Chi Onwurah

Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

 (since April 2020)

Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

 (since April 2020)

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (13) - Legislation tabled (0) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (915)

Chi Onwurah Portrait

Labour

Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central

chi.onwurah.mp@parliament.uk / ChiOnwurah
14 APPG memberships (as of 7 Aug 2020)
Adult Education, Africa, Angola, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners, Commonwealth, Creative Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, Engineering, Infrastructure, Internet, Communications and Technology, Open Banking and Payments, Personalised Medicine, Scientific, Space
Commons Page Hansard Page Chi Onwurah (MP) Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Constituency) Financial Disclosures

View sample weekly alert

Debate information

To view all Chi Onwurah's debates Click here
Sparring Partners
Matt Warman (Conservative) Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (44 debate interactions) View debates with Matt Warman Greg Clark (Conservative) (18 debate interactions) View debates with Greg Clark John Bercow (Speaker) (18 debate interactions) View debates with John Bercow View All MP Sparring Partners
Department Debates
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (106 debate contributions) View Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport debates
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (58 debate contributions) View Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy debates
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (35 debate contributions) View Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government debates
View All MP Department Debates
Legislation Debates
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill (13,342 words contributed) View Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill debates
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 - Government Bill (584 words contributed) View Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
Data Protection Act 2018 - Government Bill (446 words contributed) View Data Protection Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
View All MP Legislation Debates

Significant Newcastle upon Tyne Central Petitions

Highest Newcastle upon Tyne Central signature proportion
Status Signatures Title
Open 144 of 9,300 (1.55%) Extend Tier-4 visas and waive third-term tuition fee for international students
Open 331 of 29,602 (1.12%) Grant British citizenship to all people in the UK during the Pandemic.
Gov Responded - 17 Jun 2020
Open 159 of 15,263 (1.04%) Extended Visas indefinitely for International Students.
Gov Responded - 28 Apr 2020
Open 1,153 of 123,854 (0.93%) Close all universities down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID-19
Gov Responded - 24 Mar 2020
Open 111 of 15,467 (0.72%) Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus
Gov Responded - 16 Jun 2020
Most Newcastle upon Tyne Central signatures
Status Signatures Title
Open 2,208 of 685,091 (0.32%) Close Schools/Colleges down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID19.
Gov Responded - 30 Mar 2020
Open 1,197 of 349,243 (0.34%) Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19
Gov Responded - 5 Jun 2020
Open 1,153 of 123,854 (0.93%) Close all universities down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID-19
Gov Responded - 24 Mar 2020
Open 607 of 699,403 (0.09%) Include self-employed in statutory sick pay during Coronavirus
Gov Responded - 26 Mar 2020
Open 579 of 409,261 (0.14%) Implement UK lockdown for preventing spread of COVID19
Gov Responded - 19 Mar 2020
Chi Onwurah has not participated in any petition debates

Most recent EDMs signed by Chi Onwurah

Date Tabled Title Signatures
21 Jul 2020
 Chi Onwurah signed this EDM on Wednesday 22nd July 2020

Town and Country Planning

 Tabled by: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that The Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 632), dated 23 June 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 24 June 2020, be annulled. 		28 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Jul 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 25
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Green Party: 1
4 Jun 2020
 Chi Onwurah signed this EDM on Thursday 11th June 2020

Legal Aid and Advice

 Tabled by: Mr David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 515), dated 15 May 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 18 May 2020, be annulled. 		130 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Jul 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 113
Liberal Democrat: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
View All Chi Onwurah's signed Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

1 Urgent Question tabled by Chi Onwurah

Date Forum Title
10 Jun 2020 Commons Chamber Horizon: Sub-Postmaster Convictions

Chi Onwurah has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

Chi Onwurah has not introduced any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

Chi Onwurah has not supported any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

915 Written Questions

(View all 915 questions)
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
 (View all 223 questions)
Post Office Horizon It System Independent Review Research Satellites: Manufacturing Industries Postgraduate Education: Equality Research: Finance Fuel Cells: Research Medicine: Research Newton Fund Trade Marks: Legal Opinion OneWeb Future Fund: Newcastle upon Tyne Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cybercrime and Digital Technology Life Sciences: Research Charities: Research Vaccination: Research Nottingham University: Coronavirus Digital Markets Taskforce Bioengineering Hydrogen Intellectual Property: UK Relations With EU Intellectual Property: UK Relations With EU Postgraduate Education: Finance OneWeb OneWeb Research: Finance Research: Finance Research: Finance Research: Finance Place Advisory Group UK Research and Innovation Universities: Research Research: Finance UK Research and Innovation UK Research and Innovation Satellites Space Technology: Contracts Universities: Research Post Office: ICT Satellites Satellites Postgraduate Education: Equality Future Fund Vaccination: Research Future Fund Ministerial University Research and Knowledge Exchange Sustainability Taskforce Ministerial University Research and Knowledge Exchange Sustainability Taskforce Vaccination: Manufacturing Industries Engineering: Coronavirus European Union Intellectual Property Office: Brexit Energy: Billing Small Businesses: Government Assistance Research: Coronavirus Universities: Research Intellectual Property: UK Relations with EU Coronavirus: Research Research Councils: Finance Science: Finance Intellectual Property: UK Relations with EU Universities: Research Business: Research Business: Research Bounce Back Loan Scheme Hospitality Industry: Government Assistance Postgraduate Education: Coronavirus Coronavirus: Research Future Fund: Subsidiary Companies Social Rented Housing: Construction Research: Publishing Manufacturing Industries: Coronavirus Coronavirus: Screening Coronavirus Utilities: Fees and Charges Postal Services: Coronavirus Life Sciences: Coronavirus Small Businesses: Coronavirus Coronavirus: Research Coronavirus: Research Science: Finance Research: Finance European Telecommunications Standards Institute: Computer Software Renewable Energy Manufacturing Industries: North East Electric Vehicles: Finance Industry Manufacturing Industries Manufacturing Industries Manufacturing Industries Manufacturing Industries Manufacturing Industries: Warehouses Research: Expenditure Research: Investment Research: Finance Science: Finance Research: Finance Energy: North East Scientists: Migrant Workers Overseas Aid: Research UK Research and Innovation: Grants Energy: North East Telecommunications and Utilities: Regulation Horizon 2020 Wind Power: Seas and Oceans Health: Research Hotels: Competition European Research Council and Marie Curie Fellowships Small Businesses: EU Grants and Loans Space: EU Action Space: EU Action Companies House: Enforcement Electronic Commerce European Regional Development Fund Research and Development Expenditure Credit Research: Finance Research: Publishing Research: Publishing Research: Publishing Research: Publishing Research: Publishing Research: Publishing Mash Holdings: Company Accounts Professions: EU Countries Professions: Qualifications Mash Holdings: Company Accounts UK Research and Innovation: Per Capita Costs Construction: Finance UK Research and Innovation: Per Capita Costs Research: Finance Science: Finance Mike Ashley Horizon 2020: North East Global Navigation Satellite Systems Construction: Productivity General Electric: Rugby General Electric: Rugby Social Science: Research Property Development Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Finance Global Navigation Satellite Systems Forests: EU Action Nuclear Power: Job Creation Industry: Procurement Research: Finance Research: Finance Local Enterprise Partnerships Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Industry Warm Home Discount Scheme Local Enterprise Partnerships Small Businesses: Productivity Small Businesses: Productivity Fuel Poverty: Rural Areas Fuel Poverty: Rural Areas Industry: Finance Competition and Markets Authority Local Enterprise Partnerships Local Enterprise Partnerships Small Businesses: Productivity Competition and Markets Authority Competition and Markets Authority: Public Interest Competition and Markets Authority: Public Interest Small Businesses: Productivity Competition and Markets Authority Industry Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Industry Artificial Intelligence ICT Industry: Investment Industry: Investment ICT: Innovation Productivity Industry Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Small Businesses: Productivity Independent Industrial Strategy Council Industry Regulation: Finance Local Enterprise Partnerships Independent Industrial Strategy Council Independent Industrial Strategy Council Artificial Intelligence Business: Local Government Industry Nuclear Power Nuclear Power: Skilled Workers Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Nuclear Power: Skilled Workers Nuclear Power: Skilled Workers Consumers: Artificial Intelligence Productivity Nuclear Power: Small Businesses Business: ICT Business: ICT Nuclear Power: Skilled Workers Industry Business: Local Government Construction: Equality Small Businesses: Technology Metals: Recycling Self-employed: Average Earnings Holidays: Pay Modern Working Practices Review Chief Scientific Advisers Radioactive Materials: Imports Small Businesses: Microgeneration Small Businesses: Energy Infrastructure and Innovation: North East Energy Supply: Electronic Warfare EURATOM Company Accounts: Databases Small Businesses: Cost Effectiveness Mergers and Takeovers: Data Protection Business: Competition Technology and Innovation Centres Mergers and Monopolies: Data Protection Retail Trade: Productivity Motor Vehicles: Internet Sellafield: Databases EURATOM Google Debt Relief Orders
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
 (View all 174 questions)
Social Security Benefits 5G: Safety Digital Technology: Coronavirus Radio Frequencies: Licensing Electronic Commerce: EU Law Telecommunications Business: Misrepresentation Telecommunications Digital Technology Telecommunications Mobile Phones Telecommunications Radio Frequencies: Licensing Radio Frequencies: Licensing Remote Working: Video Conferencing Broadband: Small Businesses Disclosure of Information: USA Huawei: USA Telecommunications Telecommunications Internet: Safety Internet: Safety Digital Economy Council Companies: Misrepresentation 5G: Constituencies Telecommunications Telecommunications Telecommunications Mobile Phones: Standards Broadband: Standards Broadband: Rural Areas Broadband: Rural Areas Telecommunications ICT: Huawei Telecommunications: Russia Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Cybercrime and Digital Technology Electronic Commerce: EU Law Broadband: Rural Areas Broadband: Voucher Schemes Radio Frequencies: Licensing Broadband: Standards Broadband Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne: Coronavirus Local Broadcasting: Radio Broadband Museums and Galleries: Coronavirus Broadband: Voucher Schemes Data Protection: Children Disinformation: Coronavirus Social Media: Disinformation Social Media: Disinformation Easyjet: Disclosure of Information Disinformation: Coronavirus Disinformation: Coronavirus Broadband: Coronavirus Research: Coronavirus Broadband: Standards Disinformation: Coronavirus Mobile Phones: Coronavirus Telecommunications: Coronavirus Google: Data Protection Disclosure of Information: Coronavirus Video Conferencing: Coronavirus Disinformation: Coronavirus Internet: Coronavirus Broadband: Remote Working Google: Data Protection Data Protection: UK Relations With EU Ofcom: Finance Digital Technology: Proof of Identity Broadband: Tenants Digital Technology Internet: Safety Technology: International Cooperation Digital Technology Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Huawei Mobile Phones Housing: Broadband Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Staff Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Staff Digital Technology: Procurement Technology: Conferences Internet: Data Protection Internet: Data Protection Artificial Intelligence: Public Sector 5G: Meteorology Internet: Safety Cultural Heritage: Africa Football Association and Premier League Mobile Broadband Mobile Phones: Cybercrime Circuses Internet: Safety Cybercrime: Business Airbnb: North East Cybercrime: Business Digital Technology Film: Equality Film: Tax Allowances Film: Equality Digital Technology Football: Finance Vasilijs Melniks Data Protection Databases BBC: Staff Broadcasting: Equality Culture and Mass Media Culture and Mass Media Voluntary Work Data Protection Facebook: Data Protection Facebook: Data Protection Data Protection Artificial Intelligence Internet: Security Internet: Security Internet: Security Telecommunications: Complaints Telecommunications: Complaints Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges Public Statues: Females Ofcom Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges Radio Frequencies: EU Action Local Broadcasting: Television Ofcom Members: Correspondence Ofcom Personal Records: Data Protection Ofcom: Complaints Ofcom: Complaints Computer Software Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Science Biometrics: Databases Camelot Group Tech City UK and Tech North: Equal Pay Internet: Rural Areas Cosmetics: Video Recordings Biometrics: Databases Tech City UK and Tech North: Staff Tech City UK and Tech North: Staff Tech City UK and Tech North: Staff Cybercrime Cybercrime: Infrastructure Cybercrime Data Protection: Next of Kin Telecommunications: Misrepresentation Vulnerable Adults: Data Protection Tech City UK and Tech North: Staff Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Science Cosmetics: Video Recordings Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Chief Scientific Advisers Pornography: Internet Big Lottery Fund: Newcastle upon Tyne Digital Technology: Data Protection Cybercrime: Small Businesses Internet: Data Protection Mergers and Takeovers: Data Protection Big Lottery Fund: Newcastle upon Tyne Digital Technology Digital Technology: North of England Broadband: Small Businesses Art Works: Ethnic Groups Cybercrime: Small Businesses Digital technology: Regulation Data Protection Data Protection: Politics and Government Data Protection: Politics and Government Digital Technology: Regulation Digital Technology: Regulation Broadband and Mobile Phones Film: North East BBC: Video on Demand
Department of Health and Social Care
 (View all 76 questions)
Coronavirus: Disease Control Coronavirus: Disease Control Social Services NHS: Procurement Contact Tracing: Computer Software Coronavirus: Disease Control Coronavirus: Public Transport Coronavirus: Disease Control Care Homes: Coronavirus Care Homes: Newcastle upon Tyne Coronavirus: Tyne and Wear NHSX: Computer Software NHS: Computer Software NHSX: Computer Software NHSX: Computer Software Coronavirus: Disease Control Health Services: Coronavirus NHS: Computer Software NHS: Computer Software NHS: Computer Software Medical Records: Data Protection Medical Treatments: Nanotechnology Prisons: Mental Health Services Prisons: Mental Health Services Dental Services: Older People Pharmacy: Internet Pharmacy: Digital Technology Pharmacy: Digital Technology Pharmacy: Digital Technology Cervical Cancer: Screening Cervical Cancer: Screening Food: Advertising Drugs Drugs and Medical Treatments Dental Health Drugs Dental Health NHS Trusts: Hygiene Medical Records: Databases Strokes: Medical Treatments Strokes: Medical Treatments Strokes: Medical Treatments Strokes: Medical Treatments Strokes: Medical Treatments Strokes: Medical Treatments Strokes: Medical Treatments Cervical Cancer: Screening Dental Services Dental Services: Low Incomes Dental Health Nutrition: Older People Dental Services Dental Services Health Services: Fees and Charges Health Services: Fees and charges Health Services: Children Social Services Health Services: Contracts Health Services: Contracts Genetics: Screening Care Homes: Standards Cosmetics: Marketing Genetics: Screening Genetics: Screening Genetics: Screening Genetics: Screening Genetics: Screening Ambulance Services: Private Sector Health Services: Weather Patients: Death NHS: Standards NHS: European Medicines Agency Medical Records: Disclosure of Information NHS: EURATOM Ambulance Services: Private Sector Children: Mental Health
HM Treasury
 (View all 72 questions)
Digital Technology: Taxation National Infrastructure Commission Digital Technology: Taxation Job Creation Public Expenditure Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Economic Situation: Coronavirus Tax Yields: Coronavirus Research: Government Assistance Digital Technology: Coronavirus Economic Situation: Coronavirus Business Growth Fund Business: Government Assistance Business: Government Assistance Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges Personal Income Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges Mortgages Regional Planning and Development: North of England Manufacturing Industries Manufacturing Industries Brexit Manufacturing Industries Manufacturing Industries Manufacturing Industries Holiday Accommodation: Taxation London Capital and Finance London Capital and Finance London Capital and Finance British Business Bank: Finance Research: Finance Research and Development Expenditure Credit Revenue and Customs: Blockchain Research and Development Tax Credit Business: Capital Allowances Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates European Investment Bank European Investment Bank European Investment Bank European Investment Bank Industry Life Sciences: Capital Investment European Investment Bank: North East Business: Females North Sea Oil: Tax Allowances Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges Financial Services: Disclosure of Information Financial Services: Disclosure of Information Payments: EU Law Financial Services: Disclosure of Information Financial Services: Disadvantaged European Investment Bank European Investment Bank: North East European Investment Bank Small Businesses: Technology European Investment Bank: North East Business: EU Grants and Loans Carers Treasury: Scientific Advisers Payments: EU Law Bank Services: Internet Electronic Commerce Bank Services: Internet Coinage Bank Services Payments: EU Law Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers Financial Services: Regulation Tax Havens Financial Services: Technology Financial Services: Technology
Department for Education
 (View all 68 questions)
Department for Education: Cybercrime and Digital Technology Pupils: Internet Digital Technology: Training Social Services: Families National Careers Service: Finance Universities: Finance Further Education: Coronavirus Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus Schools: Coronavirus Internet: Education Institutes of Technology Apprentices: Coronavirus Higher Education: Coronavirus Pupils: Ineternet Science: Further Education Adult Education: Digital Technology Adult Education: Disadvantaged Further Education: Digital Technology STEM Subjects: Ethnic Groups Digital Technology: Adult Education Higher Education: Disadvantaged Special Educational Needs: North East Schools: ICT Work Experience: Social Media Private Education: Overseas Aid Educational Exchanges GCE A-level and GCSE Schools: Mental Health Services Erasmus+ Programme Educational Exchanges Degrees Students: EU Countries Teachers: Training Educational Exchanges Universities Overseas Students: EU Nationals Erasmus+ Programme Free School Meals: Newcastle Upon Tyne Central Engineering and Physics: Vocational Guidance Adult Education: Finance Engineering and Physics: Vocational Guidance T-levels Apprentices: Taxation Discovery School Newcastle upon Tyne Children: North of England Overseas Students: North East Numeracy Open University Apprentices Adult Education: Finance Engineering: Vocational Guidance Labour Market: Databases Adult Education: Finance Adult Education: Finance Adult Education: Finance Adult Education: Finance Adult Education: Finance Apprentices: Taxation Apprentices: Taxation Apprentices: Finance Arts: Education English Language and Literature: GCSE English Language and Literature: Education Teachers: Training Skilled Workers Sign Language: Interpreters Skilled Workers: Vacancies Lifelong Education: Finance