Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Nov 2017 · Department for International Development
Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of using UK aid to Pakistan as leverage with which to engage the Government of Pakistan on its relations with NGOs.
21 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will encourage the Government of Pakistan to consult NGOs on the effect of its policies.
21 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with the Government of Pakistan the important role that NGOs play in countering extremism and promoting development and human rights.
21 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pakistan: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last discussed civil society in Pakistan with the Government of Pakistan.
21 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Wild Boar
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to reduce the number of wild boar to protect their habitat.
21 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Bereavement Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department offers for people in the work-place who have suffered a bereavement; and if he will make a statement..
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Body Modification: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to regulate (a) extreme body modification, (b) tongue splitting, (c) ear reshaping, (d) under-the-skin implants and (e) tattoos.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Pregnancy: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department provides to women who know they are expecting a child with a disability on the experiences of families who have raised a child with that disability.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Abortion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions on the grounds of rectifiable disabilities were performed (a) after 24 weeks' gestation and (b) during the 24th week in each of the last three years.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Abortion: Cleft Palate
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions there were in each of the last 15 years in which the fetus had a cleft (a) palate or (b) lip, broken down by (i) grounds for the abortion, (ii) length of gestation at the time of abortion and (i
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Pregnancy: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women whose child was identified pre-birth as having a disability (a) had an abortion and (b) continued with the pregnancy, in each of the last three years.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Pregnancy: Counselling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what counselling the Government provides to pregnant women expecting a child with a disability; when the adequacy of such counselling was last evaluated; and if he will make a statement.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Pregnancy: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of babies diagnosed pre-birth with a disability and subsequently born without that disability in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Plastic Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance the NHS makes available to those going abroad for cosmetic surgery.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Influenza: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that children are vaccinated against flu croup.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Meningitis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Royal College of Nursing and (b) other bodies on stem cell medicine and prevention of meningitis.
21 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Diplomatic Service: Unpaid Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to recover monies owed in parking tickets unpaid by diplomats.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Hearing Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the new carina hearing device to be available on the NHS.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Incontinence: Childbirth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to help women who experience incontinence after childbirth.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Sepsis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce sepsis in hospital wards.
21 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Patients: Sexuality
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with doctors about the recent NHS England guidance on sexual orientation monitoring.
16 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
China: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on restrictions on freedom of religion or belief for Tibetan Buddhists in that country.
16 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
China: Religious Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the demolition of Buddhist and Christian buildings in that country.
16 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
China: Surveillance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on that Government's policy on residential surveillance at a designated location.
16 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
China: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on that Government's revisions to regulations on religion and their effect on freedom of religion or belief.
16 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
China: Legal Profession
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the harassment, arrest and disappearance of human rights lawyers in that country.
16 Nov 2017 · Attorney General
Legal Profession: Voluntary Work
To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to promote pro bono work by lawyers in large law firms.
14 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Pharmacy: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes in funding of community pharmacies on access to healthcare for people in rural areas who use such pharmacies as their first point of contact for healt
14 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure that access to dental services for the prevention of decay is not subject to significant regional or national variation across the UK.
14 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Blood: Contamination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the HSC Business Services Organisation on ensuring effective provision of financial support for people in Northern Ireland affected by contaminated blood; and whether h
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