Alicia Kearns MP: written questions 2026
162 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Hostage TakingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will set out whether the Prime Minister and any Number 10 special adviser reviewed the shortlist for the incoming special envoy for hostage affairs; and if Number 10 h
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer she was provided on 15 January 2025 in response to Question 22098.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Peter Mandelson's business and personal relationships with (a) individuals, (b) organisations and (c) government of the People's Republic of China were cited as reaso
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Prime Minister's statement to the House on 20 April and his answers to the questions raised in response.
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128100More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date the Cabinet was informed that (a) Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting and (b) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office had overruled the vetting failure.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Prime Minister on 20 April, and his answers to the questions raised in response, including his commitment that the Government would continue to comply with the instructions of Parliament in the Humble Ad...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information she held on the role of her Department in the vetting process for Lord Mandelson when she sent her letter to the Foreign Affairs Committee of 16 September 20
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Prime Minister's statement to the House on 20 April and his answers to the questions raised in response, and to the Foreign Secretary's letter to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 18 April, which is available on the Committee'...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: VettingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many currently serving Ambassadors have been appointed despite failing their security vetting.
Answer: Subject to the normal vetting process, all Heads of Mission are required to have Developed Vetting security clearance.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128093More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister was made aware that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Statement made by the Prime Minister on Security Vetting on the 20 April 2026, Official Report, Column 23-26.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis and Periods: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to mandate endometriosis and menstrual health training across GP and medical education in England.
Answer: The Government acknowledges the importance of ensuring healthcare professionals are adequately trained and educated on women’s health conditions, including endometriosis, and we have taken action to address this.The standard of undergraduate medical train...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of DVLA medical licence applications are processed digitally rather than by post.
Answer: In 2025/26, the DVLA received 1,003,453 driving licence applications, renewals and notifications where a medical condition needed to be investigated before a licence could be issued. Of these, 15 per cent were made via the DVLA’s online service. Until the...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time is for DVLA medical licence renewals where the applicant's condition has been clinically stable for two or more consecutive years.
Answer: In 2025/26, the DVLA received 1,003,453 driving licence applications, renewals and notifications where a medical condition needed to be investigated before a licence could be issued. Of these, 15 per cent were made via the DVLA’s online service. Until the...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFacility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements: ClosuresDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what costs were incurred for upgrading the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Airborne Laboratory before its funding was ceased.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFacility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements: ClosuresDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment was made of the potential impact on UK atmospheric science capability before the decision to cease funding for the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM)
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 26 March 2026 to Question UIN 122902, on 14 April 2026 to Question UIN 124177, and on 16 April 2026 to Question UIN 123983.
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department will issue to local authorities on the level of weight to be given to a family's refusal of a home visit when assessing the suitability of home education under the Children's Wellbe
Answer: Local authorities have existing duties to assess whether children not in school are receiving a suitable education. The department expects authorities to recruit candidates that can fulfil these statutory duties.The department will provide statutory guida...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards will be in place to prevent School Attendance Orders being issued to children who were removed from school due to documented harm to their mental health or wellbeing, including those with SEND n
Answer: Local authorities have existing duties to assess whether children not in school are receiving a suitable education. The department expects authorities to recruit candidates that can fulfil these statutory duties.The department will provide statutory guida...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Training and QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what minimum qualifications or SEND-specific training local authority assessors will be required to hold before conducting home education suitability assessments under the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Answer: Local authorities have existing duties to assess whether children not in school are receiving a suitable education. The department expects authorities to recruit candidates that can fulfil these statutory duties.The department will provide statutory guida...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHypertension: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency plans are in place if the supply of blood pressure medication is disrupted due to the war in Iran.
Answer: The Department is closely monitoring the Middle East conflict to assess any potential impact on United Kingdom medical supply chains through disruptions to manufacturing and logistics.We have limited direct exposure to the Middle East for medical products...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHormone Replacement Therapy: Supply ChainsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency plans are in place if the supply of hormone replacement therapy medication is disrupted due to the war in Iran.
Answer: The Department is closely monitoring the Middle East conflict to assess any potential impact on United Kingdom medical supply chains through disruptions to manufacturing and logistics.We have limited direct exposure to the Middle East for medical products...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAnalgesics: Supply ChainsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the war in Iran on the current level of codeine and co-codamol.
Answer: The Department is closely monitoring the Middle East conflict to assess any potential impact on United Kingdom medical supply chains through disruptions to manufacturing and logistics.We have limited direct exposure to the Middle East for medical products...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: Supply ChainsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency plans are in place if the supply of intravenous bags, syringes and gloves are disrupted due to the war in Iran.
Answer: The Department is closely monitoring the Middle East conflict to assess any potential impact on United Kingdom medical supply chains through disruptions to manufacturing and logistics.We have limited direct exposure to the Middle East for medical products...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the war in Iran on medicine supply chains.
Answer: The Department is closely monitoring the Middle East conflict to assess any potential impact on United Kingdom medical supply chains through disruptions to manufacturing and logistics.We have limited direct exposure to the Middle East for medical products...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of a national strategy to manage financial restructuring across the higher education sector.
Answer: The department recognises the concerns of higher education (HE) providers and their staff around the ongoing financial stability of their institutions.While HE providers are independent from government and are responsible for the pay and provision of staf...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAntimicrobials: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy services to patients in rural areas.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local commissioners and providers to ensure the adequacy of all services to patients in rural areas, and that includes Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT).In 2022, NHS England surveyed OPAT provision across Engla...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the protections under section 1(3A) of the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 for livestock and farmers where livestock have straye
Answer: The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953, as amended, covers livestock worrying incidents that take place on roads and paths, such as when animals are being moved from one field to another or where the person in charge of the dog causes it to attack st...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the tapered annual allowance for pensions on the level of retention of senior NHS clinicians; and whether her Department plans to
Answer: The annual allowance limits the amount that an individual can save in all their pension pots before they have to pay a tax charge. It aims to ensure that the incentives for pension saving, which are costly to the taxpayer, are appropriately targeted acros...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: OppressionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in the context of the sentencing of Hong Kong democracy activist Anna Kwok's father, Kwok Yin-Sang, what steps she is taking to protect the families of BN(O) status holders f
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the response given to question 112773 on 4 March.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordKwok Yin-sangForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will consider implementing Magnitsky-style sanctions against the Hong Kong officials responsible for the sentencing of Kwok Yin-sang, father of exiled democracy activi
Answer: We continue to keep the scope of our sanctions under close review, but it would not be appropriate to speculate on any future designations, since doing so could reduce their impact.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →