Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Business: Taxation
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs tax reviews of large companies have revealed instances of significant evasion in each of the last three years.
2 Sep 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that graduates have the right skills for the jobs available.
1 Sep 2014 · Department for Transport
Lawn Mowers: Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Government has had with EU institutions on the possibility of insurance cover being required for ride-on lawnmowers.
1 Sep 2014 · Home Office
Police: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what fitness criteria are set for recruits to the police service; and what measures are in place in the police service to assist police officers to lose weight if necessary.
1 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Pregnancy: Folic Acid
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pregnant women received folic acid through NHS prescription to prevent hydrocephalus in each of the last five years.
1 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Migraines: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what NHS support and treatment is available for people diagnosed as suffering from migraine.
1 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Migraines
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each age were diagnosed as suffering from migraine in each of the last three years.
1 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Sildenafil: Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each age group were prescribed Viagra through the NHS in each of the last five years.
1 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Ebola
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to prepare contingency plans in the event of an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the UK.
1 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Prescription Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring availability of drugs to treat cancer and MS in all parts of the UK.
1 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Anorexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that psychological tests able to screen for anorexia are available through the NHS.
1 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Abortion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions were performed in each of the last two years; and how many took place in each week of gestation.
1 Sep 2014 · Ministry of Defence
Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) soldiers in Scottish regiments and (b) Scottish soldiers in other regiments were (i) killed and (ii) injured on duty in Northern Ireland during the IRA terrorist campaign.
1 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications were made for solar energy generation on farmland in each of the last three years.
21 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Diabetes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to enable contact lenses that can monitor blood sugar level to be made available to diabetics on the NHS.
21 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Homeopathy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of homeopathy on the NHS.
21 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the British Medical Association on the prescribing of salbutamol to treat congenital myasthenia.
21 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Macular Degeneration
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had age-related macular degeneration in the UK in each of the last five years.
21 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Postnatal Depression
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to support women with post-natal depression in the UK.
21 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Postnatal Depression
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women had post-natal depression in the UK in each of the last five years.
21 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Eyesight: Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make eye implants available on the NHS to treat blindness.
21 Jul 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Terrorism
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will share information with other European countries to prevent people becoming involved in terrorist groups in Syria, Egypt and Iraq.
21 Jul 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) Egyptian, (b) Syrian and (c) Iraqi counterparts on preventing UK nationals becoming involved in terrorist groups.
21 Jul 2014 · Home Office
DNA: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to access DNA databases from other European countries to aid with crime detection in the UK.
21 Jul 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Kenya
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Kenyan counterpart on the safety of UK tourists to that country.
21 Jul 2014 · HM Treasury
Mortgages: Government Assistance
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to provide help for mortgage holders in the event of an increase in interest rates.
17 Jul 2014 · Northern Ireland Office
Kincora Children's Home
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will commission a Northern Ireland-based inquiry on child abuse at Kincora; and if she will include it in either the current inquiry in Northern Ireland or the national inquiry into abuse in care
17 Jul 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Kazakhstan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions Ministers in his Department have had with the government of Kazakstan on violation of fundamental labour rights and exploitation of child labour.
17 Jul 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Kazakhstan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions Ministers in his Department have had with the government of Kazakstan on human rights, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion.
16 Jul 2014 · Department for Education
Young Carers: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to improve the support available to young carers; and what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on improving such support.
Source: official written-questions record.