Alicia Kearns, MP for Rutland and Stamford
Alicia Kearns has been an MP since 2019. Currently: Shadow Minister (Home Office); Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office); Opposition Whip (Commons); International Development Committee.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Home Office) | 2026 to now | Now |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | 2026 to now | Now |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Home Office) (Home Office) | 2024 to 2026 | |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | 2024 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| International Development Committee | 2026 to now | Now |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 2024 to 2026 | |
| Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) | 2024 | |
| Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 2022 to 2024 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2022 to 2024 |
Show the other 2
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 2020 to 2024 |
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Alicia Kearns has 12 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Taiwan between 05 July 2026 and 10 July 2026 | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Miscellaneous | Patron of UK-China Transparency | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to India between 25 May 2026 and 30 May 2026 | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to United States between 11 March 2026 and 14 March 2026 | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Qatar between 04 December 2025 and 08 December 2025 | 2 Jan 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Finland between 25 November 2025 and 28 November 2025 | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Great Britain China Centre - £1,100.00 | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Switzerland between 05 October 2025 and 06 October 2025 | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Membership of the Council of Europe. This is an unpaid role | 2 Dec 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Membership of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union and from 27 November 2025, Vice Chair. This is an unpaid role. | 1 Dec 2024 |
Show the other 2
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | 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. | 23 Apr 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | 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. | 28 Jul 2022 |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Alicia Kearns asked 194 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
62 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Alicia Kearns represents Rutland and Stamford. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Conservative
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Alicia Kearns won with 44% of the votes, and Joe Wood (Labour) came second with 22%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Kearns | Conservative | 21,248 | 43.7% |
| Joe Wood | Labour | 10,854 | 22.3% |
| Chris Clowes | Reform UK | 7,008 | 14.4% |
| James Moore | Liberal Democrat | 6,252 | 12.9% |
| Emma Baker | Green Party | 2,806 | 5.8% |
| Joanna Burrows | Rejoin EU | 409 | 0.8% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Alicia Kearns took part in 111 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Alicia Kearns voted the same way as their party in 109 of the 109 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | For | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 17 Jun | Threats to national security from other states: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 17 Jun | Threats to national security from other states: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 17 Jun | Threats to national security from other states: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 17 Jun | Threats to national security from other states: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this