Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Pupils: Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has given schools on carrying out obesity checks on pupils.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to adopt a target to help eliminate HIV by 2030.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on inclusion of information about HIV in the Department for Education's sex and relationships education draft guidance.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress has been made on the Public Health England Action Plan.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the level of migrant access to HIV services; and if he will make a statement.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made to date on the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Impact Trial.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the products for the accelerated access pathway have now been selected; and when an announcement on such products is planned.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to invest in the mammography workforce to improve the rate and level of breast-screening provision.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer Drugs Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether discussions have taken place between NHS England and the pharmaceutical industry on the ongoing review of the operation of the Cancer Drugs Fund.

5 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerability on religious grounds is adequately assessed by his Department when determining resettlement needs.

5 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make training on how to assess asylum applications on the grounds of religious persecution compulsory for his Department's asylum caseworkers.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Genetics: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of rolling out population-wide genetic testing for mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Genetics: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans in place to undertake a localised population-based genetic research study in England; and if he will make a statement.

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Genetics: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England have made of the role of (i) genetic testing and (ii) population level genomic data to improve public health.

23 May 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Africa: Poaching

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with its counterpart in South Africa on reducing poaching in that country.

23 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Sugar

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that food manufacturers reduce sugar content in their products.

23 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sunscreens: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department provides guidance for patients on the use of sun cream containing chemicals that may affect breast tissue.

23 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have received a diagnosis of persistent postural-perceptual dizziness in each of the last five years.

23 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Atrial Fibrillation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have received a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in each of the last five years.

22 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ataluren

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list all signatories to the managed access agreement between NHS England and PTC Therapeutics for the drug Translarna.

22 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what circumstances NHS England and manufacturers are able to negotiate managed access agreements as part of an evaluation of a highly specialised technology; and if he will make a statement.

22 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Muscular Dystrophy: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure NICE evaluates all treatments for duchenne muscular dystrophy by the same criteria.

22 May 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Religious Hatred

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is his assessment he has made of the effectiveness of prosecution of religion-related crimes in Nigeria.

21 May 2018 · Department for International Development

Sudan: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department plans to allocate to UN agencies working in Sudan in the current financial year.

21 May 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Sudan: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure refugees and internally displaced people take part in the peace process in South Sudan.

21 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Muscular Dystrophy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he last met charities representing the interests of people living with duchenne muscular dystrophy.

21 May 2018 · Department for International Development

Sudan: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding will her Department plans to provide to UN agencies working in Sudan in 2018-19.

21 May 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Sudan: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to help ensure (a) churches and (b) faith-based organisations are able to make an effective contribution to the peace process in South Sudan.

21 May 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Sudan: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to help ensure (a) refugees and (b) internally displaced people are included in the peace process in South Sudan.

17 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the announcement of the treatments selected for the accelerated access pathway.

Source: official written-questions record.