Dame Chi Onwurah

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovate UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with Innovate UK on (a) when it plans to open the next Biomedical Catalyst grant awards and (b) steps being taken to ensure a wide range of biome

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology: Government Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department plans to publish the Government Digital and AI Roadmap.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the two child benefit cap on people by ethnicity.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of families that are affected by the two child benefit cap in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Newcastle upon Tyne.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress her Department has made on increasing the availability of real time bus information in Newcastle.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 68388 on Parking, when she plans to publish a response to the pavement parking consultation; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing power

2 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Crime Prevention: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July to Question 67336 on Crime, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Safer Streets Summer Initiative in reducing (a) town centre criminalit

2 Sep 2025 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of adopting modes of English language assessment based on at-home proficiency tests within the planned Home Office English Languag

2 Sep 2025 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of incorporating remote digital testing platforms into the forthcoming Home Office English Language Test contract on cybersecurity; and what steps

2 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Israel’s involvement in the sectarian violence in southern Syria; and what assessment he has m

2 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the interim Syrian authorities on (a) preventing human rights violations, (b) protecting all Syrians and (c) ending all forms of sectarian vi

2 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Saudi Arabia on the reported rise in executions in relation to non-violent drug-related offences.

2 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the reported increase in the use of (a) judicial and (b) non-judicial travel bans impose

2 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of further sanctions on Israel in response to (a) the humanitarian situation in Gaza and (b) plans for further illegal Isr

2 Sep 2025 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of l non-SELT, unregulated English language tests for admission to UK higher education institutions on (a) universities and (b) students

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Science: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether cultural access to science falls within the remit of her Department, in the context of the UK's obligations under (a) Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and (b) Artic

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Science and Discovery Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether science and discovery centres fall within the remit of her Department.

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Bridges: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the swing bridge is eligible for repair funding from the National Lottery.

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent staff in her Department work on the (a) promotion and (b) preservation of industrial heritage; whether industrial heritage sites are eligible

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science and Discovery Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he science and discovery centres fall within the remit of his Department.

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to provide funding for research into the (a) prevention and (b) treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal disease in UK universities.

16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle health inequalities in the North East.

16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Illnesses: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the 10 Year Health Plan supports people with (a) arthritis and (b) other long-term conditions.

16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve care for people with arthritis.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Parking: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to help tackle pavement parking in Newcastle upon Tyne.

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Knee Replacements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) financial and (b) clinical impact of the Zimmer Biomet NexGen Legacy Posterior Stabilized (LPS) knee replacement system on the NHS.

14 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Crime: Elswick

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Safer Streets Summer Blitz on crime levels in Elswick.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the importance of industrial heritage to the culture of historically industrial (a) cities and (b) towns.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department are working on (a) promoting and (b) preserving Britain's industrial heritage; and if she will make it her policy to publish a strategy on th

14 Jul 2025 · 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 support Britain's industrial heritage.