Alicia Kearns

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

China: National Security Adviser

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide guidance on how Parliamentarians may scrutinise the visit of the National Security Advisor to Beijing, in the context of his decision not to give evidence to Parliamentary Committees.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

National Security Adviser: China

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a summary of the discussions held by the National Security Advisor and Chinese Foreign Minister in Beijing on 14 July 2025.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

National Security Adviser: China

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the National Security Advisor will give evidence to a Parliamentary Committee following his meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister on 14 July 2025.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

National Security Adviser: China

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister authorised the National Security Advisor to meet with the Chinese Foreign Minister in Beijing on 14 July 2025.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will provide the Intelligence and Security Committee with intelligence assessments conducted as part of his Department’s China audit.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken an impact assessment in relation to the use of touchscreen devices in Reception Baseline Assessments.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Vocational Education: Meat

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including Level 2 qualifications for butchery and poultry dressing on the Free Courses for Jobs scheme.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Police Remuneration Review Body

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Police Remuneration Review Body Report to be published.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with police forces on moving the criminal investigation by South Yorkshire Police into the alleged abuse of grooming gang victims by South Yorkshire Police officers to

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the scope of the National Grooming Gang Inquiry will include investigations into alleged abuse inflicted on grooming gang victims by police officers.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Pylons: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with the National Grid on the potential impact of the cost to the public purse for compensation for communities in relation to the erection of pylons o

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: LGBTQ+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of living LGBT veterans dismissed from the Armed Forces before 1967 who are excluded from the reparations recommended by the LGBT Veterans Independent Review; and what asse

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Cables: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the use of subsea cables for energy transmission.

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative estimate his Department has made of the costs of transmitting energy by (a) undersea cables and (b) pylon networks.

8 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the China Audit made an assessment of the proposal for a new Chinese Embassy.

8 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has (a) accepted and (b) implemented all recommendations from the China Audit.

8 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Members of Parliament will be given the opportunity to read the China Audit in a secure location.

8 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the China Audit recommended placing China in the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.

7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ahmed al-Doush

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the case of Ahmed al-Doush.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Rutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58269 on Winter Fuel Payment: Rutland and Stamford, how many people will be eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment following the proposed changes in Rutl

4 Jul 2025 · House of Commons Commission

China Daily

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will provide a summary of the conclusions of the review into the delivery of the China Daily paper to MPs offices.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sugar Beet: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that British Sugar agrees the (a) price and (b) terms of future sugar beet contracts with NFU Sugar as per the terms of the Common Market Organis

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sugar Beet: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Common Market Organisation Regulation for sugar in ensuring British Sugar negotiates sugar beet contracts with the grower’s mand

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bluetongue Virus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office entitled Resilience to Animal Diseases, published on 4 June 2025, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequac

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing the (a) data security systems and (b) policies used by (i) ISO Certification and (ii) other public services.

27 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tottenham Hotspur FC: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with Tottenham Hotspur on allegations that its shirt sponsorship AIA has supported Chinese authorities to imprison Hong Kongers.

26 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Hong Kong: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on the adequacy of the advice they give to Hong Kong democracy activists on (a) speaking at and (b) attending rallies against the behaviour of the Chine

26 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the (a) arrest of the father of Anna Kwok and (b) additional charges laid against Joshua Wong.

24 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many flights have been chartered to evacuate UK citizens from Iran.

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many LGBT veterans have received financial reparation.