Alicia Kearns MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Rutland and Stamford is Alicia Kearns (Conservative), MP there since 12 December 2019. The Members API lists the post of Shadow Minister (Home Office) from 31 August 2026.
Offices and committees
Alicia Kearns holds these 3 posts, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) | Home Office | 31 August 2026 | Current |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 31 August 2026 | Current |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 20 November 2024 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| International Development Committee | 29 June 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Home Office) | Home Office | 20 November 2024 | 31 August 2026 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 19 July 2024 | 20 November 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 21 October 2024 | 29 June 2026 |
| Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) | 13 March 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories | 21 November 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories | 14 November 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government | 22 June 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 12 October 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 12 October 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 11 May 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c4cf1db25316.
Register of interests
Alicia Kearns has 12 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 28 July 2022 and the latest on 30 July 2026. By category: Visits outside the UK (6), Miscellaneous (5), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Taiwan between 05 July 2026 and 10 July 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Joined an international delegation to Taiwan to speak at the Taiwan International Ocean Forum, meet with senior politicians, and undertake a maritime tour of the Taiwan Strait
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-07-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-07-10
Patron of UK-China Transparency
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-07-07
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
International visit to India between 25 May 2026 and 30 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: I joined a cross-party Parliamentary delegation to Dharamshala to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Parliament of the Centre Tibetan Administration.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-25
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-30
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: APPG Tibet
International visit to United States between 11 March 2026 and 14 March 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Attended the McCain Institute Conference on Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs as a panellist
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-03-11
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-03-14
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: APPG for Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs
International visit to Qatar between 04 December 2025 and 08 December 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To attend the Doha Forum 2025, primarily focused on arbitrary detention and bilaterals with Ministers from other countries.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-12-04
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-12-08
International visit to Finland between 25 November 2025 and 28 November 2025
- Purpose of the visit: This study trip to Finland provided an opportunity to discover insights into the Finnish Society and the concept of comprehensive security, comprised of societal resilience, national defence and internal security.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-11-25
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-11-28
Great Britain China Centre - £1,100.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Overnight hotel accommodation and all food, for a member of my staff to attend the two day Great Britian-China Centre Future Leaders Programme (London)
- Value of the benefit: £1,100.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-11-06
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-11-06
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-11-07
- Name of the donor: Great Britain China Centre
- Status of the donor: Other
International visit to Switzerland between 05 October 2025 and 06 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Attending the Consular Services Conference in Geneva, Switzerland hosted by the Centre for Human Dialogue. My husband attended to care for my 4 month old baby.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-06
Membership of the Council of Europe. This is an unpaid role
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-26
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Membership of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union and from 27 November 2025, Vice Chair. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-19
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
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.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2023-06-22
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-11-28
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
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.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-06-23
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-11-28
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Alicia Kearns's office spent £230,056 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. In 2023-24 it was £221,469. Office costs came to £38,074 of a £39,020 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £230,056.41 | £221,468.57 | £207,234.35 |
| Office costs: spent | £38,073.57 | £24,527.73 | £24,912.98 |
| Accommodation: spent | £39,717.89 | £37,547.86 | £34,322.57 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £12,327.90 | £7,091.88 | £7,610.63 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £39,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £42,650 (Standard non-London area budget, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Rutland and Stamford CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Policy Researcher (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Researcher (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (fixed term full time), Intern (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Alicia Kearns is recorded voting in 387 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 28 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading No; Programme Motion No |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye; New Clause 7 Aye; Amendment 32 Aye; Amendment 51 Aye; New Clause 21 Aye; Amendment 47 Aye; Amendment 4 Aye; Amendment 52 Aye; Amendment 23 Aye |
| 15 October 2026 | Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment: Teller for the Ayes |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax Aye; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants Teller for the Ayes |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: Aye |
| 10 September 2026 | Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: Teller for the Ayes |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Teller for the Ayes; New Clause 4 Teller for the Ayes |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye; Amendment 13 Aye; Amendment 8 Aye; Amendment 3 Aye |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion: No |
| 16 June 2026 | Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 Aye; New Clause 14 Aye |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill: Third Reading: Teller for the Noes |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148: Teller for the Ayes |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 514 written questions from Alicia Kearns since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade ; Treasury; Cabinet Office; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; and others.
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has considered developing a single Government-backed digital service to enable small exporters to calculate the landed cost of goods sold to customers in the …
Exports: Electronic Commerce
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has considered making Government-held customs, tariff and rules of origin information available through an API for integration into ecommerce platforms used …
Self-assessment: Self-employed and Small Businesses
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Self Assessment payments on self-employed people and small businesses with irregular and seasonal income; and whether any new arrangements w …
Elections: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her department has considered the potential merits of introducing a ban on individuals non-resident in the UK from running in Parliamentary elections.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he has taken following the arrest and questioning of twenty-six individuals associated with the Srebrenica Memorial Centre.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Republika Srpska entity’s leadership over the arrest and questioning of twenty-six individuals associated with the Srebrenica Memor …
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has discussed the arrest and questioning of twenty-six individuals associated with the Srebrenica Memorial Centre with Foreign Ministers from other Peace Implement …
Breast Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will review the role of age and family history in urgent referral criteria for patients presenting with possible symptoms of breast cancer.
Breast Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of referral guidance for suspected breast cancer.
British Nationals Abroad: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many new allegations of (a) torture and (b) mistreatment were received by his Department in relation to British nationals in 2025, broken down by country and region.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 398b0fd78dbb. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Alicia Kearns.
2024 general election
Alicia Kearns won Rutland and Stamford at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 21,248 votes (43.7%), a majority of 10,394 over Joe Wood (Labour). Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Rutland and Stamford figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.