Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Priorities Advisory Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to allow members of the public to attend meetings of the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group.

2 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Priorities Advisory Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans NHS England has to utilise the NICE Commissioning Support Programme for the development of national clinical policies not yet scheduled for review by the Clinical Priorities Advisory Gro

2 Apr 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Saudi Arabian counterpart on (a) reports of the persecution of minorities and (b) the ability to attend religious meetings without fear of persecut

2 Apr 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Nigerian counterpart on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

1 Apr 2019 · Treasury

Married People: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of Married Tax Allowance.

1 Apr 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Nurses: Equal Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the permanent secretary for health in the Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring the equalisation of pay rates for nurses in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the

28 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Organs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the validity of reports of forced organ extraction in China.

28 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Organs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the World Health Organisation's access to China to evaluate the Chinese organ transplant system.

28 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Organs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer on 6 November 2018 to Question 185606, if he will formally request that World Health Organisation officials attend the April hearings in London of the people's inde

28 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Transplant Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2018 to Question 185605, if he will make representations to the World Health Organisation on waiting list times for organ transplants in China compare

28 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Churches: Easter

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with local councils on grants for Easter community events held in or by churches.

28 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, can the member further outline whether apprenticeships will be age restricted or will be designed to entice any particular demographic.

28 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Machinery

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has plans for a scrappage scheme to encourage replacement of older farm machinery with more environmentally friendly equipment.

26 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of people being able to self-refer for a smear test in a local sexual health clinic.

26 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his devolved Assembly counterparts on health inequalities throughout the UK.

26 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Education: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of holding classes in local schools to teach parents how to cook quick, nutritious and affordable meals.

25 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Priorities Advisory Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which clinical policies awaiting review by the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group involve the use of the NICE commissioning support programme.

25 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to continue to fund the NICE commissioning support programme until the capacity of the NICE appraisal programme is increased to enable the routine assessment of all new me

25 Mar 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Obesity: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which Clinical Commissioning Groups in Northern Ireland provide a (a) tier three and (b) tier four weight management service.

25 Mar 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Obesity: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department is taking to tackle regional differences in (a) adult and (b) childhood obesity in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.

25 Mar 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Obesity: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate she has made of the number of people with obesity in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) each Clinical Commissioning Group in Northern Ireland by (i) age and (ii) gender in each of the last five y

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the skills gap in STEM subjects.

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will support a targeted capacity building approach to his Department’s funding of research and development.

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the £7 billion of additional spending for research and development will be in addition to replacing EU funding lost after the UK leaves the EU.

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken in ensuring continuity of funding for research projects with EU funding in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress his Department has made in ensuring the UK meets its 2.4% GDP target for R&D funding.

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Healthy Living Ministerial Group and Sports Business Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to maintain the Inter-Ministerial Group for Healthy Living and the Sports Business Council.

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports Business Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the outcomes were from the meetings of the Sports Business Council held between June 2017 and April 2018; and when the council next plans to meet.

25 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many IT systems are used within oncological treatment in the NHS.

25 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the estimated cost of inefficiency in the NHS has been in each year since 2010.

Source: official written-questions record.