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1585479

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which visa application centres in Africa have document scanning facilities (a) on site and (b) available to applicants for visitor visas.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>All UK visa application centres in Africa have document scanning facilities on site which are available to applicants for visitor visas.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/02/2023 16:53:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585480

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Teleperformance: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with Teleperformance UK on quality control of decision making for visitor visas.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>UKVI’s commercial partner, Teleperformance, has no involvement in the visa decision making process.</p><p>All decisions on UK visit visa applications are made by the Home Office and the quality control of these decisions is not shared or discussed with Teleperformance.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/02/2023 16:50:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585481

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote free and fair elections in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The 2023 presidential and legislative elections will be a significant test of Nigeria's democracy. We are supporting Nigeria to deliver free, fair and credible elections through our diplomatic engagement, technical advice, programmes and election observation. I [Minister Mitchell] have discussed the importance of free, fair and safe elections in my recent engagements with Nigerian presidential candidates and the chairperson of the Nigerian electoral commission. The UK Government will continue to raise the importance of all political parties working together to ensure the success of these elections.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 23/02/2023 16:33:36 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585482

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Visitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) applications for and (b) refusals of short-term visitor visas there were in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on Visitor visa applications and refusals for African nationals are published in tables Vis_D01 and Vis_D02, respectively, of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk" target="_blank">Entry clearance visa application and outcomes detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 142690 question first answered 23/02/2023 13:15:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585483

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) applications for and (b) refusals of short-term visitor visas there were from countries in Africa in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on Visitor visa applications and refusals for African nationals are published in tables Vis_D01 and Vis_D02, respectively, of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk" target="_blank">Entry clearance visa application and outcomes detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 142689 question first answered 23/02/2023 13:15:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585484

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Statement made on 11 January 2023 by the Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, whether her Department held consultations with the Office for Students regarding the demands on university hardship funds before the reallocation of £15 million to premium funding; and what recent steps she has taken to support students from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The department discusses the additional cost of living pressures that are impacting students this year in our regular meetings with stakeholders, including the Office for Students (OfS), Universities UK and the higher education Mission Groups. The department has also consulted with the National Association of Student Money Advisers to understand the ongoing situation in relation to increased requests from students for hardship awards from their universities.</p><p>On 11 January 2023, the department announced a one-off reallocation of funding to add £15 million to this year's student premium funding, enabling extra hardship awards to be made to tens of thousands of disadvantaged students. There is now £276 million of student premium funding available this academic year to support disadvantaged students. This extra funding will complement the help universities are providing through their own bursary, scholarship and hardship support schemes. The department works with the OfS to ensure universities support students using both hardship funds and drawing on the student premium.</p><p>All households will save on their energy bills through the Energy Price Guarantee and the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme discount. Students who buy their energy from a domestic supplier are eligible for the energy bills discount. The Energy Prices Act, passed on 25 October 2022, includes the provision which requires landlords to pass any benefits they receive from energy price support onto end users, as appropriate. Further details of the requirements under this Act are set out in the legislation.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 20/02/2023 10:48:33 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585485

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Nuclear Power: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to minimise the risk of relying on too few technologies to deliver the 24GW nuclear generation by 2050 target by supporting a diverse range of advanced nuclear technologies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is pursuing large-scale nuclear whilst also investing in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs).</p><p> </p><p>In addition to supporting the construction of Hinkley Point C, the Government has invested £700m into the Sizewell C project – the first state backing for a nuclear project in over 30 years.</p><p> </p><p>The up to £385m Advanced Nuclear Fund is funding SMRs and AMRs. Up to £210m of this is helping to develop the Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactor design. The Fund is also supporting an AMR Research Development &amp; Demonstration competition.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/02/2023 14:02:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585486

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Nuclear Reactors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to help support the molten salt reactor sector.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>In 2020 the Government established a £385m Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) to support the development of Small and Advanced Modular Reactors (SMRs and AMRs).</p><p> </p><p>The ANF includes support for an AMR Research, Development &amp; Demonstration (RD&amp;D) programme which seeks to demonstrate an AMR by the early 2030s to understand the potential of advanced reactors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government decided to focus the AMR RD&amp;D programme on demonstrating High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGRs). The Government supports the development of all types of advanced nuclear technologies including molten salt reactors as part of wider policy activities, such as access to regulation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/02/2023 13:50:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585487

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
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	Innovation and Research: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2023 to Question 132389 on Innovation and Research, what estimate she has made of the expected cost to the public purse of the research to identify clusters of firms performing R&D and innovation in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The successful bidder’s details and cost will be published in March on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 142695 question first answered 24/02/2023 12:18:03 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585488

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
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	Innovation and Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2023 to Question 132389 on Innovation and Research, if she will publish details of the successful bidder who will complete the research to identify clusters of firms performing R&D and innovation in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The successful bidder’s details and cost will be published in March on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 142694 question first answered 24/02/2023 12:18:03 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah