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1355556

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	19. To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of how many students have been rejected for student finance in the 2021-22 applications due to not meeting the three year ordinary residency criteria; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure there are alternative forms of financial support or discretionary appeals for prospective students who fail to meet the three year ordinary residency criteria for student finance.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	49131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) classes applicants who do not meet the residency criteria as ineligible and their application does not proceed any further. This activity is not automatically captured within the SLC systems, and it is not possible therefore, to provide an estimate of the numbers of students rejected for this reason.</p><p>Government funding is available only for applicants who have been here lawfully for a defined period, in order to target the limited funding available at those who have a recent, substantial connection to the United Kingdom.</p><p>It is open to students to seek an independent assessment of a decision made by Student Finance England if they consider that the regulations have not been applied correctly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 20/09/2021 12:39:13 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1582213

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	ORIGINAL: To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2023 to Question 126639 on Trade Promotion, whether her Department identifies a difference between diaspora and diversity.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	136628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The question answered on 27 January, UIN: 126639, made reference to both diversity and diaspora, and the response from my Hon. Friend for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, the former Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State for Exports, highlighted our department’s commitment to diversity, however, we do not hold data on the involvement of diverse diaspora in trade delegations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/02/2023 13:43:52 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1599982

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	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	Manufacturing Industries: Telecommunications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the level of dependency of the manufacturing sector on Chinese companies for cellular internet-of-things modules; and whether she is taking steps to help reduce that dependency.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	155114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is monitoring the security threats unique to cellular internet-of-things modules. We have already taken action to ensure that emerging security threats relating to consumer IoT products can be addressed through the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022, and will introduce further security requirements using the powers in this Act as necessitated by the evolving threat landscape.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/03/2023 17:52:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	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

1605404

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	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	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, what (a) workstreams, (b) initiatives and (c) processes her Department plans to use the data collected and digital interactive cluster data mapping tool for.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	169272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>More places in the UK hosting world-leading and globally connected innovation clusters will create more jobs, productivity and growth. The interactive digital tool and report we will publish, which will map and explain these clusters, will be crucial in helping us develop future policies and attract private sector investment to grow them. We expect them to be used by local leaders to showcase and galvanise awareness of their strengths; government to better understand the impact of our policies and build on what works; and investors to more easily spot opportunities to invest in our world-leading R&amp;D.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/03/2023 15:10:09 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	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

1587852

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	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 25 January 2023 to Question 132389 on Innovation and Research, for what reason UK Research and Innovation does not hold information on UK’s scientific strengths and geographical areas.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	149477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>As my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister set out in <em>Making Government Deliver for the British People</em> on 7 February, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology will focus on optimising public R&amp;D investment to support areas of relative UK strength. The research project I described in the answer I gave to Question 132389 will support this work. I also refer the Hon. Member to UKRI’s five-year strategy (<a href="https://www.ukri.org/publications/ukri-strategy-2022-to-2027/" target="_blank">https://www.ukri.org/publications/ukri-strategy-2022-to-2027/</a>) and publications on the regional distribution of funding (<a href="https://www.ukri.org/what-we-offer/what-we-have-funded/geographical-distribution-of-funding/" target="_blank">https://www.ukri.org/what-we-offer/what-we-have-funded/geographical-distribution-of-funding/</a>).</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/02/2023 12:17:48 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1587854

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	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: North East
	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 25 January 2023 to Question 132389 on Innovation and Research, what discussions she has had with North East Universities on clustering of innovation in the North East.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	149479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department and officials regularly engage with universities and university bodies, including the Russell Group, on a range of issues and is working on a new interactive cluster mapping tool.</p><p>Universities play important roles in their local economies including through education, skills, research, working with local businesses and as employers.</p><p>The Department supports universities to further this economic role by funding schemes such as Higher Education Innovation Funding which incentivises universities to work with businesses, public and third sector organisations to increase the economic and societal benefit from their work.</p><p>The Connecting Capability Fund which supports universities in sharing good practice in knowledge exchange and commercialisation has supported the Northern Accelerator initiative which has brought together universities in the Northeast to boost their commercialisation activity.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 149478 question first answered 01/03/2023 16:04:48 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1587853

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	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 25 January 2023 to Question 132389 on Innovation and Research, what discussions she has held with (a) the Russel Group and (b) individual universities on the location of clusters.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	149478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department and officials regularly engage with universities and university bodies, including the Russell Group, on a range of issues and is working on a new interactive cluster mapping tool.</p><p>Universities play important roles in their local economies including through education, skills, research, working with local businesses and as employers.</p><p>The Department supports universities to further this economic role by funding schemes such as Higher Education Innovation Funding which incentivises universities to work with businesses, public and third sector organisations to increase the economic and societal benefit from their work.</p><p>The Connecting Capability Fund which supports universities in sharing good practice in knowledge exchange and commercialisation has supported the Northern Accelerator initiative which has brought together universities in the Northeast to boost their commercialisation activity.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 149479 question first answered 01/03/2023 16:04:48 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585490

	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 Technology: Business
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she plans to take with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to help ensure that innovation and technology are aligned with business needs.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	142697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology will focus on positioning the UK at the forefront of great scientific discoveries and technological advancement. This Department and the Department for Business and Trade will work closely delivering the Government’s priorities, supporting economic growth and innovation, promoting businesses globally and attracting high-value investment.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/02/2023 14:46:26 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah