Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Mental Health: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on a link between social media and mental health problems.
23 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Kidney Diseases: Diabetes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on the treatment of kidney disease caused by diabetes.
23 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Breast Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to make available on the NHS the treatment of lymph nodes to ease the pain of women with breast cancer.
23 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Cataracts: Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful cataract operations in each age group there were in each of the last three years.
23 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on the potential merits of making available on the NHS radioactive dye to diagnose cancer.
23 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Antibiotics: Heart Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on the effect of macrolide antibiotics on the risk of heart failure.
23 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Ovarian Cancer: Blood Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce blood tests for the detection of ovarian cancer on the NHS.
23 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
HIV/AIDS
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women in each age group have been diagnosed with HIV in each of the last five years.
23 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pakistan: Forced Marriage
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the reported abduction of girls for arranged marriages in that country.
23 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pakistan: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the persecution of Christians in that country.
23 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Afghanistan: Offences against Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Afghan government on sexual abuse of and physical attacks on young boys and girls in Afghanistan.
23 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Israel: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Israeli government on the prevention of attacks by Palestinians on Israelis.
23 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Butterflies: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) measure the number of butterflies and (b) restore butterfly habitats.
23 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that reductions in energy prices are passed on to consumers by energy companies.
23 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of solar panels to reduce energy costs for consumers.
23 Nov 2015 · Home Office
Bank Services: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to improve the security of mobile devices that are used to access internet banking.
23 Nov 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport.
23 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury
Credit Cards: Debts
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to reduce the level of charges imposed on credit card debt; and if he will make a statement.
23 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Manufacturing Industries: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to prevent the loss of UK manufacturing sector jobs.
23 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Iron and Steel: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential threat to national security of the involvement of Chinese government companies in the UK steel industry.
23 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury
Insurance: Fraud
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that people aged over 50 are protected from (a) household and (b) vehicle insurance scams.
18 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Capability Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the study entitled 'First, do no harm': are disability assessments associated with adverse trends in mental health? A longitudinal eco
18 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Bullying
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of days of work lost because of bullying in the workplace in the last 12 months.
18 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Bullying
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to tackle workplace bullying.
18 Nov 2015 · Department for International Development
Pakistan: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to attach conditions to aid to Pakistan relating to the prevention of persecution of and discrimination against Christians.
18 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Breast Cancer: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with NICE and the Roche group of companies steps to reduce the cost of breast cancer drugs.
18 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Mothers: Depressive Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of depression among new mothers.
18 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Islamic State
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take other than airstrikes to respond to the threat posed by ISIS.
18 Nov 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on tackling doping in sport.
16 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is planning to enable more people aged over 50 to gain employment.
Source: official written-questions record.