Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

E. coli: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the presence of e-coli in coastal waters.

30 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

National Insurance: Telephone Services

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to increase the number of staff employed to answer telephone national insurance enquiries during peak times in April and October each year.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Belfast City Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to maintain the current level of connectivity between Heathrow Airport and Belfast City Airport before a decision is reached on additional runway capacity in South East England.

23 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support is available to former service personnel diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder who have been sentenced to prison.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for International Development

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what arrangements are in place to assess the usefulness and effectiveness of the projects her Department sponsors; and what criteria are used in that assessment.

23 Jun 2015 · Home Office

Demonstrations: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to address illegal activity by far left groups in street protests.

23 Jun 2015 · Home Office

Knives: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Ministers in devolved bodies on steps to reduce knife crime.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Cancer Drugs Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements he plans to make to ensure that cancer patients have access to essential treatments after the closure of the Cancer Drugs Fund.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Heart Diseases: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the likely timescale for making mega stent technology for heart surgery available on the NHS.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Haematological Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with rare types of blood cancer have access to effective treatments.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of mechanisms for elevating treatments for (a) blood and (b) rare cancer.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Transplant Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have had a adverse reaction to a transplant operation in each of the last five years.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Abortion: Congenital Abnormalities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions have been carried out after a blood test showed a disability in the foetus in each of the last five years.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the use of non-prescribed medication.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Alzheimer's Disease: Blood Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on the potential introduction of a new NHS blood test for Alzheimer's disease.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Malaria: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the likely timescale for making the new compound for the treatment of malaria discovered at Durham University available on the NHS.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Prescription Drugs: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) university research and development departments and (b) pharmaceuticals companies on reducing the cost of NHS-prescribed medicines.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Bacterial Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the likely timescale for making new drugs available on the NHS to treat Klebsiella infections.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Plastic Surgery: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to regulate cosmetic surgery providers.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Plastic Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many unsuccessful cosmetic surgery operations have had to be corrected by further surgery in the NHS in each of the last five years.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that appropriate cancer drugs are prescribed for cancer patients with diabetes and that the use of inappropriate drugs for such patients is eliminated.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Ovarian Cancer: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with the Northern Ireland Health Minister the development of a UK-wide strategy for addressing and raising awareness of ovarian cancer.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Eels

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

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Squirrels: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce levels of pox in red squirrels arising from garden feeders.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions officials in her Department have had with (a) the Lead Ammunition Group and (b) the Austrian government on prohibiting the use of lead shot.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase woodland and the number of trees.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gun Sports: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to encourage young people to take up shooting sports.

23 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Interest Rates

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on the likelihood that interest ratios will remain at their present level.

23 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Banks

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) the Royal Bank of Scotland and (b) Ulster Bank on steps to assist with any potential future problems with their critical infrastructure.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Alcoholism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with problems relating to alcohol consumption in each of the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.