Kerry McCarthy

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste: Landfill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects further policy measures to be introduced to prevent biodegradable waste from entering landfill.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive: Organic Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure that organic farming is appropriately supported within the relaunched Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme, in the context of increasing trade balance for organic pr

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Methane: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department is working with other departments to coordinate delivery of the Government’s methane reduction commitments.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

School Meals: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the environmental and health impacts of their School Food guidance in the context of the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission; and how she plans to respond to the Commission’s P

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he will publish the results of the Department's consultation on the Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets: raising integrity.

27 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure coherence between the Soft Drinks Industry Levy and other Government frameworks, including nutrient profiling, dietary guidance and restrictions on foods high in fat, su

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

School Milk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits to children’s health and inclusion of expanding the School Milk Scheme to include fortified plant-based alternatives.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

School Milk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will review current guidance under the school milk scheme to ensure consistency with NHS Eatwell guidance, which includes fortified dairy alternatives such as plant-b

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Octopuses: Aquaculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce legislation to prohibit (a) octopus farming in the UK and (b) imports of commercially-farmed octopus.

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025 to question 91282, what assessment she has made of the relative merits of (a) the forest-risk commodities regime and b) the approach of the E

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Commodities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 31 October 2025 to question 85098, when she will bring forward due diligence measures on forest-risk commodities.

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact global deforestation and desertification on the UK’s national food security, supply chains and food prices.

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish in full the Global Ecosystem Assessment report.

5 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Somaliland: Recognition of States

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the decision by Israel to recognise Somaliland and the implications for the UK's own policy on recognition.

12 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the EU legacy Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme on UK growers, fresh food supply chains and consumers; and what plan

10 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breasts: Plastic Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women in the Bristol East constituency have been affected by faulty PIP breast implants.

4 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish a new national Hate Crime Action Plan.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that trail hunting is not used as a cover for the illegal hunting of wild mammals with dogs.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has received recent representations on breaches of the Hunting Act 2004.

18 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Opioids: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will expand substitution therapy interventions for those with opioid dependency.

18 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will expand access to drug detoxification services for people with substance abuse problems.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fungi: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on supporting the Fungal Conservation Pledge since the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) in 2024.

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mobile Phones and Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to establish a (a) social media curfew and (b) cap on smartphone screen time fo

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making pensioners who live with a partner below State Pension age eligible to receive age-appropriate welfare benefits.

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Home Education: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to send information to home educating parents on the registration measures within the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

12 Nov 2025 · Women and Equalities

Small Businesses: Transgender People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will ensure that any forthcoming code of practice for (a) services, (b) public functions and (c) associations contains practical guidance on how small businesses can be inclusive towards transgender cus

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecological Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage (a) breast cancer screening and (b) cervical screening programmes to raise awareness of other gynaecological cancers.

12 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of trends in NHS dental costs and average wages in England.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Single People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 68072 on Housing Benefit: Supported Housing, what further discussions he has had with stakeholders on proposals to increase the Housing Benefit disrega

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2025 Question 76922 on Housing Benefit: Supported Housing, what further discussions he has had with stakeholders on proposals to decrease the Housing Benefit taper