Kerry McCarthy

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Renewable Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding research and development to support a shift to sustainable fuels in the maritime sector.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to ensure that communities receive an equitable distribution of charging points in the the transition to electric vehicles.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of area-wide tenders of public electric vehicle charge points in The Netherlands and elsewhere to secure the coverage required to support the electric vehicle tra

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support he will make available to people without access to off-street parking to transition to electric vehicles.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Batteries: Factories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the extent of the need to support UK manufacturing capacity for batteries in the context of increasing usage of electric vehicles.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Clean Air Zones and Low Emission Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of increasing the number of (a) Clean Air and (b) Low Emission Zones.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on coordinating rapid charging infrastructure for electric vehicles throughout the UK.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Parking Offences: Cycleways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new powers given to local authorities to take enforcement action against drivers parked in cycle lanes will apply to all mandatory cycle lanes.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to publish an updated Cycle Infrastructure Guidance for Local Authorities.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage primary school children to walk and cycle to school as they re-open in September 2020.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in cycling and walking rates as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions have eased.

20 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement of the £250 million emergency active travel fund on 9 May 2020, what assessment his Department has made of the additional investment required to double cycling by 2025.

20 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department (a) has allocated and (b) plans to allocate in financial year 2020-21 to support the delivery of local cycling and walking infrastructure plans.

20 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage local authorities to produce local cycling and walking infrastructure plans.

20 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authorities produced local cycling and walking infrastructure plans (LCWIPs) by November 2019; and how many have produced LCWIPs since then.

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Bicycles: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bicycles have been repaired under the Government’s Voucher Repair Scheme to date.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Roads: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the most recent Appraisal Summary Tables for all the capital enhancement schemes in the Road Investment Strategy 2.

14 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Trials: Coronavirus

Whether his Department has conducted an equalities impact assessment of the proposal to replace jury trials with trials by a judge and two magistrates to tackle the backlog in criminal cases as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

13 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Collection entitled Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit programme results and the reports published in July 2018 and July 2019, when the Driver and Vehicle

10 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Buses: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when plans to announce further information on introducing a (a) hydrogen bus town scheme and (b) hydrogen hub.

10 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Buses: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the production and use of hydrogen buses in the UK.

9 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Trains: Diesel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward the 2040 target for the phasing out of diesel rail stock.

9 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Trains: Diesel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the UK rail fleet that is composed of rolling diesel stock; and what the expected proportion will be in (a) 2025, (b) 2030 and (c) 2035.

9 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Care Act easements during the covid-19 outbreak on disabled people in receipt of social care.

9 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Act 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to immediately restore the full duties of the Care Act 2014.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Trains: Batteries and Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he is making on the phasing out of diesel rolling stock and its replacement with battery and hydrogen powered trains.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reviewing and updating the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to include hydrogen.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Music Venues: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the eligibility criteria for music venues applying for the £1.57 billion arts sector support funding.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Nightclubs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether nightclubs will be eligible for funding from the £1.57 billion arts sector support package.