Dr Al Pinkerton
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Dr Al Pinkerton is the Liberal Democrat MP for Surrey Heath, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe).
402
Votes Cast
N/A
Expenses
5,640
Majority
44.8%
Vote Share
Expenses
No expense data available.
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 47,788 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
1,576
Written Questions
23
Oral Questions
181
Debates Spoken In⚑
273
Speeches⚑
402
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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1 AYE1 NONon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
2 votes · 25 Nov 2024
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
2 votes · 25 Nov 2024
2 AYEOpposition day
2 votes · 16 Oct 2024
Opposition day
2 votes · 16 Oct 2024
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 8 Oct 2024
Opposition Day
2 votes · 8 Oct 2024
Financial Interests(4)
Visits outside the UK
HM Government of Cayman Islands
£2,907
Visits outside the UK
HM Government of Cayman Islands
- Name of donor
- HM Government of Cayman Islands
- Address of donor
- 133 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9000, Cayman Islands
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£2906.60), accommodation (£1919.63), transfers (£199.50), subsistence (£653.20), commemorative item (£64.34), value £5,742.27
- Destination of visit
- Cayman Islands
- Dates of visit
- 13 February 2026 to 17 February 2026
- Purpose of visit
- Fact finding visit to UK Overseas Territory, exploring natural disaster responsiveness and preparedness, financial regulation, environmental management, and governance.
Registered 6 March 2026
Visits outside the UK
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
£800
Visits outside the UK
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
- Name of donor
- Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
- Address of donor
- Houses of Parliament, London, SW1A OAA
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights, value £799.82
- Destination of visit
- Brunei
- Dates of visit
- 25 May 2025 to 29 May 2025
- Purpose of visit
- To undertake a visit to British Forces Brunei as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
Registered 15 October 2025
Visits outside the UK
Gibraltar since Brexit
£435
Visits outside the UK
Gibraltar since Brexit
- Name of donor
- HM Government of Gibraltar
- Address of donor
- 6 Convent Place, Gibraltar GX11 1AA
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Return flights (£435), accommodation for two nights (£346) and meals/hospitality (£200), value £981
- Destination of visit
- Gibraltar
- Dates of visit
- 9 July 2025 to 11 July 2025
- Purpose of visit
- To meet senior HM Government of Gibraltar ministers, Parliamentary representatives and business leaders to understand the economic and social challenges faced by Gibraltar since Brexit, and to learn how these will be overcome as a consequence of the recently-announced UK-EU deal.
Registered 28 July 2025
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
—
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services
- Visiting Professor in Geopolitics
- From
- 10 September 2008.
- Payer
- Royal Holloway University (Higher Education institution), Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX
Registered 2 August 2024; updated 14 April 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dr in Parliament
Biodiversity: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that reviews to biodiversity net gain requirements for small housing developments maintai
Schools: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools in managing persistent complaints referred to external bodies without being resolved through schools
Schools: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating guidance for (a) schools and (b) inspectorates on handling complaints tha
Schools: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools in managing reputational issues from (a) repeated and (b) unsubstantiated complaints in Surrey Heath
Special Educational Needs: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to recognise the (a) work and (b) contributions of staff in special educational needs schools in Surrey Heath constituenc
Farnborough Airport: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increased weekend flight operations at Farnborough Airport on the (a) wellbeing and (b)
Farnborough Airport: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the public safety zone around Farnborough Airport in the context of the proposed increase in flight numbers.
Farnborough Airport: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that data on (a) aircraft noise and (b) emissions from Farnborough Airport is (i) publicly available and (ii)
Business Rates: Surrey Heath
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the link between business rates and town centre economic activity in Surrey Heath constituency.
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the availability of community-based mental health support in order to reduce the level of reliance on inpatient c
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