Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jun 2017 · Department of Health

Brain Cancer: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for the roll-out of keyhole surgery for brain cancer patients on the NHS.

21 Jun 2017 · Department of Health

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in each of the last five years.

21 Jun 2017 · Department of Health

Medicine: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase capacity at medical schools to meet demand from applicants with high level qualifications.

21 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the Governments of (a) Japan and (b) South Korea on recent missile launches conducted by North Korea.

21 Jun 2017 · Home Office

Radicalism: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) control increases in levels of (i) extremism and (ii) radicalised Islam in Birmingham.

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit: Falkland Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Falkland Islands Government on that Government's role in discussions on the UK leaving the EU.

21 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel and Lebanon: Minerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Government of Israel and (b) Government of Lebanon on disputed mineral-rich areas of the eastern Mediterranean.

21 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for International Development and (b) the Government of Iran on support for people with disabilities in that country.

24 Apr 2017 · Department for International Trade

Nuclear Weapons: North Korea

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that no parts made in the UK are used in the North Korean nuclear programme.

24 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Diplomatic Service: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to implement its revised toolkit on freedom of religion or belief by embassies overseas.

24 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Russia: Jehovah's Witnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on recent restrictions placed on the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia.

24 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Baha'i Faith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received of mass arrests of Baha'is in Sana'a, Yemen during April 2017; and if he will make a statement.

24 Apr 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Curlews: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) protect and retain habitats for the curlew and (b) further assist in fox and crow control to maintain curlew numbers.

20 Apr 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with energy providers and companies on steps to control increases in the price of household energy.

20 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to (a) increase the take-up of the meningitis vaccine and (b) otherwise prevent meningitis.

20 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of people who (a) have been smokers in each of the last five years and (b) quit smoking in the last 12 months.

20 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Korea: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Government of South Korea on the external security of that country.

19 Apr 2017 · Department for Transport

Volkswagen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that consumers affected by the manipulation of car emissions data receive adequate compensation from the manufacturers of those vehicles.

19 Apr 2017 · Department for Transport

Regional Airports: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the recent effect of noise pollution from international flights at regional airports on neighbourhoods situated near those airports.

19 Apr 2017 · Home Office

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide funding to police collision investigation units.

19 Apr 2017 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on educating drivers in built-up areas in which schools are located on the level of risk to pedestrians of vehicles travelling at (a)

18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

Gymnastics: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been treated by the NHS for injuries sustained as a result of trampolining in each of the last five years.

18 Apr 2017 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Egypt

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase trade with Egypt.

18 Apr 2017 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the number of child sexual offences.

18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

IVF

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to (a) regulate and (b) monitor the provision of IVF treatment.

18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

Amyloidosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with amyloidosis in each of the last five years.

18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

Motor Neurone Disease: Electromagnetic Fields

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical bodies on the potential link between motor neurone disease and exposure to strong electro-magnetic charges in the (a) electricity network, (b) airline, (c) welding and (d)

18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

Pregnancy: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what developments the NHS plans for tests to detect possible premature birth; and if he will make a statement.

18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve recruitment and retention of GPs.

18 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

Liver Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage innovative stem cell and umbilical cord treatments for liver disease.

Source: official written-questions record.