Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jul 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

India: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Indian counterpart on attacks on Christians by Hindu activists.

5 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Bisphosphonates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there has been a change of policy on how adjuvant bisphosphonates are offered to patients for the management of breast cancer treatment in the last 12 months.

4 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: European Reference Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK will continue to be a part of the European Reference Network for rare diseases after the UK leaves the EU.

4 Jul 2019 · Cabinet Office

European Parliament: Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes were introduced in postal and proxy voting procedures for the 2019 European Parliamentary Elections compared to previous (a) European or (b) General Elections.

4 Jul 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Funerals: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in the absence of devolved government, if she will consult on the potential merits of introducing a children’s funeral fund in Northern Ireland.

3 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to implement EU Directive 2014/45 to exempt classic cars over 30 years old from periodic roadworthiness testing.

3 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved regions on recent changes in rates of cancer involving children to ensure reductions in all parts of the UK.

27 Jun 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Lough Foyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many occasions since February 2017 have meetings been held between officials in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to conclude a management agreement which would clarify criminal and regulatory

26 Jun 2019 · Treasury

Borders: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Northern Ireland Borders Steering Group, run by the Borders Delivery Group has met since 7 December 2018.

26 Jun 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Christianity: Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will write to the UN Secretary General highlighting the recent Open Doors report on the persecution of Christians worldwide.

25 Jun 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Apprentices: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which Department is responsible for allocating funding from the apprenticeship levy in Northern Ireland in the absence of a devolved Administration.

25 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made in the past year in combating the use of drones to supply illegal drugs to prisoners.

25 Jun 2019 · Treasury

Self-assessment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in fines by people who submitted tax returns after the deadline of 31 January in each year since 2018.

25 Jun 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

HMP Magilligan

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Justice to ensure the construction of the new Magilligan Prison in the absence of devolved Government in Northern Ireland.

24 Jun 2019 · 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 number of children under the age of 16 that smoke who smoke in each year since 2003.

24 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme.

24 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Testicular Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how rates of testicular cancer diagnosis in the UK compare with ratse in other G20 countries over the last five years.

24 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans in delivering their goals.

21 Jun 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Missions: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many companies which have a primary base in Northern Ireland have participated in overseas trade missions in 2018.

21 Jun 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Armed Conflict: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN on the continued use of child soldiers in conflict zones.

20 Jun 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Universal Credit: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will take steps to review the mitigation measures which apply to universal credit claimants which are due to expire in 2020 in the continued absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Assembly.

20 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved administrations on the variation in rates of children diagnosed with cancer across the UK.

19 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate the Government has made of the change in the number of people in receipt of the basic state pension between 2019 and 2024.

18 Jun 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Chinese counterpart on the proposed Hong Kong extradition bill.

18 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Cybercrime: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prosecutions for breaches of the Data Protection Act 2018 which have resulted in fines in the last 12 months.

18 Jun 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Proceeds of Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will hold discussions with the Home Secretary and the Northern Ireland Department of Justice on the implementation of the devolved elements of the Criminal Finances Act 2017.

18 Jun 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Military Bases: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make an assessment of the progress made in developing the former military bases handed over to Northern Ireland in 2003.

18 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of imprisonment for public protection sentences.

17 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of cases of melanoma.

17 Jun 2019 · Treasury

Help to Save Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people enrolled in a (a) help to save and (b) maximum help to save savings scheme in the first six months of the scheme's introduction.

Source: official written-questions record.