Alicia Kearns MP: written questions
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Offences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will launch an inquiry into grooming and rape gangs.
Answer: The Government's priority is to take action on delivering against the recommendations of the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). The Home Secretary announced on 6th January that we will be bringing in mandatory reporti...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Chemical WeaponsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure UN Security Council Resolution 2118 on Syria is implemented.
Answer: The UK has been clear. Syria must fulfil its international obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 2118 and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), as we stated at the OPCW Executive Council meeting on 12 December and at the UN Security Council on...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Prime Minister requested she call-in the application for a new Chinese Embassy in Tower Hamlets after his phone call with the President of China on 23 August 2024.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 17009 on 6 December 2024.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had discussions with representatives of the Chinese government on the application to build a new Chinese Embassy in
Answer: Officials in my Department have met with representatives of the People’s Republic of China. The purpose of this engagement was to explain the operation of the UK planning system. Details of the application for a new Chinese embassy were not discussed.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to assess national security considerations when determining whether to grant planning permission for a new Chinese Embassy in Tower Hamlets.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question HL3240 on 19 December 2024.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that care providers, including those in supportive living care settings, are consulted during (a) policy reviews and (b) before policy decisions.
Answer: The Department regularly engages with and consults stakeholders, including providers and people with lived experience of care and support services, to ensure that a wide range of views are taken into account through all stages of the policy life cycle. Th...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Influence Registration SchemeHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce which countries will be included in the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
Answer: Work is underway to identify which foreign powers will be placed on the enhanced tier, based on robust security and intelligence analysis.We will set out our approach to the use of the enhanced tier, including which foreign powers and foreign power-contro...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20279More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to exempt emergency service providers from business rates.
Answer: Certain properties are exempt from business rates. Details on exemptions can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief/exempt-properties. Any decisions on future tax policy will be announced by the Chancellor at a fiscal event.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFawzi OmarHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was of Fawzi Omar when he committed a sexual assault on 8 May 2024.
Answer: My thoughts are with the victims of these appalling crimes and their families, and I applaud the work of the police forces who brought perpetrators for these crimes to justice.The Honourable Member will understand that, even in such appalling cases, the p...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMohamed IidowHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Mohamed Lidow at the time he committed the manslaughter and rape of Natalie Shotter.
Answer: My thoughts are with the victims of these appalling crimes and their families, and I applaud the work of the police forces who brought perpetrators for these crimes to justice.The Honourable Member will understand that, even in such appalling cases, the p...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many solar companies based in the UK his Department has assessed to have supply chain links to forced labour.
Answer: The UK Government does not hold data about the supply chains of individual companies. The Solar Roadmap, to be published in Spring 2025, will outline the actions required develop supply chains that are resilient, sustainable, and free from forced labour. ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment process his Department uses to determine if solar companies operating in the UK have supply chain links to forced labour.
Answer: The Government opposes all forms of forced labour and is determined to ensure that all UK business do everything in their power to remove any instances of it from their supply chains. However, the UK Government does not hold data about the supply chains o...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDementia: Music TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his plans for a National Care Service include a review of training for carers in the use of musical techniques to help support people living with dementia.
Answer: There are no current plans for a review of training for carers in the use of musical techniques to help support people living with dementia. However, the Department currently funds research on the use of musical techniques for people living with dementia ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19408More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people worked in the No. 10 foreign policy team on (a) 31 October 2024 and (b) 11 December 2024.
Answer: For management and staffing purposes the Prime Minister’s Office is part of the Cabinet Office. All staff in the Prime Minister’s Office support the work of the Prime Minister to ensure the effective running of government.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to prevent domestic abusers convicted of other offences from being released early.
Answer: This Government inherited a criminal justice system on the brink of collapse, with prisons weeks away from overflowing. This would have meant complete gridlock of the system and impacted the police’s ability to arrest people. As a result, we were forced t...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSyria: Crimes against Humanity and War CrimesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to send justice and accountability experts to Syria to collect evidence of (a) war crimes and (b) crimes against humanity by the regime led by Bashar Al
Answer: We are currently considering options for building on our ongoing accountability work in Syria. In the meantime, we will continue to support partners who are playing a pivotal role in developing a credible evidence base to record atrocities committed by th...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSyria: Chemical WeaponsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK is participating in international action to (a) identify and (b) destroy chemical weapon (i) production sites and (ii) depots in Syria.
Answer: The brutal history of chemical weapons use in Syria must never be repeated. We have been closely monitoring developments as they unfold and engaging with partners in the region and with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). We w...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSyria: FenethyllineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the (a) identification and (b) destruction of Captagon production facilities in Syria.
Answer: We are concerned by the growth of the Captagon industry, which as well as enriching the former Assad regime is fuelling regional instability and generating vast revenues for criminal gangs and armed groups in Syria and across the region. We are working wi...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSyria: FenethyllineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) identify and (b) destroy Captagon (i) production and (ii) distribution facilities in Syria.
Answer: We are concerned by the growth of the Captagon industry, which as well as enriching the former Assad regime, is fuelling regional instability and generating vast revenues for criminal gangs and armed groups in Syria and across the region. We are working w...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFawaz AkhrasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will designate Fawaz Al-Akhras for providing support to the Bashar Al-Assad regime.
Answer: The FCDO keeps all sanctions listings and evidence under close review. It is not appropriate to speculate on potential future designations, as to do so could reduce their impact.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFawaz AkhrasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the United States’ designation of Fawaz Al-Akhras for materially assisting, sponsoring, or provi
Answer: The Government's priority is to work closely with our allies, including the US, to prevent instability in Syria, ensure civilians are protected and provide humanitarian assistance to those who need it, while shaping an inclusive and peaceful transfer of p...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SyriaHome OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to reject asylum applications from former government officials of the Syrian regime led by Bashar al-Assad.
Answer: The Home Office acted swiftly to temporarily pause decisions on Syrian asylum claims whilst we assess the current situation.We keep all country guidance relating to asylum claims under constant review so we can respond to emerging issues.While all asylum ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordKosovo: Inland WaterwaysForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has discussed the attack on the Iber Lepenci water canal in Kosovo with the Foreign Ministers of (a) the EU, (b) the USA, (c) France, (d) Italy and (e) Germany.
Answer: I discussed the attack on critical infrastructure in northern Kosovo on 3 December with French Minister for European Affairs. I also discussed the situation with fellow NATO members at the NATO Foreign Ministerial Meeting on 3 December. On the same day, t...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordKosovo: Inland WaterwaysForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will increase the number of British military personnel deployed to KFOR following the attack on the Iber Lepenci water canal on 28 November 2024.
Answer: The size and shape of NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission is an operational matter for NATO. The UK would consider any request from NATO, through its established process and procedure, for an increase in the number of military personnel deployed to Kosovo....
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordKosovo: Inland WaterwaysForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department last discussed the Banjska attack with the Serbian Government.
Answer: We continue to engage at senior levels with the Serbian government to urge Serbia to bring to account the perpetrators of the September 2023 Banjska attack and the May 2023 attack on Kosovo Force (KFOR) troops. Most recently, I underlined the importance o...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
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