Chi Onwurah MP: written questions 2025
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Mobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with mobile phone companies on improving anti-theft technology.
Answer: The Government is determined to crack down on snatch theft and other crimes which target people's mobile devices. It is working closely with industry and law enforcement to help reduce these crimes.The Government hosted a mobile phone summit on 6 February...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December to Question 96656, if she will make an assessment of the a) the proportion of chatbots which use search and b) the characteristics of chatbots which
Answer: Chatbots that use search capabilities are designed to generate responses for users by actively searching the live web. This functionality means they would be captured by the Online Safety Act’s duties as a search service.The Secretary of State confirmed i...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information her Department holds on the proportion of chatbots deployed in the UK that use search-based functionality as part of their responses; and what assessment she has made o
Answer: Generative AI services, including chatbots, that allow users to share content with one another or that search live websites to provide search results are regulated under the Online Safety Act and must protect users from illegal content and children from h...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward a strategy for dental health research.
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).Whilst there are currently no plans to develop a dental health research strategy, the NIHR continues to welcome funding appli...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: InnovationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2025 to Question 83750 on Health Services: Innovation, what mechanisms are in place to monitor and evaluate the successful adoption and diffusion of health inno
Answer: No organisations hold a statutory responsibility specifically to monitor or evaluate the rates of the successful adoption and spread of health innovation in the National Health Service. However, the NHS Business Services Authority, on behalf of the Office...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: CybersecurityDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to school trusts to safeguard against cyber attacks and to protect children's personal data.
Answer: The department provides guidance to help schools build their cyber resilience in our Cyber Security Standards, which address the core principles of cyber governance, processes and strategy.We have also introduced a free interactive assessment tool, Plan Y...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectrical Goods: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the implications for UK waste disposal and consumer product policy of the levels of unwanted electrical items discarded annually by households which cou
Answer: We have not undertaken this assessment. The WEEE Regulations 2013 are designed to minimise the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) incinerated or sent to landfill sites. The regulations require producers of electrical equipment to t...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to align the UK with EU Directives 2024/1781/EU, 2024/1799/EU and 2024/825/EU.
Answer: The Government is committed to transitioning to a circular economy and is actively looking for opportunities to learn from and build on international best practices to explore what levers and interventions could work domestically.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectrical Goods: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps with the Office for Product Safety and Standards to ensure that regulations and repairability indexes for small electrical devices promote not only professional repair s
Answer: The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021 require manufacturers of a number of products to provide certain spare parts to end-users as well as professional repairers. The Government continues to review ecodesign and...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovate UK: GrantsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Innovate UK will resume its Smart Grants funding stream to support innovation-led start-ups.
Answer: The Smart grants programme has been paused while Innovate UK redesigns its funding programmes to best suit the needs of innovative businesses and align to the objectives of the Government’s Industrial Strategy.However, Innovate UK has launched a new £130 ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 85147, what proportion of health research and development has been spent on dentistry in each of the past three years; and how the decision to
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 November 2025 to Question 85147 in which I noted that between 2022/23 and 2024/25 the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the Department’s research delivery arm, directly spent £18.2 mi...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 88639, how many eVisa error correction webforms have been completed since 12 December 2024.
Answer: The Department publishes a range of data on its digital status programme and will be, in due course, publishing management information on the volumes of eVisa error corrections webforms received.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 85760 on Visas: Digital Technology, when the eVisa error form was introduced; and how many of those forms have been received.
Answer: Between 1st November 2024 and 12th December 2024 customers could use the former Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) error form to report issues to UKVI on both their eVisa and their BRPs. A standalone eVisa error correction webform was then rolled out by UK ...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordScience: JapanDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85758 on Science: International Cooperation, what information her Department holds on the funding for the Japan Science Partnership
Answer: The Department collects the following information for ISPF programmes with Japan.Partner organisation name, Partner activity description, Relevant sector and ISPF theme, Total applications, Total awards, Activity status (live or closed), start and end dat...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Armed ForcesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British nationals are serving in the Israeli Defence Forces.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided to the question 44556 on 23 April 2025.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Gender Based ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the implications for her policies of the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner press release entitled “More than a human can bear”:
Answer: Allegations of sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces are extremely concerning. We unequivocally condemn sexual violence in Palestine, in Israel, and wherever it occurs in the world. The UK has consistently called for all ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 85759 on Imports: Israel, how his Department determines whether there are doubts about the declared origin of goods.
Answer: HMRC takes a risk-based and intelligence-led approach to customs enforcement but does not provide specific details regarding checks, as it may serve to undermine compliance activity.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the eVisa system since its rollout; and whether any complaints have been received on (a) accessibility issues and (b) inaccuracies in eV
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that the transition to eVisas is as smooth as possible for all status holders. The Home Office has a robust support model in place to facilitate this transition that strives to ensure that all people, including the most vulner...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 83308 on Export Controls: Israel, whether his Department has considered introducing a formal (a) certification and (b) verification mechanism for i
Answer: Israeli settlements in Palestine are illegal under international law. Goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences. Where there are doubts about the declared origin of goods, HMRC undertakes checks to...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Science Partnerships FundDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with which countries does the UK operate international science partnership funds; and how much and what proportion of the funding for the partnership with Japan is from (a) public and (
Answer: The International Science Partnership Fund currently operates in:United States of America, Japan, Canada, India, South Korea, Switzerland, Australia, Germany, Israel, Taiwan, China, Ireland, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Denmark, and Latvia (non-ODA)S...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordScience and Discovery Centres: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with science and discovery centres on their financial resilience since the covid-19 pandemic.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role these centres play in engaging the public with science and inspiring young people. As set out in the answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 84033, Minister Vallance has followed up with the Department for Cultur...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the Department has spent on dental research in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Between the 2022/23 and 2024/25 financial years, the NIHR directly spent £18.2 million on resear...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: SurveysDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the adult oral health survey (a) before and (b) after the decision to no longer include the examination of patients in the survey.
Answer: There has been no comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the adult oral health survey (AOHS) before and after the changes in data collection. This decision occurred for the 2021 survey only, to adapt to restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, w...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: IsraelTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84165More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Israeli goods imported to the UK are from the Occupied Territories.
Answer: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as an accredited official statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods St...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Digital Service: OutagesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the resilience of Government Digital Services to outages.
Answer: In the 2025 State of Digital Government review, cyber security and digital resilience risks were identified as critically high across the public sector, and we are taking immediate action to make Government services more secure, resilient and reliable.Gov...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
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