Alicia Kearns MP: written questions
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Dementia: 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
Original Parliament recordKosovo: Inland WaterwaysForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the attack on the Iber Lepenci water canal in Kosovo on 28 November 2024.
Answer: Following the 29 November attack on critical infrastructure in northern Kosovo, our immediate priorities are to demonstrate our support and solidarity with Kosovo; to work with Kosovo and international partners to ensure a credible, evidence-based investi...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordKosovo: Inland WaterwaysForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Kosovan counterpart on the attack on the Iber Lepenci water canal on 28 November 2024.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary messaged Kosovo's President Osmani on 30 November and on 1 December I spoke to Kosovo's Prime Minister Kurti, following the attack on critical infrastructure in northern Kosovo the previous day. We expressed our shock and welcomed...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTaipei Representative Office in the UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials from his Department have met representatives of the Taipei representative office in London in the last six months.
Answer: FCDO officials have met regularly with representatives from the Taipei Representative Office in the last six months.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTaipei Representative Office in the UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have held meetings with Taiwan's Representative in London in the last six months.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and other FCDO ministers have not held meetings with the Taipei Representative in London in the last six months.
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: British Overseas TerritoriesHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister in her Department is responsible for relations with the Overseas Territories.
Answer: Lord Hanson of Flint is the Home Office minister responsible for relations with Overseas Territories.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: DefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in his Department is responsible for defence policy on the Overseas Territories.
Answer: I am the lead Defence Minister for Overseas Territories.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: British Overseas TerritoriesHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK police were deployed in each Overseas Territory in November 2023.
Answer: UK Policing is operationally independent and continues to support the development of policing capabilities across the Overseas Territories.In November 2024, authorisations were provided for the deployment of three police officers to Bermuda, two to the Fa...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military personnel are deployed in each Overseas Territory.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has UK military personnel across various UK Overseas Territories. The approximate* breakdown of military personnel permanently based in UK Overseas Territories is as follows: Ascension IslandFalkland IslandsGibraltarBritish Indian ...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: British Overseas TerritoriesHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK police are deployed in each Overseas Territory.
Answer: UK Policing is operationally independent and continues to support the development of policing capabilities across the Overseas Territories.In November 2024, authorisations were provided for the deployment of three police officers to Bermuda, two to the Fa...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason was Kosovo not mentioned as a contributory nation to Operation Interflex on a social media post made by his Department on 20 November 2024.
Answer: The UK's support for Ukraine is ironclad, and we are grateful for the contributions of Kosovo and 11 other partner nations to our programme of basic military training for Ukrainian recruits - Operation Interflex - which recently passed the milestone of 50...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGubad IbadoghluForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he made representations to his Azeri counterpart on the case of Gubad Ibadoghlu during his recent visit to Baku.
Answer: The UK consistently advocates for Dr Ibadoghlu to receive all appropriate medical access and treatment, and for a fair legal process.
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGubad IbadoghluForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister made representations to his Azeri counterpart on the case of Gubad Ibadoghlu during his recent visit to Baku.
Answer: The UK consistently advocates for Dr Ibadoghlu to receive all appropriate medical access and treatment, and for a fair legal process.
Answered 26 Nov 2024
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