Kerry McCarthy

9 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Overseas Investment: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that British International Investment supports decarbonisation overseas.

9 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British International Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what oversight his Department has of investment decisions taken by British International Investment.

8 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Methane: Animal Feed

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s paper entitled Carbon Budget Delivery Plan, published 30 March 2023, what discussions he has had with the Food Standards Agency on (a) the timescale and (b)

8 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Air Pollution: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of whether the UK will (a) reduce methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 relative to 2020 levels and (b) exceed that target.

8 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Air Pollution: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the UK's methane emissions (a) were in each of the last five years and (b) are estimated to be in each year to 2030.

8 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Air Pollution: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of bringing forward the ban on routine flaring and venting from 2030 to 2025 on levels of methane emissions.

6 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Heating

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what type of heating system his Department uses as the primary means of heating its premises.

6 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) solar panels and (b) wind turbines are installed on his Department’s buildings.

6 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Official Cars

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many cars are in his Department’s car fleet; and how many of these are electric.

6 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of his Department's estate is on a (a) renewable and (b) renewable blend energy tariff.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to outlaw blanket bans on private renters (a) with children and (b) in receipt of benefits.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Renters (Reform) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on when the Renters (Reform) Bill will receive its second reading.

25 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycleways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the level of funding required to maintain the National Cycle Network; and if he will make a statement.

24 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: ICT

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) minimum durability standards are and (b) average replacement frequency is for (i) computers and (ii) laptops in each Department; and if he will publish each Department's policy on replacing computer

23 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Green Homes Grant Scheme and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of a) the number of FTE jobs needed to deliver upgrades funded by the (a) Green Homes Grants and (b) Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund; and what estimate he has ma

23 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reasons his Department extended the deadline for Local Authorities to spend their Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 1 grants.

23 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Green Homes Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to complete Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery projects originally awarded (a) Phase 1A and (b) Phase 1B grants.

22 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Government Departments: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2023 to Question 184913 on Government Departments: Aviation, what the baseline data is for the emissions from domestic business flights in 2017-18; and

22 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of households that were awarded funding under wave one of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund are awaiting completion of those works.

22 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of grant funding awarded under wave one of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund has been spent.

22 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Green Homes Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Release May 2023, published on 18 May 2023, what the delivery challenges were that required some Phase 1A delivery and funding

22 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Green Homes Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of funding awarded under Phase One of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme has been spent; and how many households are awaiting completion of pro

19 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Biodiversity and Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of over-grazing on (a) biodiversity and (b) flood management.

18 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Incinerators and Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of her Department’s waste is (a) reused and (b) incinerated.

18 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Government Departments: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Greening Government Commitments 2020 to 2021 annual report, published 27 April 2023, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the adequacy of

18 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Landfill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 18 of her Department’s Greening Government Commitments Annual Report April 2020 to March 2021, published April 2023, what steps her Department is taking to decre

18 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Government Departments: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the number of single use plastic items that were used on the central government office estate in each financial year since 2018-

18 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Greening Government Commitments 2021 to 2025, published on 15 December 2022, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential

17 May 2023 · Home Office

Cosmetics: Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the High Court ruling on the licensing of animal testing for cosmetic ingredients on 5 May 2023.

17 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Waste: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department have set targets for the proportion of waste that is (a) recycled and (b) reused.