Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to encourage teenage girls to be involved in sport and other physical activity.

1 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to introduce a scheme to provide financial assistance for the start up of grassroots sports clubs.

1 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with broadband providers on rural broadband provision.

24 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Romania: Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Romania about the activities of (a) Central Media Enterprise, (b) Adrian Sârbu and (c) Ronald Lauder in (i) 1995 to 1999, (i

10 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

Airports: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with people who run airports on excessive VAT charging in retail outlets based in airports.

10 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

Airports: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to reduce the costs of (a) travel by road and train to airports in the UK and (b) airport parking.

10 Feb 2016 · Northern Ireland Office

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make representations to Rt Hon Tony Blair to request that he accede to requests from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to give oral evidence on compensation for victims of IRA violence.

10 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to implement the EU Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.

10 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Missing Persons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of missing people who are found.

10 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Nurses: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS trusts in England on costs of the practice of sourcing nurses from Northern Ireland to cover weekend shifts.

10 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Antidepressants: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical bodies on potential links between taking antidepressants in pregnancy and autism in children.

10 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Alzheimer's Disease: Prostate Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical bodies on potential links between prostate cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

10 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Paracetamol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on the health effects of over-use of paracetamol to treat colds and flu.

10 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on the effect of sugary drinks on obesity.

10 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Religious Freedom: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the Marrakesh Declaration, signed on 27 January 2016.

10 Feb 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to ensure that farming business is market-led rather than production-led.

10 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Teachers: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's rationale was for allocating £30,000 to provide training or recruitment of teachers with protected characteristics.

10 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what programmes his Department is developing relating to cyber defence.

10 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Anaerobic Digestion: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will provide support for producers of anaerobic digestive installations in completing planning applications for those installations.

10 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Credit Cards: Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who accumulate credit card debt after the Christmas period.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

Diesel Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to encourage more use of diesel vehicles.

9 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Airlines

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with airline companies on ensuring that immigration rules are carried out correctly by airline staff.

9 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Perinatal Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to reduce stillbirths.

9 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Pancreatitis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to make available on the NHS less invasive treatment for inflamed pancreas conditions.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with the Big Lottery Fund on the renewal of the lottery licence.

9 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Reaper drones have been used in operations in Syria.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Medicine: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure UK universities are closely co-ordinating their medical research.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Medicine: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what financial assistance the Government has granted to medical companies for medical research.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Drugs: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had discussions with pharmaceutical companies based outside the UK on locating functions in the UK.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Medicine: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what additional financial assistance he has given to universities to carry out medical research.

Source: official written-questions record.