Alicia Kearns MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Driving Licences: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to accelerate the issuing of medical driving licences.
Answer: The DVLA is currently experiencing an increase in both the volume and complexity of driving licence applications from people with one or more medical conditions. Unfortunately, this has led to longer waiting times for some customers. In 2024/25 the DVLA m...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: EnergyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of streamlining aid funding to UK suppliers of energy equipment suppliers identified by the Department o
Answer: Ukraine faces significant reconstruction needs across its energy sector following sustained Russian attacks. Over the past year, the UK has provided emergency assistance to the energy sector, including £87 million announced over the winter for grid repair...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether kidney disease will be included in the next wave of Modern Service Frameworks.
Answer: The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs). The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for rapid and significant improvements in quali...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal crossings were made over the Northern Ireland border in the last 5 years.
Answer: It is not possible to state how many illegal crossings were made over the Northern Ireland border in the last 5 years as not all people arriving via illegal entry routes will be detected.Operation Gull is an ongoing Home Office Immigration Enforcement int...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many aslyum claims were made in Northern Ireland in the last five years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock Industry: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reconsider the termination of the temporary visa free access scheme for overseas seasonal sheep shearers from Australia and New Zealand.
Answer: All Immigration Rules concessionary arrangements are temporary and subject to regular Ministerial review. The sheep shearing concession has been operating for 14 years and the sheep farming sector has made significant efforts to provide skills training wi...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: RAF AkrotiriForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Iranian Ambassador was demarched for the attack on RAF Akrotiri.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 4 March, which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/summoning-of-the-iranian-ambassador-to-the-united-kingdom-fcdo-statement--2.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConstruction: InsolvencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized construction businesses facing insolvency as a result of planning delays and late payment practices.
Answer: We recognise the impact that late payment has on small and medium-sized businesses including those within the construction industry. This Government will legislate to end the scourge of late payments and will give the UK the strongest legal framework on l...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure prisoners with severe mental health needs in Category C prisons receive timely access to appropriate care.
Answer: NHS England commissions comprehensive healthcare services across all prisons in England, ensuring mental health provision is delivered to the principle of equivalence with community services. The National Service Specification for Integrated Mental Health...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: East MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cuts to Integrated Care Board funding on cancer patients in the East Midlands.
Answer: In the recently published National Cancer Plan, we set out our commitment to meet all three cancer waiting time standards to ensure that all cancer patients, including those in the East Midlands, have timely access to high quality diagnostic and treatment...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Physical Education and SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to confirm funding levels for PE and school sport for the 2026/27 academic year.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Rutland and Stamford to the answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115304.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordClaims Management Services: RegulationTreasuryTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116637More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for motorists who are unknowingly diverted from their insurers to claims management companies following road traffic accidents; and whether she ha
Answer: The Government expects motorists to be treated fairly when making insurance claims. FCA rules require that insurer’s communications with consumers, including during the claims process, are clear, fair and not misleading. The process by which customers are...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Security AdviserCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115039More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long it took for the National Security Advisor to be vetted after his appointment.
Answer: Individuals appointed as National Security Adviser go through an extensive process which includes National Security Vetting (NSV). National Security Vetting for the current National Security Adviser was conducted to the usual standard set for Developed Ve...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChildminding: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115038More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the wear and tear allowance on the viability of businesses owned by registered childminders; and what consultation her Department undertook with repre
Answer: Childminders make a significant contribution to children’s development, learning, and wellbeing. The Government has eased rules on working from schools and community centres and increased early years funding rates above 2023 average fees. These increases ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStepan LatypovForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with international partners on Stepan Latypov; and what assessment she has made of the level of opportunity to secure his release in prisoner
Answer: We are deeply concerned by and condemn the ongoing domestic repression imposed by the Lukashenko regime, and call for the immediate and unconditional release of all remaining political prisoners.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the department plans to review its commitment to statutory guidance on allergy safety in schools; and whether it will consider the potential benefits of legislative measures, in the context of the passi
Answer: The government is committed to improving allergy safety in schools.On 25 March, the House of Lords agreed a government amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, requiring all schools in England to put allergy safety measures into place. Scho...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: AirportsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether medical evacuation flights can currently leave from St Helena Airport following the airport regulators downgrade; and what emergency support is being provided to the
Answer: The UK is actively providing assistance, working in partnership with the St Helena Government and Governor. I have been in contact with the St Helena Chief Minister to underline our support and met the St Helena Health Minister and London Representative o...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: AirportsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to the St Helena Government following the aviation regulator downgrade of St Helena Airport and subsequent suspension of flights.
Answer: The UK is actively providing assistance, working in partnership with the St Helena Government and Governor. I have been in contact with the St Helena Chief Minister to underline our support and met the St Helena Health Minister and London Representative o...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandleson's contract as Ambassador to the United States was terminated on the basis of gross misconduct.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12 February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and Oral Statement on the 23 February which set ou...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: DogsHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of Conflict Management Dogs as a less-lethal option for Counter Terrorism Specialist Firearms Officers; and what plans she has to ensure that capab
Answer: Armed policing capabilities are built upon ongoing assessments of operational threat and risk and are used in threat to life situations. The use of firearms by the police should always be the last resort, considered only where there is a serious risk to p...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110081More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people she expects to settle their disguised remuneration liabilities as a result of the McCann Review into Loan Charge settlement terms.
Answer: The Government commissioned an independent review of the loan charge to bring the matter to a close for those affected, ensure fairness for all taxpayers and ensure that appropriate support is in place for those subject to the loan charge.The Government a...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110080More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to extend the improved settlement terms announced following the McCann Review to individuals who have already settled their Loan Charge liabilities with HMRC.
Answer: The Government commissioned an independent review of the loan charge to bring the matter to a close for those affected, ensure fairness for all taxpayers and ensure that appropriate support is in place for those subject to the loan charge.The Government a...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSkilled Workers: Job CreationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to incentivise UK-based companies to retain and create skilled jobs in the UK rather than offshore them.
Answer: Our modern Industrial Strategy is a 10-year plan to back our strengths and create a highly skilled, economically prosperous country, with key objectives to drive up business investment and create high-quality jobs across the UK. We are focused on capturin...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: StaffTreasuryTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110078More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department holds data on the proportion of roles employed offshore by UK-headquartered companies, broken down by sector and salary band.
Answer: HM Treasury does not hold data on the proportion of roles employed by UK-headquartered companies to this level of granularity.
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a break down of the billions in investment secured on his visit to China in January 2026.
Answer: As set out in the 30 January press release, hundreds of millions worth of new investment was secured as part of the visit, alongside £2.2 billion in export deals. This includes investment from HiTHIUM, Chery Commercial Vehicle, Asymchem, and POP MART.Furt...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
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