Every parliamentary written question tabled by Al Pinkerton this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
Showing 41–60 of 1,491 · this parliament
Media and Sport, if her Department will publish the most recent available data on employment in the creative industries sector.
We publish annual official statistics on the number of filled jobs in DCMS sectors, including the creative industries, as part of our DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates Employment series. Data from 2011 to 2024 can be found here. Data for 2025 will be availa...
Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking to steps negotiate a reciprocal UK-EU mobility agreement for (a) touring artists, (b) musicians, (c) performers and (d) crews.
This Government recognises the 90 / 180 day limits continue to pose a significant challenge for touring artists, including musicians and other performers, and their crews working across multiple EU Member States. That is why we have pledged to help tourin...
Media and Sport, whether her Department has undertaken economic modelling of the potential impact on GDP of the UK rejoining Creative Europe.
The Government keeps abreast of many EU and international funding programmes across many sectors of the economy. Where participation is deemed in the national interest - including in terms of value for money and economic impact - the Government seeks to n...
Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the UK rejoining Creative Europe.
The Government keeps abreast of many EU and international funding programmes across many sectors of the economy. Where participation is deemed in the national interest - including in terms of value for money and economic impact - the Government seeks to n...
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of designating the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras International station as a CITES Point of Entry.
This Government, including UK Border Force officials, regularly review the feasibility of potential UK CITES Points of Entry and Exit. This Government’s most recent assessment in 2025 concluded that the terminal does not have the necessary capacity or inf...
Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure children from less privileged backgrounds can access (a) music and (b) dance training in Surrey Heath constituency.
This Government is committed to revitalising arts education including through the reformed national curriculum. Programmes available to children in Surrey Heath that Arts Council England (ACE) fund include: Surrey Music Hub, which helps young people to si...
What steps her Department is taking to help reduce cabotage barriers affecting UK-based professional drivers supporting touring artists and performers in the EU.
UK road transport companies, including specialist events hauliers and drivers supporting touring artists and performers, are permitted to undertake a limited number of cabotage and cross-trade movements in the EU. The terms of these movements are governed...
What steps she is taking to incentivise summer rail travel in Surrey Heath constituency.
The Government is taking action to make rail travel more attractive and affordable for passengers this summer, including in the Surrey Heath constituency. We have frozen rail fares so passengers can travel for less this summer, marking the first fares fre...
Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the accountability of housing developers in Surrey Heath constituency.
My Department is taking no specific action to improve the accountability of housing developers operating in the Surrey Heath constituency. As the local planning authority, Surrey Heath Borough Council can attach enforceable conditions to planning permissi...
What steps her Department is taking to (a) simplify and (b) reduce the cost of ATA carnets for (i) touring artists, (ii) musicians, (iii) performers and (iiii) crews.
The Government has committed to supporting touring artists. We introduced digital ATA carnets on 1st June 2026, making the UK one of the first countries to do so alongside the EU, Switzerland and Norway. Digitising carnets replaces a paper-based process w...
Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local authorities in Surrey to (a) develop and (b) adopt local plans.
In 2025-26, the government provided over £15 million through the Local Plan Implementation Fund to support local planning authorities with plan-making. This included eight local authorities in Surrey who each received £108,474.57. I otherwise refer the ho...
Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help improve response times to fires in Surrey Heath constituency.
Fire and rescue services in England are locally led, with statutory responsibility for operational response resting with fire and rescue authorities. It is for each authority to determine how resources are deployed, including station locations, crewing an...
Whether his Department has reviewed the scoring and determinations reached for each site considered for the relocation of Frimley Park Hospital.
No final decision has been made on the location for the new Frimley Park Hospital. The trust has secured a land option agreement on their preferred option to enable due diligence and survey work, supported by New Hospital Programme (NHP) technical special...
What assessment his Department has made of the deliverability of alternative sites for the relocation of Frimley Park Hospital, including land adjacent to the existing hospital site.
Due process has been followed for the site selection for the new Frimley Park Hospital, which included rerunning and blind scoring all sites identified as suitable for the new hospital to ensure that no prejudgement took place.Publishing the details of th...
What assessment she has made of the impact of learner moped riders undertaking commercial delivery work in town centres on road safety in Surrey Heath constituency.
The Road Safety Strategy sets an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in Great Britain by 65% and by 70% for children under 16, by 2035. Although an assessment has not specifically been made of the impact of measures...
What discussions his Department has had with Surrey County Council on (a) road capacity, (b) traffic modelling and (c) access arrangements for the proposed relocation of Frimley Park Hospital to th
No final decision has been made on the location for the new Frimley Park Hospital. The trust has secured a land option agreement on their preferred option to enable due diligence and survey work, supported by New Hospital Programme (NHP) technical special...
What assessment her Department has made of the impact of commercial moped delivery riding by learner riders on pedestrian safety around (a) schools, (b) high streets and (c) residential areas in Surrey Heath co
The Road Safety Strategy sets an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in Great Britain by 65% and by 70% for children under 16, by 2035. Although an assessment has not specifically been made of the impact of measures...
Whether his Department will publish the provisional agenda for the UK-EU Summit scheduled for 22 July 2026.
The next UK-EU Summit will provide an opportunity to build on our Strategic Partnership, including implementing joint commitments and further strengthening our relationship with the EU. Further details around the Summit and its outcomes will be shared in ...
Whether he will publish the site-specific costings for each option considered for the relocation of Frimley Park Hospital.
Due process has been followed for the site selection for the new Frimley Park Hospital, which included rerunning and blind scoring all sites identified as suitable for the new hospital to ensure that no prejudgement took place.Publishing the details of th...
Whether he will publish the full site selection criteria used to identify the Frimley Fuel Allotments as the proposed site for the rebuild of Frimley Park Hospital.
Due process has been followed for the site selection for the new Frimley Park Hospital, which included rerunning and blind scoring all sites identified as suitable for the new hospital to ensure that no prejudgement took place.Publishing the details of th...