Al Pinkerton MP: written questions 2025
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Automatic Number Plate RecognitionDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of illegal or non-compliant vehicle number plates that have been (a) seized or (b) required to be replaced in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold the information requested. On-road enforcement of number plate offences is a matter for the police. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and others to improv...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAutomatic Number Plate Recognition: CamerasHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of automatic number plate recognition cameras in operation across (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer: At present UK Law Enforcement Agencies have access to ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) data from 12,076 camera locations in England, Scotland and Wales via the National ANPR Service (NAS).Further cameras will be used by Local Authorities in the U...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the misuse of number plates to evade enforcement.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold the information requested. On-road enforcement of number plate offences is a matter for the police. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and others to improv...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: Motor InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the proportion of vehicles on UK roads that are uninsured.
Answer: My Department does not hold information in respect to how many and what proportion of vehicles on UK roads are uninsured.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to support councils in Surrey in managing projected SEND deficits beyond 2026–27.
Answer: We recognise that local authorities are continuing to face significant pressure from the impact of Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) deficits on their accounts and that they will need continued support during the transition to a reformed Special Educational N...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how changes to the fair funding formula will affect the spending power of (a) Surrey County Council and (b) district and borough councils in Surrey.
Answer: This multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement is our most significant move yet to make English local government more sustainable. The government is making good on long overdue promises to fundamentally update the way we fund local authorities. Our r...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the 2026–27 local government finance settlement on councils in Surrey.
Answer: This multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement is our most significant move yet to make English local government more sustainable. The government is making good on long overdue promises to fundamentally update the way we fund local authorities. Our r...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the capacity of schools to implement additional (a) safeguarding and (b) behavioural intervention responsibilities in (i) Surrey and (ii) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Safeguarding children in schools is an absolute priority for this government, and all schools, including those in Surrey Heath, have a critical role to play in protecting children and keeping them safe. We support them to do this via the statutory guidanc...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Air Ambulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of helipad provision within NHS services in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Air ambulances form a vital part of the emergency response to patients in critical need. The Department of Health and Social Care continues to work closely with NHS England and the Department for Transport on helipad accessibility for air ambulances acros...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: RadicalismDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to educate schoolchildren about the dangers of radicalisation ideologies online.
Answer: The department has strengthened statutory guidance on ‘Keeping children safe in education’ to address online safety, and has updated the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum to strengthen teaching on online safety, wellbeing, and miso...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that development firms meet their agreed affordable housing commitments in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: We are consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, including proposals relating to developer contributions and viability. The changes aim to promote greater clarity about expected contributions, including those related to affordable h...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of developers reducing affordable housing delivery on levels of unmet local housing need in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: We are consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, including proposals relating to developer contributions and viability. The changes aim to promote greater clarity about expected contributions, including those related to affordable h...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of recent trends in levels of (a) petrol and (b) diesel prices in (i) Surrey and (ii) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Fuel price trends are monitored nationally and published in the Department’s weekly statistics on GOV.UK. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) oversee market transparency and compliance and publish quarterly and yearly reports on GOV.UK.
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: Surrey HeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in ensuring timely case handling and communication with parents in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to providing a modern and efficient service for all customers. Through the Service Modernisation Programme, CMS is expanding digital channels and self-service options, including online tools like Get Help A...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: Sexual OffencesDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources available to schools to ensure safeguarding incidents involving peer-on-peer abuse are addressed in schools in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Safeguarding children in schools is an absolute priority for this government, and all schools, including those in Surrey Heath, have a critical role to play in protecting children and keeping them safe. We support them to do this via the statutory guidanc...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex Education: Surrey HeathDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to assess the impact of Relationships Education on pupils' (a) attitudes and (b) behaviour in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls’, published on 18 December 2025, sets out the strategic direction and concrete actions to prevent violence and abuse, pursue perpetrators, and s...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex Education: Surrey HeathDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training is available to teachers to support discussions with pupils on (a) consent and (b) respectful relationships in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls’, published on 18 December 2025, sets out the strategic direction and concrete actions to prevent violence and abuse, pursue perpetrators, and s...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: DiscriminationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department will issue to secondary schools on addressing (a) harmful or (b) misogynistic attitudes among pupils in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls’, published on 18 December 2025, sets out the strategic direction and concrete actions to prevent violence and abuse, pursue perpetrators, and s...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex Education: SurreyDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to teach about healthy relationships in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls’, published on 18 December 2025, sets out the strategic direction and concrete actions to prevent violence and abuse, pursue perpetrators, and s...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: DiscriminationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce misogynistic attitudes amongst pupils in schools in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls’, published on 18 December 2025, sets out the strategic direction and concrete actions to prevent violence and abuse, pursue perpetrators, and s...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory security features for number plates to prevent (a) cloning and (b) unauthorised reproduction.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other government departments to improve the identification and enforcement of number plate crime. Officials are considering options to ensure more robus...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems in detecting vehicles using (a) cloned or (b) ghost number plates.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other government departments to improve the identification and enforcement of number plate crime. Officials are considering options to ensure more robus...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard residents of retirement housing from (a) inappropriate or (b) unfair management practices.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 68820 on 2 September 2025.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will review self-regulatory arrangements for retirement housing management.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 68820 on 2 September 2025.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DogsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will partner with charities that provide (a) therapy dog services and (b) entertainment activities for children within NHS services in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of charities providing dog therapy within National Health Services on patients in the Surrey Heath constituency. The Department does not have current plans to partner with charities that pr...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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