Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the implications are for his policies of the evidence from Public Health England and Cancer Research UK that one of the most effective ways to stop smoking is to use vape products.

13 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has provided guidance to manufacturers on communicating the potential health benefits of their products to consumers.

12 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport

Driving under Influence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2018 to Question 177313 on Driving under Influence, what assessment he has made of (a) the effectiveness of the rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers;

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oral Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the ban on Snus products.

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oral Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to direct Public Health England to include the effect of Snus on people's health in future evidence reviews.

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department has collated on effect on people's health of the use of (a) Snus and (b) tobacco.

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness of the regulation of non-nicotine liquid for vape products and (b) effect on public health of (i) shortfills and (ii) nicotine shots.

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) nicotine shots and (b) shortfills are regulated under (i) UK and (ii) EU law.

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current regulations in ensuring (a) the growth of the vaping sector and (b) high product manufacturing standards for consumers after the UK leave

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on public health of amending the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 after the UK leaves the EU.

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the UK's potential ability to tackle (a) the concentration limit on nicotine in vape bottles, (b) the size of those bottles and (c) other aspects of the EU Tobacco Pr

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of removing vape products from the definition of tobacco products in the EU Tobacco Products Directive; and if he will make a statement.

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage smokers to take up vaping as one method of stopping smoking; and if he will make a statement.

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which body is responsible for providing health information on vape products to smokers.

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the July 2018 report of the Science and Technology Committee on E-cigarettes HC 505, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of urgently reviewing the policies

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to make people who smoke aware of the effects on public health of vaping.

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the effect on health of (a) smoking and (b) vaping.

12 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of encouraging people who smoke to switch to vaping to help them stop smoking.

6 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote Public Health England’s advice to allow vaping indoors.

6 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Costs: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the ability of sponsors to meet legal costs related to applications for refugee family reunion.

6 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Organs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will request from his EU and US counterparts the evidence that led to their respective parliaments passing resolutions to condemn forced organ harvesting in China.

6 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department has examined the (a) rate and (b) local effect on health of medication errors in each region of England and Wales.

6 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of medication errors made each year in the NHS.

5 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to organisations that support people to stop smoking through the encouragement of the take-up of vaping.

5 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Human Trafficking

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing providing legal aid support to potentially trafficked people to ensure that they are able to make an informed decision on whether to enter the Nati

5 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful applications for exceptional case funding were made in relation to an application for refugee family reunion in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.

5 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport

Driving under Influence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2018 to Question 177313 on Driving under Influence, and with reference to the 2017 Institute of Alcohol Studies report Running on empty: Drink driving law enforcement in Eng

5 Nov 2018 · Department for International Trade

Game: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote the export of British game meat.

5 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on substance misuse services of the removal of the ring fenced public health grant to local authorities in April 2019.

5 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress he has made on the implementation of his Department's Drug Strategy, published in July 2017.

Source: official written-questions record.