Kerry McCarthy’s voting in Parliament
Kerry McCarthy is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.
This is a random selection of Kerry McCarthy’s votes.
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Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
1 vote for, 3 votes against, between 2010–2011.
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Consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes
0 votes for, 14 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2018.
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Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes
114 votes for, 14 votes against, 31 absences, between 2006–2022.
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Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
16 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2011–2022.
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Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
2 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2010–2020.
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Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes
0 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2010–2021.
Last updated: 17 Jan 2024.
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Recent appearances
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the number of individual houses that could be connected to heat networks.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the National Infrastructure Commission's report entitled The Second National Infrastructure Assessment, published on 1 October 2023, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendation to provide subsidies to help property owners connect to a heat network.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate she has made of the number of primary care vacancies for each of the last 12 months.
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Labour MP for Bristol East
Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election
Social Media
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Topics of interest
Kerry McCarthy campaigned to remain in the European Union
Source: BBC
- Department for Environment
- Food and Rural Affairs
- Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Department for Transport
- Work and Pensions
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Sri Lanka
- Burma
- Bovine Tuberculosis
- Colombia
- Animal Experiments
Currently held offices
- Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero) (since 29 Jun 2022)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Energy Bill [HL] Committee (17 May 2023 to 29 Jun 2023)
- Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (18 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2023)
- Member, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (22 Jun 2022 to 7 Jul 2022)
- Member, Public Order Bill Committee (25 May 2022 to 21 Jun 2022)
- Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee ( 9 Feb 2022 to 10 Feb 2022)
- Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 19 Jan 2022)
- Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee ( 1 Dec 2021 to 8 Dec 2021)
- Shadow Minister (Transport) (10 Apr 2020 to 4 Dec 2021)
- Member, Petitions Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 8 Jun 2020)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 8 Jun 2020)
- Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (11 Dec 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee ( 4 Jul 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (14 Sep 2015 to 26 Jun 2016)
- Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 14 Sep 2015)
- Shadow Minister (Treasury) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
- Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
- Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 6 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
- Member, South West Regional Select Committee ( 3 Mar 2009 to 6 May 2010)
- PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Department for International Development (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jan 2009)
- PPS (Rt Hon Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health (11 Jun 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Member, Treasury Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 4 Jun 2007)
Previous MPs in this constituency
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.
Name of donor: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
Address of donor: 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£759.65), flight (£660) and subsistence (maximum value £100), total value £1,519.65
Destination of visit:
Dubai, UAEDates of visit: 8-11 December 2023
Purpose of visit: Attendance at
COP28 to learn about the COP negotiation process and the role of legislators to achieve the targets set for the global climate and decarbonisation agenda.
(Registered 05 January 2024)
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