Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport
Trains: Vandalism
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidences of criminal damage have been reported on trains in the UK in each of the last five years.
2 Jun 2015 · Department of Health
Obesity: Caesarean Sections
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) the BMA and (b) other medical bodies on the links between caesarean section births and obesity.
2 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gun Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to promote the economic and environmental benefits of shooting sports in the UK.
2 Jun 2015 · Department of Health
Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) the BMA and (b) other medical bodies on recent developments in treating cancer with platinum-based therapy.
2 Jun 2015 · Department of Health
Food Poisoning: Bacterial Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of food poisoning have been reported from salads containing (a) salmonella and (b) bacteria in the last 12 months.
2 Jun 2015 · Department of Health
Poultry Meat: Salmonella
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the prevalence of salmonella in chicken sold in shops and restaurants in the UK.
2 Jun 2015 · Department of Health
Diabetes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each age group were diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in each of the last five years.
2 Jun 2015 · Cabinet Office
Cannabis: Death
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died from the effects of consuming skunk cannabis in the UK in each of the last five years.
2 Jun 2015 · Department of Health
Cannabis: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been hospitalised from the effects of consuming skunk cannabis in the UK in each of the last five years.
2 Jun 2015 · Home Office
Cannabis
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested and (b) prosecuted for the possession of skunk cannabis in the UK in each of the last five years.
2 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Oil Rigs
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training standards are required for workers on North Sea oil rigs prior to their deployment on these oil rigs.
2 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport
Oil Rigs
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents have been reported during the transportation of workers to North Sea oil rigs in each of the last five years.
2 Jun 2015 · Department of Health
Obesity: Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many gastric band operations the NHS has carried out in each of the last five years; what the cost to the public purse was of such operations in each of those years.
2 Jun 2015 · Department for Education
Food Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote in primary and secondary schools (a) participation in home economics by and (b) the catering industry as a career for boys.
1 Jun 2015 · Cabinet Office
Honours: Northern Ireland
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many nominations for honours were made through the Northern Ireland Assembly in each year since its inception; and whether the nomination was successful in each such case.
1 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Defence
HMS Bulwark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department is of HMS Bulwark rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean.
1 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect on intelligence gathering as a result of the withdrawal of maritime patrol aircraft.
1 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
FIFA: Corruption
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions the Sports Minister has had with FIFA on the recent FBI investigation.
1 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Direct Marketing
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure that elderly people without sufficient means can block calls from call centres on PPI claims, accident claims and claims against banks without cost.
27 May 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Herons: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the habitat of bitterns.
27 May 2015 · Department of Health
Alopecia: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what help the NHS provides to women affected by baldness.
27 May 2015 · Home Office
Cash Dispensing: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with banks over measures to reduce fraud at cash point machines.
27 May 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Waste
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage reductions in food wastage.
27 May 2015 · Cabinet Office
Back Pain
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many working days in each age cohort were lost to back pain in each of the last five years.
27 May 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Personal Injury: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce whiplash claim fraud; and what recent discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on this issue.
27 May 2015 · Home Office
Driving under Influence: Christmas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were charged with drink driving in the Christmas period in each of the last five years.
27 May 2015 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits: Telephone Services
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the tax credit helpline is adequately staffed.
27 May 2015 · Department of Health
Paracetamol: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage a reduction in the use of paracetamol by children.
27 May 2015 · Department of Health
Hearing Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure the availability of hearing aids.
27 May 2015 · Department of Health
Lyme Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people suffered from Lyme disease in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of tests available for this disease.
Source: official written-questions record.