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
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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
Prisoners: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve prisoner rehabilitation in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Parole: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of parole board hearings on victims and their families in Surrey Heath constituency.
Police Stations: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that police counters are kept open in Surrey Heath constituency.
Civil Liberties
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect civil liberties in the (a) development and (b) implementation of (i) public order and (ii) policing policy.
Pensioners: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support pensioners with (a) energy, (b) food and (c) housing costs in Surrey Heath constituency.
Children: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure (a) trauma informed and (b) neurodiversity awareness practices across children’s social care services in Surrey.
Adoption: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that adoptive families caring for multiple children from the same birth family receive (a) tailored and (b) s
Children: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of whether children’s social care practice adequately supports parents who have experienced trauma, including childhood abuse
Adoption: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment has been made of the extent of regional disparities in access to post adoption (a) therapeutic and (b) practical support services.
Social Services: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what oversight exists to ensure that local authorities engage constructively with parents who raise concerns on (a) fair process and (b) statutory obligati
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