Al Pinkerton MP: written questions
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Written questions
Prosecutions: Public ConsultationMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to publish a report on the findings of the consultation on the Single Justice Procedure.
Answer: The Government keeps the operation of the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) under regular review. The SJP continues to be an important route for dealing with minor, non-imprisonable offences, such as certain vehicle-related offences, where the defendant has ...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of establishing mechanisms to evaluate whether codes of practice issued by sector bodies are being effectively imp
Answer: My Department has not assessed the effectiveness of trade associations in the retirement housing sector or the merits of evaluating codes of practices in the management of retirement housing.There are two government approved codes of practice which outlin...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of trade associations in the retirement housing sector in (a) setting and (b) monitoring standards for leasehold prop
Answer: My Department has not assessed the effectiveness of trade associations in the retirement housing sector or the merits of evaluating codes of practices in the management of retirement housing.There are two government approved codes of practice which outlin...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing greater oversight in the Single Justice Procedure for (a) elderly and (b) vulnerable defendants.
Answer: The Government keeps the operation of the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) under regular review. The SJP continues to be an important route for dealing with minor, non-imprisonable offences, such as certain vehicle-related offences, where the defendant has ...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Single Justice Procedure in handling minor vehicle-related offences.
Answer: The Government keeps the operation of the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) under regular review. The SJP continues to be an important route for dealing with minor, non-imprisonable offences, such as certain vehicle-related offences, where the defendant has ...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: Surrey HeathDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with Surrey County Council on providing clear guidance for feeder school arrangements for secondary schools in the Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Admission arrangements are set and applied locally. Provided they are lawful and comply with the school admissions code, it is for the school’s admission authority to decide what admissions criteria to set, and how they are applied. The admission authorit...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage people to transition to greener forms of transport in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Since the beginning of this parliament, the Department has provided the following transport funding to Surrey County Council: Over £32 million of highways maintenance funding, an increase of 36% increase compared to what they received in 2024/25. £12 mill...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department provides for transport projects in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Since the beginning of this parliament, the Department has provided the following transport funding to Surrey County Council: Over £32 million of highways maintenance funding, an increase of 36% increase compared to what they received in 2024/25. £12 mill...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of bus service provision in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The government is committed to seeing better, more reliable bus services delivered right across England. The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December as part of its ambitious plan for bus reform. The Bill puts the power over local...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on modes of transport used by commuters in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Department holds information on the usual method of travel to work from the Travel to work, England and Wales: Census 2021 publication by the Office for National Statistics. According to this data, 46% of people in employment in the Surrey Heath const...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve bus connectivity in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The government is committed to seeing better, more reliable bus services delivered right across England. The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December as part of its ambitious plan for bus reform. The Bill puts the power over local...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety Regulator: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of promoting transparency from the Building Safety Regulator through the regular publication of performance data o
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision t...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: ME/CFSWomen and EqualitiesTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52508More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to protect people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis from discrimination by employers in Surrey.
Answer: The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as ‘a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’. The Act defines ‘long-term’ as having lasted, or likely to ...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Surrey HeathHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against police officers in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Our police officers and staff perform vital roles every day in serving and protecting the public, often in challenging and dangerous circumstances, we will not tolerate them facing violence and abuse.The Government is committed to supporting Chief Constab...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce assaults on (a) doctors and (b) nurses in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Everyone working in the National Health Service has a fundamental right to be safe at work. There is a zero-tolerance approach to any incidents of violence against NHS staff.Individual employers are responsible for the health and safety of their staff, an...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: DiscriminationDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the use of discriminatory language in schools in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The department is clear that any incident of discrimination and derogatory language is unacceptable and should be dealt with quickly and effectively by schools. All members of the school community are responsible for creating a positive, safe environment ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordExploitation: Surrey HeathHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect children from criminal exploitation in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Tackling the criminal exploitation of children is an important strand of our work to halve knife crime under the Safer Streets Mission. Prevention and early intervention to stop young people being drawn into crime is an integral part of that mission inclu...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLiteracy: Surrey HeathDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of literacy education in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.The English Hubs programme sup...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLiteracy: Surrey HeathDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve literacy education in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.The English Hubs programme sup...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Sclerosis: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of multiple sclerosis care in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: There are initiatives to support better care for patients with neurological conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, across England, including in the Surrey Heath constituency. These include the Getting It Right First Time Programme for Neurology, and the ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Sclerosis: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with multiple sclerosis in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: There are initiatives to support better care for patients with neurological conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, across England, including in the Surrey Heath constituency. These include the Getting It Right First Time Programme for Neurology, and the ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Pastoral CareDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support pastoral teams in schools in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: Schools have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of their pupils and are best placed to decide what pastoral support to provide based on the needs of their pupils, making the best use of their funding and taking the best available evidence-based a...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support Designated Safeguarding Leads in schools in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The department recognises the incredibly important role designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) play in keeping children and young people safe in schools. We support them to do this through our robust safeguarding framework, ‘Keeping children safe in educati...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: Surrey HeathHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce car theft in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: This Government is determined to drive down vehicle crime and are working with the automotive industry and the police to ensure the strongest response possible to this damaging crime.Through the Crime and Policing Bill, we have introduced measures to ban ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: Surrey HeathHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce car-related crimes in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: This Government is determined to drive down vehicle crime and are working with the automotive industry and the police to ensure the strongest response possible to this damaging crime.Through the Crime and Policing Bill, we have introduced measures to ban ...
Answered 20 May 2025
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