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1673915

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date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Railway Signals
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 16 November 2023 to Question 800 on East Coast Main Line: Weather, how many signalling failures there were on the East Coast Main Line in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022; and what assessment he has made of trends in the (i) number and (ii) frequency of signalling failures on the East Coast Main Line since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The average time between Service Affecting Failures on the ECML has become less frequent since 2010 and is trending downwards. I can confirm there were 312 signalling failures in 2021/22, and 247 in 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 04/12/2023 16:50:56 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1674180

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Third Special Report of Session 2022/23 of the Sconce, Innovation and Technology Committee Diversity and inclusion in STEM: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report, HC 1427, published on 16 June 2023, what progress her Department has made on a cross-Government action plan to ensure a diverse range of people enter the science and technology workforce by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>Demand for skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is growing across the country. We must ensure that everyone, regardless of where they live or come from, has the opportunity to receive outstanding STEM education and pursue STEM-related careers in critical technology sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum, engineering biology, future telecoms, and semiconductors.</p><p>Participation in STEM skills programmes is also increasing. Since 2010, there has been a 35% increase in the number of STEM A level entries from girls in England: girls made up 44% of all STEM entries at A level in 2022 and 51% of all science entries at A level in 2022. Since 2018, there has been a 30% increase in the number of STEM A level entries from black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils in England: this compares to a 7% increase in overall entries over the same period. The department has also seen the number of STEM apprenticeship starts by women increase year-on-year, with 14,110 starts in the 2021/22 academic year, an increase of 56% compared to 9,020 starts in the 2017/18 academic year.</p><p>The department must build on this progress by continuing to expand opportunities for participation in STEM. That is why we are working with departments across government on the Talent and Skills strand of the UK Science &amp; Technology Framework to ensure a diverse range of people enter the science and technology workforce by 2030. Actions contributing to this ambition include:</p><ul><li>The department funds the National Centre for Computing Education’s ‘I Belong’ programme to improve secondary schools’ awareness of barriers to girls’ engagement with computing and support them in taking sustained action to improve the take-up of computer science qualifications.</li><li>UK Research and Innovation’s STEM Ambassadors programme inspires young people from under-served backgrounds to engage with STEM subjects by bringing to life the opportunities they open up. Approximately 45% of STEM Ambassadors are women and 15% are from minority ethnic backgrounds.</li><li>The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)’s AI and Data Science Conversion Course programme, established in 2020, funds universities to develop master’s level AI or data science courses suitable for non-STEM students alongside 1,000 scholarships. Since then, over 6,300 students have enrolled on these courses. As of December 2022, 73% of scholarships on the programme had been awarded to women, 35% to black students, 24% to students from another ethnic minority background, and 26% to students with disabilities. DSIT is now working with employers to co-fund 2,000 more scholarships. For every scholarship that industry funds, the government will fund an additional three across the programme.</li><li>The department will shortly publish a public consultation on the Advanced British Standard, a new Baccalaureate-style qualification which will harness the best of A levels and T Levels to support young people with the knowledge and skills they need for the future economy. The new qualification will provide more breadth and increased teaching time, ensuring all young people are prepared for employment and life.</li></ul> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 04/12/2023 17:26:06 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1674181

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 3220 on Research: Finance and with reference to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 150475 on Euratom and Horizon Europe: Finance and to paragraph 4.49 of the Autumn Statement 2023, CP 977, published on 22 November, whether the £750 million of R&D spend has been drawn from the allocation made in the 2021 Spending Review for association with Horizon Europe in this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to UIN 4154.<strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 04/12/2023 08:59:05 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1673479

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
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	Research Bureaucracy Review
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 38 of her Department's publication entitled, Government’s response to the Independent Review of the UK’s Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape, published November 2023, for what reason her Department plans to wait until early 2024 to respond to the 2022 Independent Review of Research Bureaucracy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to addressing the issues set out in the Independent Review of Research Bureaucracy. Since the review was published last year, the government has worked with the sector to produce a government response which is in the final stages before publication. In the meantime, government departments and funding bodies have begun implementing many of the Review’s recommendations and taking practical steps to reduce bureaucracy in the research system</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 04/12/2023 09:03:22 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1673496

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
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 16 November to Question 1561 on Visas: Applications, what is the (a) target time and (b) average time taken to process a skilled worker visa.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office makes every attempt to meet the service level agreement standard, but in certain cases additional checks are required which can mean visa requests take longer to process.</p><p>Data on performance against service standards is published through migration transparency data and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p><p>The Home Office also publishes information on visa processing times for applications inside and outside the UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/visa-processing-times" target="_blank">Visa processing times - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/12/2023 16:57:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1673564

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
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	Cystic Fibrosis: Children
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 her Department is taking to improve health outcomes for children with cystic fibrosis.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Rt. hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings on 17 November 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-09/1009" target="_blank">1009</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/12/2023 09:59:56 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1673566

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
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	Investment
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 her Department's press release entitled Prime Minister unveils £29.5 billion of investment at historic Global Investment Summit, published on 27 November 2023, how much and what proportion of the funding will be invested in each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Global Investment Summit was a roaring success, unveiling £29.5 billion of investment, creating 12,000 jobs in some of the fastest-growing sectors of the UK, including data centres to support AI and life sciences.</p><p> </p><p>Many of the projects announced are nationwide in their application so we cannot forecast regional spend of the combined investment total. We are working with investors to ensure the projects deliver the maximum economic benefit.</p><p> </p><p>The investment announced on the day is a colossal vote of confidence in the UK and this government, and the benefits will be felt across the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/12/2023 10:29:50 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1673570

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
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	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 3220 on Research: Finance and with reference to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 150475 on Euratom and Horizon Europe: Finance and to paragraph 4.49 of the Autumn Statement 2023, CP 977, published on 22 November, whether the £750 million of R&D spend has been drawn from the allocation made in the 2021 Spending Review for association with Horizon Europe in this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The government is investing in wider R&amp;D priorities through savings generated from the bespoke Horizon deal that works in the interests of UK taxpayers, and researchers and businesses. The £750 million package is funded from money allocated to Horizon and Copernicus as part of government’s record 2021 Spending Review funding settlement for R&amp;D. This package will maximise opportunities for UK researchers, businesses and innovators, including £250 million for Discovery Fellowships, £145 million for new business innovation support and funding to support a new National Academy of mathematical sciences. This funding comes on top of our commitment to deliver a multi-billion-pound package of support through the existing Horizon Europe Guarantee scheme.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 04/12/2023 08:50:34 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1673572

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
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	Defence: Space Technology
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 page 34 of the National Space Strategy, published in September 2021, what steps her Department is taking to ensure robust controls on downstream activities that could potentially be used to support military operations of concern.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK seeks to prevent the proliferation of military and dual-use technologies that risk being misused in space through a robust system of export controls.</p><p>We rigorously assess every export licence application on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria (the Criteria). We draw on all available information, including reports from NGOs and our overseas network, ensuring that UK exports are consistent with our national and international obligations and standards.</p><p>We will not grant an export licence where to do so would be inconsistent with the Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/12/2023 10:22:11 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1673239

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Francis Crick Institute: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much from the public purse the Government has provided to the Francis Crick Institute to support the institute’s commercialisation office since the institute was founded.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The Francis Crick Institute was founded in 2015 by UK Research and Innovation’s Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK, and the Wellcome Trust, with university partners. In 2021-22 the Crick was provided with a 7 year settlement of £1 billion in core funding by its three founding members, £406 million of which (41%) came from MRC. Part of this funding is used to employ Crick staff involved in commercialisation activities.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 30/11/2023 11:18:43 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah