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1605518

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date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Respiratory System: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to help improve research on (a) understanding, (b) treating and (c) diagnosing respiratory disease.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	169280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including understanding, treating and diagnosing respiratory disease.</p><p>In addition, the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections is a research partnership between the Imperial College London and the UK Health Security Agency. The Unit specifically supports research projects across influenza, tuberculosis and other respiratory infections.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/03/2023 11:16:28 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1605519

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Lung Diseases: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what science funding his Department has allocated to the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of (i) Interstitial lung disease and (ii) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	169281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not allocated specific science funding for diagnosis and treatment of Interstitial lung disease and Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. NHS England is responsible for the commissioning of interstitial lung disease services and funds the high cost anti-fibrotic treatments which treat these diseases, including pulmonary fibrosis. Access to these treatments have recently been widened to people with non-idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with the publication of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Technology Appraisal 747 in November 2021.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/03/2023 11:35:32 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1605520

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2023 to Question 140163 on Police: Vetting, how many and what proportion of serving and retired police officers and staff are (a) enrolled on the Police Elimination Database and (b) have been identified and convicted of criminal offences in the last five years as a result of Police Elimination Database searches; and if he will provide a breakdown of the offences for which they were convicted.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	169282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Police vetting is carried out by forces in line with the College of Policing’s code of practice on vetting and authorised professional practice (APP) on vetting. Information and intelligence held on and in relation to police databases, including the Police Elimination Database, is a matter for individual police forces.</p><p>To help identify members of the police workforce who may warrant investigation due to allegations or intelligence, the National Police Chiefs’ Council has asked all forces to check their officers and staff against the Police National Database (PND). Further information is set out on the NPCC’s website: <a href="https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/all-police-staff-records-to-be-checked-for-allegations-and-intelligence-by-march" target="_blank">https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/all-police-staff-records-to-be-checked-for-allegations-and-intelligence-by-march</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/03/2023 16:07:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604981

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	British Patient Capital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 4.114 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, how much (a) new and (b) total funding has been allocated for British Patient Capital each financial year for the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	167104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>British Patient Capital (BPC) was created in 2018 following the Patient Capital Review, and allocated £2.5 billion to invest over the ten years to 2028/29. In July 2021, it was allocated a further £375m to deliver the Future Fund: Breakthrough programme and £200m to deliver the Life Sciences Investment Programme (LSIP). As at 31 March 2022, total value of all commitments and co-investments reached £1.6bn across 61 fund commitments, four co-investments from BPC’s Core programme, and five Future Fund: Breakthrough deals. At Spring Budget 2023, BPC’s mandate was extended until 2033/34.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/03/2023 15:47:19 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604982

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	British Patient Capital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.114 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, what estimate he has made of the regional breakdown of the £3 billion investment in British Patient Capital.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	167105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The extension of the British Patient Capital (BPC) programme until 2033-34 will be delivered in line with the British Business Bank’s (BBB’s) and BPC’s existing mandate.</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank has an objective to identify and help to reduce imbalances in access to finance for smaller businesses across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>To do this, it is important that the BBB deploys the right mix of programmes and interventions to meet the needs of businesses across the UK with different financing needs. Key programmes to tackle the structural barriers in regional access to finance include the Regional Angels Programme to reduce imbalances for early stage equity finance for smaller businesses. Spending Review 2021 also announced £1.6bn for the next generation of regional funds across the UK.</p><p>In 2021/22, the Bank exceeded its regional deployment target, deploying more than £900 million of finance outside London and supporting almost 83,000 businesses outside London at the end of March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>British Patient Capital invests in venture and growth capital, supporting the growth of the UK’s innovative companies wherever they are in the UK. As of June 2022, British Patient Capital commitments (including by third parties) totalled over £10.7bn.</p><p> </p><p>BPC invests on a fully commercial basis to maximise returns and manage risk. It will continue to do so through its extension to 2033-34, while increasing its focus on the most R&amp;D intensive companies across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 23/03/2023 15:42:45 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604984

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.100 of the Spring Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, what the evidential basis is for the adequacy of £10 million funding in the MHRA achieving the objective of having a fully operational approval process in place from 2024.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	167107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>£10m over 2 years represents a significant increase in the funding MHRA receives from government. This funding, along with proposals to make greater use of international recognition, was based on extensive work by the MHRA and detailed discussions with HMT. It will ensure MHRA is able to implement swift new approvals processes from next year.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/03/2023 09:49:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604989

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many SMEs claiming R&D tax credits have R&D expenditure between 25 percent and 39 percent of their total expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	167111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>To support those most impacted by the Research and Development (R&amp;D) tax relief rate changes announced at Autumn Statement 2022, the additional tax relief for R&amp;D intensive SMEs announced at Spring Budget 2023 is targeted specifically at loss-making R&amp;D intensive SMEs, who are most affected by the changes.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/03/2023 17:40:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604378

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Science and Technology: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 10 of the UK Science and Technology Framework, what steps she plans to take to support funders to experiment with new approaches; and whether she plans to introduce those new approaches for government funded research and development programmes.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	166210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government will respond to the recommendations in the Independent Review of Research Bureaucracy in Spring 2023. The review recommended that funders should seek to reduce bureaucratic burdens and improve application processes, including through experimenting with new funding approaches. The Government response will set out further detail on this.</p><p> </p><p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is implementing a new funding service based on a flexible digital platform which will enable the ability to trial future funding approaches.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 23/03/2023 15:02:27 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1604633

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Science: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what parts of the science spending announced in his Financial Statement and Budget Report will be disbursed by (a) UK Research and Innovation and (b) other bodies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	166217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>At the Spring Budget, my Rt. Hon Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced several new commitments to support the Science Superpower agenda that will be delivered via a range of funding mechanisms. These include a £900m investment in an Exascale supercomputer and AI Research resource to enhance the UK’s capabilities in artificial intelligence, a £2.5bn investment over the next 10 years to grow our Quantum sector, meeting the commitment in the Quantum Strategy with funding going towards quantum research and innovation programmes, and an AI prize which will award £1m every year for the next 10 years to researchers that drive progress in critical areas of AI.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 23/03/2023 15:02:35 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah