Alicia Kearns MP: written questions
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Organs: DonorsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of primary and secondary schools in England that include teaching on organ donation within the Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum; and whether her De
Answer: The relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) statutory guidance sets out that by the end of secondary school, pupils should know about the science relating to blood, organ and stem cell donation.The department does not routinely collect data on how ...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the medical exemption criteria for prescription charges, particularly in relation to solid-organ transplant recipients.
Answer: No review of the medical exemption criteria for prescription charges has been undertaken.There are extensive arrangements in place in England to ensure that prescriptions are affordable for everyone. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed f...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordQuarries: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department has considered the potential merits of mandating a minimum distance of 1km between new Quarries and residential homes or schools.
Answer: The scale and form of quarries, and their potential impacts, can vary significantly. As such, it would be overly restrictive to introduce a blanket presumption against quarry development within 1km of residential homes or schools, particularly as minerals...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93809More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on employment and job creation in the hospitality sector of extending employer National Insurance contribution relief to (a) employees aged under 25 and (b)
Answer: The government is committed to tackling the rise in youth unemployment and inactivity, which has been growing since the last Parliament. That is why we are delivering a Youth Guarantee to ensure that every young person can access the support they need to ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the resilience and security of digital landline and mobile communications in rural areas during prolonged power outages; and what steps her Department is
Answer: The Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 introduced a robust security framework for UK telecoms networks and places legal duties on providers to identify, reduce and prepare for security and resilience risks, including cyber threats, and we have recentl...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Local PressMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the provision in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill to remove public notices in local
Answer: Schedule 25 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill makes provision to amend statutory notice requirements under the Local Government Act 2000, concerning changes to local authority governance arrangements. In practice, this change will a...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensed Premises: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposals to reform the alcohol licensing system to remove a requirement to advertise new premises licences or variations
Answer: Following the Licensing taskforce report, the Government published a Call for Evidence on reforming the licensing system on 7 October, which closed on 6 November. The Call for Evidence invited views on the impact of licensing reforms, including in relatio...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department remains committed to (a) the application of the precautionary principle in environmental decision-making and (b) maintaining existing statutory protections for p
Answer: Under the Environment Act 2021 Ministers of the Crown must have due regard to the Environmental Principles Policy Statement when making policy. The statement sets out how to interpret and apply five environmental principles - integration, prevention, rect...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Property DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to require local planning authorities to publish biodiversity net gain data and monitoring outcomes for developments in their area.
Answer: The Environment Act 2021 established a strengthened biodiversity duty, which requires local planning authorities to publish a biodiversity report at least every 5 years, setting out how they have complied with the duty. As part of this report, local plann...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Property DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to review the current exemptions from the biodiversity net gain requirement, including the use of the de minimis category.
Answer: The Government recently consulted on options to improve the implementation of biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development. This included potential changes to the BNG de minimis exemption. A Government response to the consultation wi...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Expert EvidenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating the level of remuneration for expert witnesses in family cases.
Answer: Between January 2023 and March 2025, the Ministry of Justice undertook a comprehensive review of civil legal aid. This included family legal aid. The evidence from the review indicated that the housing and debt, and immigration and asylum sectors face par...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Pay: Living WageDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing Statutory Maternity Pay to the level of the National Living Wage on women’s labour market (a) participation and (b) re
Answer: The Government has committed to review the parental leave and pay system. All current and upcoming parental leave and pay entitlements are in scope of the Parental Leave and Pay Review.
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he will announce Government plans for community benefit funds for solar developments following the Community Benefits and Shared Ownership for Low Carbon Infrastructure consultation whic
Answer: This government has made clear that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, we will ensure they benefit from it. We are in the process of reviewing responses to our community benefits and shared ownership for low carbon energy infrastructure w...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether existing (a) district and (b) borough council area borders can be changed as part of local government reorganisation.
Answer: Final proposals for local government reorganisation must specify the area for any new unitary council(s). Boundary changes are possible, but existing district areas should be considered the building blocks for proposals. Where a final proposal includes a ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the offer of two seat convertible Mazda MX-5 cars as part of the Motability Scheme.
Answer: Motability Foundation is an independent charitable organisation that is wholly responsible for the terms and the administration of the Scheme, along with oversight of Motability Operations. The Department works closely with Motability Foundation and are r...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what form consultation on local government reorganisation proposals will take.
Answer: Following the commitment made in the English Devolution White Paper in December, all two-tier councils and their neighbouring small unitary councils were invited in February to make proposals for unitary local government. Proposals for unitary local gover...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will engage in a public consultation with the residents of Leicestershire prior to deciding which Local Government Reorganisation plans to approve.
Answer: Following the commitment made in the English Devolution White Paper in December, all two-tier councils and their neighbouring small unitary councils were invited in February to make proposals for unitary local government. Proposals for unitary local gover...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: South KestevenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department with engage in a public consultation with the residents of South Kesteven before deciding which Local Government Reorganisation plan to approve.
Answer: Following the commitment made in the English Devolution White Paper in December, all two-tier councils and their neighbouring small unitary councils were invited in February to make proposals for unitary local government. Proposals for unitary local gover...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will engage in a public consultation with residents of Rutland before deciding which Local Government Reorganisation plan to approve.
Answer: Following the commitment made in the English Devolution White Paper in December, all two-tier councils and their neighbouring small unitary councils were invited in February to make proposals for unitary local government. Proposals for unitary local gover...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for publication of the solar roadmap.
Answer: The Solar Roadmap was published on 30th June. It is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/solar-roadmap.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security Adviser: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78686More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Security Advisor discussed the case on Chinese espionage recently dropped by the CPS with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their meeting in Beijing on 14th July 2025.
Answer: The Government has a clear and consistent policy to not comment on the NSA’s meetings to protect sensitive information pertaining to this country’s national security. This has been the case under successive governments.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security Adviser: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78685More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether minutes were taken of the meeting between the National Security Advisor and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on 14th July 2025.
Answer: The Government has a clear and consistent policy to not comment on the NSA’s meetings to protect sensitive information pertaining to this country’s national security. This has been the case under successive governments.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMineralsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the date for publication of the Critical Minerals Strategy.
Answer: The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has engaged extensively with other Departments, particularly the Department for Business and Trade, on the development of this strategy, and it will be published in the normal way in due course.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInter Mediate: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much money has been granted to Inter Mediate (a) in what years and (b) for what purposes.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer of 25 September to question 70453.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78682More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending employer National Insurance contribution relief to (a) employees aged under 25 and (b) individuals returning to work from welfare on levels of
Answer: This government is committed to supporting young people to earn or learn. That is why the Chancellor has recently announced that we will offer a guaranteed job to young people on Universal Credit who are unemployed for over 18 months. This forms a key par...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
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