Al Pinkerton MP: written questions
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Social Rented Housing: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities with essential repairs in (a) social and (b) council housing in (i) Surrey and (ii) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: All registered providers of social housing are obliged by law to maintain the structure and exterior of their properties, and to keep in repair and proper working order sanitation, water, gas, and electricity installations.All registered providers of soci...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Housing: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) condition and (b) safety of local authority housing stock in Surrey.
Answer: All registered providers of social housing are obliged by law to maintain the structure and exterior of their properties, and to keep in repair and proper working order sanitation, water, gas, and electricity installations.All registered providers of soci...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how long-term health system cost efficiency is evaluated when decisions are made to decommission locally delivered health programmes in Surrey.
Answer: NHS England has published guidance for National Health Service commissioners on planning service changes, including the decommissioning of services. This includes guidance on clinical evidence and costs.The guidance also incorporates the Government’s four...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of withdrawing local early-intervention health services on demand for secondary care in Surrey.
Answer: The commissioning of local National Health Services is a matter for local integrated care boards (ICBs) working together with providers and other stakeholders. Neither the NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB nor the NHS Frimley ICB are aware of the withdrawal of ea...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how locally commissioned health services incorporate peer-reviewed clinical outcomes into decisions on (a) service continuation and (b) withdrawal.
Answer: NHS England has published guidance for National Health Service commissioners on planning service changes, including the decommissioning of services. This includes guidance on clinical evidence and costs.The guidance also incorporates the Government’s four...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides on changes to locally commissioned health services.
Answer: NHS England has published guidance for National Health Service commissioners on planning service changes, including the decommissioning of services. This includes guidance on clinical evidence and costs.The guidance also incorporates the Government’s four...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to review whistleblowing protections for individuals involved in the governance of charities.
Answer: We recognise that whistleblowing can play an important role in holding charities to account. Charity workers have protections the same as a worker in any sector and are also able to make disclosures to the Charity Commission about their charity. While vol...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protections against retaliation for individuals who make whistleblowing disclosures within charities.
Answer: We recognise that whistleblowing can play an important role in holding charities to account. Charity workers have protections the same as a worker in any sector and are also able to make disclosures to the Charity Commission about their charity. While vol...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: MaladministrationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department provides on protections available to charity trustees who raise concerns about potential wrongdoing within a charity.
Answer: The Charity Commission for England and Wales publishes guidance for charities on a range of subjects, including reporting serious wrongdoing at a charity as a worker or volunteer. While volunteers, including charity trustees, do not have the same statutor...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reforms to shotgun licensing on (a) rural hotels, (b) pubs and (c) tourism businesses reliant on shooting activity.
Answer: The Government is committed to undertaking a public consultation on whether to strengthen the controls on shotguns, including possible closer alignment with the controls on other firearms. This was set out in the Government response to the 2023 firearms l...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has modelled the potential impact on levels of employment of stricter conditions on shotgun certificate holders.
Answer: The Government is committed to undertaking a public consultation on whether to strengthen the controls on shotguns, including possible closer alignment with the controls on other firearms. This was set out in the Government response to the 2023 firearms l...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on (a) rural and (b) semi-rural economies of merging (i) shotgun and (ii) rifle licensing systems.
Answer: The Government is committed to undertaking a public consultation on whether to strengthen the controls on shotguns, including possible closer alignment with the controls on other firearms. This was set out in the Government response to the 2023 firearms l...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to further consult stakeholders on potential changes to the firearms licensing system.
Answer: The Government is committed to undertaking a public consultation on whether to strengthen the controls on shotguns, including possible closer alignment with the controls on other firearms. This was set out in the Government response to the 2023 firearms l...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Unpaid WorkDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of international educational internships on developing skills among young people.
Answer: The government believes that work and study placements overseas, including internships, can help students to develop their skills, gain international experience and boost their employability. That is why, in the current academic year, the department is fu...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing additional driving test centres in (a) rural and (b) semi-rural constituencies.
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.In t...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish a regional plan for expanding driving test capacity in areas with the longest waiting times.
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.In t...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the DVSA’s internal systems for addressing delays in practical driving test appointments.
Answer: Learning to drive is a major milestone in life for many, and no one should be held back by long and uncertain waits. That is why this government has launched a robust plan to bring waiting times down and restore confidence in the broken system we inherite...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to commission an investigation into the (a) internal governance, (b) operational effectiveness and (c) performance management of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
Answer: Learning to drive is a major milestone in life for many, and no one should be held back by long and uncertain waits. That is why this government has launched a robust plan to bring waiting times down and restore confidence in the broken system we inherite...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to conduct an impact assessment of the DVSA’s policy to restrict driving instructors from booking test appointments.
Answer: To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests across the country.The measures the Secretary of State f...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness and PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative data his Department holds on rates of (a) child poverty and (b) homelessness in (i) Surrey Heath constituency, (ii) Surrey, (iii) the South East and (iv) England.
Answer: Statistics on the number of children living in absolute and relative poverty in the UK are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication, the latest available being: Households below average income: for financial years ending 199...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's housing targets are as a proportion of the population in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 83200 on 3 November 2025.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: Surrey HeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) job security and (b) employment conditions for general practice nurses in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: As self-employed contractors to the National Health Service, it is up to general practices (GPs) how they distribute pay and benefits to GP nurses and to determine their own staffing arrangements.GP contractual arrangements do not place any specific oblig...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Surrey HeathDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the transport system supports economic growth in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: My officials hold regular meetings with Surrey County Council to discuss transport in Surrey. We will shortly announce the regional allocations for the majority of the transport funding announced in the Spending Review. We have informed Surrey County Coun...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce youth homelessness in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: The Government has increase funding for homelessness services in England by £316 million this year to a total of £1 billion. Local authorities can use this funding flexibly to meet the needs of people experiencing and at risk of homelessness in their area...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Surrey HeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to bring long-term empty homes back into occupation in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 59458 on 20 June 2025.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
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