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 selection of Kerry McCarthy’s votes.

• Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2016.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013.
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2010–2020.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 5 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2016.
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 15 votes against, 6 absences, between 2010–2019.

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Kerry McCarthy has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Backbench Business: COP26 Conference Priorities — [Steve McCabe in the Chair] 22 Jul 2021

  It is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr McCabe. We have come a long way since the Paris agreement, which was secured at a time before it was commonplace to have national targets for emissions. Six years later, many nations have set unilateral net zero targets and are beginning to publish plans to meet them. I am pleased that the UK has now significantly scaled up our nationally...

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers 22 Jul 2021

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Driver Certificate of Professional Competence and (b) large goods vehicle driving tests were taken in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 to date; and how many of those tests taken were successfully passed.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Aviation: Carbon Emissions 22 Jul 2021

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the consultation Jet zero: our strategy for net zero aviation on published on 14 July 2021, what proportion of the aviation sector’s carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere is expected to come from (a) engineered carbon dioxide removal technologies and (b) natural systems, in (i) 2040 and (ii) 2050.

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Profile

Labour MP for Bristol East

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @KerryMP
• https://facebook.com/kerry4mp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

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
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Sri Lanka
• Burma
• Bovine Tuberculosis
• Animal Experiments
• Colombia

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Transport) (since 10 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• 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

• Jean Corston
• Jonathan Sayeed
• Stafford Cripps
• Walter Baker
• Harold Morris
• George Britton
• Charles Hobhouse
• William Wills
• Joseph Weston
• Handel Cossham

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Environment Bill Committee (7 out of 22)
• Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Ivory Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Offender Management Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of 21)