Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) advice and (b) guidance his Department has issued to agri-food (i) farmers and (b) producers in Northern Ireland on that industry.

3 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asbestos: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the most effective drugs for treating asbestos-related disease are available on the NHS.

3 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahamas: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has provided to people affected by storm Dorian in the Bahamas.

3 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lyme Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of Lyme disease caused by tick bite.

3 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve diagnostic rates of the NHS bowel cancer test.

3 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Glaucoma: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make the biodegradable implant that replaces eye drops for glaucoma available on the NHS.

3 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stargardt Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with Stargardt Disease in the last five years.

3 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Montelukast: Side Effects

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of reports that doctors have been advised to warn asthma patients using the drug Montelukast of potential hallucinations and suicidal thoughts and other side-effects.

3 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with health bodies on the findings of recent clinical trials for Terazosin and its potential effect of slowing down the progression of Parkinson's disease.

3 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Pest Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the general licences for bird control that were introduced in April 2019.

3 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of level of sickness absence among women in the armed forces in the latest period for which figures are available.

3 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the safety of recruits undertaking physical training courses.

3 Oct 2019 · Department for International Trade

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what guidance his Department issues to foreign companies planning to invest in the UK.

3 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Tibet: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the effect of climate change on Tibet.

2 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children in the UK diagnosed with congenital heart disease in each of the last five years.

2 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Driving under Influence: Deaths

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce the number of deaths caused by driving under the influence of alcohol.

2 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis by (a) age and (b) gender in each of the last three years.

2 Oct 2019 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Kenya

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his Kenyan counterpart on increasing trade with that country.

2 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spina Bifida

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with spina bifida in each of the last three years.

2 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle health tourism.

2 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cochlear Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the new cochlear implant for deafness be available on the NHS.

2 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Niraparib

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Glaxo on the ovarian cancer drug Zejula.

2 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent advice her Department has issued to the farming sector in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with a deal and (b) without a deal.

2 Oct 2019 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to help strengthen the tax systems of developing countries in order to increase funding for services to support the poorest people.

4 Sep 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether benefit sanctions are applied in cases where parole or probation conditions have not been met satisfactorily.

4 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of additional GPs required to meet the targets set in the NHS Long Term Plan.

4 Sep 2019 · Department for International Trade

Business: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on supporting businesses in Northern Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.

4 Sep 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken in response to the recommendations of the APPG for Healthy Homes and Buildings White Paper, Laying the foundations for healthy homes, published on 24 Octo

4 Sep 2019 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase funding for music education in schools.

4 Sep 2019 · Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax: Repayments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a refund for higher stamp duty after the sale of a principle home will be granted in the event that the deadline for reclaiming stamp duty has passed due to technical issues at HMRC.

Source: official written-questions record.