Adrian Ramsay MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made its proposed ban on the commercial import of foie gras produced by force-feeding conditional on the outcome of negotiations on a UK–EU sanitary and phyt
Answer: The Government has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns. Foie gras production using force feeding has been banned in the UK for nearly 20 years as it is not compatible with our...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to ADE Heat Networks' report "Clean Heat 2040", what plans he has to mandate that industrial plants and data centres make their surplus heat available for district heating netw
Answer: Heat Network zoning equips communities and local government with the tools to accelerate the development of low carbon heat networks and ensure that more homes and businesses can have access to greener, cheaper heat. Through heat network zoning, certain t...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat Networks: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to ADE Heat Networks' report "Clean Heat 2040" what assessment his Department has made of the case for extending to heat networks the same long-term revenue support mechanisms
Answer: The government recognises the conclusion of the report that electricity prices are a significant pressure on the heat network industry and a barrier to investment and growth. We intend to consult on options to reduce costs, provide longer-term certainty a...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat Networks: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to ADE: Heat Networks report entitled Clean Heat 2040 report, whether he plans to rebalance energy policy costs for heat networks away from electricity bills.
Answer: The government recognises that high electricity prices are a significant pressure on industry and a barrier to investment and growth. We are continuing to develop further policies to bring down electricity costs relative to gas, and intend to consult on o...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Special Educational Needs and Cost of LivingDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Sutton Trust’s Selective Inclusion report, what assessment she has made of the extent to which low-income pupils with SEND are currently underrepresented in the top-performing comprehensiv
Answer: The School Admissions Code requires admission arrangements to be fair, clear and objective. A school must admit a child where it is named in the child’s education health and care plan.The ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ White Paper sets out the gover...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBabies: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the newborn screening programme screens for all life-threatening conditions with approved treatments.
Answer: The Government recognises the devastating impact of life-threatening rare diseases on children, families, and communities. The NHS Newborn Blood Spot (NBS) screening programme screens newborn babies for 10 rare but serious conditions and consistently achi...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFossil Fuels: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take further steps to support rural households in the context of volatility in global fossil fuel markets.
Answer: The Government recognises that families and businesses across the country will see the recent global events and once again be concerned about the impact on their energy costs. We are determined to fight the corner of all those affected by the rise in heat...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of renewable energy deployment on long-term energy prices 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 126322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to move off-grid rural communities dependent on heating oil to a renewable-based 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 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what were the species of the 28 hunting trophies for which import permits were granted by her Department between 1 July 2024 and 25 March 2026.
Answer: The species of the 28 import permits issued under purpose H (- Hunting Trophies) between 1 July 2024 and 25 March 2026 were as follows:Crocodylus niloticusGiraffa camelopardalisHippopotamus amphibius (x 4)Loxodonta Africana (x 16)Panthera leoUrsus america...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the installation of immobilisation cages for pigs on her Department's consultation entitled Animal Health and Welfare Pathway:
Answer: The consultation titled Animal Health and Welfare Pathway: mandatory proposals does not include any requirements related to immobilisation cages for pigs, so the Department has no plans to make an assessment of the potential impact.
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFossil Fuels: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will consider the potential merits of introducing additional measures to help protect rural households from volatility in international fossil fuel markets.
Answer: The Government recognises that families and businesses across the country will see the recent global events and once again be concerned about the impact on their energy costs. We are determined to fight the corner of all those affected by the rise in heat...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable 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
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