Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken to work with local communities in reducing levels of homelessness in their areas.

9 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Headaches

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have been diagnosed with or received treatment for cluster headaches in each of the last five years.

9 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese Government on steps to reduce pollution and increase green growth.

9 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Egyptian Government on equality for and the rights of women.

9 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Saudi Arabia on steps to reduce tensions with Yemen and Iran.

19 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Nuclear Power: Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has had discussions with the Iranian Government on its nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement.

19 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kurds: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the Government of Iraq on (a) increasing the level of autonomy for the people of Kurdistan and (a) a possible referendum for those people on s

19 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Mental Health: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to address mental health problems in each branch of the Armed Forces.

19 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for a new test for diagnosing pancreatic cancer by app to be available on the NHS.

19 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of availability of cancer gene tests is on the NHS; and whether the NHS prioritises such tests for people whose families have a history of cancer.

18 Dec 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the publication of the consultation on a Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that measure for the support of children who have witnessed d

18 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Pain: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to support the devolved nations access to (a) the ESCAPE-pain programme and (b) other community structured rehabilitation programmes.

18 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Pain: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to support a UK wide roll-out of ESCAPE-pain to enable self-management and rehabilitation for people with lower-limb chronic joint pain.

18 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Qatar: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what recent representations he has made to his Qatari counterpart on the protection of human rights for migrant workers.

18 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

Blood Cancer

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been diagnosed with a blood cancer by (a) gender and (b) age group in each of the last five years.

18 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Spinal Injuries: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had spinal operations in the UK in each of the last 5 years; and how many have been successful.

18 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to tackle bed blocking in hospitals.

18 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of care homes in the next three years.

18 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Arthritis: Vitamin D

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) the Royal College of Nursing and (b) other bodies on the potential merits of prescribing vitamin D to patients with arthritis.

13 Dec 2017 · Department for International Development

Palestinians: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of the Palestinian Authority's foreign aid receipts which was spent on payments to convicted terrorists in Israeli prisons in the last 12 mont

13 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that blood transfusion donations are carefully monitored to prevent recipients from getting ill as a result.

13 Dec 2017 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to prevent foreign students from not repaying outstanding loans in respect of private university fees.

13 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that people attending A&E are seen within an hour of their arriving.

13 Dec 2017 · Department for Education

Construction: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what strategy his Department has in place to ensure sufficient skills for the housing construction programme.

13 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Chinese counterpart on that Government's recent interference with Radio 4's Today Programme; and if he will make a statement.

13 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Tunisia: EU Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to monitor and regulate the arrival of migrants from Tunisia to Europe.

13 Dec 2017 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Nigeria

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to secure future trade deals with Nigeria.

13 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Crohn's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in the last 12 months.

12 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

European Medicines Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure that UK Drug Licensing continues to be linked to the European Medicines Agency after the UK leaves the EU to ensure that decisions by the two organisations are made to the sam

12 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Neurological Diseases: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of psychological support for adults with (a) muscular dystrophy and (b) neuromuscular conditions.

Source: official written-questions record.