Al Pinkerton MP: written questions
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Legal Profession: EU CountriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to promote UK legal services within the European Union.
Answer: The UK legal sector is a national asset and an engine of economic growth. As highlighted in the Government’s Modern Industrial Strategy, in 2024 alone, the UK legal sector contributed £42.6 billion to the economy and posted a trade surplus of £7.4 billion...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: ExportsMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of legal services exports on economic growth.
Answer: The UK legal sector is a national asset and an engine of economic growth. As highlighted in the Government’s Modern Industrial Strategy, in 2024 alone, the UK legal sector contributed £42.6 billion to the economy and posted a trade surplus of £7.4 billion...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Surrey County Council on embedding safety into road design in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Department has held no such discussions. Local traffic authorities are responsible for making decisions about their own roads, based on their knowledge of the area and taking into account local needs and circumstances. It is for them to ensure roads a...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to use innovative modes of transport to improve road safety in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: On 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. The Strategy sets an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on British roads by 65% by 2035. ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the ambulance costs from road collisions in Surrey in the past five years.
Answer: No specific estimation has been made. Data on the number of road traffic collisions is collected and published by the Department for Transport.Ambulance services do not routinely report costs at the level of individual incident types. However, the most re...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve road safety education for young motorcyclists in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: On 7 January 2026, we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. The strategy sets an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on British roads by 65% by 2035....
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to engage with road safety public awareness campaigns that educate children in schools in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Through THINK!, the government’s flagship road safety campaign, we provide a wide range of free educational resources to help improve children's road safety. These are made available to schools and local road safety officers via the THINK! website, social...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has been made of potential correlation between proposals to introduce a six-month learning period for learner drivers and efforts to reduce driving test waiting times.
Answer: The Road Safety Strategy, published on the 7th January, includes consulting on a Minimum Learning Period before learner drivers can take their practical test. A Minimum Learning Period is designed to prepare people better for a lifetime of safe driving by...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of children injured on roads in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: On 7 January 2026, we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. The Strategy sets an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on British roads by 65% by 2035 ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: Surrey HeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure water resilience during (a) storms and (b) periods of severe weather in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 10 December to Question 96864.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMultiple Occupation: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of houses in multiple occupation on public service infrastructure in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: My Department does not make assessments of the potential impact of Houses in Multiple Occupations (HMOs) on public service infrastructure in individual parliamentary constituencies. Local planning authorities already have planning powers to limit the conc...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMultiple Occupation: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of Homes in Multiple Occupation in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Data on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) is not collected by parliamentary constituency. Estimates of the number of HMOs by local authority in England can be found in Section F of the Local Authority Housing Statistics. Estimates for 31 March 2024 can...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIce Hockey: SurreyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase opportunities for (a) children and (b) young people to participate in ice hockey in (i) Surrey and (ii) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, including children and young people, have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.The Government provides the majority of support for community sport through Sport...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will consider increasing funding to improve the (a) security and (b) enforcement of vehicle registration marks.
Answer: On 7 January 2026, the Government published its Road Safety Strategy, which sets out plans to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on Great Britain’s roads, including through a focus on robust enforcement.The Strategy also sets out the ...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration is given to infrastructure deliverability, including transport links, utilities, and local road capacity, when selecting sites for new hospitals under the New Hospital Programme.
Answer: I can confirm that since August 2024, the New Hospital Programme (NHP) has been supporting the trust with their site selection process to ensure it is transparent and robust. This has included broadening search criteria and “blind scoring” of sites to est...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFrimley Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) transparency and (b) consistency of site selection processes used under the New Hospital Programme for Frimley Park Hospital.
Answer: I can confirm that since August 2024, the New Hospital Programme (NHP) has been supporting the trust with their site selection process to ensure it is transparent and robust. This has included broadening search criteria and “blind scoring” of sites to est...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the accessibility of regular NHS dental check-up appointments in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a National Health Service dentist, particularly in areas such as Surrey, and are taking steps to address this.The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including NHS dentistry, to meet th...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Hospitals: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to move (a) clinics and (b) routine appointments into community hospitals in Surrey.
Answer: As announced at the Budget, we are committed to delivering 250 neighbourhood health centres by 2035 across every part of England, and there are now also 100 community diagnostic centres across the country offering out-of-hours services, 12 hours a day, se...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-27 on (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: This 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. We are deliverin...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) ADHD and (b) autism assessments for children and young people in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children awaiting (a) ADHD or (b) Autism assessment receive interim support during extended waiting periods in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays in accessing such assessments. The...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has data on the average waiting times for (a) ADHD and (b) Autism assessments for young people in the (i) South East, (ii) Surrey, and (iii) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChronic Illnesses: Continuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is issued to NHS Continuing Healthcare decision-makers on assessing complex and high-intensity care needs for people with (a) progressive and (b) degenerative conditions in Surrey.
Answer: The Department has provided detailed statutory guidance, the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare, and National Health Service-funded Nursing Care (the National Framework), on the process for determining eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthca...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration is given within NHS Continuing Healthcare decision-making to the potential impact of decisions to not fund people with significant care needs on (a) families and (b) unpaid carer
Answer: NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is a package of National Health Service-funded care to meet the physical or mental health needs of adults which have arisen as a result of disability, accident, or illness. Eligibility for CHC is not determined by age, diag...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurological Diseases: Continuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure greater (a) consistency and (b) fairness in NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility decisions across Integrated Care Boards for people with progressive n
Answer: Operational delivery of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) with oversight from NHS England. The Department’s statutory guidance on CHC supports practitioners to assess and deliver CHC appropriately, whic...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
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