Adrian Ramsay MP: written questions
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Animal Welfare: TemperatureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will undertake analysis of modifications required to farmed animal housing and transport in order to safeguard animal welfare in extreme heat.
Answer: As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, Defra has commissioned the Animal Welfare Committee to assess the likely impacts of climate change on farmed animals and what measures could be put in place by the farming sector to protect animals against these ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock: WeatherDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment's identification of risks to livestock from multiple climate hazards as a priority risk area, what steps her Department is
Answer: The Government has a protocol to monitor animal welfare during high-risk weather periods and ensure keepers take steps to mitigate risks. The Food Standards Agency shares data with Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency for welfare issues originatin...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock: WeatherDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of farmed animals that have required veterinary attention and/or died on-farm or in transport as a result of heat stress or other extreme w
Answer: The Government does not hold data on the number of farmed animals that have required veterinary attention and/or died on-farm due to heat stress.Data from 2022 indicates that, in July and August 2022 when there was unprecedented hot weather in the UK, app...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpinal Muscular Atrophy: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits to introduce universal newborn screening for the condition Progressive Spinal Muscle Atrophy.
Answer: The Government recognises the challenges faced by those living with rare diseases, as well as their families, and is committed to improving outcomes. We are guided in screening matters by the independent UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). The UK NS...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: ImportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reliance on imports from countries that have withdrawn from international climate agreements on the UK's biomass strategy.
Answer: The Government only supports the use of sustainable biomass in line with UK’s sustainability criteria, irrespective of country of origin. We have consulted on a Common Biomass Sustainability Framework in order to improve consistency across sectors and str...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to align future biomass sustainability criteria with the land-use, land-use change and forestry requirements set out in the EU Renewable Energy Directive III.
Answer: The Government has consulted on proposals to develop a Common Biomass Sustainability Framework and is analysing responses received. As stated in the consultation (p18), the sustainability criteria used by other countries and regions will be one of our con...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the proposed Common Biomass Sustainability Framework will require imported forest biomass to originate from countries that are Parties to the Paris Agreement.
Answer: The Government has consulted on proposals to develop the Common Biomass Sustainability Framework and is analysing responses received. The final design of the framework, will be informed by the evidence and views gathered through the consultation. Common ...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of the United States withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on biomass sustainability
Answer: The Government only supports the use of sustainable biomass in line with UK’s sustainability criteria, irrespective of country of origin. We have consulted on a Common Biomass Sustainability Framework in order to improve consistency across sectors and str...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected Areas: Bottom TrawlingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department is taking towards a ban on bottom trawling in inshore waters.
Answer: Our comprehensive network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), now covering 40% of English waters, and over 50% of inshore waters, restrict bottom trawling in sensitive areas. Not all MPAs require restrictions on bottom trawling for example some mobile speci...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCountryside: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83666, how new permanent legal rights of public access will be created through the Government's proposals for nine new river walks
Answer: Defra’s nine new river walks and three new national forests are being delivered as part of the wider commitment to ensure access to nature for everyone, as set out in the Environmental Improvement plan. Defra’s river walks programme has the potential to d...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRights of WayMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has received representations from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on ensuring that the statutory duties of local highway authorities for
Answer: Officials in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have worked closely with those in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Transport during the development of the Local Outcomes Framework to ensu...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: PrimatesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress has been made to end the use of non-human primates in scientific testing.
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing the use of animals in science, including non‑human primates, through the Replacing Animals in Science strategy, which supports the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods. The use of non‑human prim...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFoodDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the action plan for the Good Food Cycle will be published.
Answer: The Good Food Cycle, published in July 2025, set out the Government’s long-term vision for the UK food system, defining shared outcomes for a more resilient, affordable, healthy and sustainable future. Delivery against these outcomes is already underway a...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings Ministers and officials in his Department have held with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign since September 2024; and whether his Department
Answer: We have made our position on this matter clear as set out to Parliament on the 29 January 2026. Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd (WASPI) are seeking permission from the High Court to bring a Judicial Review on our response to the Ombudsman’s rep...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: PeatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a list of external stakeholders who have been consulted on the development of legislation to end the sales and supply of horticultural peat products.
Answer: Defra has engaged extensively with a broad range of stakeholders in the development of policy to end the sale of peat and peat containing products. This has included representatives from the horticulture sector, environmental organisations, retailers, gro...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: PeatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out the timetable for the publication of information on the total annual use of peat in the UK horticultural market during the period 1 January to 31 December 2024.
Answer: Our contractors are currently collecting and collating the usage of peat and peat free alternative growing media for 2024 and 2025. We will publish this data in due course.
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNorfolk Police and Crime Commissioner: Public AppointmentsHome OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the merits of holding a by-election for the role of Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner ahead of the abolition of that role in 2028; and what estimate she has made of
Answer: Section 51 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 requires an election to be held to fill a vacancy in the office of Police and Crime Commissioner within 35 days of a vacancy being declared. While the government is taking steps to abolish...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNorfolk Police and Crime CommissionerHome OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to a) remove the requirement for the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner post to be filled, b) provide for the necessary functions of that role to be carried out by the County
Answer: Section 51 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 requires an election to be held to fill a vacancy in the office of Police and Crime Commissioner within 35 days of a vacancy being declared. While the government is taking steps to abolish...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Areas: ReviewsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of publishing her Department's report, tatus of Defra’s critical systems to 2030 and beyond.
Answer: Defra has considered the potential merits of publishing material relating to the “Status of Defra’s critical systems to 2030 and beyond”. This work was an early-stage internal foresight exercise to support official-level discussion on long-term trends acr...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Security: Environment ProtectionMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing in full the Joint Intelligence Committee strategic assessment, National security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and na
Answer: On 20 January 2026, the Government published the Nature security assessment, which examined the potential impacts that might arise from global biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. It is a strategic assessment, developed across HM Government. It wa...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Security: Climate ChangeMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in response to the strategic assessment by the Joint Intelligence Committee titled, Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, what steps is his Department t
Answer: The findings of the Joint Intelligence Committee’s assessment are being integrated into cross-government work, including the National Adaptation Plan, to ensure that climate and nature risks are reflected in resilience planning. As set out in the Strategi...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Security: Environment ProtectionMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 900127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the national security assessment entitled Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse and National Security, published on 20 J
Answer: We are integrating the Assessment into strategic planning and working with partners across government to ensure that climate and nature-related threats to national resilience are considered systematically. As set out in the Strategic Defence Review, Defen...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to prohibit tail docking in pigs in the context of the new animal welfare strategy; and whether she plans to review the interpretation, application or enforcem
Answer: The Animal Welfare Act 2006 prohibits procedures which involve interference with the sensitive tissues or bone structure of an animal. The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007 list exemptions, including pig tail docking, to which ...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether some integrated care boards are capping neurodevelopmental assessments without informing GPs or patients.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for planning and commissioning services to meet the needs of their local populations, including making decisions about how best to manage demand and capacity within available resources. There is guidance for t...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies on the pig industry’s installation of flexible immobilisation cages.
Answer: As stated in the Animal Welfare Strategy, the Government wants to work with the industry so that it ends the use of pig farrowing crates and transitions to alternative systems. An impact assessment will be drafted in preparation for a consultation on this...
Answered 27 May 2026
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