Same Sex Marriage
Dear Thank you for writing to me about the government’s MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL. I am very sorry that you are concerned about my decision to vote in support of same sex marriage. I know that this issue has caused genuine concern for a number of constituents, indeed for a number of constituents […]
Chi takes up a new shadow ministerial role in the Cabinet Office team
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central has been asked by Ed Miliband to take up a new shadow ministerial role in labour’s Cabinet Office team. Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party said: “ Chi Onwurah has done a great job on the Shadow Business, Innovation and Skills team, and is now […]
Young Democracy: 2012 country visit report of the all-party parliamentary group on Nigeria
As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Nigeria, Chi joined a delegation to the country on a fact-finding mission, travelling to Lagos, Minna and Abuja in April. This is the report of the delegation’s discussions and observations from the visit. With a particular focus on Nigeria’s youth population, this report considers the […]
Engineering’s gender balance still stuck in the past
This article was first published on epolitix on 8th August 2012. As a former engineer Labour MP Chi Onwurah knows the challenges that exist for women in engineering and how successive governments have failed to get more women into the sector. In 1984 I began my degree in Electrical Engineering at Imperial College. Only 12% […]
Woman’s Hour on Science and Technology
Dear Maggie I listened with interest to your piece yesterday on the lack of women in IT yesterday. As a Chartered Engineer myself until entering parliament in 2010 it is a subject dear to my heart, and figures published by the IET today show that in this country only 6% of professional engineers are women– […]
After the Deluge
Sadly many people were caught up in the flooding and traffic chaos caused by the truly exceptional rainfall yesterday when around 30mm of rain fell in just an hour. I know that many people had to cope with deep water in their homes or businesses, as well as the struggle the emergency services had with so many […]
Chi raises tax threat to pretzels
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central has questioned the Treasury Minister about the government plans to tax pretzels. Ms Onwurah said: “ I am sure you know that Newcastle is the home of the Greggs pasty and so I was hopeful that the chancellors latest u turn might have resolved his great savouries shambles. But now I learn […]
Parliamentary Summer Intern Vacancy
Location: London Salary: London Living Wage (£8.30) Job Details: Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and Shadow Minister for Innovation and Science, is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the team for 10 weeks as a paid intern in her busy Westminster office. Applicants will need strong research […]
Enjoy the Jubilee Weekend…
The Assembly Rooms and Marco Pierre White at Hotel Indigo in Newcastle hosted a street party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The band, ‘The Vieux Carre Jazzmen’ kindly offered Chi a lesson on the banjo (don’t worry, she won’t be giving up the day job anytime soon).
We need debate not destruction of GM experiments
Commenting ahead of a proposed “day of action” by an anti-GM pressure group around the GM wheat trial at Rothamsted, Chi Onwurah MP, Labour’s Shadow Science Minister called on the Government to take the lead and promote a real debate on the issues surrounding GM crops. “We need to have a well informed debate on […]