Kerry McCarthy: 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.
Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many times has the Net Zero Council met since May 2023.
Kerry McCarthy: 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.
Kerry McCarthy: 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.
Kerry McCarthy: 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.
Kerry McCarthy: 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.
Kerry McCarthy: 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.
Kerry McCarthy: I thank the hon. Member for giving way. I was interested to hear what he said about the importance of preserving the history and legacy of our communities. On one of the longest high streets in my constituency—Church Road—which goes into the neighbouring constituency of Bristol West, hidden behind a Wetherspoons that has just closed we have an almost pristine art deco cinema. It opened in...
Kerry McCarthy: I certainly recognise the picture that the hon. Member is painting. In Bristol we have 47 high streets and local centres. Some are thriving, but it has been very difficult to revitalise others. Bristol City Council has been very active, and some of the things he mentioned are within the council’s control, but others are down to the market. On addressing the empty shops, will he talk about...
Kerry McCarthy: The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent and very thorough speech. Does he share my concern that the whole concept of 15-minute cities has now been caught up in ridiculous conspiracy theories? What it is really about is the fact that we want people to be able to shop locally, to go out and enjoy leisure facilities locally, and not always to have to travel out of town or into the city...
Kerry McCarthy: 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.
Kerry McCarthy: I, too, have a constituent who, although she was thankfully not prosecuted, was forced over a period of more than a decade to pay back thousands of pounds every year, and it amounts to a six-figure sum. As the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo Gideon) said, this is not just about that pecuniary loss; this is about the impact on my constituent’s family—I will not go into her...
Kerry McCarthy: 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.
Kerry McCarthy: What recent steps his Department has taken to help support the Scottish economy.
Kerry McCarthy: The former right hon. Member for Kingswood and Government net zero tsar, Chris Skidmore, said that what businesses and investors need from the Government is certainty, clarity, consistency and continuity. Never has that been more true than in Scotland, where there is huge potential for businesses and communities to flourish as a result of the green transition. However, they are not getting...
Kerry McCarthy: One reason why children might drop out of the school system and, as my hon. Friend says, go under the radar is because they have had a parent sentenced to imprisonment. The charity Children Heard and Seen tells us that we know exactly how many Labradors are in this country but have no idea how many children are affected by parental imprisonment. We know it is a six-figure sum. Does my hon....
Kerry McCarthy: What steps she is taking to increase the recruitment and retention of NHS midwifery and maternity staff.
Kerry McCarthy: I thank the Secretary of State for that response. The Royal College of Midwives estimates that there is a shortage of around 2,500 full-time midwives working in the NHS. I know that at first hand from Cossham Hospital in my constituency, which has a wonderful birth centre, but it has been closed for most of the last few years, because it simply cannot get the midwives to staff it—they have...
Kerry McCarthy: This week the Riverside unit in my constituency, which treats young people with severe eating disorders, had to close temporarily because of concerns about its ability to provide safe care. What are the Government doing to ensure that young people who, in many cases, go through mental health crises as a result of their eating disorders receive the care that they need as close to home as possible?
Kerry McCarthy: rose—