About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Chi Onwurah) represents you, and all of the people who live in Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Also represented Newcastle upon Tyne Central

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @ChiOnwurah

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Chi Onwurah campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Cabinet Office
• Broadband
• Research: Finance
• Training
• Travel and Subsistence Payments
• Cybercrime

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 4 Dec 2024)
• Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)
• Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (since 10 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 11 May 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Science, Research and Innovation) ( 5 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee ( 3 May 2023 to 23 May 2023)
• Member, Powers of Attorney Bill Committee (22 Feb 2023 to 1 Mar 2023)
• Member, Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 18 Jan 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (10 Apr 2020 to 29 Nov 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Science, Research and Innovation) ( 9 Apr 2020 to 5 Sep 2023)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 Sep 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Industrial Strategy) (10 Oct 2016 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (18 Sep 2015 to 10 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (18 Sep 2015 to 9 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (11 Jan 2013 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 11 Jan 2013)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Powers of Attorney Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Professional Qualifications Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Security and Investment Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Telecommunications (Security) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Deregulation Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (16 out of 17)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: UK Research and Innovation: Staff 17 Jan 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 27 December 2024 to Question 20613 on UK Research and Innovation: Staff, what are the duties of regionally-organised business growth advisers; and who pays their salaries.

• Written Answers — Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Patents 17 Jan 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the SEPs Resource Hub launched by the IPO in October 2024 on small and medium enterprises.

• Church Commissioners: Makin Review 16 Jan 2025

  What steps the Church has taken to respond to the recommendations set out in the Makin review, published on 18 October 2024.

More of Chi Onwurah’s recent appearances

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