Parliamentary Activity - Kerry McCarthy

Coronavirus: Cystic Fibrosis

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 steps the Government plans to take to ensure that people with cystic fibrosis requiring urgent hospital admissions for their...

Autism: Mental Health Services

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, if he will make it his policy to develop an adapted Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme people with autism.

Business of the House

Commons debates

Following up on the point made about answers to named day questions, I tabled a question last week on behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, asking what special provisions would be put in place to...

Engagements

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

In Bristol, we are desperately trying to replace free school meals for children with home provision and other provision, but there have been real problems with the supply chain. How can we make...

Autism: Health Services

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, if he will make it his policy to establish specialist autism teams in each region of England to (a) diagnose and (b) support autistic people.

Coronavirus: Employment Support

Commons debates

Can I ask about people who use registered childminders who now will not be able to do so? Quite understandably, childminders are still asking for the fees, because otherwise they will be short....

Tree Planting

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Minister for that response. The Committee on Climate Change has said that we need to plant 32,000 hectares a year for the next 30 years if we are to meet the net zero target, but my...

Tree Planting

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

When the Government plan to implement their commitment to plant 30,000 hectares of trees per year by 2025.

Future of Farming: Somerset

Commons debates

I have read that Somerset County Council has sold off nearly two thirds of its agricultural land in the past decade. The Agriculture Bill Committee is looking at how we can better support county...

Educational Settings

Commons debates

Last summer, Feeding Bristol distributed 53,000 meals to children, 75% of whom would otherwise have been in receipt of free school meals, but it did so in collective settings such as summer play...

Environment Strategy

Northern Ireland

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

In its submission to the consultation, Sustrans said: “It is unacceptable there is no specific climate change legislation in Northern Ireland” which “would allow specific...

Environment Strategy

Northern Ireland

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

What discussions he has had with representatives from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on the development of a Northern Ireland environment strategy.

St Patrick’s Day

Commons debates

As people might be able to guess, I too have an Irish father. It is obviously a difficult time to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, and the celebrations are very muted. Last year, I joined St...

Economic Update

Commons debates

Can the Chancellor clarify whether community interest companies will be treated in the same way as other small companies when it comes to being able to apply for the £10,000 grants?

Peat Bogs: Fires

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, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2020 to Question 19781 on Peat Bogs: Fires, what his timescale is for assessing the...

Environmental targets: effect

Environment Bill

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I will be very brief. I entirely support what my hon. Friend says about the need for interim targets. We have seen how the carbon budgets work under the Climate Change Act. There is real concern...

Environmental targets: process

Environment Bill

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Can the Minister reassure us that the 2022 deadline does not mean that progress on those issues will not be made or that we cannot have interim targets before we reach the deadline? The whole...

Environmental targets

Environment Bill

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

As I said, I want to revisit that, because I thought the Minister was making an argument against being able to pursue targets. She did not adequately make the case for not having the specific...

Environmental targets

Environment Bill

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I will have to go back and read what the Minister said, because I am rather confused. She seems to be jumping around all over the place. On one hand, she says a global footprint target can be...

Environmental targets

Environment Bill

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I know that the 25-year plan will be incorporated as the first environmental plan, but my point was that by adding amendment 76 and the fifth priority on the global footprint, we would ensure...