Kerry McCarthy

26 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing on traffic levels in North Kent; and what discussions he has had with local authorities on reducing congestion.

26 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic: Dartford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of traffic in and around Dartford in the last five years.

25 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving support services for children whose parents are serving a term of imprisonment; and if he will include those services in his Depa

25 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will include the provision of support services for families of prisoners, including where there is no contact because of the nature of the offences committed, in the tender for the Provision of HMPPS Prison

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with Homes England on working with local councils to help them meet their environmental objectives.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with the President of COP26 on his Department's role in helping city regions to achieve the Government's net zero emissions target ahead of COP26.

18 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Antidepressants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Animals in Science Regulation Unit and other stakeholders on granting licences for the use of the forced swim test for screening of antidepressant drugs or

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish the datasets used for the mode by mode decarbonisation pathways contained in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.

20 Sep 2021 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Taxation

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how much has been paid in (a) tax rebates, including of VAT on repairs and (b) Gift Aid to Church of England bodies including (i) dioceses, (ii) parochial church council

20 Sep 2021 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Finance

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how much has been paid in (a) National Lottery Funds and (b) Government grants to Church of England bodies including (i) dioceses, (ii) parochial church councils, (iii)

20 Sep 2021 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Assets

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent estimate he has made of the value of investment and liquid assets of the Church of England (a) centrally and (b) by diocese and cathedral, including those of

16 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Average Earnings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average wage for heavy goods vehicle drivers in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 Q1 and (d) 2021 Q2.

15 Sep 2021 · Cabinet Office

National Economic Recovery Taskforce Logistics

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister will be leading the work of the National Economic Recovery Taskforce (Logistics) to tackle supply chain shortages following the recent Government reshuffle

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the role of carbon offsetting in his plans to decarbonise the UK's strategic road network by 2050.

8 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Meat

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to remove the School Food Standards requirement to serve meat three times a week in line with the Reference Diet recommended in the National Food Strategy.

8 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with departmental colleagues on the introduction of an updated Reference Diet as set out in recommendation 14 of the National Food Strategy.

8 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 15 of the National Food Strategy, whether he plans to implement the recommendation that the School Food Standards should be updated.

8 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vocational driving examiners are employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency as at 8 September 2021; and how many such examiners have been recruited in 2021 to date.

7 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to people with myalgic encephomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome pending the publication of updated clinical guidelines for that condition.

7 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NICE on the timeline for the publication of clinical guidelines on myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome.

6 Sep 2021 · Treasury

Delivery Services: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) waiving and (b) reducing the VAT rate levied on delivered goods that are transported by electric-cargo bike.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the current number of large goods vehicle driving tests conducted weekly by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2021 to Question 35560 on Large Goods Vehicle Drivers, how many (a) Driver Certificate of Professional Competence and (b) large goods vehicle driving tests were conducted and p

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of drivers waiting for large goods vehicle tests.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal: Large Goods Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of heavy goods vehicle driver shortages on local authority bin collections.

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Driver Certificate of Professional Competence and (b) large goods vehicle driving tests were taken in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 to date; and how many of those tests taken were successfully

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Deep Sea Mining: Nauru

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the implications for the UK Government’s position on deep sea mining of the trigger by the Government of Nauru of the two year ru

19 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Deep Sea Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the notification of the two year trigger on deep sea mining at the International Seabed Authority.

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the consultation Jet zero: our strategy for net zero aviation on published on 14 July 2021, what proportion of the aviation sector’s carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere is expected to c

15 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish its response to the consultation on Review of The Highway Code to improve road safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders before the summer 2021 Parliamentary recess.