Written questions

840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he had made of the level of regional variation in smoking prevalences across England; and whether the Government plans to take steps to address those regional variations.

16 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

India: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the strength of diplomatic and economic relations between India and the UK.

8 Nov 2016 · Department of Health

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on developing a tobacco control strategy.

2 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications of the ongoing glorification sanctioned by the Palestinian Authority of people who have killed Israelis for the viability of a lasti

10 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 3 May 2016 to Question 35653, how much Public Health England plans to spend on campaigns promoting the cessation of smoking in 2016-17.

21 Jul 2016 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Government has made of the cost to the public purse of constructing a third runway at Heathrow Airport over the course of the construction period.

21 Jul 2016 · Department for Transport

London Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will make it its policy not to take a decision on the location of an additional runway until its reviews of UK airspace and the Aviation Policy Framework have been completed.

21 Jul 2016 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Committees: Airports

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to re-establish the Economic Affairs (Airports) sub-Committee.

18 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Smoking: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data exists about the proportion of excess mortality in lower socioeconomic status groups due to smoking-related diseases; whether the forthcoming tobacco control strategy for England will contain measures to

18 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will take steps to encourage the government of Bangladesh to put the perpetrators of violence against religious minorities in the region on trial as soon as possible.

18 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Bangladesh on tackling increasing levels of violence against minority Hindu communities in that country.

14 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the government of Bangladesh to put perpetrators of violence against religious minorities on trial as soon as possible.

14 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Bangladesh on tackling levels of violence against minority Hindu communities in that country.

20 Jun 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Tata Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with Tata UK on that company's sale of carbon credits and its pension fund deficit; and if he will make a statement.

9 Jun 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answers of 27 April 2016 to Questions 34797 and 34798, what assessment he has made of the implications for the UK's role in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations of

3 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on campaigns to promote the cessation of smoking in 2015-16; what estimate he has made of planned expenditure by his Department on smoking cessation campaigns in 2016-17; and if he w

9 May 2016 · Department of Health

Vitamin D

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many tests for Vitamin D were carried out by pathology laboratories in England in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2013-14; and what the cost to the NHS was of providing such tests in each of those years.

4 May 2016 · Department of Health

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on approving the business case for rebuilding the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.

20 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his international counterparts on reports of a UN-funded Palestinian non-governmental organisation, Union of Agriculture Work Committee, organised a tr

20 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his international counterparts on reports that a UN-funded Palestinian non-governmental orgaisation, Rural Women's Development Society, organised an ev

20 Apr 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to ensure the adequacy of provision of affordable homes to rent to help house London's homeless population.

16 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on the rebuilding of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the development of small sites by small builders; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of deferring p

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of encouraging increased residential density around business and transport hubs to reduce community demand on public and private transp

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed changes to the National Planning Framework for London on the (a) availability and (b) affordability of housing in London.

29 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Horse Racing: Betting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made on replacing the current horserace betting levy.

23 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Higher Education: Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking with university vice chancellors to encourage action to prevent threats of physical violence against Jewish students and connected parties.

1 Feb 2016 · Home Office

King's College London: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department took steps to respond to the violent protests at an Israel Society event at King's College London in January 2016.

28 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Higher Education: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of policing on university campuses following the violent protests and criminal damage by demonstrators at an Israel Society event at King's College London last week.

14 Jan 2016 · Department for International Development

Palestinians: Reconstruction

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will hold discussions with the UN on the alleged misappropriation of reconstruction building materials to Hamas in Gaza.

Source: official written-questions record.