Kerry McCarthy

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 assessment he has made of the effect of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights on (a) business practices and (b) international efforts to uphold human rights.

13 Jul 2017 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights has informed his Department's policies on trade and investment with Saudi Arabia.

13 Jul 2017 · Department for International Trade

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will list the human rights priority countries that he or Ministers in his Department have visited over the last 12 months; what briefings on human rights such Ministers received before those vis

11 Jul 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

G7: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations the Government made at the Environmental Ministerial Meeting of the G7 in Bologna on 11 and 12 June 2017; and what contribution he made to discussions on food wast

11 Jul 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2017 to Question 1490, on food: waste, what his policy is on the European Parliament’s proposals to (a) set a target to halve food waste across supply

10 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on the electrification of the Great Western main line.

5 Jul 2017 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that water, sanitation and hygiene services are integrated into all her Department's education programmes and strategies.

5 Jul 2017 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between clean water and sanitation in schools and school attendance in developing countries.

5 Jul 2017 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all UK-supported schools have access to water and sanitation.

5 Jul 2017 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government representative at the G20 Summit in July 2017 plans to raise the relationship between clean water and sanitation in schools and educational outcomes.

5 Jul 2017 · Department of Health

Cystic Fibrosis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of agreeing a portfolio approach with Vertex Pharmaceuticals to secure accelerated access through the NHS to that company's current and future treatments for cys

28 Jun 2017 · Department for International Trade

EU External Trade: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the latest draft of the EU-Japan trade deal in (a) maintaining environmental and animal welfare standards and (b) enforcing environme

28 Jun 2017 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will make it Government policy that future trade deals concluded after the UK leaves the EU include provisions to (a) assess the effect of trade liberalisation on the environment and (b) enforce

28 Jun 2017 · Department for International Trade

EU External Trade: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will make representations during the EU-Japan trade negotiations on including environmental and animal welfare safeguards in any future EU-Japan trade deal.

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

Food: Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations the Government has made on proposals from the European Parliament to set a mandatory target to halve EU food waste by 2030 and to introduce a food waste hierarchy

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Voluntary and Economic Incentives to Reduce Litter Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 79 of the Government's Litter Strategy for England published in April 2017, if he will publish the membership of his Department's Working Group on Voluntary and

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 34 of the Government's Litter Strategy for England published in April 2017, if he will provide regular updates to Parliament on the progress of discussions of hi

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 34 of the Government's Litter Strategy for England published in April 2017, whether the timeline for his Department's Working Group on Voluntary and Economic Inc

21 Apr 2017 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade with EU: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in (a) Bristol and (b) the South West that depend on trade with the EU.

21 Apr 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Science: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the science and technology sectors in the South West.

21 Apr 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of competition between compliance schemes for the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations; and what consideration ha

21 Apr 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fossil Fuelled Power Stations: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will vote in support of the EU's revised Best Available Techniques Reference Document for Large Combustion Plants at the European Industrial Emissions Directive Artic

21 Apr 2017 · Department for Education

Class Sizes: Bristol

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average class size is in primary schools in Bristol; and how many primary school classes in Bristol have more than 30 pupils.

20 Apr 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Business: Bristol

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with businesses in Bristol on (a) ending freedom of movement, (b) withdrawing from the EU single market and (c) their priorities for the Government's negotiations of

20 Apr 2017 · Department for Education

Pupils: Bristol East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average per pupil funding in primary schools is in Bristol East constituency; and what estimate she has made of per pupil funding levels in Bristol East constituency in each of the next three years.

19 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of accident and emergency patients were treated within four hours in (a) North Bristol Trust, (b) University Hospitals Bristol Trust and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.

19 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

Hospitals: Bristol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for hospital referrals in Bristol in each of the last five years; and how many and what proportion of patients in Bristol waited longer than 18 weeks for surgery in each of the la

19 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for a GP appointment in (a) Bristol East, (b) Bristol and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.

19 Apr 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Hormone Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has conducted into the effect of the use of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin on the (a) health and (b) welfare of horses, pigs, cows and sheep.

19 Apr 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's objectives are for the Building a Great Future regional stakeholder events, announced by her Department on 6 April 2017, on decision-making on food, farming and f