Kerry McCarthy

31 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

King's Guards: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the synthetic material used for busby caps in the Royal Horse Artillery for the King's Guard bearskins.

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the policy paper entitled Net Zero business sector roadmap guidelines, published on 14 August 2023.

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Net Zero Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the membership is of the Net Zero Council; and what its objectives are for 2024.

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Energy: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the impact of the (a) inclusion of energy from waste in the Emissions Trading Scheme, (b) extended producer responsibility policies, (c)

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships for Climate Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of signing up to the Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships for Climate Action.

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Environment Protection: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her planned timetable is for publishing the Net Zero and Nature Workforce Action Plan.

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Net Zero Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many times has the Net Zero Council met since May 2023.

29 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers to use methane suppressing feed additives.

26 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Remote Working: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) suitability and (b) availability of remote working jobs for disabled benefit claimants.

26 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Barnardo's report entitled Double discrimination: Black care-experienced young adults navigating the criminal justice system, published on 21 September 2023, whether he has made an assessment of

26 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page one of the Government response to the First Report of the Justice Select Committee of Session 2021-22 on The Coroner Service, HC 675, published on 10 September 2021; what his Department's p

25 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many officials are working on the London Energy Security Conference; and what estimate she has made of the total time spent by officials preparing for the conference.

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Government Departments: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Greening Government Commitments Annual Reports for (a) April 2021 to March 2022 and (b) April 2022 to March 2023.

18 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

King's Guards: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the suitability of faux bear fur for the King's Guard's caps.

11 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2023 to Question 195904 on Food: Public Sector, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on Public sector food

10 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Lost Property

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a nationwide scheme for recovering lost property in public places that has been handed in to the police.

5 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Eritrea

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the process for issuing exit visas to Eritrean nationals with UK visas.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Bristol

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its decision on the reopening of St. Anne's railway station in Bristol.

14 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help secure the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah from Tora Prison in Egypt.

14 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department plans to open the second stage of Pathway Three of the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme.

14 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Batteries: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of battery recycling capacity; and if he will take steps to help increase the recyclability of batteries.

14 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Soil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the debate that took place in the House of Lords on 8 September 2021 on the Environment Bill, column 867HL and the Answer of 4 January 2023 to Question HL4404 on Soil

14 Dec 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change: Financial Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Q234 of the oral evidence given by her Department's Deputy Director of International Net Zero: Green Finance and Capability to the Environmental Audit Committee on 18 May 20

7 Dec 2023 · Women and Equalities

Equality: Impact Assessments

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has undertaken an equality impact assessment of the Autumn Statement 2023.

7 Dec 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase access to free period products within schools.

7 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grasslands: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of land management practices on the amount of carbon stored in grassland soil.

7 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grasslands: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department provides to (a) farmers and (b) land managers to protect grasslands.

7 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Carbon Capture and Storage: Grasslands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the (a) carbon sequestration potential of grasslands and (b) impact of sampling depth on the amount of carbon stored

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to incorporate health inequalities into national development management policies.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of the National Cycle Network in providing access to nature.