Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to ensure the continuing availability of cancer drugs.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to publicise the harm to unborn children caused by binge drinking by pregnant women.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Depressive Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on addressing depression through diet and alternative medication.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Lung Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges about detection of lung cancer by breath examination.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Alcoholic Drinks: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce alcohol consumption by women.

13 Oct 2014 · Home Office

Abduction: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children abducted by a member of their family were taken overseas in the last five years.

13 Oct 2014 · Home Office

Abduction: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been abducted by a member of their family in the last five years; how many such children were returned to their family; and how long each such abduction lasted.

13 Oct 2014 · Department for Education

Sexting

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce sexting.

13 Oct 2014 · HM Treasury

Bank Services

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that access to savings accounts is not unreasonably restricted.

13 Oct 2014 · HM Treasury

Royal Bank of Scotland

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of sold RBS assets overseas; and how much of that value has been returned to his Department.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

IVF

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women aged over (a) 40 and (b) 50 received IVF in each of the last five years.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Childbirth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women aged over (a) 40 and (b) 50 gave birth naturally in each of the last five years.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on measures to prevent patients regaining consciousness during surgical operations.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on reducing obesity through diets.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Perinatal Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the number of still births.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Children: Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of children with milk allergies; and what steps he is taking to reduce that number.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to address the cost to hospitals of providing snacks, television, internet, books and magazines.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people there are with metachromatic leukodystrophy in the UK, by age group.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Gynaecology: Transplant Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women had womb transplants in the UK in the last five years.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Norovirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of norovirus there were in the last six months.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Contact Lenses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people with eye infections caused by sub-standard contact lenses.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Antibiotics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure the continuing effectiveness of antibiotics.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Dental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to improve dental health through (a) education and (b) improvement to dental materials.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Shoulder Replacements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many shoulder replacements there were in each of the last five years.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Knee Replacements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many knee replacements there were in each of the last five years.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Hip Replacements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hip replacements there were in each of the last five years.

13 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that surgeons do not work excessive hours.

13 Oct 2014 · Home Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Chocolate

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from medical bodies about proposals to allow the sale of liqueur chocolates to children under the age of 16.

13 Oct 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hedges and Ditches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many skilled hedge-layers there are in the UK.

13 Oct 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) the EU and (b) UK bodies on reform of the Birds and Habitats Directive.

Source: official written-questions record.