Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

East Africa: Locusts

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the desert locust invasion in Eastern Africa.

12 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes to the duty of care for armed forces personnel have been introduced under the Defence Safety Authority since 2015.

12 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Niraparib

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on increasing the availability of the ovarian cancer drug Zejula.

11 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment the National Supply Disruption Response has made of the potential risk to supplies of essential medicines in the next two years.

11 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

EU Battlegroups

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK defence forces will be deployed with the EU battlegroup until 31 December 2020.

11 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of drug finds in prisons between 2008 and 2018.

11 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kenya: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Kenyan authorities on a reported attack on a school in Kamuthe on 13 January 2020 in which terrorists murdered three Christian teachers.

10 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she is taking to ensure employees in receipt of salary levels below statutory minimum levels are given the appropriate salary increases.

10 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

MMR Vaccine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in the last five years.

10 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Productivity

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of UK productivity between 2009 and 2019.

7 Feb 2020 · Cabinet Office

Exports and Imports: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value was of (a) exports and (b) imports between the UK and Ireland in (i) 2009 and (ii) 2019.

7 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the news story entitled, Early cancer detection and survival to be prioritised by NHS, published by his Department in July 2019, if he will make it his policy to publish regular

7 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 9 April 2019 to Question 240967 on Broadband, whether people throughout the UK will have access to high speed broadband by the end of 2020.

7 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of additional annual BBC revenue following the implementation on (a) ending free TV licence for all over 75's and (b) propo

6 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support UK drinks manufacturers following the removal of post duty point dilution.

6 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Border Delivery Group

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes there will be to meetings of the Border Delivery Group between February 2020 and 31 December 2020.

5 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Squirrels

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) reduce the grey squirrel population and (b) increase the red squirrel population.

5 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Colposcopy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what changes the NHS is making to (a) the management of CIN 2 cervical cell changes and (b) other aspects of colposcopy and programme management.

5 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Financial Conduct Authority has made in directing consumers with pre-existing and historical medical conditions to the most appropriate insurance providers.

5 Feb 2020 · Department for International Trade

Free Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will hold discussions on free ports with all ports in the UK which express an interest in such developments.

4 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Macedonia: NATO

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to support North Macedonia to undertake a strategic defence review in preparation for NATO membership.

4 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Squirrels

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of red squirrels by the end of the current Parliament; and if she will make a statement.

4 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Tobacco Control Plan 2017-2022 is making adequate progress to reduce adult smoking prevalence to 12 per cent by 2022.

4 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Cross Border Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to begin discussions with EU member states on co-operation in relation to defence capabilities development.

3 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the prevalence of smoking among 15 year olds.

3 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the report from the Office of Tax Simplification entitled Inheritance Tax Review, second report: Simplifying the design of Inheritance Tax, published July 2019.

3 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were released from prison following a decision by the Independent Parole Board were subsequently convicted and imprisoned for a further offence in the last three years.

3 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Capital Gains Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure people selling residential properties which may lead to a potential capital gains tax payment are aware of the changes to that tax which will be introduced from 6 April 2020.

3 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Childhood Obesity Plan on trends in the rate of obesity among children.

30 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the Bereavement Support Payment in the light of the changes that were made to that payment in 2017.

Source: official written-questions record.