Parliamentary Activity - Kerry McCarthy

Carers: Young People

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, when the Government plans to update its guidance for young carers and young adult carers on the gov.uk website.

Vaccine Roll-out

Commons debates

I am very pleased that my mother, my aunt and my uncle are all having their vaccinations today, so it seems that the roll-out to the over-70s is going well in Bedfordshire at least. May I ask...

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the funding allocated to local authorities in England for electric charging infrastructure in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

Coronavirus: Vaccination

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 plans he has to prioritise young carers who look after a clinically extremely vulnerable person for the covid-19 vaccine.

Coronavirus: Vaccination

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 the Government will update its guidance on covid-19 vaccine prioritisation to specify when young carers will receive the covid-19 vaccine.

Northern Ireland Protocol

Northern Ireland

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

It sounds to me like the Secretary of State has not been listening to the Road Haulage Association, which has warned that supply chains to Northern Ireland are close to collapse because of the...

Northern Ireland Protocol

Northern Ireland

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.

After Clause 2 - Parliamentary approval of trade agreements

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

I am pleased that this Bill has returned from the other place in a much stronger form, with an enhanced role for parliamentary scrutiny, and I will be opposing any attempts to water down those...

Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare

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 his Department's timeframe is for the publication of the Review of the Evidence for Sentience in Decapod Crustaceans...

Topical Questions

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

As Ministers know, both the children’s commissioner and I are keen to get their support for a ban on placing looked-after children in unregulated accommodation, but I understand that the...

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of funding for electric vehicle infrastructure granted to English councils from (a) the ORCS, (b) the GULCS,...

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support he is giving to councils to encourage them to apply for electric vehicle charging infrastructure funding.

Brazil Trade Agreement: Environmental Standards

International Trade

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Minister for his response, but in recent correspondence I have had with the Brazilian ambassador, he has refused even to acknowledge that deforestation is an issue in the Amazon. We...

Brazil Trade Agreement: Environmental Standards

International Trade

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

What discussions she has had with her Brazilian counterpart on enhancing environmental standards as part of a bilateral trade agreement.

Elections: May 2021

Commons debates

I, too, extend my best wishes to the Minister. Bristol has a particularly complicated set of elections coming up. We have the all-outs for councillors; the mayoral election; the West of England...

National Autism Strategy

Women and Equalities

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

I was not really able to hear the Minister’s answer, but there was a report from the Care Quality Commission in October last year that was quite damning in its account of the experiences of...

National Autism Strategy

Women and Equalities

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the development of the new national autism strategy.

Church Commissioners: Land

Church Commissioners

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

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2020 to Question 125956, whether the Commissioners have made an...

Church Commissioners: Land

Church Commissioners

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

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2020 to Question 125956, whether the Commissioners in collaboration...

Judicial Review

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to any published criteria or guidance including, but not limited to, the Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide 2020 and Practice...