Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Dec 2016 · Department for International Development
Iraq: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the letter of 17 November 2016 from the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief on providing further support to Iraqi minorities, such as
14 Dec 2016 · Home Office
Religious Freedom: Iraq
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter of 17 November 2016 from the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief on providing further support to Iraqi minorities, such as Yazidi
13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to encourage people between the ages of 45 and 55 to keep fit and adopt a healthy lifestyle.
13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Diets: Monitoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to monitor the potential effect of novel dietary regimes on those adopting them.
13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Breast Cancer: Back Pain
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with clinical bodies on back pain in women as a symptom of possible breast cancer.
13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Cereal Products: Sugar
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has had discussions with breakfast cereal manufacturers on the levels of sugar in their products.
13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Strokes: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate risks to stroke patients resulting from variations in the level of care for such patients.
13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Drinks: Sugar
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of recent trends in consumption of sugary drinks by children; and if he will make a statement.
13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Macular Degeneration
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration in each of the last five years; and what the age profile of such people was in each such year.
13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Depressive Illnesses: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential link between depression and the perpetration of acts of domestic violence.
13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Dementia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor levels of dementia risk and (b) improve guidance on how to prevent dementia.
13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Barrett's Oesophagus: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with Barrett's oesophagus in each of the last five years.
13 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Neurological Diseases: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with National Ambulance Service Medical Directors on ensuring that the best practice system of flagging people with muscle-wasting conditions to ambulance crews in London No
13 Dec 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Wind Power: Birds
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the estimated number of birds killed annually by the operation of wind turbines.
13 Dec 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on steps to ensure equality of opportunity for companies in Northern Ireland to bid for defence procurement contracts.
13 Dec 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on steps to ensure 24 hour-a-day help from veterans' charities and helplines for ex-service personnel.
13 Dec 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equality of opportunity for construction firms in Northern Ireland to apply for defence contracts.
13 Dec 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Middle East: Military Intervention
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what effect staffing levels in the RAF are having on UK commitments in Iraq and Syria.
13 Dec 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Cultural Heritage: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to monitor trends in the theft of cultural and historical artefacts in the UK.
12 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Hospital Beds: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average length of stay in hospital was for children aged (a) between three and 16 and (b) under three who require bulky medical equipment in each of the last three years.
12 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Hospital Beds: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children under the age of three who require bulky medical equipment were subject to delayed discharges from acute hospitals in England in 2015-16.
12 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Hospital Beds: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on delayed discharges from acute hospitals of NHS rules on children under the age of three who require bulky medical equipment accessing the mobility component of the disa
8 Dec 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union
EU Grants and Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what his policy is on matching funding from the EU for community and farming purposes as part of the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
8 Dec 2016 · Department for International Development
Afghanistan: Dams
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department has provided in respect of the Kajaki Dam project in Afghanistan.
8 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Rare Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases that have received orphan designation as part of their regulatory license from the European Medicines Agency have qualified for NICE's single technology apprais
8 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Rare Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases that have received orphan designation as part of their regulatory license from the European Medicines Agency have qualified for NICE's highly specialised techno
8 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of how many treatments will be delivered under the new highly specialised technologies process to be introduced shortly by NICE.
8 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Chronic Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that proposed delays to NICE's process for highly specialised technologies will not delay access to treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases.
8 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients do not face delays in obtaining access to treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases.
8 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of additional resources required for proposed changes in NICE's processes to consider highly specialised technologies to take place.
Source: official written-questions record.