Kerry McCarthy

27 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the forthcoming national alcohol strategy will be published.

26 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Trade Marks: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to prevent individuals and companies from fraudulently registering trademarks with the Intellectual Property Office.

26 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Intellectual Property: Music

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to reform the process of registering an artist or band’s name with the Intellectual Property Office so that evidence is required before an artist or band name can

24 Jun 2019 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make available the scoring data of the respective bids for grant funding from the Holiday Activities and Food Programme 2019.

17 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is to process Surinder Singh applications, and how that compares with other types of applications made under the EU Settlement Scheme since that scheme's inception.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect offshore foraging areas for cliff nesting seabirds.

12 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to respond to the inclusion of shale gas production projects in the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project regime consultation which closed on 25

12 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s 8th report, Planning guidance on fracking, published on 5 July 2018.

12 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to the compulsory community pre-application consultation for shale gas development consultation which closed on 7 January 2019.

12 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to the permitted development for shale gas exploration consultation which closed on 25 October 2018.

5 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Tax Evasion

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the average time it takes from the reporting of untaxed and unlicensed vehicles to their removal by the DVLA from the highway.

5 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Cars: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of DVLA powers to take enforcement action against car dealerships that are responsible for dangerously and unsafely parked cars.

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on encouraging local government pensions funds to divest from carbon-intensive industries and fossi

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the pension industry to (a) divest pension funds from carbon-intensive industries and fossil fuel and (b) adopt the recommendations of the task force on

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from the pensions industry about (a) the divestment of pensions funds from carbon-intensive industries and from fossil fuels and (b) incorporatin

3 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Government’s decision to not support the World Health Assembly's resolution on greater transparency for drug pricing on the affordability of medicin

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to review the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for International Trade

Food: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2019 to Question 256264, when negotiating a trade agreement with the US Administration if he will ensure that the UK is able to decline to import food produced to lowe

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Pest Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the General Licences (a) GL04, (b) GL05 and (c) GL06 issued by Natural England, whether the 2014 Natural England review made an assessment of legality issues relating

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Pest Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish Natural England’s 2014 assessment and advice on General Licences.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for International Trade

Soya Beans: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans the Government has to set baseline import standards and due diligence requirements on companies importing soy.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Soya Beans: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to (a) monitor and (b) prevent the (i) direct and (ii) indirect import of deforestation soy.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for International Development

Forests: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken since signing the Amsterdam Declaration in 2015 to eliminate deforestation from agricultural commodity chains.

3 Jun 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Brazil: Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with international counterparts in the last 12 months on tackling the deforestation of the Cerrado savannah.

22 May 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Aung Marm Oo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Aung Marm Oo, a journalist currently in hiding from arrest by the Burmese security forces, has been invited to the global conference on media freedom to be hosted by the Governmen

22 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of rental accommodation is affordable to those receiving the maximum rate of local housing allowance in (a) Bristol and (b) the South West.

22 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Bristol

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of local housing allowance compared with the cost of rented accommodation in Bristol.

20 May 2019 · Department for International Trade

Poultry Meat: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the compatibility with the rules of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of a restriction in a trade agreement with the US on the import into the UK of poultry was

20 May 2019 · Department for International Trade

Poultry Meat: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on (a) UK farmers and (b) poultry welfare standards of the importation of poultry washed with (i) chlorine and (ii) other disinfectants from the US

15 May 2019 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by how much local authorities overspent on the provision of children’s social care in the year ending 31 March 2018; and what assessment he has made of the future financial sustainability of local government ch