Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Dogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of dogs put down because they could not be rehomed in each of the last five years.

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

Bees: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to address the loss of habitat for bees and wasps.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Solar Power: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the implications for her policy on the solar power industry are of the recent European Court of Justice decision on levels of VAT.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Nuclear Power: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with (a) bodies in the Northern Ireland Assembly and (b) the Northern Ireland Environment Agency on the future of nuclear power in Northern Ireland.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on assistance to elderly people to help them with increases in energy prices.

2 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of death during armed forces training.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Gallery

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received concerning paintings left by Sir Hugh Lane to the National Gallery.

2 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of personal debt and household borrowing.

28 Jan 2016 · Department for International Development

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations her Department made at the pre-replenishment meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Tokyo on 17 December 2015.

27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Miscarriages of Justice: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been released from custodial sentences as a result of wrongful convictions in each of the last 10 years.

27 Jan 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes her Department has in place to facilitate access to wells and water in developing countries.

27 Jan 2016 · Department for International Development

Gurkhas: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government has given to former Gurkhas who are homeless as a result of recent earthquakes in Nepal.

27 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the total number of people from the UK who have joined Daesh.

27 Jan 2016 · Cabinet Office

Migration: EU Countries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his most recent estimate is of the number of EU migrants entering the UK.

27 Jan 2016 · Cabinet Office

Migration: EU Countries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his most recent estimate is of the number of migrants entering the EU; and what the proportion is of those migrants who are entering the UK.

27 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Prostate Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to work with charities and campaigners on raising awareness and improving prevention of prostate cancer.

27 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Rare Diseases: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase public awareness of rare diseases.

27 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Visual Impairment: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects that retinal implant chips will be available through the NHS to treat blindness.

27 Jan 2016 · Cabinet Office

Diabetes

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people of each age group and gender died from diabetes-related diseases in each of the last five years.

27 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of substance addiction in people aged over 50.

27 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people of each age group and gender were diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome in each of the last five years.

27 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Gastrointestinal System: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had gastrointestinal operations in each of the last five years.

27 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Russia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Russia on human rights violations in that country.

27 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Russia: Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the BBC and NATO on more effective use of the BBC World Service to counter inaccurate reporting from Russian media outlets.

27 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turkey: Merchant Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Turkish government on access to the Black Sea for merchant shipping.

27 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Russia: Propaganda

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to counter Russian propaganda directed at the UK or at NATO.

27 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

NATO Countries: Political Parties

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of Russian funding for political groups in NATO member states who oppose NATO and nuclear weapons.

27 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Missing Persons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in China on the recent disappearance of five people who work for a Hong Kong publishing company and bookseller.

27 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government is giving to Libya for protection of oil fields and production lines in that country.

27 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

China: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive on steps to increase exports of food from Northern Ireland to China.

Source: official written-questions record.