Kerry McCarthy

20 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Meat: Ritual Slaughter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of animals killed for (a) the halal market and (b) the kosher market were pre-stunned in each year since 2010.

19 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is to publish information on the number of applications for university nursing courses in England in the current 2018 undergraduate cycle by nursing discipline in each region of

19 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to monitor the number of applications for university nursing courses in England in the current 2018 undergraduate cycle, including applications for (a) mental he

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent staff (a) of his Department and (b) employed by his Department's agencies have been employed on fixed-term contracts in each year s

14 Mar 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Falkland Islands: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what the process is for approving licences for hydrocarbon activity in the Falklands; which bodies are consulted with for that process; and what (a) funding and (b) staff are allocated

13 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the heightened risk of cancer arising from the consumption of nitrate-processed meats.

13 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will ensure that the criminal sanctions that apply to offences under the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations are (a) retained and (b) not

13 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Wildlife: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will provide additional staff and funding to tackle the illegal wildlife trade prior to the October 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade conference in London.

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

Ivory: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the proposed EU ivory ban; and whether the Government has responded to the public consultation on ivory trade in the EU, which closed on

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

Ivory: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish its response to the consultation on banning UK sales of ivory; and what assessment he has made of the time-scale for introducing a proposed ban.

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

Wildlife: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role (a) NGOs (b) enforcement agencies and (c) conservation organisations will play at the October 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade conference; and whether speaking slots will b

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

Wildlife: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether representatives of (a) online marketplaces and (b) social media companies will be invited to the October 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade conference.

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

Wildlife: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether cybercrime is planned to be an agenda item at the October 2018 London conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade.

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

Caviar

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the civil sanctions in the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 as a deterrent to peopl

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

Wildlife: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the amended Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) regulations will (a) be published and (b) come into force.

7 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Wildlife: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) budget for and (b) number of staff in the Border Force CITES team was in each of the last two years.

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

Wildlife: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to allocate funding to the (a) National Wildlife Crime Unit and (b) CITES Border Force team at Heathrow, to prevent the illegal trade in wildlife after 20

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

Food: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will ensure support for British horticulture in the balanced scorecard approach for public procurement of food and drink.

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

Local Government: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities to use the (a) Government Buying Standards and (b) balanced scorecards in the procurement of food and drink.

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

Local Government: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of local authorities which use (a) Government Buying Standards and (b) the balanced scorecard for the public procurement of food and

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

Government Departments: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Departments are compliant with (a) Government Buying Standards and (b) the balanced scorecard approach for the procurement of food and drink.

2 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Sector: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will bring the Balanced Scorecard approach for public procurement of food and drink in line with the 2015 SACN sugar recommendations.

28 Feb 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is sufficient workforce capacity to deliver the Faecal Immunochemical Test.

23 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Treasury underwrite of Horizon 2020 funding awarded before the UK leaves the EU will cover European Research Council grant holders who were working at institutions out

22 Feb 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will include objectives and targets for the (a) reduction of nitrogen deposition and (b) restoration of protected wildlife sites in its forthcoming clean air strategy

22 Feb 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Factory Farming: Ammonia and Nitrates

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 121641 on Factory Farming: Ammonia and Nitrates, how many farmers (a) received on-farm advice, (b) applied for slurry store cover

21 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Rothamsted Research: Bayer

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the (a) actual 2017 and (b) budgeted 2018 Rothamsted Research income and expenditure arising from and relating to Rothamsted's strategic f

19 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if the Government will amend the Incentives and Earned Privileges scheme classification for children's visits to parents in male prisons to make them consistent with guidelines for visits to parents in women's pr

19 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Pupils: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Under-Secretary of State for Education of 19 January 2018, Official Report, column 1247, how local authorities can apply to become a pilot area for schemes to combat sch

19 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Rothamsted Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps have been taken by Rothamsted Research to ensure that conflicts of interest arising from its strategic framework agreement with Bayer are managed and that there is no r