Parliamentary Activity - Kerry McCarthy

Syria

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

May I add my congratulations to you, Mr Speaker? Save the Children has identified around 60 British children who are stranded in north-east Syria. The Government have said that we owe them a duty...

Syria

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent assessment he has made of conditions for civilians in Syria.

Chemicals: Registration

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 her Department is taking to encourage the sharing of data on chemical safety jointly owned through consortia to...

Cystic Fibrosis Drugs

Health and Social Care

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

I am obviously delighted by this news, and the Secretary of State will know how delighted my family were, because when the news broke I showed him the family WhatsApp with lots of exclamation...

Cystic Fibrosis Drugs

Health and Social Care

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

What progress has been made in enabling the provision of Orkambi on the NHS.

Environment Bill

Commons debates

I, too, hope that I will be able to serve on the Bill Committee. I welcome the direction of travel and the fact that we are discussing these issues in such detail. However, given that we have...

Vaccination: Private Sector

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 regulations apply to the sale of vaccinations by private companies.

Restoring Nature and Climate Change - [Stewart Hosie in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Yes, that is really important. I think that there should be a ban on the burning of blanket bogs. I will have something to say about grouse moors in a moment. Another issue is peat in...

Restoring Nature and Climate Change - [Stewart Hosie in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Yes, soil is a huge issue. The Environmental Audit Committee did a very good inquiry on it a few years ago, and the all-party parliamentary group on agroecology for sustainable food and farming,...

Restoring Nature and Climate Change - [Stewart Hosie in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hosie. The parliamentary authorities are doing their bit to combat global warming by not having the heating on today—I sent for my cardigan, so...

Buses

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

Bristol has bucked the trend of declining bus use and under the Bristol bus deal we are investing in bus prioritisation measures and infrastructure, and in return the bus operators are investing...

Buses

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to increase bus patronage.

Plastic Food and Drink Packaging - [Graham Stringer in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

On a point of clarification, I understand that the EU is currently reviewing both the extended producer responsibility rules and the essential requirements in the packaging waste directive. How...

Plastic Food and Drink Packaging - [Graham Stringer in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

There is a counter-argument for some of this packaging, particularly when it comes to cucumbers. The hon. Gentleman will find people who say that if we are trying to address food waste, such...

Plastic Food and Drink Packaging - [Graham Stringer in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

My researcher loves going to Scilly; he is going there for Christmas. He was showing me in the office just now that it is 12 °C in Scilly and the sun is shining. He was rather wishing, given...

Plastic Food and Drink Packaging - [Graham Stringer in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank the Chair of the Select Committee for giving way. Will he join me in congratulating Surfers Against Sewage for all the work it has done on a plastic-free Parliament? We have been doing it...

Topical Questions

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

Yellowhammer identified possible food shortages and food price rises that would have a disproportionate impact on vulnerable groups. What work are Ministers doing with schools, hospitals and...

TB in Cattle and Badgers - [Phil Wilson in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I have been out with Avon Wildlife Trust, which has an excellent badger vaccination programme. The cull is now being rolled out to Avon, and we have a ridiculous situation where badgers that have...

Topical Questions

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

British companies have been shown to be complicit in the fires and deforestation in the Amazon through their investments and supply chains. Will the Minister look at introducing mandatory due...

Agriculture: Sustainable Development

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 recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of whole farm agroecological systems.