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.

• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2007–2016.
• 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.
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 2 votes for, 53 votes against, 10 absences, between 2014–2022.
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2010–2021.
• 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.
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Deposit Return Schemes 20 Sep 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 198331 on Deposit Return Schemes, for what reason the implementation of the regulations has been delayed since the publication of the consultation response; when she plans to appoint the deposit management organisation (DMO); and what recent estimate she has made of...

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Energy and Heating: Buildings 19 Sep 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answers of 11 September 2023 to Question 197707 on Energy and Heating: Buildings and of 4 September to Question 194693 on Environment Protection: Industry, for what reasons there have been changes in the levels of funding for energy efficiency and clean heat in buildings since the Spending Review.

• Energy Security and Net Zero: Climate Change Committee: 2023 Progress Report 19 Sep 2023

  According to the Climate Change Committee, “the private sector…is being held back…by weak policy signals, uncertainty, and barriers to investment,” and perhaps we would not need to be so reliant on China if those issues were addressed. Just last month, UK investors representing £1.5 trillion in assets wrote to the Prime Minister, warning that that could mean the UK missing out on 1.7...

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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
• 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

• 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)

• Public Order Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Energy Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Animals (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Environment Bill Committee (7 out of 22)
• Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• 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)
• Ivory Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• 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)
• 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)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• 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)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of 21)