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Written questions

Kerry McCarthy

1,887 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Dec 2017 · Department for International Trade

Energy: Sub-Saharan Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what energy-related exports to sub-Saharan Africa have been supported by UK Export Finance and for which (a) companies (b) type of project or export (c) destination country in the most recent year for

6 Dec 2017 · 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 23 November 2017 to Question 115500, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the Scottish Government on Marine Protected Areas which r

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Conservation Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2017 to Question 115500, whether he plans for the designation of the third tranche of marine conservation zones to be completed by the end of 2018

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Conservation Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2017 to Question 115500, for what reasons a new consultation is being undertaken on the designation of the third tranche of marine conservation zo

4 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2017 to Question 115879, on what basis his Department decides which of its statutory welfare codes should be prioritised for updating.

4 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2017 to Question 115879, what the timetable is for the publication of the updated statutory welfare codes for (a) meat (b) chickens (c) pigs (d) la

4 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Veterinary Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 29 November 2017 to Question 115507, if the Government will take steps to ensure that the non-UK EU veterinarians working in the UK who arrived in the UK fewer than fiv

30 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will introduce enhanced training for police officers and call handlers across all agencies on tackling wildlife crime.

30 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to introduce legislative proposals or guidance to increase the severity of sentences for people convicted of wildlife crimes.

30 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment the Government has made of trends in wildlife crime; and what steps it is taking to tackle such crime.

30 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will publish annual reports on recorded wildlife crimes and related court proceedings and penalties.

30 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Primates: Pets

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will ban the (a) trade or (b) keeping of primates as pets.

30 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Primates: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how frequently the Code of Practice for the welfare of privately kept non-human primates has been reviewed; and if he will include that code in his Department’s review of other statuto

30 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Primates: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on licensing for business selling pets on the sale of primates.

29 Nov 2017 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with music educators on the National Plan for Music Education; and whether that Plan should (a) include Early Years, (b) recognise informal pathways for young musicians a

29 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cetaceans: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he plans to make of the implications for his Department's policy on agreeing access to territorial waters for commercial fishing vessels registered in the EU of the Wha

29 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cetaceans: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dolphins, porpoises, whales, harbour seals and other protected species have been accidentally caught by commercial fishing vessels operating in UK waters by vessels registered

27 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dairy Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to end zero-grazing in dairy cows.

27 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he plans to update the statutory codes of recommendation on the welfare of (a) dairy cows (b) ducks (c) turkeys (d) farmed fish (e) beef cattle and (f) sheep.

27 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the laws governing the export of live animals for slaughter or fattening.

27 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will retain the three-crop rule in any future agricultural payment scheme after the UK has left the EU.

27 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he plans to include proposals for subsidies or schemes to encourage the growing of protein crops and pulses in the forthcoming Agriculture White Paper and Bill.

27 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Tenancy Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had on reforming farm tenancies.

27 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce (a) a legal requirement to fish at a level that enables fish stocks to recover and (b) to document all fish caught, after the UK has left the European Uni

27 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to continue cooperation with the EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework after the UK has left the EU.

27 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cetaceans: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the provisions under EC Regulation 812/2004, requiring the monitoring of the number of dolphins, whales and porpoise that are killed as a result of unintentional capture in fis

24 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if it remains the Government's policy to meet the UK High Level Marine Objectives.

23 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department holds any information on trail hunting being used as a cover for illegal hunting.

23 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of trail hunting on (a) natural habitats, (b) historical sites, (c) protected and endangered species and (d) the spread of disease

23 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Veterinary Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will take steps to ensure that non-UK citizen veterinarians working in the UK’s agri-food sector will be allowed to remain and work in the UK after the UK has left the EU.

Source: official written-questions record.