Ten years of austerity economics have slashed national and local government capacity. I asked the Minister whether he thought these cuts had left our public services in a resilient position to face COVID and a cost of living crisis? He…
Backlog Britain is hitting Newcastle Central hard
Backlog Britain is hitting Newcastle Central hard with long waits for responses, passports, asylum decisions etc. Yet Home Office is spending over £100million on its Rwanda policy, as inhumane as it is workable. I told the Home Secretary she needs…
British Science being left on the shelf
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) British business depends on British science for long-term national growth, and the No. 1 issue facing British scientists right now is our participation in the world’s largest science funding programme—the European Union’s £95…
Afghan crisis – no response from Government
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) My constituent queued for 20 hours to get into the Baron hotel; she was trying to protect her baby daughter from the Taliban, who were firing shots and using tear gas. She was…
When will Newcastle get buses of same quality & price as London?
Buses are so important in #NewcastleCentral yet too often my constituents are left waiting for overpriced bus services that might not turn up & its getting worse! But the Minister couldn’t tell me when or if we will ever get…
Queen’s Speech is a new low even for the Tories
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) and his passionate calls for action. I have become accustomed to feeling disappointment, dismay, despair and, at…
Government failing Physics and Girls
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Yesterday, in evidence to the Select Committee on Science and Technology, the chair of the Government’s Social Mobility Commission said that “physics isn’t something that girls…
A successful manufacturer – facing glycerine price rocketing – I secured a meeting with the Minister
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) A successful slush syrup manufacturer in my constituency recently reformulated its recipe to reduce sugar, replacing it with glycerine as the anti-freezing agent. As a result of the war in Ukraine and covid,…
Visa Application Centres still failing Refugees
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) In 2019 the all-party parliamentary group on Africa, which I chair, published a detailed and damning report on the visa application centres. Many of the points we made on outsourcing, TLScontact, digitalisation, scanning,…
I spoke for many in condemning the horrific massacre of 81 people in SaudiArabia
I spoke for many Newcastle Central constituents & NUFC fans in condemning the horrific massacre of 81 people in #SaudiArabia. Fans have no control over the ownership of clubs, but the govt has control & influence on who it trades…