Written questions

Jim Shannon

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Hearing Impaired: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department makes available on the prevention of loss of hearing amongst older people.

10 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Prostate Cancer: Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Royal College of Nursing on the treatment of prostate cancer by high doses of radiotherapy on the first 20 days of that treatment.

10 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Sildenafil: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been prescribed Viagra for medical purposes other than that for which it is usually prescribed in the last three years; and what those other purposes have been.

10 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Heart Diseases: Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Royal College of Nursing on links between the consumption of carbonated drinks and the incidence of heart failure.

10 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has commissioned or conducted on the health effects of e-cigarettes.

10 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Pneumococcal Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce and prevent incidences of pneumococcal pneumonia.

10 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he or his Ministers have had with their Egyptian counterparts on (a) the reconstruction and repair of churches and other Christian property and (b) the granting of licenc

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has plans to encourage the planting of trees to enhance the visual amenity of farmland.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bees

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the change in the bee population over the summer of 2015.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions the Government with the EU on charges for quarry spaces and pest control.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds of Prey: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings her Department has had to ascertain whether birds of prey predate on other birds of prey in order to inform her policies on bird conservation.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to expedite the process for fostering a child.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average length of time was for the process of fostering a child in each constituent part and county of the UK in each of the last three years.

10 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

War Memorials: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to ensure the full participation of the Northern Ireland Executive and people in memorialising UK servicemen and civilians who have died in conflict.

10 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value of weapons owned by his Department was in each of the last five years.

10 Nov 2015 · Cabinet Office

Cybersecurity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to tackle cyber attacks originating in Russia and China.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Overseas Trade: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of trade was between the UK and Israel in each of the last five years.

10 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Bicycles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what restrictions are in place to monitor mobile pubs on bicycles.

9 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to amend sentencing guidelines to reduce the amount of time that offenders spend in prison.

9 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of child abuse that have been reported to police (a) did and (b) did not lead to a prosecution in the last five years.