Written Question
Friday 4th September 2026
Asked by:
Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the planned timetable is for publishing official guidance setting out legally compliant killing methods for decapod crustaceans to industry.
Answered by Stephen Morgan
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Animal Welfare Strategy sets out Government priorities until 2030. Policies will be delivered throughout this time, including policy on decapod crustaceans.
Written Question
Friday 4th September 2026
Asked by:
Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of timelines for Local Authorities to distribute Property Flood Resilience grants; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for those grants.
Answered by Emma Hardy
- Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government routinely reviews flood recovery support following significant activations of the Flood Recovery Framework. Following the activation of support after Storms Babet in 2023 and Henk in 2024, a formal post-activation review identified opportunities to streamline administration, improve communication with local authorities and speed up the identification of eligible areas.
Defra routinely reviews the Property Flood Resilience Grant following activations, and has undertaken a formal evaluation to assess its effectiveness and identify improvements to delivery. These reviews help ensure that recovery support remains effective, proportionate and responsive to the needs of flood-affected communities.
Written Question
Friday 4th September 2026
Asked by:
Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the revised Social Value Model for delivery of the Government's commitment that 50% of publicly procured food should be local or produced to higher environmental standards.
Answered by Stephen Morgan
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government’s new social value rules mean that, from 1 January 2027, businesses bidding for government contracts - a market worth £90bn per year - will be judged on their commitment to creating high-quality British jobs, tackling local skills shortages, and supporting young people into apprenticeships and work placements. DEFRA is keen to ensure these new social value criteria support good jobs and skills within the UK farming industry and support our ambition for at least half of all food purchased by the public sector to be locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards.
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Westminster Hall debate - Westminster Hall
Security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, published in January 2026
MP:
Adrian Ramsay
Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 03 Sep 2026
Global Biodiversity and Ecosystems: National Security
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered the nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, published in January 2026.
It is fantastic to see how many Members from across the House are here for this fundamental debate. Climate breakdown and nature security are …..."Adrian Ramsay - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 03 Sep 2026
Global Biodiversity and Ecosystems: National Security
"I absolutely agree with the hon. Member. I will talk about food security later in my speech, but he is absolutely right to draw that point to our attention.
On the scale of the risks that we face, if this is not one of the gravest prevailing national security risks …..."Adrian Ramsay - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 03 Sep 2026
Global Biodiversity and Ecosystems: National Security
"I absolutely agree that the impact is seen at a local level in all of our communities and that nature restoration is fundamental. We have to step up the pace of that, as I will go on to set out further.
The Joint Intelligence Committee has identified several degrading ecosystems, …..."Adrian Ramsay - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 03 Sep 2026
Global Biodiversity and Ecosystems: National Security
"Absolutely. I welcome positive action wherever it happens. I have no problem at all in welcoming positive steps from the Government. I want to see more of them. I welcome the Minister, who is my constituency neighbour, to her place and look forward to her response to this debate. I …..."Adrian Ramsay - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 03 Sep 2026
Global Biodiversity and Ecosystems: National Security
"I am grateful to the hon. Lady for making that point, and I completely agree. Like many Members in this Chamber, I signed the early-day motion calling for a national screening of the people’s emergency briefing. I know that a lot of Members will have hosted or attended screenings in …..."Adrian Ramsay - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 03 Sep 2026
Global Biodiversity and Ecosystems: National Security
"I agree that on nature, as on climate, leadership starts at home. The UK has a huge leadership role to play. That, of course, has to apply to devolved Government, regional government and local government. We need to make sure that governments at all levels are properly resourced, both for …..."Adrian Ramsay - View Speech
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