Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Game

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value was to the UK economy of the game meat market in each of the last five years.

8 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Post Offices: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post offices are earmarked for closure in the next three years.

3 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the government of Egypt on the convictions of Islam al-Beheiry and Fatima Naaot in that country for contempt of religion.

3 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Egypt on the imprisonment of Mohammed Hegazy in that country.

3 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Colombia: Ceasefires

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of a bilateral ceasefire in Colombia as a result of a final peace agreement being signed; and if he will make a statement.

3 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Colombia: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of the Colombia Peace Agreement being reached on 23 March 2016; and if he will make a statement.

3 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Colombia: Paramilitary Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Colombian government on steps to tackle paramilitary groups in the Nariño region of the country.

2 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to reduce levels of family debt; and what assessment he has made of current tends in those levels.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

Transport: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) help limit increases in costs for (i) airport parking and (ii) train travel.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage people to become pilots.

2 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Intelligence Services: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government is doing to improve the sharing of intelligence among EU countries to reduce the movement of terrorists across Europe.

2 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs and Pornography

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to prevent (a) illegal drugs and (b) pornography entering prisons.

2 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Police: Driving

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirements her Department places on police officers to take regular driving tests.

2 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Prostitution: Leeds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards she plans to put in place to ensure that the red-light district pilot scheme in Leeds does not encourage any increase in the levels of (a) pimping, (b) soliciting for sex, (c) kerb cra

2 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Gangs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle criminal gang activity in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

2 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Drugs: Spain

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions for drug smuggling have arisen from co-operation between UK and Spanish police in the last five years.

2 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents there have been of usage of illegal highs in prisons in each of the last five years.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Diabetes: Heart Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical bodies on the link between diabetes and heart disease.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Dental Health: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical bodies on potential links between the levels of dentistry and cancer.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Pregnancy: Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on the possible connection between potato consumption and diabetes in pregnancy.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Pregnancy: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make the test for levels of fetal fibronectin to assist in detecting likely premature births available through the NHS.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Prostate Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to make high-dose prostate therapy available on the NHS.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of blood donation.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on research showing that e-cigarettes can cause cardiac damage.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of when treatments for diabetes involving the use of skin cells will become available.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Diabetes: Pears

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical bodies on the potential connection between the level of diabetes and eating pears to reduce sugar levels.

2 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Respiratory Diseases

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

2 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turkey: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance his Department is giving to the government of Turkey to combat terrorism in that country.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for International Development

Pakistan: Polio

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is giving to the government of Pakistan to help ensure that polio vaccination programmes in that country can take place without disruption by violence.

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

Birds: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to preserve lapwing habitats.

Source: official written-questions record.