Alicia Kearns MP: written questions
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Dalai LamaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government accepts the Chinese Communist Party's claim to be able to appoint the next Dalai Lama as legitimate.
Answer: This Government champions freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all in the UK and abroad, working to uphold the right to FoRB through the UN, G7 and other multilateral fora, and through bilateral engagement. For example, on July 2 the UK convened an ev...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71175More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to FOI2024/01172, if HMRC will now extend 85% discounts to individual taxpayers affected by the Loan Charge.
Answer: The Government commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers. The Government will respond by Autumn Budget 2025.During Oral Questions on 1 July 2025,...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMilorad DodikForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government recognises Milorad Dodik as the President of the Repulika Srpska Entity following the upholding of his prison sentence and ban on holding office.
Answer: The UK does not recognise Milorad Dodik as the current President of the Republika Srpska Entity. The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has upheld the decision of the Central Election Commission to remove Dodik's mandate, following his conviction, and ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: AssessmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an impact assessment of the use of touchscreen devices in Reception Baseline Assessments.
Answer: The digital elements of the reception baseline assessment (RBA) have been in development since 2019 and subject to extensive trials with teachers and pupils, using the Standards and Testing Agency’s internationally recognised assessment development approa...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare VouchersTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71172More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the monthly salary sacrifice cap for existing users of the childcare voucher scheme, in the context of (a) cumulative inflation and (b) increased average childcare costs since
Answer: Childcare Vouchers are now closed to new entrants, and the Government has no plans to reopen or reform them. Existing users can continue to use them as long as they remain with their current employer, the employer continues to offer Vouchers, and their co...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEast Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Ambulance Response Programme in the East Midlands Ambulance Service .
Answer: The Government accepts that urgent and emergency care performance has, in recent years, been short of the standards the public rightly expect. We are determined to put things right.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Delivery Plan for 2025/26 commits to reducin...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSadeq NikzadHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Sadeq Nikzad when he raped a minor in Falkirk in October 2023.
Answer: Any disclosures of the immigration or asylum status of suspects will be made in line with the processes set out in the National Police Chiefs’ Council interim guidance published on the 13 August.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDan TesfalulHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Dan Tesfalul at the time he was sentenced for the rape of a woman in Norwich in May 2024.
Answer: Any disclosures of the immigration or asylum status of suspects will be made in line with the processes set out in the National Police Chiefs’ Council interim guidance published on the 13 August.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHamada SalahHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Hamada Salah at the time he was sentenced for a sexual offence.
Answer: Any disclosures of the immigration or asylum status of suspects will be made in line with the processes set out in the National Police Chiefs’ Council interim guidance published on the 13 August.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordZiad KhawlaHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Ziad Khawla at the time he was charged with the rape of a minor in Belfast.
Answer: Any disclosures of the immigration or asylum status of suspects will be made in line with the processes set out in the National Police Chiefs’ Council interim guidance published on the 13 August.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordKamren KhanHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Kamren Khan at the time he was charged with multiple rapes of a child between April and July 2025.
Answer: Any disclosures of the immigration or asylum status of suspects will be made in line with the processes set out in the National Police Chiefs’ Council interim guidance published on the 13 August.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordKhaliz Ali AlshimeryHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Khaliz Ali Alshimery at the time he committed rape in November 2023.
Answer: Any disclosures of the immigration or asylum status of suspects will be made in line with the processes set out in the National Police Chiefs’ Council interim guidance published on the 13 August.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRabie KnissiHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Rabie Knissi when he was sentenced for a sexual offence committed in March 2024.
Answer: Any disclosures of the immigration or asylum status of suspects will be made in line with the processes set out in the National Police Chiefs’ Council interim guidance published on the 13 August.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAyman AdamHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Ayman Adams when he sentenced for a sexual assault in Wakefield.
Answer: We do not comment on individual cases. We have a responsibility not to disclose any information relating to an individual's immigration or citizenship status, as well as complying with our general duty of confidentiality.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHadush KebatuHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the immigration status was for Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu at the time he was charged with three counts of sexual assault.
Answer: Any disclosures of the immigration or asylum status of suspects will be made in line with the processes set out in the National Police Chiefs’ Council interim guidance published on the 13 August.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMohamed IidowHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20277 on Mohamed Iidow, what the immigration status was for Mohamed Lidow at the time he committed the manslaughter and rape of Natalie Shotter.
Answer: We do not comment on individual cases. We have a responsibility not to disclose any information relating to an individual's immigration or citizenship status, as well as complying with our general duty of confidentiality.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCitroën: Air BagsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to help (a) address delays in Citroën’s airbag recall repairs and (b) ensure drivers receive appropriate (i) support and (ii) reimbursement.
Answer: The Secretary of State recently wrote to Stellantis to express serious concerns about the customer impact of the stop-drive recall currently affecting Citroën and DS Automobiles cars in the United Kingdom. That correspondence urged Stellantis to take imme...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: National Security AdviserCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71159More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Government has confirmed that the National Security Adviser will attend a private session with the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in Parliament.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security Adviser: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71158More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Government does not routinely comment on the meetings of the National Security Adviser, which are often sensitive in nature.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security Adviser: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71157More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Government has confirmed that the National Security Adviser will attend a private session with the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in Parliament.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security Adviser: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71156More
Question: 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.
Answer: The National Security Adviser discusses a wide range of national security matters with the Prime Minister. The Government does not routinely comment on the meetings of the National Security Adviser, which are often sensitive in nature.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71155More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has invited the Intelligence and Security Committee to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to receive a briefing from his senior officials on the China Audit.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: AssessmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71154More
Question: 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.
Answer: The digital elements of the reception baseline assessment (RBA) have been in development since 2019 and subject to extensive trials with teachers and pupils, using the Standards and Testing Agency’s internationally recognised assessment development approa...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: MeatDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71153More
Question: 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.
Answer: The core Adult Skills Fund covers a very wide breadth of qualifications including those related to butchery and poultry dressing (for example the Level 2 Certificate for Proficiency in Meat and Poultry Industry Skills). The department sets funding rates w...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Remuneration Review BodyHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Police Remuneration Review Body Report to be published.
Answer: On 1 August, the previous Home Secretary announced that the Government has accepted the PRRB’s recommendations in full, including a 4.2% consolidated pay increase for police officers (up to and including the rank of Chief Superintendent), effective from 1...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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