Kerry McCarthy

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the demand for overnight parking spaces available to Heavy Goods Vehicle drivers in (a) the UK and (b) Kent.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the total number of overnight parking spaces available to Heavy Goods Vehicle drivers in (a) the UK and (b) Kent.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 634 on farms: local government finance, if he will publish the membership of the co-design steering group.

27 May 2021 · Department for International Trade

Electric Vehicles: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many of the UK’s existing trade agreements do not allow for tariff-free trade in electric vehicles.

20 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on moving to an integrated approach to road safety, as identified in The Road Safety Statement, A Lifetime of Road Safety.

20 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on creating a lifelong learning approach to improve driver behaviour, as identified within The Road Safety Statement, A Lifetime of Road Safety.

20 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to consult on proposed legislative changes on HGV sideguards.

20 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic: Death and Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made towards the UK meeting the UN target of reducing road traffic deaths and injuries by at least 50 per cent by 2030.

18 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) private farms and (b) other unlicensed venues will be allowed to host weddings receptions after June 21 2021.

18 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 127, on Electric Vehicles: Grants, if he will publish details of the plug-in grants allocated to each vehicle category; and place a copy of that information in

17 May 2021 · Treasury

Self-employed: Cycle to Work Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including the cost of a bike as an allowable expense on self-employed workers’ self-assessment, to ensure all workers can participate in the Cycle t

17 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Cycle to Work Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a specific exemption for the Cycle to Work scheme, allowing employers to enter staff into a salary sacrifice arrangement for the sp

17 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Cycle to Work Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of the Cycle to Work Alliance in their report entitled, Future-proofing the Cycle to Work scheme: Unlocking access for all

17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Seabed Resources: Deep Sea Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on extending UK Seabed Resources’ first exploration licence for deep sea mining beyond 2022.

17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Seabed Resources: Deep Sea Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of his Department's sponsorship of UK Seabed Resources for deep sea mining exploration with (a) global ocean conservation and (b)

13 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic: Death and Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government plans to take to meet the target of the UN General Assembly resolution 74/299 on reducing road traffic deaths and injuries by at least 50 per cent by 2030.

12 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support the Government is providing to local authorities to establish new county farms.

11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review Government guidance on exemptions to covid-19 hotel quarantine rules for people (a) in exceptional circumstances and (b) on compassionate grounds.

11 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a breakdown per vehicle category of the £582 million allocated in Plug-In Grant funding in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

26 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Construction and Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential for introducing low-carbon materials into road building and road maintenance programmes.

26 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Highways England: Biodiversity and Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Highways England on its progress on meeting its performance indicators on (a) reducing carbon emissions and (b) delivering improved biodiversity.

26 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electric Vehicles: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when funding from the latest round of The Faraday Institute's Battery Challenge will be awarded.

26 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Deep Sea Mining: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government's cross departmental evidence review on deep sea mining, if he will publish the (a) terms of reference for that review and (b) full results of tha

26 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Deep Sea Mining: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government's cross-departmental review on deep sea mining, if he will provide the names of the external experts who were (a) approached and (b) appointed to

26 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

What recent discussions he has had with Public Health England on updating school food standards.

22 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic: Forecasts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish revised national road traffic forecasts to replace those 2018 forecasts that predate the net zero target.

22 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peat: Carbon Emissions

What assessment he has made of the effect of the commercial extraction of peat compost on the Government's ability to meet its net zero carbon target.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2021 to Question 182022, what assessment he has made of the effect of each of those policies on road traffic levels.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to increase the uptake of active travel and integrate micro-mobility into the public transport network.

20 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to review the list of conditions for exemption from prescription charges; and he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) cystic fibrosis and (b