Al Pinkerton MP: written questions
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Voice over Internet Protocol: Surrey HeathDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of replacing landlines with digital voice services in areas with (a) poor mobile signal and (b) unreliable broadband in S
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that any risks arising from the industry-led migration of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are mitigated for all customers across the UK. VoIP requires a minimum co...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve funding for sarcoma cancer research at hospitals in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests over £1.6 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 202...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) HIV prevention and (b) HIV care services in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to ending new transmissions of HIV in England by 2030 and is developing the new HIV Action Plan which we aim to publish this year. The plan will address ways to improve and support HIV prevention and HIV care services across th...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWalking: ChildrenDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to provide safe walking routes for children to schools in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: It is for local authorities to decide on where to prioritise investment in their local transport networks. Surrey County Council is in the process of developing Local Cycling and Walking Investment Plans (LCWIPs) across the county, including one for Surre...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate GP provision for new housing developments in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: We recognise the challenges that areas of significant housing and population growth can place on primary care infrastructure.The Department of Health and Social Care continues to work closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: Surrey HeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to tackle fly-tipping in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Fly-tipping is a serious crime which blights local communities and the environment, and we appreciate the difficulty and cost that it poses to landowners. Local councils are usually best placed to tackle fly-tipping in their areas, and they have a range o...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: Surrey HeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) condition and (b) ecological quality of woodlands in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: This Government recognises the importance of woodland management to improve the condition and ecological quality of woodlands. We are helping owners manage their woodlands by providing Countryside Stewardship woodland management planning grants, infrastru...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure new housing developments are supported by (a) physical and (b) social infrastructure in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 26106 on 5 February 2025.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSports Competitors: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support deaf athletes in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government is dedicated to making sport across the country accessible and inclusive for everyone, including d/Deaf people.Our Arm's Length Body, Sport England, has committed £1.2 million between 2022 and 2027 to support deaf sport at the grassroots le...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to modernise public transport technology for buses in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering better bus services for passengers, and has confirmed investment of £955 million for the 2025 to 2026 financial year to support and improve bus services in England outside London. This includes £712 million alloca...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: Surrey HeathHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the safety of town centres during summer 2025 in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: This is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. As part of the Neighbourhood Policing Grant, £200 million has been allocated to forces for 2025/26 to support the Government’s commitment to deliver additional personn...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTheft: Surrey HeathHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce shop theft in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level, up 20% on year up to December 2024. We will not stand for this.We are providing £5 million over the next three years to continue to fund a specialist analysis team within Opal, the National Polici...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of high annual ground rents on the ability of leaseholders to sell their properties in Surrey Heath constit
Answer: My Department is aware that some leaseholders may be experiencing problems with mortgaging or selling a property because of their ground rent terms. The government remains firmly committed to its manifesto commitment to tackle unregulated and unaffordable...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrinary Tract Infections: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allocating additional funding to support research into chronic urinary tract infections in Surrey.
Answer: The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health and social care, including urinary tract infect...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrinary Tract Infections: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support people suffering with chronic urinary tract infections in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Appropriate treatment and support for people with chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) are dependent on receiving an accurate diagnosis. Diagnostic tests for chronic UTIs, such as urinalysis and urine culture, are widely available across all pathology ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Water CommissionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Independent Water Commission has made on producing its final recommendations.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will recommend reforms to reset the water sector and is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. It is considering a wide range of areas, as set out in the Commissi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of cervical screening services in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: NHS England’s data for 2023/24 shows that cervical screening coverage in the Surrey Heath primary care network was 71.6% in the 25 to 49 year old age group, and 76.8% in the 50 to 64 year old age group. These figures are above the England average, 67.5% a...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support women with cervical cancer in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: It is a priority for the Government and the National Health Service to improve support for women living with cervical cancer in England, including in the Surrey Heath constituency.NHS England has committed to ensuring that every person diagnosed with canc...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCaravan Sites: Surrey HeathHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of unauthorised caravan encampments in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: While the Home Office sets the overall legal framework, local authorities retain the powers needed to manage unauthorised encampments. Where enforcement is required, it is an operational matter for the police, working with local authorities.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure South Western Railway services remain efficient during the transition to Great British Railways in the Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: South Western Railway (SWR) services transferred into public ownership on 25 May. This was a watershed moment in our work to return the railways to the service of passengers. The Department will hold the new publicly owned SWR to account through the new s...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOxygen: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of access to hyperbaric treatment for people in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Department has not undertaken an assessment for the Surrey Health constituency specifically.A revised service specification for hyperbaric oxygen services in England was subjected to stakeholder testing in July 2024, and public consultation took place...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: SurreyHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle levels of anti-social behaviour involving catapults in Surrey.
Answer: We are clear that catapults should not be used for illegal or anti-social purposes, whether against wildlife, people or property.The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a ...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Banks: Surrey HeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of food banks in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: We are committed to tackling poverty and ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels. To inform this work, DWP officials have engaged with a range of organisations to better understand the complex food support landscape. We also continue to provide s...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Hospitals: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of doctor staffing levels at community hospitals in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment. Appropriate National Health Service staffing levels are determined locally.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: DisabilityMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that disabled court users have equal access to (a) legal representation and (b) appropriate support in court jurisdictions.
Answer: Legally-aided advice and representation is available to disabled people on the same basis as it is to the wider population. The issue must usually be in-scope of legal aid, and applicants are subject to means and merits tests, if applicable.Duty solicitor...
Answered 27 May 2025
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