Al Pinkerton MP: written questions
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UK Emissions Trading SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90865More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings his Department has had with European Union counterparts on the proposed emissions trade system agreement since the announcement of the UK-EU Reset Deal.
Answer: I and my department speak to EU counterparts on a regular basis, including on the Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Emissions Trading Systems linking agreements. I will not be providing a running commentary on negotiations.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90861More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings his Department has had with European Union counterparts on the proposed Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement since the announcement of the UK-EU Reset Deal.
Answer: I and my department speak to EU counterparts on a regular basis, including on the Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Emissions Trading Systems linking agreements. I will not be providing a running commentary on negotiations.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Surrey HeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) nutrient pollution control and (b) ecological water quality in river water-courses in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Environment Agency works closely with the relevant industries to mitigate these impacts. Wastewater inputs will be reduced via the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP), which Thames Water are committed to deliver. Agricultural nutrien...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Surrey HeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in phosphate levels in river water-courses in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Environment Act sets targets to reduce phosphate entering rivers from sewage treatment. In Surrey Heath, the phosphorous permit at Camberley STW will be reduced to 0.25 mg/l as part of a Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) improvemen...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Surrey HeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in nitrate levels in river water-courses in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Environment Act sets targets to reduce phosphate entering rivers from sewage treatment. In Surrey Heath, the phosphorous permit at Camberley STW will be reduced to 0.25 mg/l as part of a Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) improvemen...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that infrastructure upgrades are delivered alongside new housing developments arising from grey belt designations in Surrey Heath co
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published on 12 December 2024 makes clear that ‘Golden Rules’ should apply to major development involving the provision of housing on land released from the Green Belt through plan preparation or revie...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the regulatory framework for vehicle number plate suppliers to tackle (a) the production of ghost plates and (b) number plate cloning.
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, including the use of cloned number plates. It is alrea...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of data-sharing arrangements between the (a) DVLA, (b) police forces and (c) local authorities in tracking cloned vehicle registration marks.
Answer: There are established data sharing arrangements in place which allow the police and local authorities to lawfully obtain up to date information about vehicles and their registered keepers. The police can also access details held on the Register of Number ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the administrative costs incurred by motorists when resolving cases of (a) cloned and (b) misused registration marks.
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, including the use of cloned number plates. It is alrea...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of cloned registration mark reports received by the DVLA since 2020.
Answer: There are established data sharing arrangements in place which allow the police and local authorities to lawfully obtain up to date information about vehicles and their registered keepers. The police can also access details held on the Register of Number ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motorists have paid for replacement vehicle registration plates as a result of (a) number plate cloning and (b) number plate misuse in each year since 2020.
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, including the use of cloned number plates. It is alrea...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cases of number plate cloning reported to the DVLA have resulted in (a) penalties, (b) fines and (c) enforcement action being withdrawn from affected motorists since 2020.
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, including the use of cloned number plates. It is alrea...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has made of the total cost to motorists of vehicle registration mark cloning incidents in each of the last five years.
Answer: There are established data sharing arrangements in place which allow the police and local authorities to lawfully obtain up to date information about vehicles and their registered keepers. The police can also access details held on the Register of Number ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: South EastDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average monthly pass rate for practical driving tests in the South East has been since May 2025.
Answer: The national pass rate for car practical driving tests in October 2025 was 49.9 percent. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency publish data online including data on car practical driving test pass rates broken down by test centre, including those in the...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: South EastDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional driving examiners have been recruited to test centres in the South East since May 2025.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) fully acknowledges car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this continues to have on learner drivers. The agency is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times and...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: South EastDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has made on reducing driving test waiting times in the South East since April 2025.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency fully acknowledges car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this continues to have on learner drivers. The agency is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times and improv...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of driving test backlogs on (a) rural and (b) semi-rural communities.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) fully acknowledges car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this continues to have on learner drivers, particularly those living in rural and semi-rural communities.The ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: South EastDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Education and (b) Work and Pensions on the potential impact of driving test backlogs on young people’s access to (i) training and (ii) emp
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency fully acknowledges car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this continues to have on learner drivers. The agency is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times and improv...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of additional driving lessons caused by driving test booking backlogs in Surrey Heath constituency on families.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) fully acknowledges car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this continues to have on learner drivers. The agency is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times and...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of driving test waiting times on the (a) mental health and (b) wellbeing of learner drivers in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) fully acknowledges car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this continues to have on learner drivers. The agency is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times and...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of driving test availability on people entering the workforce in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) fully acknowledges car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this continues to have on learner drivers. The agency is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times and...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: South EastDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has made on implementing its plan to reduce driving test waiting times in the South East.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) fully acknowledges car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this continues to have on learner drivers. The agency is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times and...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce driving test waiting times for young drivers in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) fully acknowledges car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this continues to have on learner drivers. The agency is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times and...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSecurity Action for EuropeMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of securing UK access to the EU's Security Action for Europe Fund.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 18 November 2025 to Question 90640. The UK is committed to a broad and constructive relationship with the EU. We are working to implement the package agreed at the UK-EU Summit and build on our landmark Secu...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProfessions: QualificationsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress he has made on establishing mutual recognition of professional qualifications between the UK and the EU.
Answer: HMG remains committed to making it easier for UK and EU professionals to have their qualifications recognised.The Trade and Cooperation Agreement contains provisions which allow the UK and EU to agree recognition of professional qualifications arrangement...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
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