Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jul 2016 · Cabinet Office

Air Pollution

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths have been caused by air pollution in each of the last 10 years.

14 Jul 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Supply: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on measures to ensure that the electricity supply to customers in Northern Ireland is protected.

14 Jul 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to encourage de-carbonisation of the UK energy market.

13 Jul 2016 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the safety of passengers at train stations in London.

13 Jul 2016 · Home Office

Asylum: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on reforming the questions asked on asylum applications related to persecution related to religious beliefs.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many compensation claims have been made against NHS hospitals related to treatment received by patients.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Back Pain: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each age group were diagnosed with back pain in each of the last five years.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Chronic Illnesses: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to improve the training available to medical practitioners on the treatment of people with chronic diseases.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Respiratory Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each age group were diagnosed with lung disease in each of the last five years.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with pharmaceutical companies on steps to reduce the cost of cancer drugs for the NHS.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Breast Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on co-operation on developing and making available new drugs to treat breast cancer.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Organs: Transplant Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the use of pig organ transplants for humans.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of people being diagnosed with enlarged prostates.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Cancer: Males

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has had made of the effect of the introduction of the HPV vaccination on reducing the incidence of head and neck cancer among men who have sex with men.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Respiratory Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the potential merits of making the drug AK-219 available on the NHS to treat persistent coughs.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS England on support for research into immuno-oncology treatments for head and neck cancer.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Food and Drink Federation on tackling obesity.

13 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ethiopia: Eritrea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea in reducing conflict in border areas between those countries.

13 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Zimbabwe: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Zimbabwean counterpart on (a) steps to improve democracy and (b) support for the domestic production of food in that country.

13 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will provide support to overseas students who convert to Christianity in the UK to ensure they are not persecuted for their religious beliefs when they return to their country of or

13 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Joseph Kony

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will provide assistance to the Ugandan government to support the capture of Joseph Kony in that country.

13 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Shellfish

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a programme to introduce more oysters in the waters around the UK.

13 Jul 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gyms

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with representatives of gyms on ensuring that the fitness levels of new members is assessed before they use such gyms.

13 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury

Credit Cards: Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with credit card companies on steps to support people who have large credit card debts related to shopping.

7 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department is doing to help reduce the price of food for people on low incomes.

7 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on reviewing sentencing for crimes which involve violence or cruelty against animals.

7 Jul 2016 · Cabinet Office

Public Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of public bodies across government.

7 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Perinatal Mortality: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has conducted on potential links between rates of stillbirth and exposure to high levels of air pollution.

7 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Anxiety: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce anxiety disorder in women under 35.

7 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Cancer: Mortality Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has conducted on the links between cancer survival rates, diet and exercise.

Source: official written-questions record.