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.