Adrian Ramsay MP: written questions
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Renewable Energy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of renewable energy deployment on energy price stability for domestic consumers.
Answer: The Prime Minister and the Government is committed to delivering clean power because it gives us energy security, protects households and businesses from global price shocks, helps tackle the climate crisis and creates hundreds of thousands of jobs across...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support off-grid rural communities dependent on heating oil as part of a transition to a renewable energy system.
Answer: The £15 billion Warm Homes Plan includes an offer for everyone, including those living in rural areas and off the gas grid. The Warm Homes: Local Grant and Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund support eligible households to upgrade their homes, with measures i...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many import permits for hunting trophies have been issued by her Department since July 2024.
Answer: Between 1 July 2024 and 25 March 2026, the Animal and Plant Health Agency issued 28 import permits for hunting trophies under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Trade data up to 2024 is available o...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that changes to NICE’s cost effectiveness thresholds results in improved and equitable access to new and effective treatments for people with incurable
Answer: The Government intends to increase the standard cost-effectiveness threshold that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) uses in its evaluations of medicines in line with the commitment in the United Kingdon and United States’ trade ...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the new National Inherited Cancer Predisposition Registry is accessible to women at increased risk of breast cancer.
Answer: The National Inherited Cancer Predisposition Registry (NICPR), which is part of the National Disease Registration Service (NDRS), records information on individuals who have confirmed pathogenic or likely-pathogenic variants in any of the approximately 12...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: Higher EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of financial barriers on graduate entry medical students in England.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made. The Government reviews the funding arrangements for medical students annually. This includes the NHS Bursary Scheme and Student Finance England support.The 10-Year Health Plan, published in July 2025, recognises the n...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to decouple the price of wholesale electricity from the cost of gas beyond moving more renewables into Contracts for Difference.
Answer: The Government is determined to increase the share of renewables on the system so that the electricity price is set by cheaper clean power sources rather than gas. Every wind turbine we switch on and solar panel we deploy helps push gas off as the price s...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGas Fired Power StationsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has undertaken on the proposal put forward by Greenpeace UK and Stonehaven in their Power Shift report to move gas-fired power stations into a Regulated Asset B
Answer: This government has been clear that the answers to the challenges around energy security, affordability and sustainability point in the same direction – clean energy. Under current market frameworks, technologies with the lowest marginal cost dispatch fir...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that professional regulatory costs do not act as a disincentive to entering or remaining in the nursing, midwifery and nursing associate professio
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is independent of the Government, is directly accountable to Parliament, and is responsible for operational matters concerning the discharge of its statutory duties. As the NMC set out in its consultation, registran...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNursing and Midwifery Council: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed Nursing and Midwifery Council registration fee increase on recruitment, retention and workforce morale within the NHS.
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is independent of the Government, is directly accountable to Parliament, and is responsible for operational matters concerning the discharge of its statutory duties. As the NMC set out in its consultation, registran...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has (a) set and (b) considered setting a national standard for the maximum timeframe within which brain tumour tissue should be placed into a fresh-frozen state following sur
Answer: The Department has neither set nor considered setting a national standard for the maximum timeframe within which brain tumour tissue should be placed into a fresh-frozen state following surgical excision.Fresh-freezing, also referred to as snap-freezing, ...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients with brain tumours treated at NHS trusts that are not members of the National Institute for Health and Care Research's Brain Tumour Research C
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year in research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).The Department is committed to ensuring that all patients, including those with brain tumours, have access to cutting-edge cl...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to help encourage the egg industry to end the culling of male chicks.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 21 January 2026 to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, PQ UIN 105878.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Kinship Allowance Pilot will commence; and when she plans to publish the list of the ten selected local authorities participating in that pilot.
Answer: The department announced on 27 February that the Kinship Allowance pilot will be delivered through the new Kinship Zones programme, which will operate in seven local authority areas: Bexley, Bolton, Newcastle, North East Lincolnshire, Medway, Thurrock and...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of wide area network (WAN) coverage required for smart meter functionality in Waveney Valley constituency; what inf
Answer: The Department does not collect data on smart meter installations at a constituency level. The latest statistics are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/smart-meters-in-great-britain-quarterly-update-september-2025. The Government is ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordADHD: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of children removed from local NHS ADHD waiting lists after accessing the Right to Choose pathway.
Answer: The Department does not collect data on the number of children removed from local National Health Service attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) waiting lists after accessing the Right to Choose pathway.NHS England has worked with stakeholders to...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordADHD: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding and workforce planning support to Integrated Care Boards to reduce waiting times for children with ADHD assessments and treatment.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for determining allocations of financial resources to integrated care boards (ICBs). Funding for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism assessment services are included within NHS England’s financial allocati...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordADHD: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to medication, paediatric support, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services follow-up for children diagnosed with ADHD throu
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including providing access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessm...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordADHD: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to Integrated Care Boards on how Right to Choose providers should integrate with local NHS paediatric and mental health services for children with ADHD, incl
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including providing access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and aut...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRabbits: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will amend the The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 following the 2024 Post-Implementation Review in order to (a) make the b
Answer: The Government published its Animal Welfare Strategy in December 2025, which committed to continuing to work with the sector to drive up welfare standards and improve compliance with the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England)...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to restrict the (a) import and (b) sale of animal products produced using methods that would be illegal in the UK as part of the negotiations on the UK–EU
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 26 February 2026 to PQ UIN 114509.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to seek exemptions from dynamic alignment on animal welfare in the UK–EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement; and when she next plans to report progress o
Answer: As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on May 19, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Area. The EU has accepted there will need to be a number of areas where the UK needs to retain our own rules. The details of...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHunting Act 2004Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the definition of hunting under the Hunting Act 2004.
Answer: The Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting, in line with its manifesto commitment. Defra will consult early this year on how to deliver a ban. All responses to the consultation will be considered carefully.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHunting Act 2004Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the penalties under the Hunting Act 2004; and whether the planned consultation on trail hunting will include consideration of
Answer: The Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting, in line with its manifesto commitment. Defra will consult early this year on how to deliver a ban. All responses to the consultation will be considered carefully.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHunting Act 2004Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the consultation on hunting with dogs will accept submissions on potential amendments to Schedule 1 of the Hunting Act 2004.
Answer: The Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting, in line with its manifesto commitment. Defra will consult early this year on how to deliver a ban. All responses to the consultation will be considered carefully.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
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