Member of Parliament
Alicia Kearns
Conservative MP for Rutland and Stamford
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Home Office)·Opposition Whip (Commons)
At a glanceAlicia Kearns is a Conservative MP for Rutland and Stamford, and has represented the seat for 6 years, 7 months. They currently serve as Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Home Office). They have cast 331 votes in Commons divisions (58% attendance), tabled 687 written questions and registered 13 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Alicia Kearns did not vote in 217. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
She currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Home Office), and Opposition Whip (Commons).
Current roles
- International Development Committee Committee since 29 Jun 2026
- Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Home Office) Opposition post · Home Office since 20 Nov 2024
- Opposition Whip (Commons) Opposition post · Whips Office (Commons) since 20 Nov 2024
- Rutland and Stamford Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Conservative Party since 12 Dec 2019
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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James Cartlidge
Conservative
100.0% · 292 of 292 shared votes
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Mark Garnier
Conservative
100.0% · 288 of 288 shared votes
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James Wild
Conservative
100.0% · 275 of 275 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
100.0% · 269 of 269 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
100.0% · 238 of 238 shared votes
Votes least like
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Angela Rayner
Labour
0.8% · 1 of 133 shared votes
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Valerie Vaz
Labour
0.9% · 2 of 229 shared votes
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Ms Julie Minns
Labour
1.1% · 3 of 285 shared votes
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Florence Eshalomi
Labour (Co-op)
1.2% · 3 of 253 shared votes
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Naz Shah
Labour
1.4% · 3 of 218 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
- Great Britain China Centre - £1,100.00 (registered 24 Nov 2025)
- Great Britain China Centre - £1,350.00 (registered 14 Aug 2025)
Visits outside the UK6
- International visit to India between 25 May 2026 and 30 May 2026 (registered 16 Jun 2026)
- International visit to United States between 11 March 2026 and 14 March 2026 (registered 8 Apr 2026)
- International visit to Qatar between 04 December 2025 and 08 December 2025 (registered 2 Jan 2026)
- International visit to Finland between 25 November 2025 and 28 November 2025 (registered 12 Dec 2025)
- International visit to Switzerland between 05 October 2025 and 06 October 2025 (registered 21 Oct 2025)
- International visit to Taiwan between 05 July 2025 and 16 July 2025 (registered 21 Jul 2025)
Miscellaneous5
- Patron of UK-China Transparency (registered 7 Jul 2026)
- Membership of the Council of Europe. This is an unpaid role (registered 2 Dec 2024)
- Membership of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union and from 27 November 2025, Vice Chair. This is an unpaid role. (registered 1 Dec 2024)
- Director of the China Research Group, a company limited by guarantee which works to inform MPs on the long term challenges arising from the rise of China. This is an unpaid role with no financial benefits. (registered 23 Apr 2024)
- Board Member of the Great British-China Centre, a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee operating as an executive non-departmental public body, established by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to support UK-China relations. (registered 28 Jul 2022)
Written questions
China: Motor Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department a) has procured Chinese made vehicles since January 2025 and b) has any mitigation measures in place when using Chinese made cars on MoD premises.
Awaiting an answer from the Ministry of Defence.
Thromboembolism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve awareness among healthcare professionals of the risk of venous thromboembolism associated with second-generation antipsychotic drugs.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
Healthcare professionals are supported by national guidance and safety information to understand and manage the risks associated with antipsychotic medicines, including the risk of venous thromboembolism.National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (...
Thromboembolism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of potential impact of second-generation antipsychotic drugs on levels of risk of venous thromboembolism.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
Antipsychotic medicines are used to treat a range of mental health disorders, mainly schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, sometimes called manic depression, but may also be used in severe or difficult to treat anxiety or depression. Antipsychotics are gene...
Pregnancy: Thromboembolism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether outcomes relating to venous thromboembolism in pregnancy will be routinely reported by demographic group.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
We recognise the importance of tackling blood clots in pregnancy, also referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE), as the leading cause of maternal death in England. The rate of maternal deaths from thrombosis and thromboembolism rose substantially betwe...
Maternity Services: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targeted interventions are in place to help reduce inequalities in maternal outcomes .
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
The Government is working closely with NHS England, and the wider sector, to identify the right actions and interventions to tackle the stark inequalities that exist for women and babies. We are ensuring that we take an evidence-based approach, and that a...
Thromboembolism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether venous thromboembolism-related maternal mortality differs by (a) ethnicity, (b)deprivation, (c) geography, (d)disability and (c) age.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
We recognise the importance of tackling blood clots in pregnancy, also referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE), as the leading cause of maternal death in England. The rate of maternal deaths from thrombosis and thromboembolism rose substantially betwe...
Pregnancy: Thromboembolism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure healthcare professionals understand the risks of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and the puerperium, including failures to diagnose, prevent a
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
We recognise the importance of tackling blood clots in pregnancy, also referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE), as the leading cause of maternal death in England. The rate of maternal deaths from thrombosis and thromboembolism rose substantially betwe...
Pregnancy: Thromboembolism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of education on (a) blood clots and (b) venous thromboembolism in the undergraduate midwifery syllabus.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
We recognise the importance of tackling blood clots in pregnancy, also referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE), as the leading cause of maternal death in England. The rate of maternal deaths from thrombosis and thromboembolism rose substantially betwe...
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I am grateful to the Government for considering improvements to the A605 and Tinwell junctions on the A1, but the current plan is to put traffic lights in place and National Highways agrees that that is not the right approach. Will the Gov…
13 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
Nobody asked for this, and the lack of a mandate has been compounded by councils like Rutland county council refusing to engage with any opposition councillors. I want to make it clear that the responses of the Lib Dem-run Rutland county c…
13 Jul 2026 British National Overseas Visa
Ann Widdecombe was a force of nature, and my heart goes out to all her friends and loved ones. The BNO route has provided sanctuary for Hongkongers fleeing the autocracy of the Chinese Communist party. However, its effectiveness should …
2 Jul 2026 Historical Forced Adoption
To all the mothers and your stolen children who have wrongly carried grief and shame for so long, you were denied the love that you deserved and tortured by a state—and the silence only revictimized you. We are sorry. It is shameful that B…
2 Jul 2026 Business of the House
In 2023, I secured funds from the last Government to conserve and bring home our 10-foot sea dragon to Rutland. Unfortunately, Rutland county council has now overrun on another project and has decided not bring the ichthyosaur back to Rutl…
2 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
In early 2025, Rutland police caught a local shop owner red-handed with a carload of illegal fake cigarettes. Since then, I have reported this to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the police and trading standards, and nothing has happened…
1 Jul 2026 Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2026
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wishart. Far too many lives are still being tragically cut short by offences involving knives and other bladed weapons. I pay tribute to the family of Ronan Kanda, who fought so brav…
30 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
This money risks landing after the danger, because it backloads most of the spending until after 2030. What if Russia rearms before 2030, or what if Xi Jinping does as the Chinese Communist party says it will and invades Taiwan in the next…
30 Jun 2026 National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
This week last year, I had multiple pulmonary emboli only a few weeks after giving birth. I am very grateful to Dr Laura Stephens, who saved my life and then was punished for ordering the test which found the emboli. Blood clots are the No…
30 Jun 2026 Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
Self-swab rape kits are not admissible in court, yet the company Enough is using SLAPPs to attack rape charities and survivors who dare to speak out against it. This is exactly why we need the sort of legislation that has been mentioned to…
29 Jun 2026 Cabinet Office
Since as early as 2013, when I was working with the Cabinet Office—specifically with the Joint Intelligence Organisation and others—climate change has been included in the matrix that it is required to plan for, respond to and seek to miti…
29 Jun 2026 Cabinet Office
I always found the former Defence Secretary to be very decent in how he engaged, how he worked across parties and how seriously he took the job. I do not think there is a vacancy for the NATO Secretary-General for at least another eight ye…
29 Jun 2026 Cabinet Office
This debate is very timely, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) on securing it. In recent months, the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has been joined by an ever-growing and increas…
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way and to the hon. Member for Eltham and Chislehurst (Clive Efford) for securing this debate. It is very difficult for any of us to contain our unadulterated rage at what happened. My co…
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
The hon. Gentleman has set the point out very powerfully. It is distressing for any of us in this House, and particularly for those of us who cannot imagine our children being put through that in such a callous way. In addition to the ques…
18 Jun 2026 Business of the House
This week, we have been discussing civility in public life, yet almost a year ago, I formally reported Rutland Councillor Mark Chatfield to the Liberal Democrats for a year’s worth of offensive social media posts, including, I am sorry to …
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
I am not sure that anyone has disputed that Jonathan Hall backs the Bill. I had a lengthy call with him to discuss the gaps in the Bill, which I am sure the hon. Gentleman has not had. I will not share a private conversation, but I encoura…
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
The Bill asks how our country confronts the greatest threat it faces: states that behave like terrorists. We support the Bill, and have today set out its weaknesses—the places where, as drafted, it is found wanting. We tabled 13 amendments…
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 1 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 2 Offences relating to designated bodies Amendment proposed: 3, page 3, line 8, leave out from …
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to want this. However, there is already a requirement under law for Jonathan Hall, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, to review all terrorism legislation and related legislation, inclu…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 19 Jul 2024 – 20 Nov 2024
Committee memberships
- Northern Ireland Affairs Committee 21 Oct 2024 – 29 Jun 2026
- Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) 13 Mar 2024 – 30 May 2024
- Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories · Chair 21 Nov 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories 14 Nov 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government 22 Jun 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 12 Oct 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Foreign Affairs Committee · Chair 12 Oct 2022 – 30 May 2024
- National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) 11 May 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Foreign Affairs Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
Previous seats
- Rutland and Melton · Elected 1 time 12 Dec 2019 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 3000
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
6 Market Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6DY
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Alicia Kearns, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Alicia Kearns?
Alicia Kearns is a Member of Parliament representing Rutland and Stamford in the House of Commons. See Alicia Kearns's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Alicia Kearns represent?
Alicia Kearns sits as Conservative. See Alicia Kearns's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Alicia Kearns represent?
Alicia Kearns is the Member of Parliament for Rutland and Stamford. See Alicia Kearns's official Parliament profile.
How long has Alicia Kearns been an MP?
Alicia Kearns has served in the House of Commons for 6 years, 7 months. See Alicia Kearns's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Alicia Kearns?
Alicia Kearns has 13 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Alicia Kearns's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.