Keeping You Informed (August 2011)
Dear Newcastle It has been a tense few days for all of us and a terrifying time for those affected by the riots in Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Salford, Leicester, Manchester and London.
Chi’s Letter to the Royal Norwegian Honorary Consulate in Newcastle upon Tyne
Copy text of the letter sent on 25th July to Mr Nigel Alistair Westwood, Consul for the Royal Norwegian Honorary Consulate in Newcastle upon Tyne: Dear Mr Westwood, I would like to express my personal shock and sympathy at the weekend’s terrible events in Oslo and Utoeya. Given the long history of links between Norway […]
Chi urges constituents to apply for the Speaker’s Parliamentary Placements scheme
In recent years, numerous studies have shown that Parliament is unrepresentative that the creation of a host of unpaid internship positions are making politics only accessible to the wealthy or those based in London. The Speaker’s Parliamentary Placements scheme that has been launched this week is a cross-party project which aims to address these issues […]
Minister agrees to look again at coal gasification
Energy Minister Charles Hendry today agreed to meet with Newcastle University and Newcastle Central MP Chi Onwurah to discuss the Government’s position on underground coal gasification (UGC). Ms Onwurah secured the meeting in the House of Commons when asking the Government to consider doing more to support coal gasification, a developing clean energy technology that […]
Keeping You Informed (July 2011)
Dear Newcastle What a tumultuous week it has been. I was sitting next to Chris Bryant in the House of Commons when he rose to move ‘Standing Order 24’ so that we could debate the phone hacking scandal. It is thanks to the bravery of Chris, Tom Watson, the Guardian newspaper and some others in […]
Chi highlights the importance of student visas to Newcastle
Chi Onwurah MP told MPs and Ministers during a debate that visas for Overseas Students play an important part in every aspect of life in Newcastle. She is deeply concerned that the Government drive to cut overseas student numbers between now and the next general election will damage the economy in Newcastle. Ms Onwurah stated: “As […]
Chi at Time Exchange
Chi calls on the Government to back the trillion pound internet market
Chi Onwurah MP called on the Government to do more to ensure the UK benefits from the future trillion pound market in machine to machine communications yesterday (Wednesday 8th June 2011). The first time that the issue of machine to machine (M2M) communications has been raised in Parliament, Ms Onwurah said: “I see the internet […]
Chi becomes honorary Scout Leader for the day
Chi became a Scout Leader for the day as 28 Cub Scouts, from across the UK held the first ever Pack meeting at the Palace of Westminster. The event was part of The Scout Association’s drive to promote the benefits of volunteering to adults. She met up with 12 adult leaders from around the […]
Keeping You Informed (June 2011)
Dear Newcastle Well it has been a number of months since I wrote my monthly report and I can only apologise for the ‘pause’: I will try and keep it monthly in future.