Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with pharmaceutical companies on the provision of treatments for rare diseases.

11 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sheikh Isa Qassim

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Government of Bahrain on the house arrest of Sheikh Isa Qassim since recent reports of his health deteriorating.

11 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received a diagnosis of lupus in each of the last five years.

11 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children have been diagnosed with fetal anti-convulsant syndrome as a result of their mothers taking sodium valproate during pregnancy in each of the last three years.

11 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Obesity: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had weight-loss operations in each of the last five years.

11 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Self-harm: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to prevent self-harm among teenagers.

11 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Abduction

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Nigerian Government on the kidnapping of missionaries in southern Nigeria; and if he will make a statement.

11 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to assist people with household debt.

11 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of incidents of attacks by (a) non-insect wildlife and (b) insect swarms on humans in each of the last five years.

11 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Lumacaftor/ivacaftor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when will Orkambi be made available for the treatment of cystic fibrosis on the NHS.

11 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Cancer: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure talking therapies are provided to help people diagnosed with cancer.

11 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Death: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce winter deaths.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for International Development

Palestinians: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanisms her Department uses to ensure that UK aid does not fund radicalisation in the Palestinian Territories.

5 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Royal Brompton Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what full compliance with the standards and conditional on demonstrating convincing progress along the way means in relation to the continued provision of level 1 services by the Royal Brompton Hospital as announc

5 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department provides to other Government Departments and businesses on doing business in Iran.

5 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigmeat: Asia

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to increase the export of pig products to Asia after the UK leaves the EU.

5 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the National Farmers' Union on improving productivity in the pig sector after the UK leaves the EU.

5 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Government Departments: Pigmeat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase procurement of pig products by Government institutions.

5 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the UN Security Council Resolutions and the UN Weapons Embargo against Iran in preventing Iran from exporting weapons and a

1 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to take the winter flu jab.

1 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Hearing Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been supplied with hearing aids by (a) age group and (b) gender, in each of the last five years.

1 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Scarlet Fever

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department made of trends in the instances of scarlet fever in the UK.

1 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Cold Sores: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on the treatment of cold sores.

1 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the SelectMDx urine test for prostate cancer will be made available on the NHS.

1 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Leukaemia: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the ATIR treatment for people with leukaemia will be available on the NHS.

1 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Antibiotics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Veterinary Medicines Directorate on retaining the use of antibiotics in medicated feed for the prevention of disease in the pig sector.

1 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigmeat: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on assessing current EU non-tariff barriers on pig products.

1 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

African Swine Fever

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the spread of African swine fever; and if he will make a statement

1 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Environment Agency on suspending applications of associated emission levels (BAT-AELs) until standard emissions factors have been updat

1 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the provision of guidance to UK companies on the (a) political and (b) economic risks of conducting busi

Source: official written-questions record.