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1505575

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date	06/09/2022
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	District Heating
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 he has made of the potential merits of including residents in communal heat networks within the energy price cap.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has announced that it will effectively cap the price of heat sold by heat networks through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme this winter by reducing the commercial prices of energy used by networks and introducing Regulations requiring networks to pass on the benefit of the EBRS to end consumers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/11/2022 12:28:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1505576

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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, whether his Department has made an estimate of the impact of increasing energy prices on (a) private and (b) public research and development spending.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department recognises that increasing energy prices have the potential to impact public and private research and development (R&amp;D) spending, both directly and indirectly.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is examining these issues, including working with our Partner Organisations and key R&amp;D-intensive sectors to understand the challenges they face and explore ways to protect them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has raised public R&amp;D spending to its highest ever level, reflecting that innovation is vital to future economic growth and has announced a plan to deal with the increase in energy costs for charities, businesses and public sector organisations.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/09/2022 08:04:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1490923

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the findings and recommendations of the Climate Change Committee’s 2022 Progress Report to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	901194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>I met with the chair of the Climate Change Committee following the publication of the report.</p><p>The Cabinet’s Climate Action Implementation Committee, which I chair, has also had an initial discussion on the findings of the report.</p><p>The Government will set out a formal response later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:54:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1490463

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average waiting time for mental health treatment.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	901168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>Last year over 1 million people accessed talking therapies services in the community. We delivered waiting-time promises for adult talking therapies, with 88.8% of people accessing treatment within 6 weeks, and 98.4% within 18 weeks. In April 2022, patients were waiting on average 22.8 days from the point of referral to starting adult talking therapies, nationally.</p><p>For children and young people, we are working towards our aim for 95% accessing eating disorder services within 1 week for urgent cases and 4 weeks for routine cases.</p><p>This year NHS England published consultation outcomes on five new access and waiting time standards for mental health services. We are currently working with NHS England on next steps for implementation.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 19/07/2022 15:54:28 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1490088

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Innovate UK: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33779 Innovate UK: Expenditure, for what reason the total awarded by Innovate UK reduced from £1,491m to £815m between 2020 and 2021; and whether that reduction will be matched by an equivalent increase in 2022 or 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>The higher grant figure for projects starting in 2020 compared to 2021 was a combination of two large programmes (Strength in Places, and the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult Manufacturing Innovation Centre) and Innovate UK’s part in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic which saw them launch three major programmes to help the UK business innovation ecosystem navigate the shock of the global pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 26/07/2022 12:33:07 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1490258

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Innovate UK: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2022 to Question 33780 on Innovate UK: Expenditure, what data Innovate UK collects on the (a) types of companies it invests in and (b) the level of success of those companies; and if he will publish a breakdown of Innovate UK's annual spending by (i) technology and (ii) service sector.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>Data collected by Innovate UK includes self-declared enterprise size. Their focus for measuring success is through formal evaluation of their programmes which will include data at a company level. Innovate UK are in the process of embedding their impact management framework which will collect data from the organisation supported to provide throughout the project lifecycle enabling them to understand the impact journey of those they support.</p><p> </p><p>Innovate UK support plays a key role in bringing together different sectors to solve challenges through innovative technology use. Their thematic programmes do focus on certain challenges but rarely specify the technology and often cross sectors.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 25/07/2022 14:09:10 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1490281

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to appoint a Minister for Research, Science, and Innovation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The appointment of Ministers is a matter for my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 22/07/2022 10:39:06 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt previous answer version 15088 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1490282

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the review commissioned by his Department of the latest scientific evidence around shale gas extraction; if he will publish the evidence used in that review; and if he plans to issue a response.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green on 6 July 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-01/28901" target="_blank">28901</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/07/2022 11:29:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1490283

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether a social impact assessment was conducted as part of the review commissioned by his Department of the latest scientific evidence around shale gas extraction; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the social licence to operate that is required for major shale gas operators.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government commissioned the British Geological Survey to advise on the latest scientific evidence around shale gas extraction. The Government has now received the report, which is under careful review, and will make any decisions on the next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The exploration of shale gas reserves in England could only proceed if the science shows that it is safe, sustainable and of minimal disturbance to those living and working nearby. Any exploration or development of shale gas would need to meet rigorous safety and environmental protections both above ground and sub-surface.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/07/2022 11:24:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1490284

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Email
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's expected timeframe is for Minister or Department to respond to an hon. Member's email on behalf on a constituent; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle incidences of responses being outstanding for several months.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from MPs and Peers. On 26 May 2022, we published data on the timeliness of government responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers for 2021 on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-on-responses-to-correspondence-from-mps-and-peers-2021. Cabinet Office timeliness improved each quarter of 2021, with 89% of correspondence received from hon. Members in quarter four responded to within 20 working days.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As per the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/handling-government-correspondence-guidance" target="_blank">Guide to Handling Correspondence</a>, updated by the Cabinet Office in July 2021, the target response time set by Departments for correspondence must not exceed 20 working days. The Cabinet Office continues to keep its own processes under review to further improve the time taken to respond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/07/2022 11:10:15 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah