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1682583

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Government Legal Department: Newcastle upon Tyne
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Government Legal Department Business Plan 2023-24, published on 23 May 2023, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using the Pilgrim Quarter development as a worksite for the Government Legal Department.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst Newcastle is not currently under consideration as a base for the Government Legal Department (GLD), the GLD's position might change in the future if demand for GLD services increases in the region.</p><p>GLD sites have been selected based on a model of developing a national organisation located in the proximity of its clients and using established legal markets which have strong pipelines for recruiting from diverse pools.</p><p>Decisions on sites are evidence-based, for example, on research and analysis of local academic and labour markets, whilst also reflecting various Government estate and property initiatives such as Places for Growth.</p><p>The Pilgrim Quarter Development will be the Government Hub for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the North East, housing 9,000 HMRC employees when complete. As GLD does not currently offer legal services to HMRC, we would not automatically co-locate within their sites.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/01/2024 12:38:40 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1458754

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Alternative Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help expand the use and take up of sustainable aviation fuel.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	156440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a vital tool in decarbonising aviation and helping the UK reach our net zero goals by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2014, the department has awarded grant funding to SAF plants through a series of advanced fuels competitions, namely the Advanced Biofuel Demonstration Competition (ABDC), the Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition (F4C) and more recently the Green Fuels, Green Skies (GFGS) competition through which eight companies are receiving a portion of £15m.</p><p> </p><p>The Net Zero Strategy, published on 19 October, announced that a further £180m will be made available to support SAF production in the UK, building on the progress made through previous advanced fuels competitions. This includes £168m for a multi-year grant funding competition to produce advanced fuels suitable for aviation and heavy goods vehicles. A further £12m is allocated for the continuation of our SAF clearing house project to accelerate new SAF to the market. The Net Zero Strategy also confirmed our ambition to see 10% SAF blended into the UK fuel mix by 2030.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/04/2022 14:32:14 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1458755

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Jet Zero Council: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses to select Jet Zero council members; and what the gender and regional balance is of those council members.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	156441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The Jet Zero Council is jointly chaired by the Transport and Business Secretaries, who are supported by Heathrow Airport’s Emma Gilthorpe as the Jet Zero Council CEO. The Council brings together government with senior leaders in aviation, aerospace, and academia to drive the delivery of new technologies and innovative ways to cut aviation emissions.</p><p> </p><p>When the Council was established in July 2020, we sought to ensure that all relevant parts of the industry were represented, from airlines, airports, and aerospace manufacturers, to NGOs, academics, and start-ups. The Council membership has diverse geographical representation reflective of the aviation and aerospace industry, with members who have regional, national and international reach.</p><p> </p><p>The Jet Zero Council and its two Delivery Groups have a diverse membership from a range of backgrounds. Nearly 40 members are in the full Jet Zero Council and 195 members from 83 organisations are in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Delivery Group, chaired by Jonathon Counsell of IAG. On 20 April, we launched the Zero Emission Flight Delivery Group, chaired by Rachel Gardner-Poole, and we will seek to ensure that its membership is also reflective of all parts of the industry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/04/2022 14:38:14 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1455011

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Airways: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on British Airways' use of VeriFLY and its (a) data sharing policies and (b) implications for British citizens flying with British Airways who are (i) concerned about digital privacy and (ii) digitally excluded.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	148181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>The use of VeriFLY is a matter for British Airways and their customers.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 01/04/2022 10:56:59 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1363023

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Dominican Republic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Dominican Republic remains on the red travel list.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	62720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Dominican Republic was removed from the red list on Monday 1 November. There are no countries or territories currently on the UK’s red list. However, the data for all countries and territories will be kept under regular review and the red list will continue to operate as the UK’s first defence to prevent incoming variants of concern from entering the UK from international travel.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 02/11/2021 12:09:07 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1361998

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help support the UK aviation industry in reaching their decarbonisation targets of net zero emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	59789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>We have set a clear policy framework through the recently published Net Zero Strategy, the Jet Zero Consultation and the SAF mandate consultation; have ensured government and industry collaboration through the Jet Zero Council and other forums; are providing £1.95 billion funding over 13 years (2013-2026) to support the development of zero emission technologies through the Aerospace Technology Institute; and recently made a commitment to provide £180 million to support the development of UK sustainable aviation fuel production in the UK, which builds on the progress made through previous advanced fuels competition including the £15 million Green Fuels, Green Skies competition and the £22 million Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition.</p><p> </p><p>The Jet Zero Consultation closed on 8 September, and we are working to analyse responses to help shape our final Jet Zero Strategy to be published early next year.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 27/10/2021 11:19:09 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1302014

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2021 to Question 164471 on Travel: Coronavirus, whether foreign nationals visiting the UK are permitted to return home during the covid-19 outbreak; and whether that is an acceptable reason for travel for the purposes of travel declarations under covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	167200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>Under the domestic stay at home regulations, everyone in England must have a legally permitted reason for being outside the place they are living or staying whilst in England. Travelling to a home abroad is not necessarily a legally permitted reason, but there are circumstances (where it might be, these are set out on gov.uk).</p><p> </p><p>Anyone departing from England to return to a home outside the Common Travel Area, must complete a travel declaration form, outlining the reason for being outside the place where they are living.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 16/03/2021 11:05:38 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1300196

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the new form required to be completed by people travelling abroad from England, whether that form must be completed by non residents and/or foreign nationals; and whether migrating to another country is a permitted reason to travel abroad.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	164471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>All people travelling from England outside the Common Travel Area, including foreign nationals, are required to complete a travel declaration form unless they are exempt. Details of exemptions can be found on gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules). Those under 18 and those that lack capacity are not required to have a travel declaration form. If travelling with a responsible adult, however, that responsible adult must complete a form on their behalf.</p><p> </p><p>Under the current stay at home restrictions, people may only leave home or the place where they are living if they have a reasonable excuse. Moving house is a reasonable excuse for these purposes, so travelling abroad in order to move home is permitted and may be stated on the travel declaration form. Whether someone is in fact travelling for the purposes of moving home will be a matter of fact, which police may assess if questioning an individual.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 11/03/2021 15:44:31 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271623

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide Test to Release capacity in the North East of England.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	130722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>There are a number of testing providers on the gov.uk providers’ list, based in different locations around England. Many offer a choice between testing at a site or an at-home test, meaning that anyone who is not easily able to access a testing site has the option of having a test sent to the location where they are self-isolating.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to work at pace to bring further providers on to the gov.uk providers’ list as and when they have self-declared that they meet the minimum standards.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 11/01/2021 12:41:42 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah