Written questions

2,217 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cannabis: Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the British Medical Journal's article, Assessment and management of cannabis use disorders in primary care, published on 1 April 2010, if his Department will make an assessment of

1 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sleep: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Journal of Adolescent Health's editorial article, The Role of Sleep on the Pathway to Substance Abuse in Teens, published in February 2017, if his Department will make an asse

22 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Papua: Measles

What discussions he has had with his Indonesian counterpart on (a) the provision of measles vaccinations in West Papua and (b) access to healthcare for West Papuans.

18 Jan 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring responsibility for horse welfare from the British Horse Racing Authority and to an independent bo

18 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingencies are in place to protect against drug price increases in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

14 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the letter to him of 27 September 2018 from Marom UK on Marom Budapest and its community centre Aurora, what response he has made to that letter.

11 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport

Transport: Leeds

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's news story, Government confirms £173.5 million funding to improve transport in Leeds, published on 21 April 2017, whether that funding can be spent beyond April 2021 on a spec

4 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS services are accessible for people with hearing loss.

4 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were recruited by the armed forces in each month since January 2018.

4 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money from the public purse has been spent on the Your Army Needs You British Army recruitment campaign.

4 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Your Army Needs You British Army recruitment campaign was signed off by Ministers of his Department.

4 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Christmas Bonus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the financial saving to the public purse as a result of removing the Christmas £10 bonus from universal credit.

4 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Palestinians: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department intends to publish audit reports on Overseas Development Assistance to the Palestinian Authority.

4 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Palestinians: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will make an estimate of the proportion of expenditure from the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund that has funded terrorism in each year for which information is availa

4 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Palestinians: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of Overseas Development Assistance to the Palestinian Authority has been spent on the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund in each year for which information is available.

4 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Naproxen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken steps to stockpile Naproxen.

4 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Naproxen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of supplies of naproxen.

4 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to promote breastfeeding.

4 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on breastfeeding prevalence at (a) six to eight weeks, (b) six months, (c) 12 months and (d) 24 months in each year since 2010.

17 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department's review of the consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development considered compliance with the (a) the European Commission against Racism

17 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the percentage of (a) GPs and (b) other medical professionals listed on personal independence payment application forms who are contacted to obtain further medic

17 Dec 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applicants were granted permission to work in 2018.

17 Dec 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: Accommodation Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were accommodated in each asylum reception centre in the UK at the end of 2018.

17 Dec 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time for a transfer under the Dublin III regulation procedure is from the moment another Member State accepts responsibility to the transfer from the UK to that Member State

17 Dec 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time for a transfer under the Dublin III regulation procedure is from the moment an outgoing request is issued to the UK to the transfer to the Member State responsible.

17 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the forthcoming Adult Social Care Green Paper to tackle the issues experienced by dementia patients in accessing care; and if he will make a statement.

17 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help people that are unable to find full-time employment.

17 Dec 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure child wellbeing (a) inside and (b) outside of school.

11 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on implementing a state-backed GP indemnity scheme in England; and whether the scheme will be implemented in April 2019.

7 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Indonesia: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Indonesian counterpart on the arrest of West Papuan protesters across the region who were marking independence day on 1 December.

Source: official written-questions record.