Parliamentary Activity - Kerry McCarthy

Tibet: Human Rights

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the human rights implications of the mass collection...

Motor Vehicles: 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, whether it remains her Department’s policy to introduce a Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate by 2024 as set out in the Net Zero Strategy.

Topical Questions

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

During her leadership campaign, the now Prime Minister chose to make a big thing of solar panels being on agricultural land. She did not talk about biomass, which actually takes up far more...

Tree Planting

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, if he will make an estimate of the number of trees that have been planted through Government-funded schemes in each year...

Prisons: Mental Health Services

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 DBS applications for mental health volunteers working with prisoners are processed swiftly.

Leyhill Prison: Security

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the strength of security protocols at HMP Leyhill in Gloucestershire.

Mental Health: Prisoners

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in average waiting times for mental health volunteers to gain security clearance to work with prisoners.

Net Zero Strategy: High Court Ruling

Commons debates

Let us be clear: we are here because the High Court has ruled that the Government’s net zero strategy is unlawful and is in breach of the Climate Change Act. The Climate Change Committee,...

Net Zero Strategy: High Court Ruling

Commons debates

(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to provide a response to the High Court ruling that the net zero strategy is unlawful.

Australia and New Zealand FTAs: UK Food Sector

International Trade

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

It has been revealed that when the Foreign Secretary was Secretary of State for International Trade she ignored advice from her officials that the Australia and New Zealand trade agreements would...

Australia and New Zealand FTAs: UK Food Sector

International Trade

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

What assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of the Australia and New Zealand free trade agreements on employment in the UK food sector.

Business: Supply Chains

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 all businesses trading in the UK conduct due diligence to eliminate child labour from their supply...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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

To ask the President of COP26, how many nations have submitted updated Nationally Determined Contributions in advance of COP27 as of 8 July 2022.

COP Presidency: Objectives

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

Last month the Climate Change Committee issued a scathing annual progress report warning of “major policy failures” and “scant evidence of delivery” on net zero. This...

Slavery

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 have discussions with officials in her Department on the potential merits of strengthening the clarity and enforceability of...

Forests

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, how many tree nurseries are operated by Forestry England; how many staff Forestry England employ in those nurseries; and...

New Pylons: East Anglia - [Graham Stringer in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I pose this question to the Minister: if a different option were adopted that turned out to be more expensive, would that cost be passed to the customer? I am by no means in a position to judge...

New Pylons: East Anglia - [Graham Stringer in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair as always, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) on bringing the debate and extend my...

Tree Planting

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, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to tree planting programmes in each financial year from 2022-23 to...

Environment Protection: Regulation

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 assessment he has made of the impact of the proposed changes to the Habitats Regulations on the Government’s...