Kerry McCarthy

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

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department's resources and waste strategy due to be published later this year is planned to include policies to achieve greater transparency on the reporting by retailers o

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

Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent permanent staff of his Department are allocated to working on (a) preparations and (b) negotiations for the post-2020 framework under the Convention on Bi

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

Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 119 of his Department's 25 Year Environment Plan, published on 11 January 2018, what evidence he considered to inform the UK’s position on a post-2020 target for

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

Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the recommendation passed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature at is Congress in 2016 to increase the percentage

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

Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2018 to Question 140661 on seas and oceans: for what reasons the Government abstained on the vote on motion 053 on increasing marine protected area cov

4 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2018 to Question 128402, when the review of the Incentives and Earned Privileges scheme will conclude; and what steps are being taken to ensure that that scheme is not used a

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

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will add public health to the list of public goods that will receive support as part of the UK’s agricultural policy framework after the UK leaves the EU.

24 May 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

International Criminal Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of ratifying the Kampala amendments on the crime of aggression to the Statute of Rome.

24 May 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Guatemala: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Guatemalan counterpart on reports of threats against the leader and members of the Nuevo Dia Ch'orti Indigenous Association in Guatemala; and if he

23 May 2018 · Home Office

Andy Hall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support his Department is providing under the UN Guiding Principles On Business and Human Rights to human rights defender Mr Andy Hall on a potential red or diffusion notice being issued by Inter

23 May 2018 · Home Office

Andy Hall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has (a) made a submission to and (b) had other forms of engagement with Interpol on the potential issuance of a red or diffusion notice by the Interpol National Central Bureau o

23 May 2018 · Department for International Trade

Andy Hall

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has made representations to his Thai counterpart during his recent visit to Thailand on the conviction of human rights activist Andy Hall.

21 May 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Gazumping

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the findings of his Department's consultation on improving the home buying and selling process, when his Department plans to take steps to prevent incidents of

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

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had on placing wildlife crime on sovereign base areas in Cyprus on the agenda for the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in October 2018.

11 May 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forestry Commission: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the agreement between the Forestry Commission and Forest Holidays to develop holiday chalets and infrastructure across the forest

9 May 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when clearance of invasive non-native acacia trees will recommence on the Sovereign Base Area in Cyprus.

9 May 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding his Department provided for (a) research involving animals and (b) the development of non-animal experimentation methods in each of the last four years; and what

2 May 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2018 to Question 137984, on seas and oceans: environment protection, whether the UK Government voted in support of measure 053 on increasing marine p

2 May 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Opencast Mining: County Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has received on plans for an opencast mine at a site in Bradley, County Durham; and what discussions he has had with (a) Natural England and (b) Dur

2 May 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nitrogen Oxides: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been allocated by (a) Government (b) the EU to Natural England for the implementation of Shared Nitrogen Action Plans; what annual spend was of Natural England fo

2 May 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Wildlife

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will include local wildlife sites in Footnote 7 of the revised National Planning Policy Framework that lists the sites that are protected by policies that should restrict d

2 May 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Wildlife

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework does not make reference to local wildlife sites.

1 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tree Felling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Network Rail on tree felling during the nesting season.

30 Apr 2018 · Home Office

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to produce (a) statistics and (b) updated estimates on the prevalence of female genital mutilation (i) nationwide and (ii) by city or region.

30 Apr 2018 · Home Office

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure more effective (a) identification of and (b) support for people who are at high risk of being victims of female genital mutilation.

30 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department provides to schools to ensure that students and staff are able to (a) identify potential victims of female genital mutilation and (b) deal with such cases sensitively and appropriate

30 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure better reporting procedures in schools for suspected cases of female genital mutilation.

30 Apr 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve training for health service professionals dealing with cases of female genital mutilation.

25 Apr 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Seas and Oceans: Treaties

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prepare for formal negotiations on a new UN oceans treaty; and how many officials at his Department at each grade will attend the UN conference in S

25 Apr 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many full-time equivalent permanent staff in his Department he been assigned to (a) preparations and (b) negotiations on a new UN oceans treaty.