Dame Chi Onwurah

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Research: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 175 of the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, what proportion of the £140 million to spent over three years for the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Asses

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Carbon Emissions: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 175 of the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, how much and what proportion of the £75 million for Net Zero-related R&D, which is to be spent over the n

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Life Sciences

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2022 to Question 114739 on Life Sciences, whether details of the funding will be broken by (a) disease, (b) geographic region and (c) research

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Innovation: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 174 of the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, which notes that the Innovation Accelerators may have to work with partners outside of their immedia

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Innovation: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 174 of the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, whether his Department and other relevant Government Department will take the leading role in managi

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Science: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 173 of the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, what plans his Department has to extend the biannual meetings between the Science Minister and his r

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 172 of the Levelling Up White Paper, what the timescale is for the publication of subnational data on R&D spending; and where that data will be published.

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Box 3.6 on page 172 of the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, how much of the £210 million for the Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation was c

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Spaceflight: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement, Boost for space clusters across the UK, whether the funding for the Open University to support and coordinate regional space sector growth ambi

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Regional Planning and Development: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to box 3.6 on page 172 of the Levelling Up White Paper, what the £20 million of UK Government and local government funding will be for.

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will provide a regional breakdown of (a) his Department's R&D spending overall and (b) UKRI’s spending in the financial year (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2021-22.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

IAB Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recent Belgian Court ruling that IAB Europe’s consent popups are unlawful.

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.2.3 of the Levelling Up White Paper on ensuring local public transport connectivity across the country is brought significantly closer to the standards of London, if he will (a) qu

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 170 of the Levelling Up White Paper, whether his Department plans to increase research and development spending by 40 per cent in each region outside the Gr

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Innovation: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement of the Innovation Clusters Pilot on page 173 of the Levelling Up White Paper, what metrics will be used to assess the success of the Innovation

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of Nesta’s report entitled The Missing 4 Billion, published 27 May 2020.

2 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides to Afghans with UK visas in travelling to the UK.

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the announcement of 14 January 2022 on Emergency pesticide authorisation approved to protect sugar beet in England if specific conditions are met, what assessment his

2 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Dstl: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 175 of the Levelling Up White Paper, how much funding the new expanded Defence Science and Technology Laboratory will receive per annum; what his timetable is for the opening of the Science

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 170 of the Levelling Up White Paper, whether he plans for public research and development investment in every region outside the Greater South East to incre

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 170 of the Levelling Up White Paper, what the baseline is for increasing public R&D investment by 40 per cent; and whether that baseline includes money from

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Innovation and Research: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to box 3.6 on page 172 of the Levelling Up White Paper, whether the expectation for his Department to spend at least £7 in every £10 outside the Greater South East

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Innovation and Research: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 173 of the Levelling Up White Paper, what assessment he has made of the outcomes that will result from UKRI’s new objective to support Levelling Up; and how

1 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs use to (a) calculate and (b) query freight charges for an individual who imports goods to the UK from abroad.

1 Feb 2022 · Home Office

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2022 to Question 105513 on British Nationality, whether the provisions referenced only apply to those who have been naturalised or to all British citizens.

1 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance is available for people in Afghanistan with visas to enter the UK to travel to the UK.

1 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timetable is for issuing people who arrived from Afghanistan in 2021 and who were issued with six month temporary visas to be issued with (a) permanent visas and (b) national insurance number

1 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Debts: Advisory Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2022 to Question 106695, on Debts: Advisory Services, what support is available until MaPS identifies a longer-term solution; and what his timeframe is for identifying a longer-t

1 Feb 2022 · Home Office

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2022 to Question 105513, on British Nationality, how a person can also seek to exercise their statutory right to appeal against a decision in the event that they h

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Car Sharing: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of widening access to community car clubs by working with insurers to make it possible for people with international driving licences to access car club vehic