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1546779

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Health Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to an article published in the Financial Times entitled, Britons now have the worst access to healthcare in Europe, and it shows , published in November 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of that articles reporting's on (a) comparative access to health care in the UK and Europe (b) rising rates of chronic illness in the UK’s working-age population.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	99834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/12/2022 17:30:21 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1546778

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Hospitals: 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of NHS waiting lists on economic inactivity in the UK’s working-age population.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	99833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/12/2022 14:38:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1546770

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide guidance to small businesses looking to respond to changes in Small Business Tax Credits without reducing research activity.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	99832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2021 and Tax Administration &amp; Maintenance Day 2021 the Government announced a series of changes to the Research &amp; Development (R&amp;D) tax credits. These included allowing Data and Cloud costs to qualify for relief, introducing restrictions on overseas spend and measures to target abuse and improve compliance.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2022 the Government announced that it would rebalance the rates of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and R&amp;D expenditure credit (RDEC) reliefs to ensure taxpayers’ money is spent as effectively as possible.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will publish draft guidance on these changes before the end of the year and will invite comments on the guidance. HMRC will also engage with business representative bodies to ensure they are aware of the changes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also consult on the design of a single scheme, and ahead of Budget work with industry to understand whether further support is necessary for R&amp;D intensive SMEs, without significant change to the overall cost for supporting R&amp;D.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/12/2022 17:51:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1240294

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Sustainable Innovation Fund
	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 2 October 2020 to Question 95073, how many of those applications that were rejected as a result of the applicant entering an incorrect start date were from the North East.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	98966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>One of the twenty-seven applications rejected as a result of the applicant entering an incorrect start date were from the North East.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/10/2020 10:10:49 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1240280

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Telecommunications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2020 to Question 77608 on Telecommunications, whether a clear and ambitious diversification strategy was published prior to 14 July 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	98965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>We will be publishing our targeted diversification strategy to rebalance the supply chain in the autumn, alongside the introduction of the Telecoms Security Bill. We are continuing to work at pace to develop this strategy to ensure our approach is best fitted to achieve a sustainable and comprehensive rebalancing of our supply chain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 13/10/2020 09:31:24 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1400309

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	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, if he will publish the aims of the R&D Inter-Ministerial Group.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	98942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is in the early phases of developing the Inter-Ministerial Group, to support ongoing discussions on research and development. Further details about the group will be formalised and made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/01/2022 11:09:56 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1546625

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Mortgages: Interest Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of rising mortgage interest rates on levels of poverty in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	98893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>It is not possible to produce a robust estimate on the effect of mortgage interest rates on levels of poverty in the UK, the North East, or the Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on poverty levels in 2019/20 are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/(opens in a new tab)</a> on the HBAI dataset.</p><p>It is not possible to provide a robust estimate for 2020/21 due to the impact the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had on data quality.</p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/12/2022 11:22:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1546624

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Mortality Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of levels of Government spending on mortality trends between 2012 and 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	98892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>There are no current plans to make a specific assessment.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 06/12/2022 16:50:33 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 39305 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1546623

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Interest Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department has provided to homeowners affected by rising mortgage interest rates in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	98891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>Around 75% of residential mortgage borrowers are on fixed-rate deals and therefore shielded from interest rate rises in the near term. If mortgage borrowers do fall into financial difficulty, FCA guidance requires firms to provide support through tailored forbearance options. The Government has also taken a number of measures aimed at helping people to avoid repossession, including offering Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans for those in receipt of an income-related benefit. It was announced at Autumn Statement that, from spring 2023, the Government will allow those on Universal Credit to apply for an SMI loan to help with interest repayments after three months, instead of nine. We will also abolish the zero earnings rule to allow claimants to continue receiving support while in work and on Universal Credit. In addition, the Government offers mortgage borrowers protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol, which makes clear that repossession must always be the last resort for lenders.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government has taken decisive action to support households across the UK through the cost-of-living challenges ahead, whilst remaining fiscally responsible. In addition to the £37 billion of support for the cost of living already announced for 2022-23, the Government has announced further support for next year designed to target the most vulnerable households. This cost-of-living support is worth £26 billion in 2023-24, in addition to benefits uprating, which is worth £11 billion to working age households and people with disabilities. The Government is also continuing to provide support to all households through the Energy Price Guarantee, which will save the average UK household £500 in 2023-24.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 02/12/2022 08:05:25 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1546621

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Wealth: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Autumn Statement 2022 on levels of household wealth in the North East.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	98889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Distributional Analysis published at Autumn Statement 2022 shows that government decisions made at this fiscal event are progressive: low-income households will receive the largest benefit in cash terms and as a percentage of income, and will on average be net beneficiaries from decisions on tax, welfare and amendments to the Energy Price Guarantee in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>The government announced at Autumn Statement an additional £900 Cost of Living Payment in 2023-24, benefitting around 400,000 households in the North East. A further 266,000 households in social rented housing in the North East will benefit from the Social Rent Cap.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government will shortly be agreeing an expanded mayoral devolution deal with local authorities in the North East.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 05/12/2022 13:27:00 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah