Mr Peter Bedford

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many permanent civil servants in her Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many permanent civil servants in her Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.

9 Jun 2025 · Attorney General

Civil Servants: Termination of Employment

To ask the Solicitor General, how many permanent civil servants had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.

5 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Commissioner for Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the transparency of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.

5 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

House of Lords Appointments Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the transparency of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison and Probation Service: Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of HM Prison and Probation Service in Leicestershire.

5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of outsourcing procurement operations to the private sector.

5 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing the Office for Budget Responsibility.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many households in receipt of Universal Credit are liable to pay the BBC License Fee.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the operational effectiveness of the Environment Agency.

5 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Home Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing the Home Office.

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department taken to (a) monitor and (b) ensure the adherence by regulators to the The Growth Duty Performance Framework, last published on 16 May 2024; and how many complaints his Depart

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40979 on Employment: Disability, when will further analysis be published.

2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's procurement function.

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Resident Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of specialist training contracts for junior doctors.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May to Question 46599 on Civil Servants: Workplace Pension, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of changing the civil service pension scheme to a defined contribut

22 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Horse Racing: Betting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases to betting levies on employment within the horseracing industry.

22 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Sick Leave

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average number of sick days was per employee in each Government department in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.

22 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Dismissal

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many permanent civil servants had contracts of employment terminated for poor performance in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.

22 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of UK-trained qualified dentists.

22 May 2025 · Women and Equalities

Men

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Minister for men.

22 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 46599, tabled by the hon. Member for Mid Leicestershire on 17 April 2025.

22 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Horse Racing: Betting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases to betting levies on the horseracing industry.

22 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Road Traffic Offences: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review sentencing for (a) careless driving that leads to (i) serious injury and (ii) death and (b) other driving offences.

22 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of the security and counter-terrorism partnership between the UK and India.

19 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to announce further proposals for local government reorganisation in Leicestershire.

19 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the number of public houses.

19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Medical Treatments Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of correcting cosmetic dental surgery undertaken by British nationals abroad in the last 12 months.