Asked by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential relationship between environmental criteria in the Social Value Model and the Government's commitment that 50% of publicly procured food should be local or produced to higher environmental standards.
Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The government remains committed to its ambition of 50% local or higher environmental product standards.
Asked by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether public bodies will continue to be able to take account of environmental outcomes when evaluating bids for food procurement contracts under the revised Social Value Model.
Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The government remains committed to its ambition of 50% local or higher environmental product standards.
Asked by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) availability and (b) geographical distribution of clinicians with specialist expertise in (i) Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, (ii) Corticobasal Degeneration and (iii) other atypical parkinsonian conditions.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
All consultant neurologists are trained to recognise, diagnose, and initiate management of atypical parkinsonian conditions, including Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration. Patients across England access specialist expertise through established networked care arrangements. District general hospitals have referral pathways to movement disorder specialists, and all specialised neurology centres provide dedicated movement disorder services, ensuring complex cases can be assessed by clinicians with appropriate expertise regardless of geographical location.
The Department does not collect condition‑specific data on referrals, waiting times, or diagnosis for progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, or other atypical parkinsonian conditions, as outpatient diagnoses are not routinely coded within National Health Service datasets. NHS England continues to strengthen pathways for timely recognition and referral of complex movement disorders through the specialised neurology service specification and integrated neurology networks, although condition‑specific diagnostic and waiting‑time data are not currently available. The specialised neurology service specification is available at the following link:
Asked by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to improve the collection of condition-specific data on (a) referrals, (b) waiting times and (c) diagnosis for (i) Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, (ii) Corticobasal Degeneration and (c) other atypical parkinsonian conditions.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
All consultant neurologists are trained to recognise, diagnose, and initiate management of atypical parkinsonian conditions, including Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration. Patients across England access specialist expertise through established networked care arrangements. District general hospitals have referral pathways to movement disorder specialists, and all specialised neurology centres provide dedicated movement disorder services, ensuring complex cases can be assessed by clinicians with appropriate expertise regardless of geographical location.
The Department does not collect condition‑specific data on referrals, waiting times, or diagnosis for progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, or other atypical parkinsonian conditions, as outpatient diagnoses are not routinely coded within National Health Service datasets. NHS England continues to strengthen pathways for timely recognition and referral of complex movement disorders through the specialised neurology service specification and integrated neurology networks, although condition‑specific diagnostic and waiting‑time data are not currently available. The specialised neurology service specification is available at the following link:
Asked by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the revised Approved Document B includes an evidence-based route for demonstrating compliance for building-integrated green infrastructure, including living walls and green roofs, through whole-system fire performance assessment where appropriate.
Answered by Florence Eshalomi - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Government consulted on proposed changes to Approved Document B and no final decisions have been taken. The Building Safety Regulator is currently analysing consultation responses and supporting evidence, including views relating to living walls, green roofs and other forms of green infrastructure on non-residential buildings of all heights. The Government will consider the advice of the Building Safety Regulator and the evidence received through the consultation before making any decisions on changes to the guidance, including consideration of evidence relating to approaches for demonstrating compliance with the Building Regulations. The Government has no plans to update the impact assessment for the proposed changes to Approved Document B.
Asked by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will update the impact assessment for the proposed revisions to Approved Document B to include the potential effects on (a) urban greening in England, (b) biodiversity delivery, (c) project viability and (d) the green infrastructure supply chain.
Answered by Florence Eshalomi - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Government consulted on proposed changes to Approved Document B and no final decisions have been taken. The Building Safety Regulator is currently analysing consultation responses and supporting evidence, including views relating to living walls, green roofs and other forms of green infrastructure on non-residential buildings of all heights. The Government will consider the advice of the Building Safety Regulator and the evidence received through the consultation before making any decisions on changes to the guidance, including consideration of evidence relating to approaches for demonstrating compliance with the Building Regulations. The Government has no plans to update the impact assessment for the proposed changes to Approved Document B.
Asked by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed revisions to Approved Document B on the installation of living walls and green roofs on non-residential buildings with a storey at least 18 metres above ground level.
Answered by Florence Eshalomi - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Government consulted on proposed changes to Approved Document B and no final decisions have been taken. The Building Safety Regulator is currently analysing consultation responses and supporting evidence, including views relating to living walls, green roofs and other forms of green infrastructure on non-residential buildings of all heights. The Government will consider the advice of the Building Safety Regulator and the evidence received through the consultation before making any decisions on changes to the guidance, including consideration of evidence relating to approaches for demonstrating compliance with the Building Regulations. The Government has no plans to update the impact assessment for the proposed changes to Approved Document B.