Rutland & Stamford / data

Alicia Kearns · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 12 Dec 2019 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
2325days
from 12 Dec 2019
Divisions
329
of 504 possible
Attendance
65%
175 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
147
50 debates
Written Qs
415
386 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£319k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 256 claims
Interests
11
3 categories

A · Overview

Last update: 24 Apr 2026

Issue volume

Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
IssueVolumeVotes
Taxation
76
Economy
64
Crime & Policing
42
Employment
38
Education
29
Constitution and Democracy
21
Housing
20
Welfare and Benefits
20

Speech topics

Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
TopicDebatesWords
Defence228,056
Mp Performance115,143
Other64,332
Local Government74,312
Environment33,550
Economy Jobs183,337
Agriculture22,913
Crime102,083

B · Notable divisions

Source: Hansard · The Public Whip

Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.

DateDivisionWhipMP voted
13 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,RebelledNo
13 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situaRebelledNo
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyinFree voteAye

C · Speeches

Source: Hansard · 16,282 words
DateContributionWords
23 Mar 2026Child ExploitationOnline cowards such as Andrew Tate make money by radicalising boys into viewing women as prey, which has been laid bare once again by Louis Theroux’s documentary “Manosphere”. Mean
CrimeSocial Care
117
23 Mar 2026Middle EastAny assessment of this intervention must recognise that the Iranian regime has made the Iranian people pay with blood for every single act of defiance, so any attempt to apportion
DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs
119
18 Mar 2026Flooding: Rural CommunitiesThe hon. Gentleman is at risk of stealing my sandwiches, but I will get there shortly. He is right, particularly when it comes to farmers; too often they are overlooked and they ne
EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture
519
18 Mar 2026Flooding: Rural CommunitiesThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for granting this debate. Water has no respect for property. It has no regard for a family’s memories or for a business’s survival. It rises where
EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture
534
18 Mar 2026Flooding: Rural CommunitiesI am in quite an unenviable position, in that only some of my constituency is covered by an internal drainage board, but that capital is absolutely fundamental. I am sure the Minis
EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture
234
18 Mar 2026 Student LoansI was of the Tony Blair generation. We were told that unless we went to university, we were a failure, and that everyone should be able to go to university. That was fundamentally
EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy
126
18 Mar 2026Flooding: Rural CommunitiesThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right—riparian ownership is a repeated issue in my community. It is also devastating to hear that he has things like shopping trollies in his water
EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture
67
18 Mar 2026Flooding: Rural CommunitiesRun-off has unfortunately been a real problem. I have only three towns in my constituency. They are not substantial, but Oakham in particular has seen a real issue with run-off, an
EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture
1,106
18 Mar 2026Flooding: Rural CommunitiesI will happily pay tribute. In fact, that gives me a great opportunity to mention Ben Thornely, who is our local Environment Agency officer. It does not matter when I call him or w
EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture
102
18 Mar 2026Flooding: Rural CommunitiesI will gently say to Members that, as much as I love to have an audience for my Adjournment debate, we must recognise that I need to get through everything. I will give way quickly
EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture
56
18 Mar 2026Flooding: Rural CommunitiesI was not aware of just how drastic insurers see the situation, but it does not surprise me, based on what I see in my communities. I know that my hon. Friend has worked consistent
EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture
119
18 Mar 2026Flooding: Rural CommunitiesThe Minister has been very generous with interventions. We are about to run out the clock. There were a few more questions and I would be very grateful if she would write to me on
EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture
70
16 Mar 2026 Strait of HormuzClosing the strait of Hormuz is Iran’s most predictable threat, yet it appears that no plan to reopen it was ready to be enacted. Equally, on Cyprus, it appears that there was eith
DefenceEnergyCost Of Living
124
16 Mar 2026Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressFor four months, I asked the Government what severance payments Mandelson received. According to the permanent secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, I rece
Mp PerformanceFiscal PolicyCrime
114
16 Mar 2026 GP ContractLocal doctors tell me that they were hoping the new contract would be focused on family medicine, with detail about the 10-year plan and neighbourhood health centres that the Minis
HealthEconomy Jobs
72

D · Written questions

Source: UK Parliament Written Questions API (questions-statements.parliament.uk) · 415 tabled · 386 answered · 17 Jul 202424 Apr 2026
Top departments
DepartmentQuestionsShare
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office9823.6%
Home Office5713.7%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government409.6%
Department of Health and Social Care409.6%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero276.5%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs276.5%
Department for Education194.6%
Treasury194.6%
Most recent
DateDepartmentQuestionStatus
24 Apr 2026Cabinet OfficeTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds assessments relating to national security risks arising from the 2016 acquisition of Global Switch by Elegant Jubilee Ltd.Pending
24 Apr 2026Cabinet OfficeTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department conducted a national security review of the acquisition of Global Switch by Elegant Jubilee Ltd in December 2016.Pending
24 Apr 2026Home OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office or any of its contractors used Global Switch data centres for the storage or transmission of government data between 2016 and 2026.Pending
24 Apr 2026Ministry of DefenceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any MoD data was stored in or transited through Global Switch data centres in London between December 2016 and December 2017.Pending
24 Apr 2026Department for Business and TradeTo ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2016 Chinese consortium acquisition of Global Switch on the company’s valuation and growth trajectory relative to the broader d…Pending
24 Apr 2026Ministry of DefenceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the decision by the Australian Department of Defence to migrate its systems out of Global Switch data centres following…Pending
24 Apr 2026Cabinet OfficeTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether sensitive government data was (a) stored in and (b) transmitted through Global Switch data centres following the acquisition of a 49% stake by Elegant Jubilee Ltd in December 2016.Pending
24 Apr 2026Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department used Global Switch infrastructure, including interconnection and on-ramp facilities, for communications with British overseas missions b…Pending
20 Apr 2026Cabinet OfficeTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set out whether the Prime Minister and any Number 10 special adviser reviewed the shortlist for the incoming special envoy for hostage affairs; and if Number 10 has selected a candidate…Pending
17 Apr 2026Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Peter Mandelson's business and personal relationships with (a) individuals, (b) organisations and (c) government of the People's Republic of China were…Pending
17 Apr 2026Cabinet OfficeTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date the Cabinet was informed that (a) Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting and (b) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office had overruled the vetting failure.Pending
17 Apr 2026Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information she held on the role of her Department in the vetting process for Lord Mandelson when she sent her letter to the Foreign Affairs Committee of…Pending
17 Apr 2026Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many currently serving Ambassadors have been appointed despite failing their security vetting.Pending
17 Apr 2026Cabinet OfficeTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister was made aware that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting.Pending
16 Apr 2026Department for EducationTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department will issue to local authorities on the level of weight to be given to a family's refusal of a home visit when assessing the suitability of home education under the Ch…Pending

E · Committees

Source: UK Parliament Committees API
CommitteeRoleHouseStartEnd
Northern Ireland Affairs CommitteeSelectMemberCommons21 Oct 2024present

F · Expenses

Source: IPSA individual MP business-cost claims (theipsa.org.uk) · FY 2024–2025 · £319,180 paid · 256 claims

Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.

Category breakdown
CategoryClaimsPaid (£)Share
Office Costs18538,07411.9%
Staffing53229,10771.8%
MP Travel02,7960.9%
Accommodation039,71812.4%
Staff Travel09,4863.0%
Top itemised cost types
Cost typeCategoryClaimsPaid (£)
Bought-in servicesOffice Costs126,582
Pooled staffing servicesOffice Costs25,263
Equipment - purchaseOffice Costs235,168
Stationery & printingOffice Costs435,123
Venue hire, meetings & surgeriesOffice Costs151,858
Software & applicationsOffice Costs211,728
HospitalityOffice Costs61,019
Newspapers, journals, magazinesOffice Costs46420
Training - staffOffice Costs1375
Volunteer - agreed arrangement costsStaffing53351
Equipment - hireOffice Costs1336
Insurance - buildingsOffice Costs1290
Most recent
DateCategoryDescriptionPaid (£)Status
28 Mar 2025Office Costs
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries
[200011725-10381]75Paid
28 Mar 2025Office Costs
Software & applications
KAPWING PRO PLAN [200011725-10382]19Paid
28 Mar 2025Office Costs
Newspapers, journals, magazines
MERCURY NEWS SHOP [200011725-10380]8Paid
27 Mar 2025Office Costs
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries
[200011725-9423]336Paid
24 Mar 2025Office Costs
Newspapers, journals, magazines
MERCURY NEWS SHOP [200011725-5801]4Paid
20 Mar 2025Office Costs
Bought-in services
Administrative services585Paid
17 Mar 2025Office Costs
Newspapers, journals, magazines
MERCURY NEWS SHOP [200011725-6836]4Paid
13 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
DIGITAL DEADLINE [200011725-3840]18Paid
12 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
THE WORKS [200011725-6595]26Paid
07 Mar 2025Office Costs
Newspapers, journals, magazines
MERCURY NEWS SHOP [200011725-2325]4Paid
06 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
NEWSTYLE PRINT LTD [200011725-3167]50Paid
03 Mar 2025Office Costs
Newspapers, journals, magazines
MERCURY NEWS SHOP [200011725-1824]4Paid
02 Mar 2025Office Costs
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage
Landline7Paid
28 Feb 2025Office Costs
Software & applications
KAPWING PRO PLAN [200011725-2073]20Paid
28 Feb 2025Staffing
Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs
Subsistence8Paid
27 Feb 2025Staffing
Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs
Subsistence8Paid
26 Feb 2025Staffing
Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs
Subsistence9Paid
26 Feb 2025Office Costs
Newspapers, journals, magazines
MERCURY NEWS SHOP [200011725-1030]4Paid
25 Feb 2025Staffing
Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs
Subsistence7Paid
21 Feb 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-1273]63Paid

G · Register of interests

Source: UK Parliament Members API — Registered Interests (members-api.parliament.uk) · 11 current · last amended 14 Apr 2026

Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre Address of donor: 4th Floor, 42-44 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 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 £1,100 Date received: 6 November 2025 to 7 November 2025 Date accepted: 6 November 2025 Donor status: other (Executive non-departmental public body of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Registered 24 November 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre Address of donor: 4th Floor, 42-44 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hotel accomodation and sustinence during Great Britian-China Centre Future Leaders Programme (Oxford) attended by a member of my staff, value £1,350 Date received: 23 July 2025 to 25 July 2025 Date accepted: 23 July 2025 Donor status: other (executive non-departmental body) (Registered 14 August 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK5 entries
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: The McCain Institute Address of donor: 1776 I Street NW, Washington DC 20006 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights to Washington DC (£5,187.36), value £5,187.36 Destination of visit: United States (Washington DC) Dates of visit: 11 March 2026 to 14 March 2026 Purpose of visit: Attended the McCain Institute Conference on Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs as a panellsit (Registered 8 April 2026)
20 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Doha Forum / Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar Address of donor: Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights for me and my child (£6,077.14) Accommodation, food and beverages (£403.16) Forum entry: Free of charge (My family attended to care for our six-month old baby while I attended the Forum.), value £6,480.30 Destination of visit: Qatar Dates of visit: 4 December 2025 to 8 December 2025 Purpose of visit: To attend the Doha Forum 2025, primarily focused on arbitrary detention and bilaterals with Ministers from other countries. (Registered 2 January 2026)
16 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Embassy of Finland Address of donor: 38 Chesham Place, London SW1X 8HW Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): My Parliamentary Assistant attended this trip, following an invitation to do so by the Finnish Embassy. Flights, accommodation, sustenance, and transport, value £1,084 Destination of visit: Finland Dates of visit: 25 November 2025 to 28 November 2025 Purpose of 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. (Registered 12 December 2025)
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue Address of donor: 114 rue de Lausanne, Geneva 1202 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£312.90), accommodation (£272), transfers (£193) and lunch (£72) for me and two family members, value £849.90 Destination of visit: Switzerland (Geneva) Dates of visit: 5 October 2025 to 6 October 2025 Purpose of 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. (Registered 21 October 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan Address of donor: Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0EB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Costs: Return flights to Taiwan £3400. Accommodation, travel in Taiwan, sustenance, and activities £2089, value £5,489 Destination of visit: Taiwan Dates of visit: 5 July 2025 to 16 July 2025 Purpose of visit: European Valued Important Partnership (EVIP) delegation for Parliamentary staff to Taiwan. The EVIP Delegation invited Parliamentary staff from seven European countries to visit Taiwan to meet politicians, civil servants, business, and industry leaders and engage in cultural activities. My Senior Parliamentary Researcher was invited and attended as the UK delegate. (Registered 21 July 2025)
8. Miscellaneous4 entries
22 Apr 2025
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 interest arose: 22 June 2023 Date interest ended: 28 November 2025 (Registered 23 April 2024; updated 24 February 2026)
18 Apr 2024
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 interest arose: 23 June 2022 Date interest ended: 28 November 2025 (Registered 28 July 2022; updated 24 February 2026)
11 Dec 2024
Membership of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union and from 27 November 2025, Vice Chair. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 19 November 2024 (Registered 1 December 2024; updated 12 December 2025)
11 Dec 2024
Membership of the Council of Europe. This is an unpaid role Date interest arose: 26 November 2024 (Registered 2 December 2024)

H · Ward results

Source: Local Government Boundary Commission · DCLEAPIL

Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 27 wards, 47 councillor seats.

WardCouncillorPartyVotesElection
BarleythorpeHans Zollinger-BallGreen Party of England and Wales28004 May 2023
BarleythorpeTracy Margaret CarrIndependent Berwick Hills Resident36504 May 2023
Billesdon TiltonSindy ModhaConservative and Unionist Party37704 May 2023
Braunston MartinsthorpeAndrew Bainbridge JohnsonLiberal Democrats52204 May 2023
Braunston MartinsthorpeGiles CliftonConservative and Unionist Party40804 May 2023
CasewickRosemary Trollope-BellewConservative and Unionist Party70904 May 2023
CasewickVanessa SmithGreen Party of England and Wales1,05704 May 2023
CastleNick RobinsConservative and Unionist Party36502 May 2019
CottesmoreAbigail Grace MacCartneyLiberal Democrats33104 May 2023
CottesmoreSamantha Jane HarveyIndependent Berwick Hills Resident30204 May 2023
Dole WoodBarry DobsonConservative and Unionist Party40904 May 2023
ExtonKiloran Frances HeckelsConservative and Unionist Party22504 May 2023
GlenPenny RobinsConservative and Unionist Party58506 May 2021
GreethamNick BegyIndependent Berwick Hills Resident33304 May 2023
Isaac NewtonBen GreenConservative and Unionist Party51204 May 2023
Isaac NewtonDavid BellamyConservative and Unionist Party57604 May 2023
KettonKaren PayneConservative and Unionist Party39104 May 2023
KettonMatthew James FarinaConservative and Unionist Party38704 May 2023
LanghamOliver Charles HemsleyIndependent Berwick Hills Resident21804 May 2023
LyddingtonAndrew Jonathan BrownIndependent Berwick Hills Resident38002 May 2019
NevillMichael RickmanConservative and Unionist Party58504 May 2023
NormantonGale Frances WallerLiberal Democrats60304 May 2023
NormantonTim SmithLiberal Democrats58204 May 2023
Oakham North EastHannah Sian EdwardsLiberal Democrats49704 May 2023
Oakham North EastMark William ChatfieldLiberal Democrats42704 May 2023
Oakham North WestRamsay RossLabour Party21704 May 2023
Oakham North WestSteve McRobbLabour Party27604 May 2023
Oakham SouthDiane Elizabeth EllisonLiberal Democrats92004 May 2023
Oakham SouthPaul Morley BrowneLiberal Democrats90904 May 2023
Oakham SouthRay PayneLiberal Democrats81104 May 2023
Ryhall CastertonDavid WilbyConservative and Unionist Party34504 May 2023
Ryhall CastertonKevin Gerald CorbyIndependent Berwick Hills Resident33404 May 2023
Stamford All SaintsHabib RahmanLiberal Democrats55004 May 2023
Stamford All SaintsMax SawyerIndependent Berwick Hills Resident46704 May 2023
Stamford St GeorgesGloria JohnsonConservative and Unionist Party42404 May 2023
Stamford St GeorgesRhea Natasha RaysideLiberal Democrats54804 May 2023
Stamford St JohnsRichard James CleaverIndependent Berwick Hills Resident1,04104 May 2023
Stamford St JohnsSusan Jennifer SandallConservative and Unionist Party37504 May 2023
Stamford St MarysHarrish BisnauthsingLiberal Democrats70104 May 2023
Stamford St MarysJane KingmanConservative and Unionist Party44104 May 2023
Thurnby HoughtonAmanda Jane BurrellLiberal Democrats1,35704 May 2023
Thurnby HoughtonPeter Philip ElliottLiberal Democrats1,31904 May 2023
Thurnby HoughtonSimon James GaltonLiberal Democrats1,57904 May 2023
UppinghamChristine Susan WiseLiberal Democrats78004 May 2023
UppinghamLucy StephensonConservative and Unionist Party57904 May 2023
UppinghamStephen LambertLiberal Democrats90404 May 2023
WhissendineRosemary Margaret PowellIndependent Berwick Hills Resident18202 May 2019

I · Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 · NOMIS
IndicatorValueNotes
Population (2021 Census)93,998Electorate 71,763 (2024)
Median age47years
Degree-educated37.2%level 4 or above
Ethnicity (White)92.8%2021 Census ethnic group
Owner-occupied72.6%households
Private-rented16.3%households
Social-rented10.9%households
Employment rate56.8%16-64 in work

J · Public spending

Source: HMT Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (gov.uk/PESA) and departmental funding allocations · Status: Pending ingest

HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.

Sources

Hansard · UK Parliament Members API · UK Parliament Committees API · The Public Whip · Office for National Statistics · Local Government Boundary Commission for England · DCLEAPIL · NOMIS · HMRC SPI · ASHE.

Pending ingest: IPSA individual MP claims · Register of Members’ Financial Interests · HMT PESA & departmental funding allocations · UK Parliament Written Questions API (per-MP feed).

About this view

The data view is a structured archive — every datapoint is a row in a public source. Where a panel shows ‘pending’, the dataset is in the ingestion queue. Send corrections to corrections@beyondthevote.uk.

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