Parliamentary Activity - Kerry McCarthy

Children: Coronavirus

Department of Health and Social Care

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether shielding for children with cystic fibrosis and others who are considered to be extremely vulnerable for covid-19 will continue...

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Date of Eligibility

Public Accounts Commission

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that response, which may well have answered my question—that is unusual. The point I wanted to flag up with him is that although the Government coronavirus...

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Date of Eligibility

Public Accounts Commission

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, if the NAO will estimate the cost to the public purse of changing the date of eligibility for the coronavirus job retention scheme to 19...

English Regional Transport Infrastructure

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

It is so good to see so many cities and towns now putting in place infrastructure to support active travel, particularly cycling, but not everyone can work or cycle to work, not everyone has a...

Import of agricultural goods after IP completion day

Agriculture Bill

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

I wholeheartedly support new clause 1 and the other amendments seeking the same outcome: that there should be no lowering of standards on food safety, the environment and animal welfare as a...

UK Trade with EU: Trade Agreements

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress the Government has made on EU trade deal negotiations; and if she will make a statement.

Free Trade Deals

International Trade

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

Will the Secretary of State tell the House what the UK’s approach will be to chemicals regulation during any future trade negotiations? Will we retain the precautionary principle, or is she...

Arts: Coronavirus

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of businesses in the creative sector with a turnover of less than...

Arts: Coronavirus

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture Media and Sport what assessment the Department has made of the proportion of (a) people and (b) businesses in the creative sector that do not...

Animal Experiments

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) investigations and inspections conducted by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU)...

Buses: Exhaust Emissions

Department for Transport

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral statement of 11 February 2020, Official Report, column 71, what proportion of the £5 billion...

Covid-19: International Response

Commons debates

The closing of borders in many African countries not only means that it is very difficult to get humanitarian aid to refugee camps, where people are living in conditions of overcrowding and poor...

National Wildlife Crime Unit: Finance

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward plans for permanent funding of the National Wildlife Crime Unit from a single budget in time for the next...

Cystic Fibrosis: Coronavirus

Department of Health and Social Care

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support the Government plans to make available for people with cystic fibrosis and others who are extremely vulnerable who may be...

Covid-19: Remand on Bail

Attorney General

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

Given that there was already a backlog of more than 37,400 Crown court cases before the covid-19 outbreak—I am sure that many of those defendants were remanded in custody—what is the...

Covid-19: Remand on Bail

Attorney General

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

What discussions she has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on CPS management of people remanded on bail during the covid-19 outbreak.

Universal Credit

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will pay tax credits claimants transitioning to universal credit until the their first universal credit payment is received.

Foreign Nationals: Coronavirus

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will allow non-British nationals on repatriation flights to allow for key workers with visas to return to the UK.

Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus

Department for Work and Pensions

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of how many and what proportion of people need support accessing food; and what proportion of these people need...

Food Supply: Coronavirus

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Kerry McCarthy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure an adequate supply of food for key workers.