Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Charities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place restrictions on charities seeking annual contributions from supporters.

12 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Construction: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that sufficient (a) skilled workers and (b) apprenticeships are available in the construction industry.

15 Sep 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to ensure that absentee fathers are financially responsible for their dependent children.

15 Sep 2015 · Northern Ireland Office

Kincora Children's Home

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on police officers transporting civil servants to the Kincora Boys' Home.

15 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of ex-army personnel who are serving a prison sentence for a minor offence in the most recent period for which figures are available.

15 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Prisons: Heroin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prisoners in what age groups were addicted to heroin in the most recent period for which figures are available.

15 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Drugs: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to control the sale of legal highs on the internet.

15 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Drugs: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the regulation of legal highs.

15 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Cardiovascular System: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to provide renal denervation for the treatment of high blood pressure on the NHS.

15 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Depressive Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in which age bands have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in each of the last five years.

15 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance his Department provides to people addicted to legal highs.

15 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the pharmaceuticals industry on the potential merits of the use of identity cards for the use of prescription drugs to minimise misuse of such drugs.

15 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to monitor the level of prescriptions issued by GPs; and if he will make a statement.

15 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Dementia: Vitamin D

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Physicians on using vitamin D as a treatment for delaying or preventing dementia.

15 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Dementia: Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Physicians on a link between type 2 diabetes and dementia; and what steps he is taking to treat dementia caused in that way.

15 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Breast Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on the development and use of progesterone and tamoxifen to treat breast cancer.

15 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Pregnancy: Paroxetine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on the effect of the consumption of the paxil and seroxat forms of the drug paroxetine on the incidence of depression among pregnant women.

15 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Prescription Drugs: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce and (b) monitor the sale of prescription drugs on the internet.

15 Sep 2015 · Cabinet Office

2,4-dinitrophenol

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died after taking dinitrophenol in each of the last five years.

15 Sep 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) UN and (b) South Korean government on human right abuses in North Korea.

15 Sep 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turkey: Kurds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Turkish government on achieving a truce between Turkish armed forces and Kurdish militants.

15 Sep 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the main conclusions were of his Department's recent discussions with the Saudi Arabian government on the persecution of Christians in that country.

15 Sep 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Japanese Knotweed

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to minimise the spread of knotweed.

15 Sep 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many avian influenza outbreaks there have been in each of the last five years.

15 Sep 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department has in place to control avian influenza outbreaks.

15 Sep 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase cod fishing quotas in the North Sea.

15 Sep 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with energy companies on the competitiveness of energy bills.

15 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what circumstances the armed forces would be deployed in the UK.

15 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Oman: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army personnel were training members of the armed forces in Oman in the most recent period for which figures are available.

15 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters who have worked with the armed forces have had their application for relocation to the UK rejected in the last year.

Source: official written-questions record.