Parliamentary Activity - Kerry McCarthy

Prison Capacity

Commons debates

Way too many people who are seriously mentally unwell are still being held in prison. I know that Government guidance is that they should be moved to secure hospitals when they have been assessed...

Energy Bills Support Scheme: Northern Ireland

Commons debates

I congratulate the hon. Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart) on being granted this urgent question. I will put on record some statistics from the Northern Ireland Consumer Council to give some...

Greening the Financial System - [Mr Peter Bone in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Yes, and if the Government had kept that home insulation programme, they would now be having to spend a lot less money on bringing down energy bills, because people would be saving hundreds of...

Greening the Financial System - [Mr Peter Bone in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Bone. I see that the Financial Secretary to the Treasury is on her feet in the main Chamber, so we may be interrupted, but let us see how we get on. I...

Peat Bogs: Conservation

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 to Question 92134 on the 24 November 2022, how many of the 100,000 hectares of rewetted peatland were...

Alternative Fuel Payments

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the £100 Alternative Fuel Payment to support off-gas grid customers...

Peat Bogs: Conservation

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 hectares of peatland have been put under restoration management in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d)...

Hyperactivity: 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, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS waiting times for ADHD assessments.

Energy: Prices

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what energy bill support the Government plans to make available for (a) housing associations and (b) vulnerable and...

Peat Bogs: Biofuels

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 estimate she has made of the land area of UK peatlands in hectares that is used for the production of crops for biofuels.

Parental Imprisonment

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Minister for that response. I have previously had meetings with former Justice Ministers, Children’s Ministers and so on. We absolutely need this data because we think there...

Parental Imprisonment

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

If he will take steps with prisons to estimate the number of children affected by parental imprisonment.

Local Government: Inflation

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking help local authorities respond to the effects of increases in inflation.

Autumn Statement Resolutions - Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy

Commons debates

I start by echoing something said a moment ago by my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth) about the pressure on council finances, starting with the fact that the local housing...

Local Service Delivery

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

I invite the Minister to come to Bristol to sit down and talk to the council about what it has done over the years to try to ensure it can deliver services. We now face an £87.6 million...

Topical Questions

The Secretary of State was asked

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

Under the previous Prime Minister, it was reported that the best and most versatile land would be re-categorised to include category 3b, with a view to blocking development, including solar...

Natural England

The Secretary of State was asked

Kerry McCarthy made a speech in the House of Commons

Yesterday I met the chair of Natural England, which is doing excellent work. Will the Minister say a bit more about what she sees as Natural England’s role in nature-based solutions to...

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, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of commercial tree nurseries and (b) the average number of trees grown by nurseries.

Agriculture: Land

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, whether it remains her Department's policy to redefine best and most versatile land to include category 3b.

Development Aid: Climate Change

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, whether his Department has ringfenced spending on climate change mitigation and adaptation within the overseas...