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1677157

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date	11/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he plans to take to reduce the number of pending visa applications.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	6309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Detailed information on UK Visas and Immigration’s performance against all of its customer service standards across different immigration routes is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/visa-processing-times" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/visa-processing-times</a>.</p><p>UKVI are currently within their service standards on the overwhelming majority of visa applications.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/12/2023 13:19:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1675835

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	STEM Subjects: Employment
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 5 December 2023 to Question 3808 on STEM Subjects: Employment, what steps he is taking to promote diversity in the private sector STEM workforce.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>DSIT continues to work closely with other departments, including DfE, to ensure that the UK has the skilled and diverse workforce needed to sustain our global science superpower ambitions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government through UK Research and Innovation supports STEM Ambassadors, a nationwide network of over 30,000 volunteers from a wide range of employers, who engage with a diversity of young people to provide stimulating and inspirational activities to increase their interest in STEM subjects and the range of careers that STEM qualifications offer.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/12/2023 13:33:59 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1675409

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
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	Science: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is (a) conducting research on and (b) funding metascience.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The government’s November 2023 ‘<em>Response to the Independent Review of the RDI </em><em>Organisational Landscape’</em> announced the creation of a new Metascience Unit, jointly run across Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), with an initial funding commitment of £10m. The unit will deliver a competitive grants programme and will also conduct experiments to test and robustly evaluate the effectiveness of changes in the funding processes delivered by UKRI.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/12/2023 13:31:24 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1675604

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's policy is on (a) British Gas and (b) other energy providers reducing direct debit payments when customers' accounts are in credit; and what information her Department holds on the amount of customers' money held in credit by energy providers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>As the independent regulator, Ofgem requires British Gas and other energy providers to refund a domestic customer’s credit balance promptly unless they have reasonable grounds not to, which must be explained to the customer. Customers may also review the level of their direct debit payments at any time by taking a meter reading and contacting their provider. This Department does not hold information on the amount of customers’ credit balances held by energy providers.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 11/12/2023 07:12:37 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1675605

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of differences in the time taken for (a) British Gas and (b) other energy providers to (i) increase the value of direct debits when accounts are in debt and (ii) reduce the value of direct debits when accounts are in credit.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The aim of a direct debit payment arrangement should be for the customer to have a zero balance on their accounts at the end of a year.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2022, Ofgem changed the licence conditions on suppliers to ensure that direct debits are based on the best and most current information available. Energy suppliers typically review their customers’ direct debit arrangements twice a year and this should be based on an actual meter reading to ensure payments are set at the correct level to avoid a large credit or debit balance building up.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/12/2023 12:47:46 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1675652

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
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	NHS: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who is responsible for continuous process improvement in (a) NHS England, (b) Integrated Health and Care Boards and (c) NHS Hospital Trusts.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>In April 2023, NHS England published their delivery and continuous improvement review. Through the review, NHS England set an expectation that all National Health Service providers, working in partnership with their integrated care boards, will embed a quality improvement method aligned with the improvement approach to support increased productivity and enable improved health outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 11/12/2023 15:27:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1675093

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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	Palantir: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which sites have piloted Palantir software.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>NHS England’s pilot programmes of Palantir’s Foundry software include the Improving Elective Care Coordination for Patients Programme (IECCPP) and the Optimised Patient Tracking and Intelligent Choices Application (OPTICA) pilot.</p><p>The pilots have demonstrated the potential benefits of a Federated Data Platform, which will be a vital upgrade for the National Health Service, allowing it to make better use of its data to improve outcomes for patients, including reducing waits and discharging people quicker.</p><p>The following table shows the 42 trusts who are actively participating in one or both pilot programmes:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Trust</p></td><td><p>IECCP</p></td><td><p>OPTICA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barts Health NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon Health Services NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Suffolk and North East Essex NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Essex Healthcare NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrogate &amp; District NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Tees and Hartlepool Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 11/01/2024 18:22:58 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 6107 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1675094

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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	NHS: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what anonymisation process her Department plans to use for the federated data platform.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	4963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The Federated Data Platform (FDP) and Associated Services contract has been awarded to a consortium led by Palantir Technologies which include Accenture, PWC, Carnall Farrar and NECS. This will see new software made available to trusts to manage their data, to deliver better outcomes to patients. The pilots identified benefits including shorter waiting lists, and quicker discharges from hospital.</p><p>The software will be more secure than anything currently used in the National Health Service thanks to new privacy enhancing technology (NHS-PET), which will provide robust protection and a standard approach to support safe data access and use. The NHS-PET has been procured from a different supplier, namely IQVIA. The first use of the new NHS-PET will be for the FDP.</p><p>The supplier of the FDP will only operate under the instruction of the NHS when processing data on the platform. The supplier will not control the data in the platform, nor will they permitted to access, use, or share it for their own purposes. The contract contains strict stipulations about confidentiality, and there is governance in place to monitor delivery and usage.</p><p>As part of the FDP Programme mobilisation, the team are working with the suppliers to design anonymisation processes in line with data minimisation arrangements and in accordance with the policies outlined above.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 18/12/2023 16:52:16 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 6108 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1675279

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4147 on Research Bureaucracy Review, which recommendations of the Independent Review of Research Bureaucracy have been implemented; which Government bodies implemented them; and which Departments provided funding for their implementation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government Response, currently in the final stages of publication, will provide a detailed description of how the relevant Government bodies are responding to the review’s recommendations, including ongoing actions and future plans. An example of work underway is UKRI’s Simpler and Better Funding programme which includes the creation of a single, consistent user-centred service called ‘The Funding Service’. This will ease the burden of finding, applying for and managing UKRI research funding.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 07/12/2023 12:55:18 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1675280

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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	Space Technology: Civil Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps her Department has taken to establish a civil-defence national space operations centre.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The National Space Strategy asked the UK Space Agency and Ministry of Defence to establish a National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC). NSpOC will combine and coordinate civil and military space domain awareness capabilities to enable operations and protect UK interests in space and on earth from space related threats, risks and hazards. NSpOC is scheduled to launch during 2024.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 12/12/2023 13:51:40 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah