Al Pinkerton MP: written questions
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Music Venues: Surrey HeathDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support grassroots music venues in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The government’s Creative Industries Sector Plan, published in June, announced our Music Growth Package of up to £30m over three years from 2026. This package will strengthen grassroots infrastructure (including grassroots music venues), support emerging ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBaby Care Units and Maternity Services: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) maternity and (b) neonatal care in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Frimley Integrated Care System (ICS), which covers the Surrey Heath constituency, has implemented several measures to improve maternity and neonatal care. These include the full implementation of the Saving Babies’ Lives care bundle, including an in-h...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Surrey HeathDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant pressures facing pubs, including those in Surrey Heath, and the Government is providing support through various measures to help ease these pressures. We’re investing £440,000 with Pub is The Hub to help rural pub...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLow Incomes: Surrey HeathTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94875More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to help increase the incomes of lower income families in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Chancellor took significant steps in the Autumn Budget 2025 to support lower income families and improve living standards across the UK, including in Surrey Heath. These measures include:• Removing the two-child limit in Universal Credit, which will m...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of food waste in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Defra funds the groundbreaking UK Food and Drink Pact, a voluntary agreement with industry to tackle food waste in supply chains. We also fund a programme of action delivered by The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), to tackle household food was...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLitter: Surrey HeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle littering in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Local councils are responsible for tackling litter in their area. The role of central Government is to enable and support local action. In the Pride in Place Strategy this Government has committed to bringing forward statutory enforcement guidance on both...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: Surrey HeathHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of funding more neighbourhood police officers in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: We have made £200 million available in FY 25/26 to support the first steps towards delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel across England and Wales by the end of this parliament, including up to 3,000 additional neighbourhood officers by t...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: SurreyHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against (a) women and (b) girls in (i) Surrey Heath constituency and (ii) Surrey.
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 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of passenger rail performance in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Performance across the South Western Railway network, including in the Surrey Heath constituency, has been below the standard that passengers deserve. Under public ownership and with new leadership, South Western Railway and Network Rail Wessex are workin...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve passenger rail performance in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Performance across the South Western Railway network, including in the Surrey Heath constituency, has been below the standard that passengers deserve. Under public ownership and with new leadership, South Western Railway and Network Rail Wessex are workin...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities to ensure that major transport infrastructure upgrades are delivered effectively in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: My officials hold regular meetings with Surrey County Council to discuss transport in Surrey. We will shortly announce the regional allocations for the majority of the transport funding announced in the Spending Review. We have informed Surrey County Coun...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: SurreyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department is providing to local authorities to promote participation in less popular grassroots sports in (a) Surrey Heath constituency and (b) Surrey.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone should have access to, and benefit from, quality sport and physical activity opportunities, regardless of who they are.In England, the Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sports ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: SurreyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase participation in sport for athletes with disabilities in (a) Surrey Heath constituency and (b) Surrey.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone should have access to, and benefit from, quality sport and physical activity opportunities, regardless of who they are.In England, the Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sports ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCulture: SurreyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to (a) arts and (b) culture in (i) Surrey Heath constituency and (ii) Surrey.
Answer: Arts Council England (ACE) has provided over £11.5 million of funding between 2024 and 2025 to arts and cultural organisations and projects in Surrey. This includes support for projects like The Surrey Youth Arts & Culture Festival, a Surrey County Co...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation in (a) Surrey Heath constituency and (b) Surrey.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 86837 on 10 November 2025.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Industrial DisputesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent industrial action within NHS services in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and officials from the Department, on his behalf, regularly meet with representatives of the health trade unions to understand the views and concerns of the National Health Service’s wor...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of health services for men in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: We know that we need to do more to improve health outcomes for men across the country, including men in Surrey Heath. On 19 November, to coincide with International Men’s Health Day, we published the Men’s Health Strategy which aims to improve the health ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: We are clear that the extent of waits for treatment is unacceptable, and that cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We have committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patie...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Poverty: Surrey HeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households experiencing food insecurity in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Data on the number of households experiencing food insecurity by constituency is not available due to sample sizes. Statistics on the number of individuals living in households that are food insecure by region in the UK are published annually in the “Fami...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Banks: Surrey HeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of demand for food support services in Surrey Heath constituency in winter 2025-26.
Answer: We have not made a specific assessment of the potential implications for our policies of trends in the level of demand for food support services in Surrey Heath during winter 2025–26 but the Government is committed to tackling poverty and ending mass depe...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Surrey HeathDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the long-term resilience of pubs in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant pressures facing pubs, including those in Surrey Heath, and the Government is providing support through various measures to help ease these pressures. We’re investing £440,000 with Pub is The Hub to help rural pub...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Surrey HeathDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the hospitality sector on the challenges facing pubs in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant pressures facing pubs, including those in Surrey Heath, and the Government is providing support through various measures to help ease these pressures. We’re investing £440,000 with Pub is The Hub to help rural pub...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Surrey HeathDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to finance for pubs in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant pressures facing pubs, including those in Surrey Heath, and the Government is providing support through various measures to help ease these pressures. We are supporting pubs by expanding Start-up Loans to offer 69...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Public HousesTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94326More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of business rates on the financial viability of pubs in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Surrey HeathDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support pubs with operating costs in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant pressures facing pubs, including those in Surrey Heath, and the Government is providing support through various measures to help ease these pressures. We’re investing £440,000 with Pub is The Hub to help rural pub...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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