Written questions

1,887 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Fats

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2015 to Question 3673, how many (a) businesses and (b) products sold in the UK used artificial trans-fats in (i) 2012 and (ii) the latest date for which figures are available.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Fats

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of trans-fats consumption on public health.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Fats

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on the voluntary reduction in trans-fats in food since 2012; and if he will bring forward proposals to ban trans-fats in the UK.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Licensed Premises: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance set out in National Planning Policy Guidance, paragraph 006 ID 30-006-20141224, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes introduced

18 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the feasibility of seconding Job Centre staff to do outreach sessions at food banks to support people who are experiencing problems with the administration of the welfar

18 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Agriculture: Antibiotics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about bringing forward targets for reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics in agriculture in

18 Jun 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government will be taking in the (a) short, (b) medium and (c) long-term to achieve the G7's goal of decarbonising the global economy by the end of this century.

15 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Maldives

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

10 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Music

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of Attitude is Everything's Charter of Best Practice for live music events.

9 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistan: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk that UK support for law-enforcement-led counter-narcotics activity in Pakistan could contribute to capital convictions for drug offenders in that c

9 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistan: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2015 to Question 223790 on Pakistan, what information his Department holds on the reasons Pakistan's Interior Minister reported in March 2014 that th

9 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistan: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding the Government plans to contribute to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's supply-reduction-focused counter-narcotics work in Pakistan.

9 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistan: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department took steps to review the Government's counter-narcotics support to Pakistan following the Pakistan government's announcement in March 2014 that it would execute all

8 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations; and when consultation on those proposals will begin.

8 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Direct Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on funding new call blocking technology to protect vulnerable consumers from nuisance communications; and if he will make a statement.

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

Seas and Oceans: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department plans to implement to meet the requirements of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.

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

Timber: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reach common agreement with other EU member states on amending the EU Timber Regulation so it covers all timber and timber products.

4 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Soil

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will instruct officials in his Department to discuss with their counterparts in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs the feasibility of monitoring the loss to deve

4 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Agriculture: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to strengthen policies relating to food-growing in the National Planning Policy Framework to identify the importance of local food-growing opportunities and the affo

4 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Agriculture: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward plans to strengthen the protection of best and most versatile agricultural land in national planning policy.

1 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Entertainments: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on trends in the number of low-paid and unpaid jobs in the entertainment industry.

27 May 2015 · Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what ways the rebate from the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme has been spent in England; and if he will make it his policy that any future rebate will be allocated for treatments for (a) cystic fibrosis

27 May 2015 · Department of Health

Drugs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of plans in Scotland to double the New Medicines Fund; and what his policy is on creating such a fund in England.

23 Mar 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Entertainments: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to paragraph 5.27 of the Low Pay Commission Report 2015, if he will take steps alongside stakeholders in the entertainment industry to produce and publish national minimum w

19 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff from his Department have been seconded to external organisations in each year since 2010; to which external organisations and for how long such staff were seconded; and wha

19 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been paid to political risk consultancies by (a) his Department and (b) his Department's executive agencies and associated bodies in each year since 2010.

19 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which five political risk consultancies have received the largest total amount from (a) his Department and (b) his Department's executive agencies and associated bodies since 2010.

19 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) cancelled and (b) missed transport in each year since 2010.

18 Mar 2015 · Deputy Prime Minister

Disadvantaged

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent reports he has received on levels of inequality in the UK.

18 Mar 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Public Buildings: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Display Energy Certificates in reducing the energy costs and improving the energy efficiency of public buildings.

Source: official written-questions record.