Kerry McCarthy

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

Food: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries to the urgent question entitled Food Price Inflation on 23 March 2023, Official Report, column 4

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

Catering and Food: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of when the revised version of the guidance entitled Government buying standards for food and catering services will be published.

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

Food: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2022 to Question 74577 on Food: Public Sector, what recent estimate she has made of when her Department will publish a response to the consultation

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the timing of the response to the consultation entitled Consistency in Household a

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

Parking: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to reintroduce the Private Parking Code of Practice.

20 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Budgets

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs on (a) the potential impact of the waste and fluorinated gases emissions reduction targets in

20 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Budgets

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs on (a) the potential impact of the agriculture and land use, land-use change and forestry (LUL

20 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Budgets

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government has conducted a risk assessment for the agriculture and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) policies in the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan published on 30 Marc

20 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Environment Protection: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2023 to Question 149438 on Environment Protection: Job Creation, if he will publish the (a) agenda and (b) outcomes for the group meetings.

20 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Environment Protection: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 24 February 2023 to Question 149438 on Environment Protection: Job Creation, what the (a) aims and objectives and (b) members are of each of the three ask and finish

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure the effective regulation of headlight brightness and (b) address the issue of dangerous headlight glare on vehicles.

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

Housing Associations: Property Management Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to protect tenants of housing associations from unfair treatment by management companies.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will submit for Parliamentary approval his preferred candidate organisation to be awarded the NHS Federated Data Platform contract.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to make new green energy grants available to small and medium-sized enterprises.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Processed Food: Consumption

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of percentage targets to reduce consumption of ultra-processed food.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Processed Food: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NHS England on the introduction of dietary guidelines on ultra-processed foods.

28 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: West of England Combined Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential level of subsidy that may be required for non-profitable bus services in the West of England Combined Authority area.

28 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Lighting: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that any future planning frameworks minimise light pollution and protect the integrity of skies.

23 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Seasonal Workers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department has in place to help ensure that foreign workers hired for the seasonal workers scheme by licensed scheme operators are recruited legally, ethically and fairly in their co

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure pupils affected by staff sickness caused by covid-19 receive the support they need to learn.

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to abolish section 21 of the Housing Act 1988.

22 Mar 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Renewable Energy: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for renewable energy in Northern Ireland.

17 Mar 2023 · Home Office

New Businesses: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support individuals whose Start-Up visas expire before the introduction of the revised Innovator visa.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the funding required to double cycling activity from 0.8 billion cycle stages in 2013 to 1.6 billion cycle stages in 2025.

14 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the development of the national suicide prevention strategy.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 146873 on Neonicotinoids, what the result of the exercise conducted by Rothamsted Research on 1 March on predicted virus incidenc

1 Mar 2023 · Wales Office

Infrastructure: Wales

What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on funding for green infrastructure in Wales.

28 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Mining: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2023 to Question 148550 on Mining: Seas and Oceans, whether she has had recent discussions with the International Seabed Authority on environmental standards for (

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce delays affecting Access to Work applications and claims.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when a plan to develop building retrofit skills will be published; and how that plan will integrate with the aims and objectives of the planned energy efficiency taskforce.