Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sunday Trading

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with large-scale retailers on potential changes to the law relating to Sunday trading.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on steps to ensure that passengers are not able to use electronic equipment to tamper with aircraft controls in flight.

7 Jul 2015 · Northern Ireland Office

Terrorism: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the government of the Republic of Ireland on the On the Runs scheme in that country; and what information she holds on how many letters of comfort were issued by that go

7 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to review sentencing policy for sexual offences against children.

7 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Passports: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK passports were issued to people resident outside the UK in each of the last five years.

7 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports were issued in each part of the UK in each of the last five years.

7 Jul 2015 · Cabinet Office

Heart Diseases: Death

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died of sudden arrhythmic cardiac death syndrome in each of the last five years.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Tinnitus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with tinnitus in each of the last five years; and how many people in total have that condition.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Blood: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to make the HemoLink device for taking blood samples available for use in the NHS.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each age group were registered as deaf in each of the last five years.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each age group were registered as blind in each of the last five years.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in each of the last five years.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Cataracts: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cataract operations have been conducted for people in each age group in each of the last five years.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Depressive Illnesses: Isotretinoin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical and pharmaceutical bodies on alleged links between the acne drug roaccutane and depression.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the potential merits of introducing routine follow-up checks for people who have received negative results when tested for cancer.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans NHS England has to make biphosphorates available as a treatment to prevent breast cancer spreading into bones.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Obesity: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on complications experienced by some patients including pain and difficulty swallowing food after weight-loss surgery; and what steps he plans to take in response to those repr

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical and research bodies on methods of reducing the number of people who develop allergies.

7 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Nationals Abroad: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department provides to British nationals who have cash stolen while on holiday abroad.

7 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South East Asia: Human Trafficking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Malaysia and Thailand on ensuring that people are not trafficked from those countries.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Deer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people are employed in jobs relating to deer farming and hunting; and if she will estimate how many people participate in deer shooting.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Venison: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on changes in the price of venison in the UK in the last five years.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Deer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of deer in the UK; and how many deer are culled each year.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poaching

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of poaching of animals there have been in the UK in each of the last five years.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trapping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work her Department has undertaken on development of a humane trap for small pest control in rural areas.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Butterflies: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve habitats for butterflies.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Partridges: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve habitats for grey partridges.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Crops

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to increase the effective use of agricultural land for food production.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hedgehogs: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve habitats for hedgehogs.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Capercaillie: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to increase numbers of and habitat for capercaillies.

Source: official written-questions record.