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1283782

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she has taken to increase the number of prosecutions relating to rape and sexual assault.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	911874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>I am committed to ensuring rape and sexual assault cases are conducted effectively – in fact, I recently successfully referred a point of law to the Court of Appeal to ensure that the law is clear in cases of sexual assault.</p><p>I have also engaged closely on CPS rape work, including meeting with CPS South East in December 2020 to discuss how their RASSO unit approaches these complex cases. The CPS and police also published their Joint National Action Plan on rape in January 2021 which shows their commitment to improvement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 04/02/2021 11:32:17 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1653895

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Batteries and Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much (a) public and (b) private sector funding for (i) battery and (ii) electric vehicle manufacturing has been announced since July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	194697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>Since July 2022, we have seen Tata Group announce an investment of over £4bn in a UK gigafactory. JLR have also announced plans to accelerate their shift to electric vehicles and have committed to a £15bn investment in their industrial footprint, vehicle programmes, autonomous, AI and digital technologies and people skills. In addition, in the wider electric vehicle manufacturing supply chain, we have seen Johnson Matthey announce an investment of over £60m in Hertfordshire to develop hydrogen technologies, Pensana announce an investment of £145m in a rare Earth metal refinery, and Ford announce a further £150m investment in Halewood to manufacture Electric Drive Units, in addition to their £227m investment announced in October 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Details of our support to companies will be published in due course as part of our regular transparency data.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/09/2023 14:52:06 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1643389

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Metals: Recycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of the metals recycling sector on (a) potential barriers to the sector reaching net zero, (b) support for the sector to reach net zero and (c) the potential impact of the sector on the ability of other parts of the economy to reach net zero.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	188693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade has regular contact with the metals recycling sector and they have raised electrification of sites and access to hydrogen networks as potential barriers. The Government’s Electricity Networks Strategic Framework sets out a vision for the transformation of the electricity network, and the Government aims to respond to its consultation on hydrogen transport and storage infrastructure later this year.</p><p> </p><p>To support decarbonisation, the sector can apply to the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, the Programme of Research and Innovation for the UK Steel and Metals sector, and the SUSTAIN Future Manufacturing Research Hub.</p><p> </p><p>Metals recycling will play an important role in helping the domestic aluminium and steel sectors deliver net zero production, through the delivery of reduced residual scrap as a key feedstock.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/06/2023 12:55:50 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1668404

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Construction: Cement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is her Department's policy to mandate the use of low-carbon cement in future construction projects.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade works with the construction sector to support decarbonisation and achieving Government’s net zero targets.</p><p> </p><p>This support includes increased delivery of energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation, the use of lower carbon materials and products such as cement and concrete, and tools to help the sector manage carbon and understand whole life carbon considerations of infrastructure and the built environment.</p><p> </p><p>The approach on what materials and products, including lower carbon materials, could be used in construction projects is agnostic, and will be dependent on the type of infrastructure or built environment structure being constructed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 17/11/2023 10:11:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1587118

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Mining: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of British Geographical Society’s report entitled Deep-sea mining evidence review – MineralsUK, published in October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	148550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government commissioned this independent review from the British Geological Survey, the National Oceanography Centre and Heriot-Watt University to provide a comprehensive description of current research related to deep-sea mining.</p><p> </p><p>Informed by evidence, we continue to contribute to discussions on deep-seabed mining at the International Seabed Authority (ISA), pressing for the highest environmental standards in relation to existing exploration activity, and potential future commercial exploitation should that be approved by the ISA.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/02/2023 13:54:11 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 57271 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1587236

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Agricultural Products: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the value of the plant-based food market to the UK; and whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential for future growth of that market.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	148576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has not made an appraisal of this sector. Market intelligence agency, Euromonitor, estimates that the UK market for meat and seafood substitutes (which covers the plant-based food market) was worth around £667m in 2022. Euromonitor forecasts that the UK market for meat and seafood substitutes will grow by approximately 13% by the end of 2023.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 01/03/2023 12:22:21 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake previous answer version 57279 answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston answering member 4407
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1600009

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Mining: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2023 to Question 148550 on Mining: Seas and Oceans, whether she has had recent discussions with the International Seabed Authority on environmental standards for (a) existing and (b) future commercial exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	155053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>There is no deep-sea mining currently happening in areas beyond national jurisdictions, there are no exploitation licences for deep-sea mining, and no exploitation regulations have yet been agreed.</p><p>In addition, the UK has committed not to sponsor or support the issuing of any exploitation licences for deep-sea mining projects unless and until there is sufficient scientific evidence about the potential impact on deep-sea ecosystems and strong and enforceable environmental regulations and standards have been developed by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and are in place.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/03/2023 16:18:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

873575

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Anaerobic Digestion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to update its anaerobic digestion action and strategy plan.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	134689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Anaerobic Digestion (AD) has the potential to support the UK to decarbonise, divert waste from landfill and produce nutrient-rich fertiliser.</p><p>Through the Feed In Tariff, Renewables Obligation and Renewable Heat Incentive, Government has supported the deployment of 0.46 GW of AD. We currently have no plans to update the Anaerobic Digestion Strategy and Action Plan, but we continue to assess the potential benefits of AD through delivery of the Industrial Strategy and Clean Growth Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/04/2018 13:55:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1486283

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the value is of his Department's underspend on climate finance and foreign aid.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	29948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Around £100m from the BEIS International Climate Finance budget in 2022-23 has been identified to be handed back to HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt grouped question UIN 29947 question first answered 14/07/2022 10:36:51 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1486282

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total value of climate finance and foreign aid underspending is that has been diverted to the Ministry of Defence.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	29947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Around £100m from the BEIS International Climate Finance budget in 2022-23 has been identified to be handed back to HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt grouped question UIN 29948 question first answered 14/07/2022 10:36:51 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy