Al Pinkerton MP: written questions
1209 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Weather: Health HazardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the health impacts of cold weather conditions on vulnerable people in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Department works closely with the UK Health Security Agency, the Met Office, and local health and care parters to respond to Cold Health Alerts, which are issued when cold weather is forecast to pose a risk to health. Alerts are issued between 1 Novem...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the sale and distribution of illicit or unlicensed medicines in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), acting on behalf of my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is responsible for the regulation of medicines intended for human use in the United Kingdom. This inc...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the health risks associated with (a) unlicensed or (b) illicit medicines among patients in (i) Surrey and (ii) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), acting on behalf of my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is responsible for the regulation of medicines intended for human use in the United Kingdom. This inc...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities in Surrey undergoing transition to unitary status on taking major strategic planning decisions during the reorganisatio
Answer: The Planning Advisory Service has a range of resources available to assist local planning authorities going through reorganisation, including their local government Reorganisation Delivery Network, which allows authorities to share best practice. I encour...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of uninsured driving on the cost of motor insurance premiums for other motorists.
Answer: The Department for Transport is a party to the Uninsured and Untraced Drivers’ Agreements with the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), an independent organisation within the motor insurance industry and separate from Government. It is responsible for investigat...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: Motor InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of any correlation between (a) uninsured driving and (b) other driving related offences.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not carried out an assessment of the correlation between uninsured driving and other driving related offences. However, on 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number PlatesDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of strengthening the regulation of the vehicle registration plate supply chain.
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 and ghost number plates. O...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number PlatesDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of non-compliant vehicle registration plates on the enforcement of motor insurance requirements.
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 and ghost number plates. O...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic OffencesDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce hit-and-run incidents where drivers cannot be identified.
Answer: Failing to stop and report an incident is unacceptable, particularly in cases where an individual has been seriously or fatally injured. On 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads fo...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential for connected and autonomous vehicle technology to support vehicle (a) identification and (b) compliance with insurance requirements.
Answer: The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 sets out the regulations for insurance requirements of automated vehicles. The operator or owner of an automated vehicle must hold a policy of insurance that satisfies the conditions in section 145 of the Road Traffic Act 1...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number PlatesDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the recommendations in the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Transport Safety's report on vehicle registration plates published on 9 December 2025.
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 and ghost number plates. O...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupil Premium: AdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evaluation her Department has undertaken of the effectiveness of Pupil Premium Plus funding in improving educational and wellbeing outcomes for adopted children.
Answer: The pupil premium grant provides funding to schools to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. ‘Pupil premium plus’ (PP+) refers to the portion of the grant for children who are looked-after by the local authority or were previously looked-...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupil Premium: AdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance is issued to schools on engaging adoptive parents in decisions relating to the use of Pupil Premium Plus funding for their children.
Answer: The pupil premium grant provides funding to schools to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. ‘Pupil premium plus’ (PP+) refers to the portion of the grant for children who are looked-after by the local authority or were previously looked-...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupil Premium: AdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what requirements are placed on schools to (a) monitor, (b) record, or (c) report how Pupil Premium Plus funding allocated for adopted children is spent.
Answer: The pupil premium grant provides funding to schools to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. ‘Pupil premium plus’ (PP+) refers to the portion of the grant for children who are looked-after by the local authority or were previously looked-...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAutomatic Number Plate RecognitionDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of illegal or non-compliant vehicle number plates that have been (a) seized or (b) required to be replaced in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold the information requested. On-road enforcement of number plate offences is a matter for the police. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and others to improv...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAutomatic Number Plate Recognition: CamerasHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of automatic number plate recognition cameras in operation across (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer: At present UK Law Enforcement Agencies have access to ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) data from 12,076 camera locations in England, Scotland and Wales via the National ANPR Service (NAS).Further cameras will be used by Local Authorities in the U...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the misuse of number plates to evade enforcement.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold the information requested. On-road enforcement of number plate offences is a matter for the police. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and others to improv...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: Motor InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the proportion of vehicles on UK roads that are uninsured.
Answer: My Department does not hold information in respect to how many and what proportion of vehicles on UK roads are uninsured.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to support councils in Surrey in managing projected SEND deficits beyond 2026–27.
Answer: We recognise that local authorities are continuing to face significant pressure from the impact of Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) deficits on their accounts and that they will need continued support during the transition to a reformed Special Educational N...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how changes to the fair funding formula will affect the spending power of (a) Surrey County Council and (b) district and borough councils in Surrey.
Answer: This multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement is our most significant move yet to make English local government more sustainable. The government is making good on long overdue promises to fundamentally update the way we fund local authorities. Our r...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the 2026–27 local government finance settlement on councils in Surrey.
Answer: This multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement is our most significant move yet to make English local government more sustainable. The government is making good on long overdue promises to fundamentally update the way we fund local authorities. Our r...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the capacity of schools to implement additional (a) safeguarding and (b) behavioural intervention responsibilities in (i) Surrey and (ii) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Safeguarding children in schools is an absolute priority for this government, and all schools, including those in Surrey Heath, have a critical role to play in protecting children and keeping them safe. We support them to do this via the statutory guidanc...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Air Ambulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of helipad provision within NHS services in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Air ambulances form a vital part of the emergency response to patients in critical need. The Department of Health and Social Care continues to work closely with NHS England and the Department for Transport on helipad accessibility for air ambulances acros...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: RadicalismDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to educate schoolchildren about the dangers of radicalisation ideologies online.
Answer: The department has strengthened statutory guidance on ‘Keeping children safe in education’ to address online safety, and has updated the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum to strengthen teaching on online safety, wellbeing, and miso...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that development firms meet their agreed affordable housing commitments in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: We are consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, including proposals relating to developer contributions and viability. The changes aim to promote greater clarity about expected contributions, including those related to affordable h...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →