Alicia Kearns MP: written questions
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Iran: RepatriationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British nationals are in Iran; and whether they will be evacuated.
Answer: We do not register numbers of British nationals (BN) overseas. We have long advised against all travel to Iran. The UK Government will not be able to evacuate or provide face-to-face assistance to BNs in Iran. If BNs intend to depart Iran across a land bo...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael and Occupied Territories: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether British nationals will be evacuated from Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer: Support to British nationals remains our top priority and we have worked at pace to ensure those who want to leave Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories can do so, with six flights leaving Israel since 24 June. At this time, no further flights a...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Diplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to evacuate British (a) diplomatic and (b) consular staff from Iran.
Answer: The safety of our staff remains a top priority. That is why we have taken the precautionary measure to temporarily withdraw our UK staff from Iran. The travel advice remains that British nationals should not travel to Iran. The UK Government will not be a...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing restrictions on recruitment to enable NHS Trusts to recruit more British doctors trained abroad.
Answer: No assessment has been made. British doctors who obtained their medical degree abroad need to meet the requirements of the General Medical Council, the independent professional regulator of the medical profession, to practise medicine in the United Kingdo...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOlder People: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Commissioner for Old People in England.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions has no current plans to appoint a Commissioner for Old People in England. Employment support, through the creation of our new Jobs and Careers Service, will enable everyone, including older people, to access good, mean...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Rutland and StamfordDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2024 to Question 4548 on Winter Fuel Payment: Rutland and Stamford, how many people will be eligible for Winter Fuel Payment in Rutland and Stamford constituency a
Answer: From this winter, individuals with an income of £35,000 or below, will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payment. Winter Fuel Payments are £200 for a household with someone of State Pension age and £300 for a household with someone aged 80 or over. They will be ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the role and responsiblites of the incoming Arbitrary Detention and Complex Consular Cases Envoy have been finalised.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to strengthening support for British Nationals overseas, including through the appointment of an Envoy for complex consular detention cases. Further details will be announced in due course.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has settled on the title of Consular Envoy for the new position dealing with complex consular cases and arbitrary detention.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to strengthening support for British Nationals overseas, including through the appointment of an Envoy for complex consular detention cases. Further details will be announced in due course.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2025 to Question 53184 on Housing: Disability, on what date her Department will set out its policies on accessible new build housing.
Answer: As per the answer to Question UIN 53184 on 27 May 2025, the government will shortly set out its policies on accessible new build housing, reinforcing our commitment to ensuring everyone has access to a safe, suitable home.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she expects councils to receive feedback on their local government reorganisation plans.
Answer: On 3 June I updated the House to confirm that my Department had provided individual written feedback to each area on the interim plans for local government reorganisation that they submitted by 21 March 2025. Areas have been encouraged to share that feedb...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory Code of Ethical Practice for pre-1997 members of pension schemes, that promotes (a) transparency, (b) fairness and (
Answer: It is important that trustees make transparent and fast decisions about discretionary indexation. Defined Benefit Schemes are regulated by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) which has set out that trustees should consider the situation of those members who woul...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: EU RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on negotiations on Gibraltar-EU relations.
Answer: The UK Government is working with the Government of Gibraltar to conclude a UK-EU Treaty in respect of Gibraltar which protects sovereignty and UK military autonomy, and which secures Gibraltar's future prosperity. The Foreign Secretary and I are working ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Aid WorkersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date a Minister from his Department last discussed the killing of British aid workers by an Israeli drone in April 2024 with their Israeli counterparts.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and I regularly raise the status of Israel's Military Advocate General's consideration of the Israeli strike that killed three British aid workers in April 2024. We continue to press Israel at the highest levels for the Military Advo...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: DoctorsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when Ministers from his Department last raised the bombing of British doctors working with Medical Aid for Palestine with their Israeli counterparts.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office will continue to raise aid worker safety in Gaza with our Israeli counterparts. Last month, the Foreign Secretary drew attention to the deadly situation on the ground for humanitarians with Israel's Forei...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: DoctorsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has concluded investigations into how British doctors working with Medical Aid for Palestine were bombed by Israel in January 2024.
Answer: We expect Israel to investigate all attacks against humanitarians and medical staff fully and transparently. We also expect that those responsible are meaningfully held to account.Attacks on hospitals and medical facilities are deeply distressing. We rema...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Aid WorkersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the investigation into the killing of three British aid workers in April 2024 by an Israeli drone will conclude.
Answer: The strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy killing British citizens John Chapman, James Henderson, and James Kirby was an appalling injustice. In November last year, the Foreign Secretary met with their families and was moved by their dedication to se...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDeerDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the next deer management strategy will be published.
Answer: We recognise new and existing woodlands are under pressure from increasing damage caused by over-foraging of young trees and woodland flora by wild deer. We are considering how to go further to reduce these impacts and will provide an update in due course...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending disability living allowance for children up to the age of 25.
Answer: Through our Green Paper, Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working, we are consulting on raising the age at which young people move from Disability Living Allowance for children (DLAc) to the adult disability benefit Personal...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring mandatory quotas of disability accessible housing for new developments.
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework that was published on 12 December 2024 requires local planning authorities to assess the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, including those of disabled people, and ...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Undocumented MigrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether housing associations can evict existing tenants in order to house illegal immigrants.
Answer: A housing association can only end a tenancy following the relevant specific legal procedure. For example, if they have a legal reason to do so as set out in the grounds for possession in law, such as rent arrears or antisocial behaviour.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund to include all poultry.
Answer: Grants for Animal Health and Welfare items remain focused on the most commonly farmed species: pigs, dairy cows, beef cattle, laying chickens, broiler chickens and sheep. No new assessment was conducted on expanding eligibility to additional species for t...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: British Students AbroadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing British students who obtain a medical degree abroad to be treated the same as domestic students when applying for jobs in the N
Answer: Subject to their registration status, British students who have obtained a medical degree abroad are able to apply for jobs in the National Health Service on the same basis as United Kingdom medical graduates.Following completion of a medical degree, in o...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to fund accessibility improvements at train stations.
Answer: Since its launch in 2006, the Access for All programme has delivered step free upgrades at more than 260 station across Britain. The government is committed to continuing to improve the accessibility of the railway.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Older PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether existing Personal Independence Payment claimants of pension age who request a change of circumstances review from November 2026 will be required to score at least four points in one daily living
Answer: In the Pathways to Work Green Paper we announced that we will introduce a new eligibility requirement to ensure that only those who score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity will be eligible for the daily living component of PIP...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Older PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether existing Personal Independence Payment claimants of pension age with a planned award review from November 2026 will be required to score at least four points in one daily living activity in orde
Answer: In the Pathways to Work Green Paper we announced that we will introduce a new eligibility requirement to ensure that only those who score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity will be eligible for the daily living component of PIP...
Answered 16 May 2025
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