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 6 of 17
2 AYE1 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 13 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 13 Jan 2026
2 AYE1 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 12 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
3 votes · 12 Jan 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading
17 Dec 2025
1 AYE1 NORailways Bill
2 votes · 9 Dec 2025
Railways Bill
2 votes · 9 Dec 2025
1 AYE2 NOEmployment Rights Bill
3 votes · 8 Dec 2025
Employment Rights Bill
3 votes · 8 Dec 2025
4 AYEPension Schemes Bill
4 votes · 3 Dec 2025
Pension Schemes Bill
4 votes · 3 Dec 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
Vocational Education: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of vocational qualifications for post-16 learners in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituenc
Special Educational Needs: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of (a) suspensions and (b) exclusions among pupils with SEND in Surrey Heath constituency.
Reading: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support families to read with children before they start (a) nursery and (b) school in Surrey Heath constituenc
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
Children: Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve child protection services in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Schools: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help increase levels of attainment in schools in Surrey Heath constituency.
Relationships and Sex Education: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve education on (a) sexual consent and (b) relationships in Surrey Heath constituency.
Special Educational Needs: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that specialist speech and language therapies are available to children with education, health and care
Youth Services: Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on funding for youth services in Surrey Heath constituency.
Children: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to make education more inclusive of disabled children in Surrey Heath constituency.
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