Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Jan 2016 · Home Office
Obesity: Harassment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the hate mail and verbal attacks on people who are overweight.
13 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Cancer: Depressive Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to help people with cancer who are also suffering from depression.
13 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pu Zhiqiang
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chinese authorities on the reported arrest of Pu Zhiqiang.
13 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Climate Change Convention: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive on implementing the conclusions of the COP21 climate conference in Paris.
13 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury
Self-assessment
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to submit their tax returns before the January deadline.
13 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Retail Trade: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to promote local high street retail businesses.
12 Jan 2016 · Home Office
Firearms: EU Action
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on reducing the illegal movement and sale of high-powered semi-automatic weapons.
12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Nivolumab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will request that NICE work with the manufacturers of nivolumab to ensure patients with lung cancer can access that medicine at the earliest opportunity.
12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Nivolumab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are receiving nivolumab for locally advanced or metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer in (a) England and (b) Strangford; and when NICE plans to complete its appraisal of that drug.
12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Nivolumab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the negative interim NICE Appraisal Committee Decision on nivolumab for squamous non-small cell lung cancer on patients.
12 Jan 2016 · Cabinet Office
Window Blinds: Safety
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children have died due to accidents related to blind cords in each of the last five years.
12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Blood: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide paramedics with on-the-spot blood diagnostic devices for the detection of medical conditions.
12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Diabetes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to make the Attiva device for the treatment of people with diabetes available on the NHS.
12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Incontinence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with incontinence in each of the last five years.
12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Epilepsy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people there were with epilepsy in each of the last five years.
12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Diabetes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on steps to reduce the fat intake of people with diabetes.
12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Depressive Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with (a) anxiety and (b) depression in each of the last five years.
12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Mastectomy: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on the provision of precautionary mastectomies for women who have not been diagnosed with breast cancer.
12 Jan 2016 · Cabinet Office
Leukaemia
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were diagnosed with primary refractory acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia in each of the last five years.
12 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan and Pakistan: Taliban
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Afghan and (b) Pakistani government on reducing the influence of the Taliban in that country.
12 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ash Dieback Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the occurrence of ash dieback disease.
12 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Clean Energy: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to fund the development of clean energy sources.
12 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Cyprus: Military Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to minimise the time taken for military aircraft parts to be delivered to his Department's bases in Cyprus.
12 Jan 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Credit: Interest Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate advertising by payday loan companies; and if he will make a statement.
12 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury
Credit Cards: Debts
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with credit card companies on supporting people on low incomes with credit card debts.
12 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury
Credit Cards: Debts
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to facilitate a process of credit card transfers for people in debt.
12 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury
Credit Cards: Debts
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to assist students with minimising the accrual of credit card debt.
12 Jan 2016 · Attorney General
James McConnell
To ask the Attorney General, whether he has had discussions with his Northern Ireland counterparts on the recent case of Pastor James McConnell.
11 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Ethnic Groups: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with its counterparts in Northern Ireland on the integration of minority communities.
11 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the transition to the equalised state pension for women affected by those changes.
Source: official written-questions record.