Funds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to support and encourage pension funds to invest responsibly and sustainably in commercialising scientific discoveries.

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

Novel Foods: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support her Department provides for research and development in the alternative meat sector.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oils: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of cooking oil price rises on small and medium size businesses.

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

Small Businesses: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department are taking to support small businesses with increased costs associated with global supply chain issues.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Small Businesses: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department are taking to support small businesses in the North East of England recruit staff.

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

Fish: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the cost of fish on small businesses.

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

Science: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to help increase international investor confidence in UK science.

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

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the fall in the value of the Pound Sterling on (a) current and future UKRI budgets, (b) the capacity of publicly funded rese