Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Jan 2016 · Northern Ireland Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress is being made through the British-Irish Council on tackling alcohol misuse throughout the British Isles.

28 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Mediation: Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many cases funding has been provided for the first single session of family mediation where one of the participants qualifies for legal aid in the last 12 months.

28 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Common Fisheries Policy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, within what timescale she expects the Common Fisheries Policy objectives to be met.

28 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bluetongue Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will discuss with the European Commission the need for co-operation throughout the EU on tackling the spread of bluetongue disease.

28 Jan 2016 · Cabinet Office

Prescription Drugs: Death

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in how many deaths in the last two years consumption of an excess of prescription drugs was the primary cause.

27 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Rescue Services: Irish Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on staffing levels at coastguard stations in the Irish Sea.

27 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Visas: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made on the effect of the visa refund fee scheme on the number of Chinese people visiting the UK.

27 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Motor Neurone Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make changes to the clinical guidelines for motor neurone disease to improve diagnosis and treatment.

27 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Non-native Species

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of grant allocations to local authorities in England in tackling (a) Japanese knotweed and (b) other invasive non-native sp

27 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to extend the rural fuel duty rebate scheme to parts of Northern Ireland where cheaper fuel is readily available from the Irish Republic.

26 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on establishing ex gratia financial support for people who were affected prior to 1991 by (a) HIV and (b) hepatitis C over the last 12 months.

26 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with his counterparts in the devolved administrations steps to ensure that programmes such as Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies can be implemented across the UK.

26 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Organs: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people from BAME communities registered to become organ donors in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of trends in such registration.

26 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans she has for long-term sustainable household energy efficiency measures in the period after 2017.

26 Jan 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will discuss with his counterparts in the devolved administrations how to maximise the practical steps being taken across the UK to increase female participation in sports.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet his counterparts in the devolved administrations to ensure that best practice on reducing the numbers of road deaths across the UK is shared.

25 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Zika Virus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to ensure (a) pregnant women and (b) other people intending to visit South America and the Caribbean are aware of the risks posed by Zika virus.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to maintain the diversity of the local newspaper sector in the UK.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Territorial Waters: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by how much levels of pollution have changed in the UK territorial seas in the last five years.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Fossil Fuels: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the level of investment in UK oil and gas production until May 2020.

20 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to assist people with restricted visibility pursuing careers and training opportunities.

20 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Homicide: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the change was in the number of people convicted of murder between 2010 and 2015.

20 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Department of Health: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department paid to charities in 2014-15; and what criteria were used to make decisions about those payments.

20 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Trade Missions: Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any trade missions to Iran are planned involving businesses from the UK in 2016.

19 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people she expects to leave the UK in April 2016 because the term of their Tier 2 visa will expire.

19 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that young people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are made aware of their possible suitability for lung transplants.

19 Jan 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) Ofcom have made of the effectiveness of the gaining provider-led notification of transfer process for broadband since its introduction.

19 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Money Laundering: EU Law

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to assess the effectiveness of the implementation in the UK of the EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive.

19 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy to change the rate of fuel duty applied to certain isolated and rural areas in response to changes in oil price.

19 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to provide assistance to people who have purchased homes under the Help to Buy scheme in the event that interest rates subsequently rise.

Source: official written-questions record.