Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
China: Zimbabwe
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Chinese government on the sale of wildlife from Zimbabwe.
27 Jan 2016 · Department for Education
Obesity: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken in primary schools to address obesity.
27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: Iraq
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what protections exist for British veterans of the Iraq War who are subject to prosecutions for alleged crimes committed while undertaking their service.
27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Poland: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Polish government on the allocation of UK or NATO forces to Poland to counter any threats to that country from Russia.
27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Balkans: NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) NATO and (b) the Balkan states on increasing the number of NATO troops and amount of materiel in those states.
27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Russia: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate against (a) high level missile and (b) cyber threats from Russia.
27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Russia: NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with NATO on tackling negative reporting on NATO and its member states from Russian media outlets.
27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with NATO on improvements to the road network in European NATO member states to permit more effective movement of troops and logistic support.
27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Russia: NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions the Government has had with NATO on reductions to the number of Russian nuclear strike missiles.
27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with NATO on the emergency provision of troops to (a) Poland and (b) the Balkan states.
27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department has taken in conjunction with NATO to ensure flexibility in NATO's capacity to respond to hostile actions.
27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with NATO on progress with NATO's Force Integration Units.
27 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Russia: NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with NATO on monitoring Russian manoeuvres along its borders with NATO member states.
27 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury
Banks: Insolvency
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to minimise the risk of future bank failures.
27 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury
Stock Market: China
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on developments in the stock market in that country.
20 Jan 2016 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse: Homicide
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of women murdered as a result of domestic violence.
20 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Social Media: Self-harm
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential link between social media and self-harm among young people.
20 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Passive Smoking: Menopause
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on whether there may be a connection between passive smoking and the menopause.
20 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Facial Palsy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with Bell's Palsy in each of the last five years; and how many such people were (a) women and (b) men aged (i) under 18, (ii) between 18 and 45, (iii) between 45 and 65 and (iv)
20 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Obesity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce levels of obesity.
20 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve end of life care and the account taken of the needs of patients with regard to (a) hydration and (b) respect and dignity.
20 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Climate Change Convention: Paris
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the cost per household of implementing measures agreed at the Paris Climate Conference.
20 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces Bill: Channel Islands
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timescale is for the extension of the provisions of the Armed Forces Bill to the Channel Islands.
20 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Small Businesses: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage larger companies to make payments to small and medium-sized enterprises on time.
20 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Motor Vehicles: Trade Competitiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of its policies on the automotive sector on the competitiveness of that sector.
20 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Small Businesses: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to reduce export costs for businesses to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to increase their levels of exports.
20 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Freight: Shipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what value of freight was imported by sea into the UK in each of the last five years.
19 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Ports: Industrial Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been (a) killed and (b) injured working in ports in each of the last five years.
19 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport
Merchant Shipping: Alcoholic Drinks
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Merchant Navy on implementation of that organisation's dry ship policy.
19 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the maritime sector to improve safety in that sector.
Source: official written-questions record.