Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
Department of Health: Departmental Responsibilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the outcomes of his objectives to ascertain whether they have been successful.
17 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Middle East: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department has provided to the Jordanian and Turkish armies for the training of new recruits.
16 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development
Pakistan: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanisms her Department uses to (a) target and (b) support education of girls from religious minorities in Pakistan.
16 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development
Pakistan: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department's education projects in Pakistan focus on girls from religious minorities.
16 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development
Pakistan: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's education projects in Pakistan in identifying and targeting girls from religious minorities.
15 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on branded drugs after the rebate from the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme as a proportion of total expenditure in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2015-16.
15 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants has been instructed to concentrate on ambient air pollution and not to carry out any work on indoor air pollution.
15 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Royal Irish Regiment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he expects the role of the Royal Irish Regiment to be when that Regiment is in Afghanistan in 2017.
15 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance the Government is providing to the Afghan National Army for (a) equipment and (b) accommodation in Afghanistan.
15 Nov 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the report commissioned from AECOM and Fourwalls in 2015 to monitor air tightness in 55 homes and compliance with Approved Document F in the Building
7 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Travel Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department gives to companies selling holiday insurance on safeguarding customer medical data.
7 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development
Haiti: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assistance her Department has given to Haiti to assist with the aftermath of the hurricane of October 2016.
7 Nov 2016 · Home Office
Firearms: Seized Articles
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal firearms have been seized in each of the last five years.
7 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
Muscular Dystrophy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with NICE on a possible timetable for making Exon skipping therapy available to address Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
7 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
Heart Diseases: Snoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with clinical bodies on the potential connection between chronic snoring and incidences of cardiac arrest.
7 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect on the level of the NHS budget of changes in the prices of drugs.
7 Nov 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Obesity: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to monitor the level of advertising for (a) breakfast cereals and (b) convenience foods for its effect on childhood obesity.
7 Nov 2016 · Cabinet Office
Cancer: Children
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children have been diagnosed with cancer in each of the last five years.
7 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
Vitamins: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department makes available on the risks of over-consumption of vitamin supplements.
7 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
Strokes: Vinegar
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with clinical bodies on the use of cider vinegar to reduce the risk of strokes.
7 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
General Practitioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the (a) number and (b) accessibility of practising GPs.
7 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
Fractures: 3D Printing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with clinical bodies on the use of 3D printer technology on people with fractures.
7 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pakistan: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of progress by the government of Pakistan in implementing recommendations made in the Universal Periodic Review of that country on the protection o
7 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pakistan: Human Rights and Legal Profession
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterparts in Pakistan on protection for lawyers and human rights activists in that country.
7 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pakistan: Human Rights and Rule of Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2016 to Question HL 498, what recent representations his Department has made to the government of Pakistan on that country upholding its human rights obl
7 Nov 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Crops
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice her Department gives to farmers on increasing yields of barley, wheat and oil-seed rape; and if she will make a statement.
7 Nov 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
National Parks: Gun Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of National Parks allow shooting sports.
7 Nov 2016 · HM Treasury
Soft Drinks: Taxation
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on children's health of the soft drinks industry levy.
7 Nov 2016 · HM Treasury
Soft Drinks: Taxation
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department plans to spend the revenue raised by the soft drinks industry levy.
1 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: HIV/AIDS
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will undertake a stocktake review of her Department's bilateral HIV programmes to assess gaps and shortcomings of her Department's response compared to its international commitments.
Source: official written-questions record.