Kerry McCarthy

3 Sep 2018 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Horses

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 14 of the Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2017, published on 19 July 2018, for what reason there has been an 18 per cent increase in horse us

24 Jul 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Lighting: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department is making on taking forward with the European Commission the concerns of entertainment venues and lighting designers about the effect of the proposed

24 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environment Protection: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether legislative changes (a) are necessary and (b) have been made to ensure compliance in Northern Ireland with obligations under the (i) Environmental Impact Assessment Direc

24 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environment Protection: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when it is planned that ratification of the 2004 second amendment to the Espoo Convention on Transboundary Impact will take place in relation to Northern Ireland.

24 Jul 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what screening procedures are in place to monitor the effect of industrial pig and poultry production on the trans-boundary environment and health of Northern Ireland and Ireland.

23 Jul 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

International Criminal Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the use of the amending procedure of the Rome Statute, Article 121(5), to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over the crime of aggression, is consi

17 Jul 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will bring forward in the forthcoming agriculture Bill provisions to (a) support farmers who practise agroforestry and (b) enable farmers to take up agroforestry.

17 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government is seeking continued access to the European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing after the UK has left the EU.

17 Jul 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on food (a) prices and (b) availability of UK food products ceasing to fall under EU country of origin labelling after the U

17 Jul 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to seek to permit UK food to continue to be classed under EU country of origin labelling after the UK has left the EU.

17 Jul 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fertilisers: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with referenced to page 64 of the Clean Air Strategy which independent experts he plans to comprise the board that will make recommendations on the maximum limits of fertiliser applica

17 Jul 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Ammonia

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 64 of the Clean Air Strategy, what funding his Department plans to allocate to tackle the effect of ammonia from agriculture on natural habitats; and what the ti

17 Jul 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Ammonia

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 64 of his Clean Air Strategy 2018, whether he plans to include in his forthcoming agriculture Bill funding for targeted action to protect habitats affected by am

17 Jul 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 64 of the Clean Air Strategy, what steps his Department plans to take to support farmers to make investments in farm infrastructure and equipment that will reduc

17 Jul 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 64 of the Clean Air Strategy, when he plans to publish the national code of good agricultural practice.

17 Jul 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Fertilisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 13 of his Department's Clean Air Strategy 2018, whether his Department has identified the reason for increased agricultural fertiliser use since 2015; and what s

16 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle alcohol abuse.

5 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department uses to determine whether to accept refugees recommended for resettlement in the UK by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

27 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Thorium

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to p2 of Small nuclear power: Government response to the Fourth Report of the Energy and Climate Change Committee 2014-15, HC 1105, what further analysis has been u

27 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Antarctic: Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many full-time equivalent permanent staff in his Department are allocated to working on negotiations towards securing an agreement on the proposal to establish a Marine Protected Area

27 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Plastics: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2018 to Question 155717 on plastics: marine environment, how much Official Development Assistance funding has been allocated to the Commonwealth

20 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Plastics: Marine Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Marine Plastics Research and Innovation Framework will have funding allocated from Official Development Aid.

19 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) builders and (b) homeowners receive guidance on legislation relating to (a) nesting birds and (b) the protection of nests during the breeding

19 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Bricks

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require Swift bricks to be incorporated into (a) new build properties and (b) restoration and renewal building projects.

19 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the National Planning Policy Framework will require local plans to include biodiversity protection.

19 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Swifts: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will add swifts to (a) Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the (b) UK Biodiversity Action Plan list of priority species.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Agriculture: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason emissions from agricultural farming in the greenhouse gas national inventory report do not include emissions from (a) feed produced overseas, (b) transportation, (

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the background data on the methodology for the new greenhouse gas national inventory report will be published; how information on UK grass and fodder production is calculated; and

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Support for Mortgage Interest

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 136602 on Support for Mortgage Interest, how many and what proportion of Support for Mortgage Interest claimants have (a) decided to take out and (b)

7 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of (a) the total agricultural payment budget that will be made available after 2022 and (b) the proportion of the farm payment budget allocated