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1439442

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Transport: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 132251 on Transport: Freight, what steps HRMC takes a declarant does not provide the transport costs on their declaration.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	137304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>If mandatory fields of a declaration are not completed, HMRC’s import and export declaration system will generate a notification that further information is required. Declarations will not be cleared until the required fields have been completed by the declarant in accordance with the system rules. HMRC will not estimate transport costs.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/03/2022 17:49:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1438897

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ukrainians who wish to seek asylum in the UK are required to claim asylum in the first safe country they reach.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	136548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The safest route for people to leave Ukraine is via its neighbouring countries to the West. From the safety of these countries, those escaping the war can benefit from the additional support we have already announced.</p><p>Ukrainians can apply to reunite with UK-based family via the Ukrainian Family Scheme. For Ukrainians who do not have family ties with the UK, we have announced the Ukrainian Sponsorship Humanitarian Visa Offer. This programme will match Ukrainians with individuals, businesses, community organisations and Local Authorities who are willing and able to act as a sponsor.</p><p>These two routes ensure those fleeing war in the Ukraine have a safe and legal route to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/03/2022 16:36:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1438985

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training: Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional people are targeted to complete high-quality skills training as set out in the Levelling Up in the United Kingdom White Paper for each year to 2030.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	136550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The mission of 200,000 additional people completing high-quality skills training will focus on increasing the number of adults (those aged 19 and over) completing high-quality skills training, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses and apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>The department knows that successfully completing these courses improves people’s earnings and life chances and helps them get good jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The department already has a range of high-quality training offers available to adults across every region of the country, including Skills Bootcamps, the free courses for jobs offer, as well as access to free courses in English, mathematics, and basic digital skills. Reforms to the skills and further education system are improving quality and driving up access further.</p><p> </p><p>Meeting the mission will depend on the national government, mayoral combined authorities, local authorities, employers and skills providers working together.</p><p> </p><p>The missions are rolling decade-long endeavours and will be reviewed periodically by the UK government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 136551 question first answered 14/03/2022 11:01:51 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1438986

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training: Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the 200,000 additional people targeted to complete high-quality skills training as set out in the Levelling Up in the United Kingdom White Paper are planned to be on (a) on STEM courses, (b) apprenticeships and (c) young people up to the age of 25.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	136551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The mission of 200,000 additional people completing high-quality skills training will focus on increasing the number of adults (those aged 19 and over) completing high-quality skills training, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses and apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>The department knows that successfully completing these courses improves people’s earnings and life chances and helps them get good jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The department already has a range of high-quality training offers available to adults across every region of the country, including Skills Bootcamps, the free courses for jobs offer, as well as access to free courses in English, mathematics, and basic digital skills. Reforms to the skills and further education system are improving quality and driving up access further.</p><p> </p><p>Meeting the mission will depend on the national government, mayoral combined authorities, local authorities, employers and skills providers working together.</p><p> </p><p>The missions are rolling decade-long endeavours and will be reviewed periodically by the UK government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 136550 question first answered 14/03/2022 11:01:51 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1438987

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Afghanistan
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 4 February 2022 to Question 115898, on Visas: Afghanistan, what proportion of people who arrived from Afghanistan in 2021 have been given indefinite leave to remain; and whether she plans to extend limited leave to enter in the event that the process of confirmation of Indefinite Leave to Remain status concludes before all those who are eligible have been granted that status.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	136552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is in the process of supporting people evacuated from Afghanistan to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR).</p><p>The data on those granted ILR is not currently available, but once published we will direct individuals to the publication. Once applications have been lodged, as they have in the vast majority of cases, individuals are issued with a letter confirming they have extant leave to remain in the UK pending their grant of Indefinite Leave to Remain.</p><p>Those already relocated to the UK under the Afghanistan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) will be able to apply free of charge to convert their temporary leave into indefinite leave to remain.</p><p>Those resettled through the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will receive fee-free indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK.  They will be able to apply for British citizenship after five years in the UK under existing rules and subject to the appropriate fee.</p><p>In light of the success of our evacuation efforts, we plan to exceed our initial aim to resettle 5,000 through ACRS in the first year.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 14/03/2022 16:33:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1438990

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2022 to Question 119567, on Defence: Regional Planning and Development, if he will provide a regional breakdown of the DASA Regional Partnerships Fund.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	136555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The £3.1 million DASA Regional Partnerships Fund has been set up to cover the Levelling Up regions outside the Greater South East. Funding for projects in each region will depend upon regional investor engagement and formal assessment of DASA submissions. The competition process has started, but allocation of funding is not expected before spring 2022.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/03/2022 15:14:38 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1438991

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Future Combat Air System: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to box 3.6 on page 172 of the Levelling Up in the United Kingdom White Paper which states that a further £1 billion has been invested in the Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative, what proportion of that funding will be spent on research and development; and how much of that funding is planned to be spent outside the Greater South East.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	136556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative (FCAS TI) is a research and development programme in partnership with industry and SMEs, set up to develop cutting-edge technologies and expertise to deliver the UK's future combat air capability. All of the further £1 billion outlined in the Levelling Up in the United Kingdom White Paper will be spent on research and development.</p><p>FCAS TI funding goes through a broad supply chain including our 'Team Tempest' partners. They are always looking for new expertise to support this work, so we do not hold data on where they will spend this funding. However, given their locations we believe a significant majority of the work undertaken by our FCAS TI suppliers, is executed outside of the South East.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/03/2022 15:11:51 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1438665

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the regional disparities in Private Non Profit R&D funding in 2019 in the ONS dataset Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, by region; and what steps he is taking to help increase the proportion of Private Non Profit R&D investment outside the Greater South East.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	135479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the important role that the private non-profit sector, such as charities, play in both funding and performing R&amp;D. In 2019, the private non-profit sector funded £1,766 million worth of R&amp;D and performed £843 million of R&amp;D. The Greater South East contributes the highest share of private non-profit expenditure on R&amp;D, with 84% of total expenditure in 2019 vs 16% for outside of the region.</p><p> </p><p>The Levelling Up White Paper shows that we are committed to increasing total investment in R&amp;D across the whole of the UK, of which private non-profit R&amp;D is an important element.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 10/03/2022 15:33:33 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1438667

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Investment: Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to statement on page 170 of the Levelling Up White Paper that the additional Government investment will seek to leverage twice as much private sector investment over the long term, what baseline figure for leveraging private sector investment was used for that commitment; and what time period is meant by over the long term.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	135480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>In setting the R&amp;D mission, BEIS referred to published research on leverage, which found that we expect public R&amp;D to leverage at least £2 of private R&amp;D funding for every £1 of public R&amp;D expenditure over the long term. This is based on a 2020 study published by BEIS and conducted by Oxford Economics, which estimates that each £1 of public R&amp;D investment eventually stimulates between £1.96 and £2.34 of private R&amp;D investment, the study found that almost all leverage is realised within 15 years.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS is working with DLUHC and other government departments on measuring and reporting on missions in the Levelling Up White Paper and further detail will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 10/03/2022 15:32:31 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1438672

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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	Dementia: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is Government policy to double dementia research funding.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	135481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed to invest £375 million in neurodegenerative disease research over the next five years to fund projects into a range of diseases including dementia. We will set out plans on dementia in England later this year, including for dementia research.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 10/03/2022 14:46:28 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah