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731990

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans he has to ensure that negotiations on the UK leaving the EU do not result in any job losses in the North East's manufacturing sector.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>We will secure a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom. We want to ensure that UK companies, including those in the North East, have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets. As a priority, we will seek a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement that is of greater scope and ambition than any such existing agreement. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours. And we want to have a new customs agreement with the EU that supports these objectives. Furthermore, the Government’s industrial strategy green paper sets out our plan to improve living standards and economic growth by increasing productivity and driving growth across the whole country, including in the North East.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 27/06/2017 16:30:08 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759478

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if his Department will appoint a chief scientific advisor.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. There are several models for achieving this and we must be sure we take into account DExEU’s role as a co-ordinating department. We are currently exploring these options, including considering the appointment of a Chief Scientific Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/09/2017 10:22:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759894

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has taken steps to ensure that its activities and decision-making is informed by independent scientific advice; to what extent his Department relies on other Departments to facilitate such advice; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	10062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union (DEXEU) is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. The Department is actively considering the best way of achieving this and it is important for us to take into account DExEU’s role as a co-ordinating department when considering what provisions to put in place. We are currently exploring these options, including considering the appointment of a Chief Scientific Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 18/09/2017 15:48:50 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

809085

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Legal Profession
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the level of legal expertise on state aid and competition law is in his Department .
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	120194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2018 answer text <p>At present the Government Legal Department (GLD) provides around 40 lawyers in its Division advising the Department for Exiting the European Union. They have a wide variety of experience gained across government, regulators and in the private sector including in the areas of state aid and competition law. As part of the GLD, they can also draw on the expertise of barristers and solicitors working in various government departments and public bodies including the lawyers at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy who are the general lead for government on these topics.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 03/01/2018 18:32:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

777087

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	EU Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government will publish its plans to delegate powers and responsibilities currently possessed by EU institutions after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	109398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Our relationship with the EU's institutions, including agencies, upon exit will be evaluated in light of the Government's ambition to achieve a deep and special partnership with the EU and is a matter for the negotiations. The Government will continue to plan for a range of scenarios and be ready to take any necessary steps to ensure that we are ready for exit day.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 01/11/2017 15:10:16 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

809086

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he plans for a new regime for state aid and competition rules to be covered by a future deal between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	120195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is aware that the EU negotiating mandate explicitly refers to state aid and competition in the context of any future trade agreement between the EU and UK. This future relationship is subject to negotiation. While the Government cannot speculate on outcomes at this stage, any future regime will be on the principles of open markets and fair competition.</p><p><br>As the Prime Minister made clear in her speech in Florence the UK shares with the EU “the same set of fundamental beliefs; a belief in free trade, rigorous and fair competition, strong consumer rights, and that trying to beat other countries’ industries by unfairly subsidising one’s own is a serious mistake.”</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 09/01/2018 15:55:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

424357

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Prime Minister: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to respond to the letter he received from the charity Memorial 2007 in May 2015 on funding for the Enslaved Africans Memorial in Hyde Park.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	13633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>My office has no record of a letter to me from the charity Memorial 2007 in May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 30/10/2015 13:38:41 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

386372

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) sanctions and (b) appeals are related to claimants not performing online requirements such as job search.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	4707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The available information in respect of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance, sanction decisions and Appeals by reason, is published at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/07/2015 12:59:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

387267

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2015 to Question 4707, on social security benefits, if he will make it his policy to collect and publish data in Stat-Xplore on how many sanctions and appeals are related to claimants not performing online requirements such as job search; and if he will estimate the proportion of (a) sanctions and (b) appeals which are related to such requirements.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	5492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The available information in respect of Jobseeker’s Allowance, including for “Failure to participate in a supervised job search” and Employment and Support Allowance, sanction decisions and Appeals by reason, is published at: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>:</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Individual jobseekers requirements are agreed with their Work Coach and are set out in their Claimant Commitment. The activities focus on what gives each individual the best prospects of finding employment and are varied dependant on individuals skills, abilities and the type of employment they are looking for.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/07/2015 15:33:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

416291

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Vacancies: Clinical Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many clinical trials have been advertised to jobseekers through Jobcentre Plus as employment opportunities.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Work &amp; Pensions cannot provide a figure on ‘how many clinical trials have been advertised through Jobcentre Plus as employment opportunities’ because vacancies such as this are not accepted on Universal Jobmatch as they breach the Terms &amp; Conditions, therefore no statistical information is held.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Jobmatch is the main conduit by which job vacancies are advertised by Jobcentre Plus, however there will be instances where vacancies are advertised locally in Jobcentre Plus offices outside of Universal Jobmatch. The Department for Work &amp; Pension’s policy around clinical trial vacancies on Universal Jobmatch is; any vacancies that are advertised as clinical trials on Universal Jobmatch would not be accepted as they breach the Terms &amp; Conditions. Where a clinical trial vacancy is identified on Universal Jobmatch the vacancy will immediately be removed and the employer contacted to advise that they have breached the Terms &amp; Conditions and that any subsequent breaches could result in their account being suspended.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 9051 question first answered 09/09/2015 13:58:43 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah