Backbench Business Committee
2 June 2026
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Backbench Business Committee House of Commons
00:02 - 00:49
Speaker 6
Order. Order. Welcome to the meeting of the Backbench Business Committee, newly convened after the state opening of parliament. We'll be considering this afternoon 12 13. Twelve twelve requests from for applications for debates in both the chamber and in Westminster Hall.
So as I've said to colleagues, please keep your contributions brief to the point, and then we can obviously make sure everyone gets their opportunity. The first application is from Adrian Ramsey supported by colleagues on the Joint Intelligence Committee National Security Assessment on global diversity loss and eco Ecosystem Collapse. And this is for a general debate in either the chamber or Westminster Hall. Adrian, please present your case.
00:49 - 01:50
Speaker 26
Thank you. It is indeed. And this is absolutely a cross party application as you can see today, and you can see from the 18 applicants from many party who were part of the application. So this does relate to the national security assessment from the joint intelligence committee, was published in January and highlights that ecosystem collapse is a threat to national security. It highlights that biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are not solely environmental issues, but have significant implications for food security, flooding, housing, public health, supply chains, critical infrastructure, economic resilience, and global conflict.
These are really major issues. When the report came out, I raised them in business questions, and the leader of the house acknowledged the importance of the report and said he expected the department to bring forward a debate. I wrote to the minister who acknowledged the importance of the issues and said it was for the leader of the house to allocate time for debate. We are many months on, and a debate has not happened, and the importance has only increased. Why has it increased?
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