Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on introducing artificial intelligence on the NHS to identify brain tumours.
13 Jan 2020 · Department for Education
Languages: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage people to study foreign languages.
13 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Bahrain: Political Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Bahrain on preventing the death penalty for two pro-democracy activists.
13 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Smoking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) increase the numbers of non-smokers and (b) reduce the incidence of smoking-related cancer.
13 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nutrition: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage middle-aged people to eat healthily.
13 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the effective transition of employment terms and conditions for NHS staff from the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
13 Jan 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) recent discussions she has had with farming unions on and (b) funding she plans to allocate to help in reducing carbon emissions after the UK leaves the EU.
13 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Conditions of Employment: EU Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will maintain the UK's levels of (a) maternity leave and (b) other employment rights in the event that the EU changes its policies on those rights.
13 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been diagnosed with dementia in the last five years.
8 Jan 2020 · Scotland Office
Fisheries: Scotland
What recent discussions he has had with representatives of the fishing sector in Scotland on the (a) employment of foreign crews and (b) Tier 2 status.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the prevalence of childhood dementia.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of GPs in rural constituencies.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people over the age of 65 who have (a) obesity and (b) have sought help for obesity.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Dairy Products
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of a potential link between dairy diets and prostate cancer.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Football
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with football associations on former footballers and the diagnosis of dementia.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Leukaemia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with leukaemia in the last five years.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Multiple Myeloma
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people where diagnosed with myeloma in the last five years by (a) age range and (b) gender.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases among people aged over 50.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Meningitis: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women were diagnosed with meningitis in the last five years.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Malnutrition: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle malnutrition among elderly people.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Ultrasonics
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when HIFU treatment for prostate cancer will be made available on the NHS.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gum Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed chronic periodontitis in the last five years.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Colonoscopy: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when water infusion for colonoscopy will be available on the NHS.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Diets
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether there is a link between dieting and the risk of breast cancer.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Sleep
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department provides on the potential benefits of sleep in reducing the risk of a heart attack.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Influenza: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he taking to increase the rate of take up of the flu vaccination in winter 2019-20.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Rett Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with Rett syndrome in each of the last five years.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for Trikafta being made available on the NHS for cystic fibrosis sufferers.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Testicular Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with testicular cancer in each of the last five years.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eating Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with eating disorders in the last five years.
Source: official written-questions record.