Written questions

185 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans next to publish a report on international comparisons of medicines usage; at what frequency he will publish such reports; what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the most

14 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

NHS England: Meetings: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library (a) agendas and (b) minutes of meetings of the NHS England Industry Council; and if he will make a statement.

10 Sep 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will consider altering the frequency of the Government's report to Parliament on Hong Kong from six-monthly to yearly.

8 Sep 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Six-Monthly Report on Hong Kong, covering the period of 1 July to 31 December 2014 relating to the decision of the PRC Government to ban the Commons Foreign Affairs

9 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timescale is on the rollout of the Meningitis B Bexsero Vaccine; what recent discussions he has had on making this vaccine available to teenage student groups; and if he will make a statement.

9 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Maldives

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Maldives on the trial of former President Mohammed Nasheed.

25 Feb 2015 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Overseas Voter Day on 5 February 2015; what budget was allocated to that campaign; and how m

4 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid in compensation to Equitable Life policyholders since the establishment of the compensation scheme; and by what date the full £1.5 billion of that scheme will be paid out.

27 Jan 2015 · Department of Health

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide an update of his Department's negotiations with Novartis on finding a cost-effective price for the Bexsero vaccine; and if he will make a statement.

27 Jan 2015 · Department of Health

Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on studies which have been carried out on the efficacy of the drug pemetrexed; if his Department will again make that drug available on the NHS; and if he will make a statemen

27 Jan 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Aerials

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what targets he has set for mobile telephone coverage improvements through the MIP local telephone mast project; and when he expects those targets to be met.

27 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will issue planning guidance to ensure that all new developments of 300 homes or larger must be provided with a broadband connection by the developer.

26 Jan 2015 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that medical records flag up people who hold shotgun and firearms certificates and that appropriate medical conditions are rapidly communicated to the pol

26 Jan 2015 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with the British Shooting Sports Council and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation on flagging up the medical records of people who hold

26 Jan 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Milk: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that supermarkets (a) do not sell British milk below the cost of production and (b) include British milk under their Fairtrade agendas.

6 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on planning appeal costs being awarded against a district council when that appeal has been dismissed.

16 Dec 2014 · Department for International Development

China

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will consider funding non-UNHCR programmes that support trafficked and abused North Korean women in China.

16 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the British Embassy in Pyongyang has had with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) officials on reports to the UN Commission of Inquiry of widespread use of s

17 Nov 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will estimate the number of North Koreans who have taken part in UK-funded projects in North Korea in the last year for which figures are available.

17 Nov 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) his Department and (b) UK-contracted organisations have been able freely to choose the participants in UK-funded projects in North Korea.

17 Nov 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has been able to choose where to implement its projects within North Korea; and if he will make a statement.

17 Nov 2014 · Department for International Development

Sri Lanka

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has for aid in Sri Lanka in 2015-16.

17 Nov 2014 · Home Office

Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy that passport offices should publicise the Electoral Commission's campaign to increase the number of UK citizens living abroad who are registered to vote in UK elections

17 Nov 2014 · Deputy Prime Minister

Electoral Register

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many additional people have registered to vote since the Electoral Commission launched its online campaign in June 2014.

20 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of bilateral co-operation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of nuclear weapons technology.

20 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the findings of the United Nations Panel of Experts that many of the component parts of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) Unha-3 rocket wer

12 Sep 2014 · Department of Health

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the sale of the Bexsero form of meningococcal group B vaccine to GlaxoSmithKline on (a) his Department's negotiations with Novartis on a price for the vaccine

8 Sep 2014 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the comprehensiveness of coverage of London of charging points for electric cars.

17 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Bexsero vaccine is licensed for (a) individual application and (b) use in conjunction with other vaccines.

17 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Meningitis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of Meningitis B there have been in the UK since January 2013; and in how many such cases individuals have (a) died, (b) required amputation of limbs, (c) become blind, (d) become deaf and (e) contra

Source: official written-questions record.