Adrian Ramsay MP: written questions 2024

Written questions

• Health Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5521More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve access to hospital services in rural constituencies and (b) encourage cross-county border working in rural health services.

  Answer: The Department supports statutory integrated care systems (ICSs) in delivering National Health Services across England. ICSs are partnerships of organisations which come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services, and to improve the l...

  Answered 8 Oct 2024

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• Mpox: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3632More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign Commonwealth and Development on the steps required to help ensure equitable global access to (a) vaccines and (b) antivirals whic

  Answer: The United Kingdom is the largest flexible donor to the World Health Organisation (WHO) globally, helping the WHO allocate resources to where they are needed most, including responding to health emergencies such as Mpox. We are also providing £3 million t...

  Answered 5 Sept 2024

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• Mpox: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3631More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking in response to the declaration by the WHO of Mpox as a public health emergency of international concern under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR).

  Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will continue to keep the global situation and our domestic preparations under close review, and ministers across the Government are working together to coordinate our response.The UKHSA is engaged with our internatio...

  Answered 5 Sept 2024

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• Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2682More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of powers and resources currently available to (a) local authorities and (b) the Environment Agency to enforce environmental protection

  Answer: Local authorities have a range of powers to enforce environmental protection laws, including through the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2016 and the Environmental Protection Act, 1990. The Environment Agency, through the Environm...

  Answered 6 Sept 2024

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• Convention on Biological DiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1889More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Government Ministers plan to attend the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, COP16, in Colombia taking place from 21 October to 1 November 2024.

  Answer: The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs intends to attend the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Full details about the Ministerial and official delegation will be made available...

  Answered 2 Aug 2024

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