Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Jun 2018 · Department for International Development

Lebanon: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department provided to refugees in Lebanon in winter 2017-18 to help tackle winter conditions.

27 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Netherlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with EU officials on the use of electric shock fishing methods in Holland which are illegal in the UK.

27 Jun 2018 · Treasury

Diesel: Smuggling

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle the availability and use of illegal diesel fuel.

27 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS routinely provides a vaccine for Aussie flu.

27 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Universities: Scholarships

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with representatives of universities on ensuring that (a) scholarships are made available and (b) those scholarships are all taken up; and if he will make a statement.

27 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure the provision of vaping areas that are separate from smoking areas in NHS hospital grounds.

27 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle computer flaws that have led to delays in the NHS.

27 Jun 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding is available for (a) rugby, (b) basketball and other sports clubs to help them attain international recognition and host international matches.

26 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Muscular Dystrophy: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 May 2018 to Question 146853, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the introduction of a cost-effectiveness threshold into NICE's highly specialised

26 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dietetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure ease and speed of access to dietitians for patients in hospital, care home and community care settings.

26 Jun 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure the prevention of smartphone addiction among children.

26 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Kurds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the US Administration on enabling the Kurds to hold on to territory that they have taken from Isis in order to achieve regional autonomy; and if he wil

26 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Spratly Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Government of the Philippines in respect of Chinese actions in the Spratly Islands.

26 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hepatitis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people had Hepatitis C in each of the last five years.

26 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have applied for asylum to (a) the UK and (b) Northern Ireland in the last 12 months; and what the (i) country of origin (ii) gender and (iii) age was of those people.

26 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Maldives: Democracy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has provided to the Maldives Government to help improve that country's democratic processes.

26 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Iraq: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to Iraq to stop Isis re-grouping in that country.

25 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 May 2018 to Question 146854 on Rare Diseases: Drugs, whether NHS England can be mandated by NICE to enter discussions with manufacturers on managed access agreements as

25 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Muscular Dystrophy: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 May 2018 to Question 146853 on Muscular Dystrophy: Medical Treatments, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the introduction of a cost-effectiveness

21 Jun 2018 · Attorney General

Legal Profession: Voluntary Work

To ask the Attorney General, how he plans to encourage practising lawyers to volunteer pro bono hours for Citizens Advice Bureaux in their local communities.

21 Jun 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding he has made available for disabled (a) rugby, (b) basketball and (c) other sports to help them attain international recognition and assist in their hosting international mat

21 Jun 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Museum of Orange Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with Tourism NI on promoting the Orange Museum on a UK-wide scale to help inform popular understanding of the 12 and 13 July celebrations in North

19 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for International Development the introduction and implementation of strategies to protect the right to freedom of religion or belief in cou

19 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing bespoke training on freedom of religion or belief for his Department's staff on a country-by-country basis.

19 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will include literacy in the right to freedom of religion or belief in his Department's fast-track induction training.

19 Jun 2018 · Department for International Development

Madagascar: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department gives to Madagascar in respect of its agricultural development.

19 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance his Department gives to people just above the threshold for repayment of their student loans.

19 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department and the Department for International Development have had with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on ebola; and what assistance the Gov

19 Jun 2018 · Department for International Development

Migrant Camps: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that women refugees are protected and helped to feel secure in camps overseas.

18 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Airguns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many responses his Department received to its review of air weapons regulation in England and Wales; and how many of those responses were in favour of no changes.

Source: official written-questions record.