The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 29 April 2024

Kearns, Alicia (Rutland and Melton)

Kearns, Alicia (Rutland and Melton)

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Writing articles
Payer: Reach PLC (commercial news publisher), One Canada Square, London E14 5AP

Payment: £700 for two articles for the Daily Express.
Received on: 7 December 2023. 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 9 November 2023)

Name of donor: Lord Michael Hintze
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket for the Conservative Party Winter Ball, value £1,000
Date received: 29 February 2024
Date accepted: 29 February 2024
Donor status: individual

(Registered 28 March 2024)

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), value £2,710.50
Destination of visit: Ethiopia and Somalia (Somaliland)
Dates of visit: 6 August 2023 to 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 6 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, value £1,500
Destination of visit: Finland
Dates of visit: 30 August 2022 to 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, value £1,500
Destination of visit: Finland
Dates of visit: 29 August 2023 to 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), value £966.90
Destination of visit: Jordan
Dates of visit: 23 October 2023 to 26 October 2023
Purpose of visit: Meetings with Jordanian Government, Parliamentarians and Jordanian Armed Forces.

(Registered 9 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 October 2023 to 22 October 2023
Purpose of visit: Meetings with Kosovan Government, Parliament, civil society, NATO and police.

(Registered 8 December 2023)

8. 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.
Date interest arose: 23 June 2022

(Registered 28 July 2022)

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

(Registered 23 April 2024)