The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 4 March 2024

Kearns, Alicia (Rutland and Melton)

Kearns, Alicia (Rutland and Melton)

1. Employment and earnings

7 December 2023, received £700 from Reach PLC (commercial news publisher), One Canada Square, London E14 5AP, for two articles for the Daily Express. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2023)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Attitude Magazine - Stream Publishing Limited
Address of donor: The Cowshed, Ladycross Farm, Hollow Lane, Dormansland RH7 6PB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket for the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards 2023, value £600
Date received: 11 October 2023
Date accepted: 11 October 2023
Donor status: company, registration 6766284
(Registered 09 November 2023)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: The HALO Trust
Address of donor: Carronfoot, Thornhill, Dumfries DG3 5BF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1,716.48), accommodation (£708.47), transport (£73.50), food (£147.65), and visa (£64.40), total value £2,710.50
Destination of visit: Somaliland and Ethiopia
Dates of visit: 6-11 August 2023
Purpose of visit: To see the Halo Trust’s work in removing landmines and unexploded ordnance, and gain a better understanding of the UK's role supporting NGOs like the Halo Trust to deliver greater resilience and recovery from conflict.
(Registered 06 September 2023)

Name of donor: Embassy of Finland in London
Address of donor: 38 Chesham Place, London SW1X 8HW
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel, accommodation and hospitality for a member of my staff, total value £1,500
Destination of visit: Finland
Dates of visit: 30 August - 3 September 2022
Purpose of visit: Study trip undertaken by a member of my staff to learn about Finland's foreign, defence and security policy ahead of their accession to NATO.
(Registered 13 September 2023)

Name of donor: Embassy of Finland in London
Address of donor: 38 Chesham Place, London SW1X 8HW
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel, accommodation and hospitality for a member of my staff, total value £1,500
Destination of visit: Finland
Dates of visit: 29 August - 2 September 2023
Purpose of visit: Study trip undertaken by a member of my staff to learn about comprehensive security, Finnish foreign and security policy, and Finland's accession to into NATO.
(Registered 13 September 2023)

Name of donor: Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in London
Address of donor: 6 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London W8 7HA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£466.90), accommodation and meals (£500), total value £966.9
Destination of visit: Jordan
Dates of visit: 23-26 October 2023
Purpose of visit: Meetings with Jordanian Government, Parliamentarians and Jordanian Armed Forces.
(Registered 09 November 2023)

Name of donor: Government of Kosovo
Address of donor: Government Building, Nëna Terezë Square, 10000 Prishtinë, The Republic of Kosovo
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transport and accommodation for me and a member of staff, value £1,548.59
Destination of visit: Kosovo
Dates of visit: 19-22 October 2023
Purpose of visit: Meetings with Kosovan Government, Parliament, civil society, NATO and police.
(Registered 08 December 2023)

8. Miscellaneous

From 23 June 2022, 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. (Registered 28 July 2022)