Government Plan B totally fails to match EU Horizon funding, prestige, influence or range
After years of delay and uncertainty where jobs, projects and inward investment have been lost, the Tories look set on breaking their manifesto promise to associate with the world’s biggest science funding scheme. Read Chi’s Statement on the European Union Horizon Programme
15 Point Action Plan for Rubbish
Since I was first elected in 2010 to represent the people of Newcastle Central, constituents have regularly raised concerns about fly tipping, rubbish, waste materials and litter. Over the years these concerns have grown as the Conservative Government’s cuts have affected services – the £320m cuts to Newcastle City Council have meant that rubbish […]
Chi backs Mencap ‘Listen To Us’ campaign
Chi backs Mencap ‘Listen To Us’ campaign Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central is backing ‘Listen To Us’ campaign by the learning disability charity Mencap. Last week Chi attended a Parliamentary event to learn about Mencap’s new report exploring isolation and loneliness which found people with a learning disability described their lives as a “prison,” […]
Chi Onwurah exposes another false Tory Promise, on Dementia research.
Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Central , today highlighted another broken promise from the Tory government. The Conservative Manifesto in 2019 contained a promise to double R&D spending on dementia research, yet the reality is that government spending on dementia research has decreased. Chi had asked a written question to the government, the response […]
Waiting lists at Newcastle Hospitals pass 92,000 as A&E waiting times rise to over 9 hours
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central is highly concerned by the latest figures from the NHS which show that at the end of September 2021, there were 92,225 people on the waiting list at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. With 5,113 people waiting for more than one year for an appointment and […]
Ban Plastics in Wet Wipes
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central is backing her Labour colleague’s Private Member’s Bill to prohibit the manufacture and sale of wet wipes containing plastic. Ms Onwurah said: “ Its hard to believe but we use 11 billion wet wipes a year in the UK, but most of us are unaware that 90% of them […]
Chi congratulates A-Level students in Newcastle Central after incredibly difficult year
Chi Onwurah MP gave her congratulations to A-level students getting their results today, after 18 months of disrupted learning and revised assessments. A record number of students have been accepted on University courses this year, with most getting their first choice. Most universities are operating a clearing process for those who get different grades to […]
Chi seeks action to renovate The Cooperage
Chi seeks action to renovate The Cooperage Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Central, has written to the owners of The Cooperage, in the Close, near the Quayside in Newcastle, about the deep concerns of residents and visitors regarding the state of this historic and iconic medieval building. Chi said: “ Serious concerns about the condition […]
Chi hails ‘huge victory’ on steel safeguards
Chi Onwurah MP hails ‘huge victory’ on steel safeguards Chi Onwurah has praised steel workers and manufacturers across the North East for helping to force a last-minute government u-turn on Wednesday over the removal of safeguard tariffs on cheap imports of steel. Based on recommendations from the independent Trade Remedies Authority, the government was set […]
The Government has no long-term plan for UK science
Chi Onwurah MP, Labour’s Shadow Science Minister, commenting on the announcement that the Government will establish a National Science and Technology Council, said: “Ministers have cut the budget for science this year leaving researchers and programmes in the lurch, and medical research charities have been left to fend for themselves during the pandemic. “More […]