Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Muscular Dystrophy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to promote research into muscular dystrophy conditions.

11 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Prostate Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the final results of the National Institute for Health Research's ProtecT trials for prostate cancer testing to be published; and if he will make a statement.

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Shareholders

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to address the disparity between the number of shares owned by individuals and large investment funds.

14 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of non-EU students who will be affected each year by recently announced restrictions on college visas for entering the UK.

14 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise at the UN the potential effect of the recent agreement with Iran on nuclear weapons on the lifting of economic sanctions on that country on support for Hamas, Hezbollah a

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take with devolved administrations to ensure there are no further outbreaks of avian flu in the UK.

14 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Capital Gains Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential effects of introducing a lower rate of capital gains tax for investments held for 10 years or more on encouraging long-term savings.

8 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Part-time Employment

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what forecast his Department has made of the proportion of the workforce likely to be in part-time employment in each of the next five years.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for International Development

Yemen: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the World Health Organisation press release dated 26 June 2015 on UN CERF funds, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for International Development

South Sudan: Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the UNICEF news note on children killed, abducted and raped in South Sudan attacks, dated 18 May 2015, if she will hold discussions with the government of South Sudan on the pr

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Morquio Syndrome: Enzyme Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will approve the use of Vimzin as an enzyme replacement therapy for Morquio on an interim basis until NICE makes a final decision in October 2015.

7 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Television Licences: Older People

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the continuation of free television licences for people over 75.

29 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

African Union: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the African Union states that will contribute to a combined military force to tackle Boko Haram to ensure that the new force has adequate resources and sk

29 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Banks: Greece

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how many people have deposits with Greek-owned banks in the UK that are not covered by the bank deposit protection limit; and how many of those people are UK citizens.

29 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take account of the differential in prices of diesel in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland when setting future fuel duty levels.

24 Jun 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Business: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that the work of Innovate UK in supporting business-led innovation benefits all areas of the UK.

24 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for cross-border loss of revenue in Northern Ireland of changes in the level of fuel duty in his preparations for the Budget in July 2015.

24 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will launch a consultation on the proposal to ban seals being killed off the coast of the UK.

24 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Stem Cells: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has for the funding of the UK stem cell donor register and cord blood programme over the next five years.

24 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to prioritise research on dementia during this Parliament.

17 Jun 2015 · Northern Ireland Office

Electoral Register: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many voters were added to the electoral register between 1 December 2014 and 1 April 2015 in each constituency in Northern Ireland.

17 Jun 2015 · Northern Ireland Office

Parades: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information she holds on the number of parades held in Northern Ireland in 2014 categorised by the Parades Commission as (a) loyal order or loyalist, (b) community or church based and (c) republican

17 Jun 2015 · Leader of the House

Members: Allowances

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to end the payment of allowances to hon. Members who do not take their seats.

17 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Pensions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a cap on pension company charges for people seeking to switch, cash-in or otherwise vary their pension policy.

16 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Regional Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his plans are for the Regional Air Connectivity Fund.

16 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Spratly Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise at the UN, the land reclamation by the Chinese government in the South China Sea.

16 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Omar al-Bashir

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with the African Union President Bashir's defiance of a South African court order in connection with genocide charges.

10 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Gibraltar: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to provide additional support to the next Governor of Gibraltar in protecting the interests of the people of Gibraltar.

10 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Obesity: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment NHS England has made of the accuracy and effectiveness of the traditional BMI test in determining levels of obesity in adults.

10 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Lloyds Bank

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the next tranche of the share sale of Lloyds Bank to take place; and what steps he plans to take to ensure the widest share ownership.

Source: official written-questions record.