Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central ( 6 May 2010 – current)
David Willetts: I regret that because of an administrative error two parliamentary questions tabled by the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) were answered incorrectly, on 20 January, Official Report, column 916W with the hon. Member receiving the same reply provided to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Meg Munn), on 20 January, Official Report, column 918W. The correct...
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many advanced apprenticeships in the engineering and technology green industries will be funded by his Department in 2010-11; and how many of those apprenticeships he expects to be located in the north-east.
Mr Deputy Speaker: Order. That was a fine maiden speech, but we must move on to the next maiden speech. I am pleased to call Chi Onwurah.
Chi Onwurah: What guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the provision of subsidised bus services.
Chi Onwurah: If she will take steps to increase the proportion of people entering careers in science and technology who are women.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he plans to take to reform football governance rules to support the co-operative ownership of football clubs by supporters; and if he will make a statement.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding will be available from the new Enterprise Capital Fund in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Newcastle.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate has been made of the effect of the proposed increase in value added tax on the water bills of an average earning household in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Newcastle Central constituency.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will provide support for the continuation of the Bridging Newcastle Gateshead programme funded by the Pathfinder Budget in the same form as the previous administration.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he plans to take to ensure (a) local authority and (b) private sector tenants have greater security of tenure.
Chi Onwurah: Yes, I would like to ask the Secretary of State if he will at least acknowledge that the investment of the last Labour Government will reap real rewards for Newcastle, for my school and for my city.
That Luciana Berger, Mr Brian Binley, Jack Dromey, Rebecca Harris, Margot James, Nicky Morgan, Chi Onwurah, Rachel Reeves, Mr David Ward and Nadhim Zahawi be members of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to expand the provision of superfast broadband.
Chi Onwurah: What steps the Prison Service takes to communicate to police forces its assessment of the mental state of and threats posed to the public by prisoners immediately prior to release.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills by what mechanism the regional growth fund will be administered.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding he has allocated for the building of houses in (a) England, (b) Tyneside and (c) Newcastle Central constituency in 2010-11.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people in (a) Newcastle Central constituency, (b) the North East region and (c) England started (i) an apprenticeship, (ii) an advanced apprenticeship and (iii) a higher apprenticeship in each of the last five years.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to apply a public interest test in determining whether to request a report from Ofcom on the matter of Newscorp's bid for BSkyB; and what other factors he plans to take into account in making his decision.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether funds for the Regional Growth Fund have been drawn from the budget allocated to regional development agencies.
Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has made an estimate of the monetary value of the contracts between her Department and private sector companies which will be cancelled under her Department's planned spending reductions.