Written Questions

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much and what proportion of his Department's funding for Burma was spent on assistance to refugees and internally displaced peoples along the Thailand-Burma border in the latest period for which figures are available.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will increase funding provided by his Department for assistance to refugees and internally displaced peoples along the Thailand-Burma border.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the level of (a) need and (b) funding for assistance to refugees and internally displaced peoples on the Thailand-Burma border.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on adult learning disability services in each local authority area since 2000.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of people with a learning disability who are partially purchasing their own care packages.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department has had access to internally displaced people at the Kachin-China border; and whether his Department has provided food and medical assistance to those people.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will provide funding to the Kachin Women's Association Thailand for emergency relief in Kachin State, Burma.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Kachin State, Burma since 9 June 2011.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department has recently examined the appropriateness of siting waste management sites which use mechanical and biological treatment in residential areas.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what meetings he has had to discuss sex and relationship education since May 2010; and which (a) individuals and (b) organisations attended each such meeting.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department's review of the national curriculum will include the status of religious education.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of compliance with human rights, the rule of law and democratic processes in Bangladesh; and if he will make a statement.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the oral answers of 8 November 2010, Official Report, column 5, on mental health care provision, what steps his Department plans to take to assist service personnel and veterans with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and alcohol-related disorders.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans his Department has for humanitarian aid programmes in response to take account of the recent increase in the number of refugees on the Thailand-Burma border.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications of the new constitution in Burma for (a) democracy, (b) human rights and (c) equal rights for the ethnic nationalities in that country.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking in response to the recent increased conflict on the Thailand-Burma border and the creation of a border guard force under the control of the Burma army.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health's contribution on 2 November 2010, Official Report, column 902, on termination of pregnancy, what steps his Department is undertaking to put in place informed consent, appropriate counselling and support for women before an abortion takes place.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether he expects implementation of the National Dementia Strategy to include steps to improve the quality of care for people with alcohol-related dementia; (2) what assessment he has made of the effect of the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy on the quality of care provided for people diagnosed with alcohol-related dementia.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department has allocated to each country for (a) reproductive health and (b) abortion services in the last three years; and what assessment he has made of the effects on those services of his Department's expenditure.  read more »

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has paid to (a) the International Harm Reduction Association and (b) others to support harm reduction drug treatment overseas in the last five years; and what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of such payments.  read more »