Written questions

1,887 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Feb 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for the introduction of the Faecal Immunochemical Test to the bowel screening programme.

7 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Bayer: Rothamsted Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish in full the strategic framework agreement between Bayer and Rothamsted Research.

7 Feb 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Developing Countries: Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to include improving waste management systems in developing countries and reducing the amount of plastic entering the marine environment from those countries on the

7 Feb 2018 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2018 to Question 120567, what steps she plans to take to increase, and extend the impact of, the support her Department is providing for improving waste colle

7 Feb 2018 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of increasing the proportion of overseas development aid spent on waste management to at least three percent on (a) public health,

7 Feb 2018 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will commit to increasing the proportion of overseas development aid spent on waste management to at least 3 per cent in line with the recommendations of Global Waste Managemen

7 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Plastics: Waste

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for starting his Department's call for evidence on tax changes and single-use plastic waste.

6 Feb 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foie Gras: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of prohibiting the importation of foie gras.

6 Feb 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foie Gras: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to ban the import of foie gras after the UK leaves the EU.

22 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of electronic training collars on dog welfare.

22 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of electronic training devices for dogs.

11 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Spiking: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on tackling incidents of drink spiking since the Government' response to Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs report on Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault in April 20

11 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Spiking: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to collect and publish data on drink spiking.

11 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Mali: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of religious freedom in Mali; and what steps the Government is taking to promote and protect the right to freedom of religion or belief in that country.

11 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to implement Decision 17.226 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in the UK.

11 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the risks of the spread of disease posed by sporting visits made by registered hunts in which horses, hounds, vehicles and followers are ta

11 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the risk of the introduction of novel diseases posed by the travel of hunting hounds to other EU countries for sporting visits.

11 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting: Livestock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban feeding fallen stock to hounds in light of the risks of infection from potentially diseased carcasses.

11 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting: Livestock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the feeding of fallen stock to hunting hounds in the absence of routine post-mortems is compliant with Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

11 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting: Livestock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect of the spread of disease by hunting hounds on livestock on farms.

11 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has given to the potential risks to human and animal health posed by packs of hounds and hunting activities.

10 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Groceries Code Adjudicator

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2017 to Question 117048 on Groceries Code Adjudicator, for what reasons the Department has not published its response to its consultation on

10 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118905, on Slaughterhouses: Inspections, which slaughterhouse and meat establishments had their approval withdrawn; and for what reason their

10 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118905, on Slaughterhouses: Inspections, how many (a) slaughterhouses and (b) other meat establishments have received unsatisfactory audit res

10 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20th December 2017 to Question 118904, on Slaughterhouses: Inspections, what constitutes an (a) imminent risk to public health and (b) serious breaches in animal welfare s

10 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118905, on Slaughterhouses: Inspections what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the difference in the comparative rate of u

10 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118905, on Slaughterhouses: Inspections, how many establishments in each group of those audit results received (a) improvement necessary and (

10 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118905, on Slaughterhouses: Inspections, what types of businesses are classed by his Department as meat establishments.

10 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118905, on Slaughterhouses: Inspections, what the types of audit outcomes that can be awarded to a meat establishment are; and what types of v

9 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Academies: School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of academies founded between January 2010 and June 2014 have voluntarily signed up to the national school food standards.

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