Al Pinkerton MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Frimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27136 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether her Department holds any direction or funding condition requiring the replacement Frimley Park Hospit
Answer: I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFrimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27135 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether her Department requires Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to maintain a contingency plan for contin
Answer: I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFrimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27133 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether the Government’s reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) eradication target requires clinical u
Answer: I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFrimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27132 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is subject to any legally or administratively binding requirement
Answer: I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS trusts whose maternity services are rated as requiring improvement for safety are required to publish (a) improvement plans and (b) regular progress reports.
Answer: Where concerns are identified following an inspection, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) report will indicate if a trust is required to provide an action plan and progress updates to the CQC. Action plan requests are determined by the level of enforce...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of disparities in access to NHS dentistry on health inequalities in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Find a Dentist website enables users to identify National Health Service dental practices in their area, providing information on services, contact details, and whether practices are accepting new patients, and is available at the link below:https://w...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental practices in Surrey Heath constituency were accepting new (a) adult and (b) child NHS patients in each year since 2021.
Answer: The Find a Dentist website enables users to identify National Health Service dental practices in their area, providing information on services, contact details, and whether practices are accepting new patients, and is available at the link below:https://w...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFrimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department will publish its latest forecast of annual expenditure required to manage RAAC safely at Frimley Park Hospital until the replacement hospital opens.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, incl...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFrimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the residual structural risks at Frimley Park Hospital following completion of its planned RAAC remediation programme.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, incl...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFrimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department will publish any direction or funding condition requiring Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to open a replacement Frimley Park Hospital by 2035.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, incl...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFrimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency arrangements the Department requires to maintain continuity of clinical services if the replacement Frimley Park Hospital is not operational by 2035.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, incl...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFrimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential for continued safe operation of Frimley Park Hospital’s RAAC-affected buildings beyond 2035 with appropriate mitigation measures.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, incl...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFrimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government’s 2035 RAAC eradication target requires clinical use of RAAC-affected buildings at Frimley Park Hospital to cease by that date.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, incl...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFrimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government’s 2035 RAAC eradication target imposes a binding requirement on Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to open a replacement Frimley Park Hospital by that date.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, incl...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: TemperatureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether assessments of sites for new hospitals are required to consider the impact of removing woodland on local temperatures and resilience to heatwaves.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July in response to Question 17199.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFlour: Folic AcidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that people medically advised to avoid folic acid can access affordable unfortified flour.
Answer: The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.T...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFolic AcidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the planned evaluation of mandatory folic acid fortification will monitor rates of prostate cancer and foetal death.
Answer: The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.T...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFolic Acid: Prostate CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition will review evidence published since 2017 on the relationship between folic acid and prostate cancer before mandatory fortification begins.
Answer: The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.T...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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