Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 May 2021 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC uses real time information to close down tax avoidance schemes.
18 May 2021 · Home Office
Lisa Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reconsider an appeal to the decision in respect of Lisa Smith who won an appeal against a ban on entering Northern Ireland.
18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Drinks
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made for the implications for his policies of the Washington University School of Medicine research published May 2021 on Sugar-sweetened beverage intake in adulthood and ad
18 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to encourage the full-time return to work for staff of her Department as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
18 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tigray: Genocide
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the reports of the Ethiopian military's involvement in the massacre in Tigray.
18 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Anoosheh Ashoori
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has take to progress the case of Anoosheh Ashoori.
18 May 2021 · Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Protocol: Borders
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the number of EU border checks completed in Northern Ireland, if he will have discussions with his EU counterpart on taking a more pragmatic approach towards the Northern Ireland Protoc
18 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UNAIDS: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of potential effect of the proposed funding cuts to UNAIDS on its (a) engagement and (b) influence at June's UN High Level Meeting on HIV & Aids.
18 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UNAIDS
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO Strategic Priority on science, research and technology, what assessment he has the effectiveness of UNAIDS in delivering the benefits of scientific
18 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UNAIDS
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO Strategic Priority on global health security, what assessment he has made on the effectiveness of UNAIDS in ensuring a whole of society approach to
18 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UNAIDS: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has of the proposed reduction in UK funding to UNAIDS on the ability of the international community to achieve the targets in the UNAIDS Global AIDS Strate
18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hypertension: DNA
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies of the British Heart Foundation research, published 7 May 2021, entitled Genes responsible for high blood pressure discovered in th
18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fractures: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the use of artificial intelligence to treat wrist fractures; and if he will consider use of that treatment in the NHS.
18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has has taken to (a) recognise and (b) tackle the Indian variant of covid-19 in the UK.
18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to control and regulate the use of bariatric surgery.
18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pregnancy: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that soon to be mothers are not (a) attending appointments and (b) going through labour alone as covid-19 restrictions ease.
13 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to Afghanistan in response to the bombing near a girls' school in Kabal on 8 May 2021.
13 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Education: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's policy paper, Policy paper, Every girl goes to school, stay safe, and learns: five years of global action 2021 to 2026, published on 12 May
13 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Plums
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will provide support to farmers whose plum crops have failed as a result of experiencing frost in spring 2021.
13 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the level of protection given by each of the covid-19 vaccines available.
12 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to support building contract companies to secure sufficient building supplies in the context of the UK having left the EU.
12 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Polio
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to maintain Official Development Assistance spending on supporting the eradication of polio.
12 May 2021 · Treasury
Economic Growth
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of projected economic growth in the next 12 months.
12 May 2021 · Department for Transport
Passenger Ships
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on architect Stephen Payne's proposal for a Harland and Wolff-constructed vessel aimed at promoting Britain around the world.
12 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is undertaking research on abortion pill reversal procedures.
12 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Incontinence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people with urinary incontinence by (a) age and (b) gender.
12 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alzheimer's Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s by (a) age and (b) gender in each of the last three years.
12 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence
China: Warships
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of China's three new naval vessels; and what steps he is taking to support the UK's interests in the Pacific Ocean.
11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with social media platforms to ensure that appropriate warnings are provided on such platforms on unlicensed weight gain drugs such as apetamin.
11 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with NATO on the recent attack on an Israeli vessel by Iran.
Source: official written-questions record.