Dame Chi Onwurah

Dame Chi Onwurah

Lab

Backbencher (MP)

CommonsNewcastle upon Tyne Central and WestCurrent Member

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House: Commons

Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Status: Current member

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Sitting day: 2026-04-16

Activity total: 5

Contributions: 5

Votes recorded: 0

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Neuroscience and Digital Childhoods

2026-04-16 · 14:46

I thank the hon. Member for his question, as well as his valuable work and concerns in this area. I echo his concerns about mental wellbeing and eating disorders. The Committee he…

Neuroscience and Digital Childhoods

2026-04-16 · 14:36

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship for the very first time, Ms Butler. As you know very well, digital technology is no longer simply a tool or a luxury plaything…

Rural Broadband

2026-03-18 · 11:36

Starlink is a US telecoms company owned by a South African American who advocates civil war in the United Kingdom. OneWeb is a European satellite telecoms company, which is part-o…

Strait of Hormuz

2026-03-16 · 16:27

Fresh from the doorsteps of Arthurs Hill, West Denton and Blakelaw, I can confirm that this is an issue of real concern and some fear across Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West,…

Technology Sovereignty

2026-03-10 · 17:21

I thank the Minister for setting out his sovereignty stack. Just as an example, is an LLM a critical input or another level in the stack—and does it need to be British?

Technology Sovereignty

2026-03-10 · 16:39

I agree with my right hon. Friend that we certainly need to work with like-minded countries. The third area is cyber-security and data governance. Some argue that we are already a…

Technology Sovereignty

2026-03-10 · 16:38

The level of interest shows just what an important issue this is. I will come on to discuss some aspects of collaboration as it relates to sovereignty, but I observe that the last…

Technology Sovereignty

2026-03-10 · 16:35

My fellow member of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee makes a very important point about the definition of sovereignty. I do not want to get too bogged down in the…

Technology Sovereignty

2026-03-10 · 16:34

I beg to move, That this House has considered technology sovereignty. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. We are four years into the Ukraine war and 10 days…

Technology Sovereignty

2026-03-10 · 16:34

I very much agree with my hon. Friend. He is absolutely right, and that support should take the form of access to investment, but also procurement and procurement decisions, which…

Technology Sovereignty

2026-03-10 · 16:34

I certainly agree that we need to be able to defend ourselves against AI attacks.

Technology Sovereignty

2026-03-10 · 16:34

I cannot help but give way to the hon. Member.