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Speech in General Committees - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025

"It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Alec.

I will start by talking briefly about the underlying issue of animal testing, before making more general comments about restrictions on the right to protest. I think I am right in saying that the only commitment made in …..."
Kerry McCarthy - View Speech

View all Kerry McCarthy (Lab - Bristol East) contributions to the debate on: Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
Speech in General Committees - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025

"As I mentioned, 10 years ago in this place there was a high-profile piece of campaigning particularly about testing on beagles, and I seem to remember that it got quite a lot of press coverage. Assurances were given then that we were on a journey to phasing that out, but …..."
Kerry McCarthy - View Speech

View all Kerry McCarthy (Lab - Bristol East) contributions to the debate on: Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
Division Vote (Commons)
17 Dec 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Kerry McCarthy (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 165
Written Question
Breasts: Plastic Surgery
Wednesday 17th December 2025

Asked by: Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women in the Bristol East constituency have been affected by faulty PIP breast implants.

Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The role of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is to monitor all incidents that are reported to us, making sure that these incidents are investigated fully and that any necessary action is taken. The poly implant prothèse (PIP) issue was a result of the use of a non-approved silicone in the production of the breast implants and fragile shells. Not all PIP implants manufactured during the affected period used industrial-grade silicone or had more fragile shells. As a result, rupture rates vary depending on the batch received and early rupture typically occurs within the first five to 10 years. Due to the overall fraudulent activity, we do not know how many fall into this category.

We worked with the National Health Service and other health partners to ensure the issue was properly investigated. It is important to note that while PIP implants are associated with a higher risk of rupture, leading to symptoms such as tenderness or swollen lymph glands, there is no evidence linking ruptured PIP implants to serious long-term health issues. The PIP breast implants were withdrawn from the United Kingdom in 2010, and two independent reviews have identified lessons learned, the Howe Review (2012) and the Keogh Review (2013), with further information available on both, respectively, at the following two links:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/216537/dh_134043.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-regulation-of-cosmetic-interventions

One of the concerning issues for women with breast implants at the time of PIP was that women didn’t know they had PIP breast implants. It is estimated that approximately 47,000 British women had PIP implants fitted. We are unable to provide the granularity for individual constituencies, although further information is available at the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pip-implants/

However, please note that any PIP implants still in place have now exceeded 15 years in situ, which is the upper end of the 10 to 15 year typical life expectancy of a breast implant. As with any medical device reaching the end of its expected lifespan, clinical decisions regarding removal or replacement should be made on an individual basis in discussion between the doctor and the individual involved.

The health system has enacted important changes since the publication of reviews focused on PIP implants. As a result of the Keogh Review, since 2016 the Breast and Cosmetic Implant Registry collects data on all types of breast implant and removal surgery in England and Scotland, which aims to help detect emerging safety issues and trace patients if necessary.

As part of MHRA’s regulatory reform program, we are intending to also improve the traceability of medical devices through the introduction of Unique Device Identifiers (UDI) which will help identify individual medical devices and who manufactured the device or placed it on the market.

Division Vote (Commons)
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Kerry McCarthy (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 340
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Kerry McCarthy (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 329 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 341 Noes - 195
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Kerry McCarthy (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 96
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Dec 2025 - Seasonal Work - View Vote Context
Kerry McCarthy (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 311 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 325
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Dec 2025 - Seasonal Work - View Vote Context
Kerry McCarthy (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 98
Division Vote (Commons)
9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context
Kerry McCarthy (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 316 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 332