Kerry McCarthy

17 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change Committee: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) candidates and (b) potential applicants for the role of Climate Change Committee Chair.

17 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change Committee: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many applications his Department has received for the position of Climate Change Committee Chair.

17 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change Committee: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to appoint a temporary Chair for the Committee on Climate Change at the end of June; and when he expects the new Chair to be in position.

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

Government Departments: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Greening Government Commitments Annual Report 2021 to 2022.

16 May 2023 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle knife crime.

16 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what was the reasons his Department extended the application deadline for the position of Climate Change Committee Chair to 1 May 2023.

16 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Renewable Energy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of Government owned buildings have (a) solar panels and (b) wind turbines; and how many (i) solar panels and (ii) wind turbines were installed on Government buildings in each of the last 10 years

16 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Renewable Energy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of the government estate is on a renewable energy tariff.

16 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Official Cars: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of the Government car fleet is ultra-low emission vehicles.

16 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to improve infrastructure for electric vehicles.

15 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Procurement: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) his Department, (b) other Government Departments and (c) other relevant organisations take steps to assess the effectiveness and impact of Carbon Reduction Plans in the context of Procurement Policy

15 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Procurement: Standards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) bids have been rejected and (b) contracts have been terminated for failure to comply with Procurement Policy Note 06/21 as of 15 May 2023.

15 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Procurement: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Procurement Policy Note 06/21, entitled Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts, how many and what proportion of public suppliers have a Carbon

15 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of public procurement contracts have an annual value above £5 million excluding VAT.

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

Government Departments: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Greening Government Commitments, how many domestic flights were undertaken by government Departments in each of the last seven years; and what the greenhouse gas

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

Nature Conservation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 12 of page 74 of Mobilising Green Investment: 2023 Green Finance Strategy, published in March 2023, what estimate she has made of private investment in natu

12 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the progress of trial schemes for e-scooters; and what plans he has to introduce legislation on e-scooters before those trials expire in 2024.

11 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what lessons his Department has learned from e-scooter trials launched in 2020; and if he will take steps to introduce e-scooter legislation by 31 May 2024.

9 May 2023 · Home Office

Vetting: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of delays in DBS check waiting times; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce delays to those checks.

9 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help neurodiverse people navigate civil proceedings; and what allowance for neurodiversity is made when considering the need for legal aid in such cases.

28 Apr 2023 · Women and Equalities

Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on the Parliamentary timetable for the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill.

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with Homes England on the compatibility of its housebuilding programme with its (a) commitment to co-operate with (i) local authorities and (ii)

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

School Meals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential effects on health of increasing the School Food Standards minimum requirement of one portion of vegetables or

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

School Meals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she made of the potential impact of the School Food Standards on (a) children’s health and childhood obesity and (b) the Government’s net zero carbon strategy.

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has appointed an industry expert on Controlled Environment Horticulture as announced on 11 October 2022.

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government Food Strategy policy paper, published on 13 June 2022 and the Answer of 30 January 2023 to Question HL3858 on Horticulture, when the decision was taken

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been provided for active travel schemes from (a) City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements, (b) the Levelling Up Fund, (c) the Future High Streets Fund, (d) the Towns Fund and (e) Natio

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Sustrans report on Helping people through the cost of living crisis and growing our economy: The role of walking, wheeling and cycling, published in October 2022, what assessment he has ma

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Government Planning Inspectorate's decision to approve Homes England's plan to build 260 new homes on Brisling

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the amount and proportion of public sector spending on food that was (a) locally-produced and (b) certified to high environmenta