Results 1-20 of 410 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Kerry McCarthy

Bailiffs (Repeals and Amendment): Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [ Lords] (2 Jun 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: Will the hon. Gentleman join me in condemning UKIP for its policy of putting huge billboards in areas of quite high immigration—it certainly does so in my constituency—stating "Say no to unlimited immigration"? We certainly do not have unlimited immigration in the UK, and I can see that the only purpose is to stoke up resentment in those communities.

Bailiffs (Repeals and Amendment): Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [ Lords] (2 Jun 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way just as he was about to rise to a crescendo at the end of his speech. Does he share my concern about those young people whose parents are long-term overstayers? I have a significant number in my constituency. The parents are mainly from Jamaica, and the children were born in this country. I met one young woman who did not even realise that she was...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Parliamentary Standards Authority (20 May 2009)

Kerry McCarthy: I entirely endorse the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for North-East Derbyshire (Natascha Engel) about the need to restore people's confidence and faith in the political system, and in some cases to create that confidence and faith in the first instance. One suggestion is that we should move to real-time month-by-month publication of claims, if not when they are submitted then at...

Surface Water and Highway Drainage Charges (Exemption) Bill: Clause 7 — Charge and main rates for financial year 2010 (12 May 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: The right hon. Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood) drew a comparison with Ireland. During my time on the Treasury Committee, its Conservative members frequently made comparisons with Ireland; they said that its tax rates and deregulation were important pull factors for companies that chose to locate there, or that it was always a threat that they would locate there. Given the economic...

Surface Water and Highway Drainage Charges (Exemption) Bill: Clause 7 — Charge and main rates for financial year 2010 (12 May 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: Is the hon. Gentleman saying that the regulatory environment in Ireland is not a factor in its economic problems?

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Topical Questions (12 May 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Topical Questions (12 May 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: I am sure that my right hon. Friend shares my concern about the continued inequalities in relation to cardiovascular disease. Will he provide me with an update on what is being done to tackle inequalities not only in the prevalence of the disease but in access to care?

Business of the House: Swine Flu Update (7 May 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: I repeat the congratulations to the Department on its handling of this situation. I apologise in advance for asking a slightly obscure question, but I understand that the vaccine that is being worked on involves the use of eggshells, as does the current flu vaccine. That means that it is not suitable for people who are allergic to eggs. Some people are so allergic to eggs that they cannot...

Business of the House: Testing and Assessment (7 May 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: The other day I met in Parliament a primary school teacher from Bristol who raised with me several concerns about the testing regime. I am sure that he will welcome some of the Secretary of State's announcements, although he may feel that they do not go far enough. One of his concerns was about how much of the school budget is spent on extra support for pupils who are just under the cusp of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Post Office (7 May 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: As chair of the all-party group on credit unions, I know that the credit union movement is very keen to be involved in a Post bank if such proposals are on the table. However, various separate discussions seem to be taking place—the Communication Workers Union has a plan, as does the National Federation of SubPostmasters. Can the Minister assure me that he will do what he can to bring...

Business of the House (26 Mar 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: One of the many tasks that take up the time of Members of Parliament is handling constituents' worries about the way in which their benefits and tax credits are processed, and generally dealing with Government bureaucracy. May I urge the Leader of the House to call a debate on the Department for Work and Pensions report, published today, on how jobcentres and other organisations deal with...

Livestock Industry (Climate Change) (25 Mar 2009)

Kerry McCarthy: I should like to put on the record that I drive a Smart car.

Livestock Industry (Climate Change) (25 Mar 2009)

Kerry McCarthy: It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr. Benton, for this debate, which is about an issue that has been of long-standing interest to me. Until recently, I was part of the small minority who were aware of it. It was always mentioned in the context of the debate around vegetarianism, as an add-on to the main arguments about the ethical case for giving up meat, the health benefits and so...

Livestock Industry (Climate Change) (25 Mar 2009)

Kerry McCarthy: I deliberately have not entered into the food-miles debate, because it is not possible to do so in the time available, but there is another debate to be had about food miles, and I support the idea that, wherever possible, people should buy food that is grown locally. It is complete madness that we import New Zealand lamb, for example, when we can get such meat much closer to home. On the...

Livestock Industry (Climate Change) (25 Mar 2009)

Kerry McCarthy: I have already addressed the point about food miles and the fact that local food is better. I recognise that farming makes a contribution towards biodiversity and protecting the environment in the smaller sense of the word in the UK, rather than in the climate change sense. Although dairy products are to an extent a feature of the diet in developing countries, in Asia and particularly in...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: International Terrorism (24 Mar 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: On Saturday, along with my hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Roger Berry), I took part in a discussion with members of the Youth Parliament about the Government's Prevent agenda. The young people expressed real concern, not so much about the powers that the police have been given to tackle terrorism, but about the somewhat arbitrary and over-zealous way in which some police officers use...

Oral Answers to Questions — Electoral Commission Committee: Electoral Fraud (19 Mar 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will be aware that in certain community groups, there is considerable confusion as to whether people are entitled to vote, particularly because some of them are entitled to vote in local elections, but not in general elections. Is it on the commission's agenda to do more to educate people about the circumstances, particularly in relation to their immigration...

Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill: Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) (16 Mar 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: That point was made earlier—I think by the hon. Member for Christchurch (Mr. Chope), although it might have been made by the hon. Gentleman in an intervention—but are Opposition Members not aware that the UK Youth Parliament is a movement that involves a far greater number of people than those who are elected to it? People in schools across the country take part in the elections....

Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill: Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) (16 Mar 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: I will.

Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill: Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) (16 Mar 2009) has video

Kerry McCarthy: We could spend a long time—I suspect that that is the hon. Gentleman's intention—talking about other groups that might hypothetically want to use the Chamber in the future. Perhaps it would be better to turn the debate on its head and ask what would be the harm in letting the UK Youth Parliament use the Commons Chamber.