Dame Chi Onwurah

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Treasury: Publications

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the erroneous graph on page 19 of the Build Back Better budget document was corrected to show the UK has a higher than average employment rate than the EU, G7 and OECD.

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Broadband: Capital Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether investment in the laying of fibre cables as part of the UK's broadband rollout will qualify for the Super Deduction on capital expenditure announced in Budget 2021.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has he made of the ability of the Investment Screening Unit to manage an increase in screening referrals from universities due to an expansion in asset transaction

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the Industrial Strategy Fund has been allocated to companies based in the North East.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Space Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how far in advance the UK's weather capabilities can detect an impending solar storm; and what steps he is taking to collaborate with other nations to increase the detection and m

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

National Grid: Space Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth of 18 November 2020, Official report, col 437, what steps have been taken to protect

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2021 to Question 148771, on Vaccines: Manufacturing Industries, what steps he has taken to increase offline vaccine manufacturing infrastruct

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Mathematics: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of the £300 million allocated to experimental mathematical research in the 2020 budget has been spent; and what assessment he has made of the potentia

5 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Research: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 39 of the Budget Report 2021, for what reasons steps taken to prevent the abuse of the Research and Development relief for small and medium-sized enterprises result in an increase in the cost

3 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Charities: Armed Forces

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Budget 2021, which departmental budget the £475,000 in funding for the development of a digital and data strategy for armed forces charities will be all

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Digital Technology: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the £138 million in funding for technical courses for adults will be spent on increasing digital skills.

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the funding distribution equation for discretionary business support is calculated by local authority population or by individual business size; and if he will publish the

3 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to prioritise covid-19 financial support for hard to reach communities.

3 Mar 2021 · Treasury

VAT: Africa

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on the effect of changes to VAT treatment of overseas goods from African businesses from 1 January 2021 on (a) trad

3 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Capital Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the super deduction tax allowance announced in Budget 2021 is intended to increase investment in (a) new technologies, (b) sustainability and (c) skills development

3 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her department has to apply the reforms to the Global Talent visa announced in Budget 2021 retrospectively; and what estimate she has made of the number of rejected applications for that vi

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the £5 billion funding for the gigabit broadband rollout announced in November 2020 will be spent in (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, (c) 2023-24 and (d) 2024-25.

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the proportion of SMEs that will receive funding in each year of the Help to Grow: Digital scheme announced on 3 March 2020; and what the (a) criteria

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to encourage funding from the private sector for research and development.

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding from the public purse has been spent on covid-19 vaccine (a) manufacturing and (b) research and development since 1 March 2020; if he will make a comparative asse

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the £6 billion of additional funding for vaccine development and procurement announced in Budget 2021 will be spent on (a) research and development, (b) manufac

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Science: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will hold discussions with the Home Secretary on the potential effect of the Global Talent visa system reforms announced in Budget 2021 on the number of overseas applicatio

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to Answer of 16 December 2020 to Question 128674 on Horizon 2020, what plans the Government has for funding continued UK participation in the EU Horizon programme.

2 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Corporation Tax: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on corporate profit and loss during the 2020-21 financial year on corporation tax revenues for the next three years.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 restrictions on the ability of students to return home for the Easter break.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the average broadband requirement of a family all of whom are working and studying from home.

1 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to centralise digital identification verification processes for Government Departments.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

National Skills Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many adults received training via the National Skills Fund in 2020; and how many are projected to receive training in 2021.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Remote Education: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2021 to Question 142923, what the cost to the public purse has been of funding technical support to help schools set up accounts for Google and Microsoft during the January

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the maximum daily covid-19 testing capacity was in (a) November 2020 and (b) February 2021; and what estimate he has made of what the maximum testing capacity will be on 12 April 2021.