Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Oesophageal Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the symptoms of oesophageal cancer.

14 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of registered cases of Ebola within Europe.

14 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Hospitals: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to monitor the quality of food supplied at hospitals.

14 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions has he had with his European counterparts on the threat of Ebola to Europe.

14 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Digestive System: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to (a) tackle the incidence of and (b) improve the outcomes for people with Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal cancer.

14 Oct 2014 · Cabinet Office

Childbirth

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the rate of survival was for babies born prematurely in each of the last 10 years.

14 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to ensure that patients receiving cancer care also have access to necessary mental health counselling.

14 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to promote awareness of the warning signs of mental illness.

14 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Exercise

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the population of (a) England and Wales and (b) Havering which is not getting the recommended amount of exercise per week.

14 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Obesity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children under the age of 16, were diagnosed as clinically obese in 2013.

14 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

NHS: Temporary Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent on agency (a) nurses, (b) midwives and (c) physiotherapists in 2014 to date.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Afghanistan on the threat posed by the Taliban in that country.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Syrian rebel groups have been identified as not being associated with Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the stability of the al-Assad government in Syria.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Boko Haram: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of links between Boko Haram and Islamic State.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on Russia of EU-led sanctions.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Middle East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance he is providing to UK nationals in (a) Syria and (b) Iraq to ensure their safety against kidnapping.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on Islamic State militants in Syria.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK nationals being held by Islamic State.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Gibraltar

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the policy of the European Commission is on border incursions into Gibraltarian water.

14 Oct 2014 · HM Treasury

Russia

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Russian nationals have had assets frozen by the UK in the last five years.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve economic relations with countries within the Commonwealth.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the political situation in Egypt.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on Islamic extremism since the beginning of 2014.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Spain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions the Spanish Ambassador to the UK has been summoned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2014.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals have been killed in Iraq since January 2014.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of Syrian rebels training on Turkish soil.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the UK is providing to rebels operating in Syria.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Australia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on extremist activity in that country.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate has been made of numbers of Yazidi people displaced by Islamic State forces in Northern Iraq.

Source: official written-questions record.