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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402 votes — page 7 of 17
3 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 25 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 25 Nov 2025
3 AYE1 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 24 Nov 2025
2 AYEBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
2 votes · 17 Nov 2025
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
2 votes · 17 Nov 2025
8 NOPlanning and Infrastructure Bill
8 votes · 13 Nov 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
8 votes · 13 Nov 2025
4 NOEmployment Rights Bill
4 votes · 5 Nov 2025
Employment Rights Bill
4 votes · 5 Nov 2025
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
Hybrid Vehicles: Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of hydrogen-hybrid vehicles on achieving the UK's net-zero emissions targets.
Heating: Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the use of hydrogen for heating.
Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Online Safety Act 2023 to help tackle fake news through
Media and Politics: Curriculum
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the integration of (a) political and (b) media literacy into school curriculums.
Curriculum and Assessment Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening media literacy programmes in the ongoing Curriculum and Assessment Review.
Fire and Rescue Services: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that fire services in Surrey can guarantee public safety during periods of insufficient staffing.
Devolution: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the English Devolution White Paper on the delivery of public servic
Educational Psychology: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that local councils can (a) recruit and (b) retain educational psychologists in Surrey Heath constituency.
Special Educational Needs: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide (a) training and (b) other support to special educational needs coordinators in schools in Surrey.
Private Education: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support students with special educational needs who have left independent schools in Surrey Heath constituency following t
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