Al Pinkerton MP: written questions
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UK Relations with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing an economic security agreement with the European Union to mitigate potential geopolitical shocks.
Answer: We have continued to enhance our cooperation with the EU on a range of economic security issues of mutual concern since the UK-EU Summit in 2025. The EU remains our most important trading partner, our economies are deeply interconnected and face many of t...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: Departmental CoordinationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of increasing the frequency of inter-department ministerial meetings about the UK Overseas Territories.
Answer: The Overseas Territories Ministerial Group (OTMG) which I chair already meets regularly, interspersed with official level meetings, and other ad hoc meetings as required between individual Ministers - to consider strategic and cross cutting issues affecti...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the EU's Industrial Accelerator Act on UK producers.
Answer: This Government notes the publication of the proposed EU Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) and the wider Made in Europe agenda. In general, the proposal suggests that UK content would be considered equivalent to “Union origin” by default for public procure...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: DefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic benefits to the UK industrial base by fostering closer cooperation with EU defence initiatives.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is dedicated to ensuring that defence is an engine for growth across the UK. The Security and Defence Partnership agreed with the European Union in May last year demonstrates this Government’s commitment to enhancing European secur...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of its red lines for negotiations with the EU on protecting critical industries from the imposition of tariffs.
Answer: The UK and EU are close partners with shared interests. We have agreed tariff free trade with the EU under the TCA, and we expect the EU to honour these obligations. The new steel tariff measures announced by the EU therefore present significant concern. ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Export DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a long-term deal on steel tariffs with the EU.
Answer: The UK and EU are close partners with shared interests. We are engaging intensively on steel tariffs with the European Commission and are working to find a bilateral solution that protects vital UK-EU steel trade. We have made clear that restricting UK ac...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Export DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the potential impact of future European Union tariffs on UK steel exports.
Answer: The UK and EU are close partners with shared interests. We are engaging intensively on steel tariffs with the European Commission and are working to find a bilateral solution that protects vital UK-EU steel trade. We have made clear that restricting UK ac...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFishery Agreements: EU CountriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to consult the UK fishing sector on the potential implications of UK-EU fishing agreements.
Answer: The Defra Secretary of State, Fisheries Minister and Defra officials engage regularly with representatives from across the UK fishing sector. This includes engagement on the implementation of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, including (but not l...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119729More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings he has had with his EU counterparts to discuss UK-EU relations following the UK-EU Summit 2025 - Joint Statement of 19 May 2025.
Answer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office regularly speaks to his EU counterparts to discuss UK-EU relations on both a formal and informal basis.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: UK Relations with EUForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to ratify the UK-EU agreement on Gibraltar.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 9 March in response to Question HL15025.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will consider the potential merits of conducting economic modeling of the organisational transition costs arising from local government reorganisation in S
Answer: The East Surrey and West Surrey Joint Committees, established by the Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026, are required to prepare an Implementation Plan. Following the election of members in May the shadow East Surrey and West Surrey Councils must then...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCharity CommissionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to introduce powers enabling the Charity Commission for England and Wales to disqualify charity trustees whose conduct is deemed damaging to (a) public trust and (b)
Answer: The Government keeps the Charity Commission's powers under regular review and is actively considering what further powers are required to support the Commission in regulating charities. As a non-ministerial department, the Charity Commission receives its ...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCharity CommissionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of resources available to the Charity Commission for England and Wales to conduct investigations.
Answer: The Government keeps the Charity Commission's powers under regular review and is actively considering what further powers are required to support the Commission in regulating charities. As a non-ministerial department, the Charity Commission receives its ...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCharity CommissionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what level of contingent liabilities charities can accumulate before regulatory intervention from the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Answer: The Charity Commission’s role is to ensure that charity trustees comply with their duties as set out in charity law; that charities further their charitable purposes for the public benefit; and that there is no misconduct or mismanagement. I am confident ...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCharity CommissionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of legislating to provide the Charity Commission for England and Wales with additional investigatory powers.
Answer: The Government keeps the Charity Commission's powers under regular review and is actively considering what further powers are required to support the Commission in regulating charities. As a non-ministerial department, the Charity Commission receives its ...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCharity CommissionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints relating to the governance of charities were received by the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the past year; and how many of those complaints resulted in a formal i
Answer: The Charity Commission does not publish data about categories of complaints, and therefore cannot provide the number of complaints specifically relating to governance received in the past year or how many resulted in a formal investigation.The following t...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCharity CommissionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many regulatory intervention cases were opened by the Charity Commission for England and Wales in each of the past five years.
Answer: The Charity Commission does not publish data about categories of complaints, and therefore cannot provide the number of complaints specifically relating to governance received in the past year or how many resulted in a formal investigation.The following t...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCharity CommissionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Charity Commission for England and Wales to investigate undisclosed contingent liabilities within registered charities.
Answer: The Charity Commission’s role is to ensure that charity trustees comply with their duties as set out in charity law; that charities further their charitable purposes for the public benefit; and that there is no misconduct or mismanagement. I am confident ...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the diagnosis of invasive lobular breast cancer through NHS screening programmes in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan sets out a comprehensive programme of reform across prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, data, and research. The Government will transform early diagnosis through improved screening and proactive case‑finding, embed continuous ...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support research into invasive lobular breast cancer in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the crucial need for research into all forms of cancer, including lobular breast cancer. It remains committed to the role of research to drive a stronger collective understanding of the biology behind lobular breast cancer and to...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the availability of speech and language therapists supporting people living with dementia in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs) and may include speech and language therapy. We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Inst...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the support available to people of working age living with dementia including primary progressive aphasia in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the adequacy of the support available to people of working age living with dementia, including primary progressive aphasia, in the Surrey Heath constituency.Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers wit...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve early diagnosis of non-memory led dementias including primary progressive aphasia in Surrey.
Answer: A timely diagnosis is vital to ensuring that a person with dementia can access the advice, information, care, and support that can help them to live well and remain independent for as long as possible.As part of development of the Modern Service Framework...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAphasia: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure access to speech and language therapy for people diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs) and may include speech and language therapy. We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Inst...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve support for people living with primary progressive aphasia and other language led dementias in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs) and may include speech and language therapy. We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Inst...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
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