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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. What progress she has made on implementing the UK-EU agreement on Gibraltar. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Like the Minister, I had the pleasure of being in Gibraltar in the summer at the invitation of the Government, and I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I saw for myself the vital necessity of this deal to secure the economy …..."
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Written Question
Large Goods Vehicles: Surrey Heath
Tuesday 28th October 2025

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Surrey County Council on the disruption caused by Heavy Goods Vehicles in busy (a) village and (b) town centres in the Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

My Department has not discussed this matter with Surrey County Council. Management of traffic, including HGVs, on local roads is the responsibility of the local highway authority. They have a range of measures available to them to manage inappropriate use of roads by HGVs, such as weight restrictions and signing strategies. It is for them to determine what measures are appropriate for individual situations.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2025
Support for Disabled Veterans

"I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Eastleigh (Liz Jarvis) for securing this debate. Where the state falls down, so often the charitable sector and amazing volunteers are there to pick up the pieces. Will the Minister join me in paying tribute to some of the incredible charities in …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 28 Oct 2025
Connected and Automated Vehicles

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes) for securing this important debate. To the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), I say: automated vehicles—

“It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it”.

Connected and automated …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
27 Oct 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Al Pinkerton (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 323
Division Vote (Commons)
27 Oct 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Al Pinkerton (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 152 Noes - 337
Division Vote (Commons)
27 Oct 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Al Pinkerton (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 153 Noes - 332
Division Vote (Commons)
27 Oct 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Al Pinkerton (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 322
Written Question
Social Services: Surrey Heath
Monday 27th October 2025

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of safeguarding arrangements for adults receiving care in community-based settings in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Any form of abuse or neglect is unacceptable. Local authorities have a statutory duty to make enquiries about safeguarding concerns under the Care Act 2014.

Where a local authority has reasonable cause to suspect that an adult in the local authority’s area has care and support needs and appears to be at risk of, or experiencing, abuse or neglect, and is unable to protect themselves as a result of those needs, the local authority must carry out a safeguarding enquiry.

The Government makes it clear, in the statutory guidance of the Care Act 2014, that local authorities must ensure that the services they commission are safe, effective, and of high quality.

The Care Quality Commission has powers to assess how well local authorities in England are delivering their adult social care duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014. Surrey County Council was scored a two for the Safeguarding Quality Statement in their assessment, published 20 November 2024. This score indicates evidence of some shortfalls and areas for improvement, such as the need to fully embed processes in place and ensure all staff had adequate and relevant safeguarding training. The assessments will facilitate the sharing of good practice and innovation across local authorities.