Green MP forces the Government to acknowledge reports which warn of serious risks to the UK's national security.

Green MP forces the Government to acknowledge reports which warn of serious risks to the UK's national security.

Adrian Ramsay, Green Party MP for Waveney Valley, said. 

"While Westminster obsesses over by-elections and leadership contests, a suppressed civil service report warns that within years our food and water systems could fail. I've forced the Government to acknowledge a suppressed report on ecosystem collapse. But Ministers still aren't facing up to the gravity and scale of the crisis."

Adrian Ramsay MP has challenged Ministers in Parliament over two suppressed Government-commissioned reports warning of serious risks to the UK's national security, including ecosystem collapse, biodiversity loss, food security and water supplies.

During the exchange, Adrian highlighted a report revealed byThe Times, produced by DEFRA civil servants, which warned that there is a realistic possibility that by 2030 the UK's food systems, water supplies and natural ecosystems could face collapse. The report was commissioned to inform the then incoming Government but was not included in ministerial handover briefings.

Questioning Ministers in the Chamber, Adrian said:

"Turning to a second report setting out grave risks to our national security, DEFRA civil servants have set out there's a realistic possibility that by 2030 our food, water and natural ecosystems are at risk of collapse. This could not be more stark. An article in The Times states that this was the conclusion of a 2024 report commissioned to inform the new Government, but it was not included in handover briefings. So can the Minister confirm if she has seen this second report, and what action is her department taking to address its stark findings?"

The Minister confirmed that she had not seen the report, although the Farming Minister had.

Adrian challenged the adequacy of that response, saying:

"I'm afraid the Minister's reply does not get to grips with either the scale or the gravity of these issues. The report makes clear that environmental policies on their own will not address the dire nature of these systemic issues. We need transformational change, which is about cross-Government work to address the risks outlined in the reports."

Adrian continued:

"This is not simply an environmental issue. It is a matter of national resilience and security. The systems that provide our food, clean water and healthy natural environment underpin every aspect of our economy and society. When official Government assessments warn that these systems are at risk of collapse, Ministers must respond with a serious cross-government plan.

"I will continue to raise these issues until the Government and Parliament are addressing them with the urgency they demand."

ENDS

Notes to the editor

Times article https://www.thetimes.com/article/381266e2-4282-4b0b-ab68-c2beb36fe75c?shareToken=9866f130f6bcc1b627d973b510a762ad

The full question and answer is available here. 

https://parliamentlive.tv/Download/Index/733d1ffa-e428-44a7-bb08-44062a48babc

The first report referred to is the Joint Intelligence Committee’s National Security Assessment published in January 2026 which stated that biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse pose a threat to national security. This report was only published after a Freedom of Information request by Green Alliance. Since January, Adrian Ramsay MP has repeatedly called for a debate in Parliament on its findings.