Kerry McCarthy
Labour - Bristol East
6,606 (14.3%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 5th May 2005
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(since July 2024)47 Former APPG memberships
Agriculture and Food for Development, Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming, Allergy, Animal Welfare, Axial Spondyloarthritis, Bees and Pollinators, Belize, Biodiversity, Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Central America, Climate Change, Connected Places, Cystic Fibrosis, Dog Advisory Welfare, Electric Aviation, Finland, Food Waste, Fruit and Vegetable Farmers, Global Deforestation, International Conservation, Jordan, Lead Ammunition, Mozambique, Music, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), National Food Strategy, Nature, Net Zero, Ocean Conservation, Performers' Alliance, Russia, School Food, Small Island Developing States, Snooker, Somaliland, Sport, Modern Slavery and Human Rights, Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention, Sustainable Resource, Sweden, Theatre, Tibet, Ticket Abuse, Trailer and Towing Safety, Vegetarianism and Veganism, Waves, Young People's HealthDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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(79 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Kerry McCarthy has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateBristol East Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 127,784 signatures (0.41%)
of 76,856 signatures (0.39%)
of 35,174 signatures (0.37%)
of 143,048 signatures (0.31%)
of 80,774 signatures (0.30%)
of 127,784 signatures (0.41%)
of 143,048 signatures (0.31%)
of 255,095 signatures (0.13%)
of 239,690 signatures (0.14%)
Latest EDMs signed by Kerry McCarthy
P&O Ferries and DP World
Tabled by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)That this House condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of P&O Ferries to fire 800 staff without notice or consultation with their trade unions, the RMT and Nautilus; demands the immediate reinstatement of the sacked workers; condemns their replacement with agency workers earning as little as £1.80 per …
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 90
Scottish National Party: 12
Independent: 7
Liberal Democrat: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
EU Settlement Scheme
Tabled by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)That this House is concerned that the EU Settlement Scheme does not deliver sufficient assurance of their future status to all EU nationals resident in the UK; notes that some EU nationals and non-EU family members will be unable to obtain their status for a number of reasons, including a …
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 43
Scottish National Party: 22
Liberal Democrat: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Kerry McCarthy, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Kerry McCarthy has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Kerry McCarthy has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
6 Bills introduced by Kerry McCarthy
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to establish national policy guidelines in respect of children with a parent in prison, including for the identification of the children of prisoners at the point of sentence and for accountability for providing support to the children of prisoners; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to regulate supported housing; to make provision about local authority oversight and the enforcement of standards of accommodation and support in supported housing; to prohibit the placing of children in care in unregulated accommodation; and for connected purposes.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to impose a duty on public bodies in relation to the welfare needs of animals as sentient beings.
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to make provision for a scheme to establish incentives to implement and encourage observance of the food waste reduction hierarchy; to encourage individuals, businesses and public bodies to reduce the amount of food they waste; to require large supermarkets, manufacturers and distributors to reduce their food waste by no less than 30 per cent by 2025 and to enter into formal agreements with food redistribution organisations; to require large supermarkets and food manufacturers to disclose levels of food waste in their supply chain; and for connected purposes.
Wednesday 9th September 2015
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require large food retailers and large food manufacturers to take steps to reduce food waste and donate surplus food to charities for redistribution and, where food is unfit for human consumption, to make it available for livestock feed in preference over disposal; to encourage and incentivise all other businesses and public bodies which generate food waste to donate a greater proportion of their surplus for redistribution; to protect from civil and criminal liability food donors and recipient agencies where food has been donated in good faith; and for connected purposes.
Wednesday 14th March 2012
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require the Secretary of State to make provision to extend the system of parental responsibility agreements to enable a kinship carer to obtain parental responsibility for a child they are raising without having to bring a case to court; and for connected purposes
Tuesday 7th June 2011
16 Bills co-sponsored by Kerry McCarthy
Co-operatives (Permanent Shares) Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Gareth Thomas (LAB)
Marine Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Lord Grayling (Con)
Fur Trade (Prohibition) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Taiwo Owatemi (Lab)
Pig Husbandry (Farrowing) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - David Amess (Con)
Children (Access to Treatment) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Bambos Charalambous (Lab)
Clean Air (No. 3) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Geraint Davies (Ind)
Dockless Bicycles (Regulation) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Tibet (Reciprocal Access) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Tim Loughton (Con)
Plastic Pollution (No. 2) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Alistair Carmichael (LD)
Sky Lanterns (Prohibition) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Ruth George (Lab)
Plastic Pollution Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Alistair Carmichael (LD)
Packaging (Extended Producer Responsibility) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Anna McMorrin (Lab)
Food Insecurity Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Emma Lewell (Lab)
Planning (Agent of Change) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Lord Spellar (Lab)
Food Advertising (Protection of Children from Targeting) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Kirstene Hair (Con)
Short and Holiday-Let Accommodation (Notification of Local Authorities) Bill 2016-17
Sponsor - Karen Buck (Lab)