Written questions

Jim Shannon

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Social Services: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to assist wounded veterans with their care expenses.

24 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Infectious Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will hold discussions with medical bodies on funding for developing a cure for the common cold.

24 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Defence

77th Brigade

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the new role will be of the 77th Brigade; and how many troops will be involved in that initiative.

23 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Prostate Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the BMA and other medical bodies on when treatment resistant prostate cancer drugs will be available in light of GPR158.

23 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the prosecution of Hamed Kamal bin Haydara in Yemen.

23 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what effect the recent changes in the Yemeni government have had upon the case of Mr bin Haydara and the Bahá'í community in Yemen.

10 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Harassment: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the sentences available in cases of the cyber-bullying of students.

10 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Ruxolitinib: Side Effects

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on how many people have experienced adverse health effects as a result of using the drug ruxolitinib.

10 Feb 2015 · Department for Education

Internet: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to prevent cyber-bullying of teenage schoolchildren.

10 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Personal Savings: Pensioners

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice his Department provides to pensioners on how to invest their money.

10 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Small Businesses: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to enforce prompt payments to small and medium-sized enterprises by large companies.

10 Feb 2015 · Attorney General

Genetics: Human Rights

To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Article 3, Part 2 and the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine to interventions aimed at modifying the genome of the recipient's des

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce translation and interpretation costs in benefit offices.

3 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce translation and interpretation costs in the courts.

3 Feb 2015 · Home Office

Police: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce translation and interpretation costs in police forces.

3 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce translation and interpretation costs in the NHS.

3 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Hernias: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had hernia operations in each of the last five years.

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect capercaillie habitat and reduce the number of pine martens.

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect woodcock habitat.

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many days work is lost due to illness each year; and what steps he is taking to reduce absence from work.

27 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that Gibraltar is not excluded from the EU air safety system.

27 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Driving under Influence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) breathalysed and (b) convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol in December in each of the last five years.

27 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Reparation by Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who have been part of a restorative justice scheme have reoffended in each of the last five years.