Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting lists for dementia diagnosis.

8 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Mali: Peacekeeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to award commendations to the members of the armed forces involved in seizing a cache of weapons hidden by a suspected Islamic State cell in Mali in May 2021.

8 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mechanical Thrombectomy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on increasing access to mechanical thrombectomy services for stroke patients.

26 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the backlog in cancer care is tackled consistently across the country.

26 May 2021 · Church Commissioners

Coronavirus: Death

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church has taken to support people who have lost loved ones during the covid-19 pandemic.

26 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Delirium

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people living with delirium; and whether an assessment has been made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the rate of diagnosis of

26 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Peacekeeping Operations: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when UK armed forces are planned to leave Afghanistan.

26 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Satellites

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions has he had with his international counterparts on the de-cluttering of satellites in space.

26 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Japan: Radioactive Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Japanese counterpart on the disposal of radioactive waste in the Pacific.

25 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Ukraine on the increasing presence of Russian military forces at the Ukrainian border.

25 May 2021 · Home Office

Crime: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the costs associated with levels of crime.

25 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using community development centres to help promote and administer the covid19 vaccine in areas where the take-up of the vaccine is lower th

25 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to make heart murmur tests available to people aged over 65 to ensure early detection and diagnosis.

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with stakeholders on the transition of responsibilities for obesity policy from Public Health England to the National Institute for Health Promotion; and if

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Office for Health Promotion on obesity services; and if he will make a statement.

24 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people subject to the limit on welfare benefits for households with more than two children.

24 May 2021 · Northern Ireland Office

Brexit: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to scrutinise the effects of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on Northern Ireland.

24 May 2021 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions the Government has had with its EU counterparts on trading arrangements for Northern Ireland.

20 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nepal: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to provide assistance to Nepal during the covid-19 pandemic.

20 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central African Republic: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent acts of violence against civilians in the Central African Republic.

20 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make home testing kits that detect prostate cancer available through the NHS; and if he will publish his timetable for doing so.

20 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE plans to broaden its application of the non-reference discount rate to the single technology appraisal pathway.

20 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward new legislative proposals to tackle illegal puppy farms in the UK.

19 May 2021 · Home Office

Handguns: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Scotland Yard on strengthening legislation on the sale of starter guns.

19 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of eating a diet rich in rich in fish, vegetables and olive oil on protecting the brain from tau proteins; and if his Department will undertake

19 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mayra Zulfiqar

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department has provided to the family of Mayra Zulfiqar who was murdered in Pakistan on 3 April 2021.

19 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: People Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish details on the new deal between Britain and India on tackling people smuggling.

19 May 2021 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade with EU: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that surplus fees applied to goods from EU based companies are published clearly at the time of purchase.

19 May 2021 · Department for Education

School Day

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of starting schools at an earlier time.

19 May 2021 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters and operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted for promoting and operating these schemes to date.

Source: official written-questions record.