Adrian Ramsay MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Water Supply: Capital InvestmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the amount of capital funding needed to ensure the provision of effective water services in each area of England in each year until 2030.
Answer: As part of Price Review 24, Ofwat, the independent water regulator, has made a thorough estimate of the amount of capital funding water companies will need to deliver services for the current spending period, to 2029. This assessment includes funding for ...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordInsecticides: RiversDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the contamination of rivers with insecticides applied as flea and tick treatments to dogs and cats.
Answer: The Government recognises concerns about the environmental impacts of spot‑on parasiticide treatments for companion animals. Research funded by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has improved understanding of how key active substances enter the en...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when will he announce the next phase of Modern Service Frameworks, and what consideration has been given to including musculoskeletal conditions in the next phase of the Modern Service Frameworks.
Answer: As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan, as well as an overall quality strategy, the National Quality Board will oversee the development of a new series of service frameworks. These modern service frameworks will define an aspirational, long-term outcome ...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures are being taken to manage pressure on NHS services by improving outcomes for patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions.
Answer: Improving the health and work outcomes for people with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions will help deliver the Government's mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future.To manage pressure on NHS services, we are working to deliver ...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Musculoskeletal DisordersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions on (a) access to employment, (b) levels of economic inactivity and (c) levels of workplace absence.
Answer: DWP publishes annual official statistics to monitor employment outcomes for disabled people including those with ‘Musculoskeletal conditions’. These statistics show that working age (16 to 64) disabled people with ‘Musculoskeletal conditions’ are less lik...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: InternetHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Freedom From Violence and Abuse Strategy, what plans her Department has to ensure the incidence of online abuse is captured in the monitoring of achieving the aim to halve violen
Answer: We will monitor progress of the Freedom From Violence and Abuse Strategy through a performance framework, details of which are included on pages 69-70 of the Strategy.The performance framework includes a sub-metric on the prevalence of online harms.We wil...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse Protection OrdersHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to ensure the effectiveness of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders; and how this will be monitored.
Answer: Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs) are currently live in Greater Manchester, three London boroughs (Croydon, Bromley and Sutton), Cleveland, North Wales, and with the British Transport Police. These orders combine the strongest elements of the exist...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPartridges and Pheasants: Gun SportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in light of the presence of Avian Influenza, whether she is going to permit the release of pheasants and partridges into the countryside for recreational shooting in 2026.
Answer: This will principally depend on the level of risk from Avian Influenza to commercial poultry flocks and to our internationally important bird populations at Special Protection Areas. It is not possible to say at this point in time what the level of diseas...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGame: Avian InfluenzaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many outbreaks of Avian Influenza occurred on game farms in 2024.
Answer: There were no outbreaks of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) on game farms in England during 2024. There were 17 outbreaks of HPAI in England during 2024 but none of them were on game farms.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPartridges and Pheasants: Gun SportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of a) pheasants and b) partridges that were released for recreational shooting in (i) 2023, (ii) 2024 and (iii) 2025.
Answer: The release of pheasant and red legged partridge on or within 500 metres of a European site must be authorised under licence. It is a requirement of such licences to report releases made under their authorisation. Our records show that the following numbe...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGame: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many game farms are operational in England and Wales; and how many of them are registered with the Poultry Register.
Answer: There is no official definition of a game farm in the UK, and the England and Wales Kept Bird Register only details keepers of bird species that might be released for shooting. The following data was extracted from the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s dat...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInheritance Tax: Waveney ValleyTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103631More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of farms in Waveney Valley constituency that will no longer be impacted by Agricultural Property Relief due to the changes to IHT announced in December 2025.
Answer: The Government announced on 23 December 2025 that the allowance for 100% rate of relief will be increased from £1 million to £2.5 million when it is introduced on 6 April 2026. This means a couple will now be able to pass on up to £5 million of agricultur...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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