Kerry McCarthy

10 Oct 2017 · Department of Health

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which age groups have the lowest uptake of Healthy Start vouchers.

6 Oct 2017 · Department of Health

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure parity of funding between research into dementia care and bio-medical research on dementia.

6 Oct 2017 · Department of Health

Dementia: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of withdrawal from the European Medicines Agency on access to new treatments for people with dementia.

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

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage supermarkets to publish food waste data and audited annual breakdowns of food waste.

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

Deer Act 1991: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Deer Act 1991 in each police force area in 2016.

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

Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to provide guidance to local authorities on its Air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide in the UK, published in July 2017; and if he will make that guidance pub

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

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's strategy, UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations, published in July 2017, when his Department plans to issue guidance to local

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

Dogs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of moving enforcement responsibilities from carriers to Government agencies in order to better tackle the illegal importation of p

14 Sep 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Food: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has considered including in its Clean Growth Plan the provision of funding for local authorities to introduce separate food waste collections.

14 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pesticides: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to assess the long-term effect of pesticides residue in food on children's health.

14 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Balloons and Sky Lanterns: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to bring forward legislative proposals to classify the intentional outdoor release of (a) helium-filled balloons and (b) sky lanterns for commemorative, social or

14 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of introducing mandatory separate food waste collections in England on carbon reduction potential.

14 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Environment Agency and (b) Local Government Association on enforcement of the Food Waste Hierarchy.

14 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will undertake a cost-benefit analysis of the introduction of mandatory separate food waste collections in England, including the effect on (a) local government and (

13 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Somaliland: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK will send election observers to Somaliland to observe the general election on 13 November 2017.

7 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Hunting Act 2004 in each police force area in 2016.

7 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 in each police force area in 2016.

7 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Protection of Badgers Act 1992

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 in each police force area in 2016.

7 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Domestic Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of household waste his Department expects England to recycle by 2030.

7 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to meet the recycling targets of the EU's Circular Economy Package.

4 Sep 2017 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2015, published by her Department on 20 July 2017, if she will take steps to reduce the breeding and di

4 Sep 2017 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Companies: China

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what advice on human rights is given to UK companies doing business in China.

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

Agriculture and Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to combine the 25 Year Plan for the Environment with the 25 Year Plan for Food and Farming; whether there will be an opportunity for consultation prior to or after th

18 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Falun Gong

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese Government on the (a) treatment of Falun Gong practitioners in China and (b) use of executed prisoners' organs.

18 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Ethnic Groups and Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on the issue of restrictions on religious freedoms and discrimination against ethnic minorities in China since the Government raised the matter at the UN Human

17 Jul 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

European Aviation Safety Agency: Membership

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Answer of 17 January 2017 to Question 60272, on European Aviation Standards Authority: Membership, what the Government's policy is on retaining membership of the European

17 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Overseas Territories: Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Government's announcement of 15 September 2016 on making £20 million available to support delivery of the Blue Belt policy to increase marine protection within the U

14 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what area of invasive Australian acacia tree has been removed from his Department's land, the Cape Pyla, in the Cyprus sovereign base area of Dhekelia in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016 and (d) 2017.

14 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israeli Settlements: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department last updated its guidance for UK companies who want to trade with illegal settlements in the Palestinian Occupied Territories.

13 Jul 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) his Cabinet colleagues, (b) business leaders and (c) civil society organisations on the Government's National Action Plan on Business and Huma