Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that it reaches the target of 30,000 reservists by 2018.

14 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Royal Mail

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to ensure maximum financial benefit to the public purse from the sale of Royal Mail.

12 Oct 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Taxation: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2015 to Question 7643, what estimate he has made of the number of single earner married couples where the earner is a basic rate taxpayer in each parliamentary constitu

12 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Wills

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is provided to the public on preparing a will and testament.

12 Oct 2015 · Department for International Development

Afghanistan: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Afghan government on relieving poverty in Afghanistan.

12 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions (a) illegal and (b) fake alcohol have been found by police in each of the last five years.

12 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Cataracts: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have had cataract operations due to exposure to sunlight in each of the last five years.

12 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support is available for people with diabetes to ensure that they can continue to live independently.

12 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Macular Degeneration: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of when the iolAMD device for eye conditions will be available on the NHS.

12 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Liver Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with primary biliary cirrhosis in each of the last five years.

12 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Skin Cancer

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in each Office for National Statistics age group were diagnosed with melanoma in each of the last five years.

12 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Drinks: Sugar

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with supermarkets to reduce or stop the sale of sugary drinks.

12 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Macular Degeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each Office for National Statistics age group were diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration in each of the last five years.

12 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Alzheimer's Disease: Alcoholic Drinks and Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on potential links between drinking alcohol and smoking tobacco and Alzheimer's disease.

12 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to introduce earlier forms of diagnosis of pancreatic cancer on the NHS.

12 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide for aspirin to be available on the NHS for people with ill health caused by an influenza vaccination.

12 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Oesophageal Cancer

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in each of the last five years.

12 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jason Rezaian

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Iranian government on the release from captivity of Jason Rezaian.

12 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government reached an agreement with Afghan tribesmen for the person who made the bomb which killed Captain Lisa Head in April 2011 to be released from prison.

12 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Disneyland Paris

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his French counterpart allegations that British tourists have been systematically overcharged at Disneyland, Paris.

12 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Boko Haram

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the Nigerian government on the recent rescue of 178 people from Boko Haram; and what information his Department holds on the number of childre

12 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Afghanistan: Press Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Afghan government on ensuring the protection of journalists and media organisations in Afghanistan.

12 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Afghanistan: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Afghan government on improving the welfare and well-being of (a) women and girls and (b) other people in Afghanistan.

12 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Afghan government on the work of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission.

12 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Fishing Vessels: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fishing boats were lost at sea in each of the last five years.

12 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Fishing Vessels: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were killed due to fishing boats sinking in each of the last five years.

12 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Tornado Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what circumstances RAF Tornado squadrons will be kept in service after 2017.

12 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Married People: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many married couples with a single earner in each Office for National Statistics age group have claimed marriage allowance in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

12 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Married People: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many married couples with a single earner in each Office for National Statistics age group have received marriage allowance in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

12 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Mortgages

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of buy-to-let mortgages authorised in each of the last 10 years.

Source: official written-questions record.