Al Pinkerton MP: written questions
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South Western Railway: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that South Western Railway rail replacement bus services are fully wheelchair accessible in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Regulatory requirements apply to South Western Railway (SWR) to ensure rail replacement buses meet the necessary standards on accessibility across their network, including in Surrey Heath constituency. SWR works with its rail replacement providers to ensu...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBrownfield Sites: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with Surrey Heath Borough Council on brownfield site development in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Surrey Heath constituency has so far received a total funding of £1,480,300 from the Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 to release land for 132 homes. Our delivery partner OPE monitor progress and provide practical and technical support to deliver new hom...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBrownfield Sites: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to provide additional funding to support brownfield site development in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Surrey Heath constituency has so far received a total funding of £1,480,300 from the Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 to release land for 132 homes. Our delivery partner OPE monitor progress and provide practical and technical support to deliver new hom...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHoliday Play Schemes: Surrey HeathDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of holiday club places in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Through our Plan for Change, the department is committed to giving every child the best start in life. We have confirmed over £600 million for the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme for the next three financial years from 2026/27, which equates t...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Housing: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate his Department has of the number of council homes in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: My Department does not collect data on the number of council homes at a constituency level.Information on the number of council homes owned by local authorities is available in Live Table 116 which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Public HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) homelessness and (b) insecure accommodation on public health in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness and rough sleeping numbers continue to remain high. That is why the Government is providing £255.5 million for the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant so that local authorities can support people sleepi...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness and Temporary Accommodation: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) homelessness and (b) temporary accommodation on (i) families and (ii) children in Surrey Heath constituency
Answer: Homelessness is one of the deepest forms of poverty. A stay in temporary accommodation is linked to worse outcomes for children’s education, health and future.Through our Child Poverty Strategy and National Plan to End Homelessness, this government is foc...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLoneliness: Surrey HeathDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with charitable organisations working on loneliness among older people in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: From a government perspective, social connection is the golden thread running through much of our work. It will help us to achieve ambitions including creating a healthier society, more connected communities and ensuring opportunities for all. This govern...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLoneliness: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of how loneliness among older people is considered within health and social care planning in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Whilst no specific assessment of the adequacy of how loneliness among older people has been considered in health and care planning in Surrey Heath, the Department aims to ensure that all demographics, including older people are considered in its policies....
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support leaseholders who are affected by building works in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: My Department has had no discussions with local authorities regarding specific issues affecting leaseholders in the Surrey Heath constituency.On 4 July, the government published a consultation on strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and serv...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities on issues affecting leaseholders in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: My Department has had no discussions with local authorities regarding specific issues affecting leaseholders in the Surrey Heath constituency.On 4 July, the government published a consultation on strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and serv...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on (a) public awareness and (b) education on (i) drug and (ii) drink driving in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Department for Transport routinely engages with local authorities to assist them with using and promoting our campaigns, and we work closely with Road Safety GB who help disseminate and coordinate our outreach to their network of road safety officers ...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of public awareness of road safety issues relating to (a) drug and (b) drink driving in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: In respect of drug driving, as the THINK! campaign, launched on the 24th Novmeber is still running. The Department has not yet made an assessment of its reach and impact as this will be evaluated in full next year. In respect of the 2025 THINK! summer dri...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving under InfluenceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing police officers with additional roadside powers in cases where a driver has tested positive for (a) drugs or (b) alcohol.
Answer: We are considering a range of policies under the new Road Safety Strategy; the first for ten years. This includes the case for changing the motoring offences, such as drink and drug driving. We will set out more details in due course.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: SurreyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to help improve the financial sustainability of football clubs in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government monitors the financial situation of football closely and is committed to working with the FA, leagues and clubs to support the ongoing economic sustainability of football at all levels of the pyramid.This year we have delivered the Football...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Surrey HeathDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to increase access to grassroots multi-sport facilities in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to increasing access to high-quality grassroots sports facilities across the UK, which is why we are investing £98 million in 2025/26 through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme. Projects funded through the programm...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: SurreyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the (a) film and (b) television industry in (i) Surrey and (ii) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to spreading the benefits of our world-leading film and TV sector right across the country. That includes existing production hubs like Surrey - home to world-class facilities such as Longcross and Shepperton.This is why we hav...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: CustomsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of negotiating a UK-EU Customs Union deal for improving trade between (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great Britain.
Answer: Northern Ireland is part of the UK’s customs territory and benefits from the UK’s Free Trade Agreements. The Government is not seeking to negotiate a UK-EU Customs Union.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle phone theft in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Mobile phone theft causes significant distress to victims and fuels wider criminality, and the Government is determined to reduce it.Our aim is to disrupt, design-out and disincentivise mobile phone theft. We are working closely with law enforcement partn...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle drug dealing in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: To deliver on our pledge to halve knife crime in the next decade, it is crucial that we tackle the gangs that lure children and young people into crime and run county lines through violence and exploitation. County Lines is the most violent model of drug ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Surrey HeathHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle domestic abuse in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this Government with a manifesto mission to halve VAWG in a decade. We will deliver a cross-government transformative approach, underpinned by a new strategy which we aim to publish as...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Environment Agency is held accountable for levels of water pollution in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) is accountable to parliament via the Secretary of State. Defra constructively challenges and supports the EA to deliver for the public and the environment. Our landmark Water (Special Measures) Act empowers the EA with new powe...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: Surrey HeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to clear waterways in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) undertakes regular monitoring of the water quality in the River Thames catchment, including in Surrey Heath constituency. The assessment and proposed actions are set out in the Thames River Basin Management Plan. The EA contin...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Surrey HeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve air quality in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Defra requires all local authorities to review and assess air quality in their areas and submit annual status reports detailing the actions they are taking. Surrey Heath’s 2025 report confirms that monitoring at 53 sites shows nitrogen dioxide and particu...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help increase innovation in the defence sector in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The establishment of UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) represents a fundamental shift in how the Ministry of Defence approaches innovation. The mission for UKDI is clear –to accelerate the delivery of cutting-edge capabilities so that the UK is both secured at...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
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