Alicia Kearns MP: written questions
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Solar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to introduce minimum community compensation funding for communities impacted by (a) Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project solar developments and (b) solar develop
Answer: Through the Clean Power Action Plan, we have made clear that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, we will ensure they benefit from it. There are many options in this area, and we are exploring all options to ensure communities can benefit f...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce community benefit measures for solar developments as part of the Plan for Change.
Answer: Through the Clean Power Action Plan, we have made clear that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, we will ensure they benefit from it. There are many options in this area, and we are exploring all options to ensure communities can benefit f...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings he has had with veterans who have served in Northern Ireland since taking his post.
Answer: Since I was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, I have engaged with veterans and their representatives on two occasions. I have also met with both the previous and current Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner, and with a group representin...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: UkraineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications of the Budapest Memorandum for his policies.
Answer: In the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in return for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons, Russia committed to "refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine." Russia has clearly breach...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders convicted of actual bodily harm and sentenced to under four years in prison have been released early from prison since 5 July 2024.
Answer: On 7 November, the Ministry of Justice published transparency data on how many offenders were released on the first days of Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 of SDS40 (1,889 prisoners on the first day of Tranche 1, and 1,223 prisoners on the first day of Tranche 2)...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: British National (Overseas)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will call in the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China following reporting of cash offered by the Chinese Embassy for information on Hong Kong activists living i
Answer: We will not tolerate attempts by foreign powers to intimidate, harass, or harm their critics overseas. Following the issuing of arrest warrants on Christmas Eve, the Foreign Secretary strongly condemned the targeting of Hong Kongers in the UK.Following re...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33091More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the potential implications for his policies of the decision by the Australian government to ban DeepSeek from all government devices and systems.
Answer: The UK government keeps new technologies under review to ensure that our existing policies and guidance are appropriate to mitigate any emerging risks. In the case of new Artificial Intelligence tools, we have a robust set of security policies in place to...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSovereign Grant: ReviewsTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33090More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reform the Sovereign Grant at the next review.
Answer: As required by the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, the next review of the Sovereign Grant will take place in 2026. The government has committed to bring forward legislation to reset the Grant to a lower level from 2027-28 once Buckingham Palace reservicing work...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: SurveysMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on public surveys using vouchers as incentives.
Answer: The information cannot be provided, as it is not held centrally and collating it would result in a disproportionate cost to the department.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the shortage of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy drugs.
Answer: The Department is continuing to engage with all suppliers of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) to boost production to mitigate the supply issue. Suppliers have managed to secure additional pharmaceutical ingredients resulting in expected increa...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance CertificatesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of delaying the requirement to replace gas boilers with heat pumps whilst the minimum EPC rating is being increased.
Answer: The Government launched a consultation on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector on 7th February 2025, this includes proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certificate C or equivalent by 2030...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 19 of her Department's Guidance on planning propriety: planning casework decisions, published in December 2021, if she will place in the Library a cop
Answer: As has been the case under successive administrations, government does not normally disclose internal communications.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 19 of her Department's Guidance on planning propriety: planning casework decisions, published in December 2021, if she will place in the Library a cop
Answer: Post-inquiry representations are routinely listed at the end of the decision letter, and are also publicly available on request.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRepublika Srpska and Serbia: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2025 to Question 24486 on Republika Srpska and Serbia: Politics and Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of th
Answer: Efforts to develop regional cooperation, economic integration and inter-connectivity initiatives which raise living standards across the Western Balkans are important.However it is vital that any such initiatives and related structures do not privilege in...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to re-open the Access for All fund.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. Since its launch in 2006, the Access for All (AfA) programme has delivered step free access at more than...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDeer: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department issues guidance on the management of large wild deer populations.
Answer: Native deer are an important part of our natural heritage and their activities can benefit some habitats. However, excessive foraging, bark stripping and trampling can have negative impacts on woodlands. Defra therefore provides a range of support for man...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDeer: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish the results of the consultation for the Environment Improvement Plan 2023 with specific reference to a national deer management strategy for England.
Answer: On the 30th July 2024, we announced a rapid review of the 2023 Environmental Improvement Plan which has now concluded. We published a statement of key findings from the rapid review on 30 January 2025. We will develop a new, statutory plan to protect and ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAlmshouses: Affordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reclassifying Almhouses as social housing and allowing them to apply for S106 funding.
Answer: As part of the recent consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, the government sought views on whether changes were needed to the definition of ‘affordable housing for rent’ to make it easier for organisations that are no...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the ??English Devolution White Paper?, published on 16 December 2024, whether local authorities may submit more than one proposed model of suggested re-organisa
Answer: As set out in the invitation letters sent to all two-tier areas and neighbouring small unitary councils, it is the Government’s expectation that local leaders work collaboratively and proactively, including by sharing information, to develop robust and su...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any offenders who were convicted of actual bodily harm have been released early from prison since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Sentences for serious violent offences, such as ABH, of 4 years or more are excluded from SDS40. Shorter ABH sentences are eligible for release under SDS40. This was also the case for ECSL under the previous Government.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren's Play: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30226More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet representatives from the indoor play sector to discuss business rates reform.
Answer: At Autumn Budget, the Government published a Discussion Paper setting out priority areas for reform of the business rates system. This paper invites industry to help co-design a fairer system that supports investment and is fit for the 21st century. HM Tr...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAlmshouse AssociationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Almshouse Association is eligible for support through (a) Section 106 agreements and (b) the Community Infrastructure Levy.
Answer: Section 106 planning obligations assist in mitigating the impact of unacceptable development to make it acceptable in planning terms, including through the provision of affordable housing. Whether accommodation provided by almshouse charities can be secur...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisation on British National (Overseas) Passport holders without UK visas.
Answer: Electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) have been introduced to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK.ETAs were expanded to BN(O) passport holders on 27 November 2024 and are currently...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ChinaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2025 to Question 25333 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: China, whether those checks have revealed attempts by organi
Answer: Checks are conducted on all organisations that apply to receive money from the department. These checks are to ensure that the department is satisfied insofar as is possible with the information available, that the organisation is suitable to receive gove...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: MembersMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on Members of Parliament holding surgeries for armed forces personnel in military barracks.
Answer: Guidance on the use of Ministry of Defence sites to host MP constituency surgeries is set out in Joint Service Publication 850, entitled Infrastructure and Estate Policy, Standards and Guidance which states that: 'Use of MOD facilities is not to be permit...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
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