Mr Peter Bedford

19 May 2025 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including financial education for (a) primary and (b) secondary education in the national curriculum.

19 May 2025 · Home Office

Foreign Nationals: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of disapplying the Human Rights Act on the removal of foreign national offenders from British prisons.

16 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of terrorist organisations impacted by India's Operation Sindoor.

12 May 2025 · Leader of the House

House of Commons: Electronic Voting

To ask the Leader of the House, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing electronic voting for divisions in the House of Commons.

12 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Productivity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of requiring full-time office working in the civil service on public sector productivity.

12 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of mandating 60 per cent office-working by departmental staff by September 2025 on productivity within her Department.

12 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Judges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of District Judges in hearing civil litigation cases.

12 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Small Claims: Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Money Claim Online in delivering civil remedies for small claims legal disputes.

7 May 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Mid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which hotels are being used to house asylum seekers in Mid Leicestershire constituency; and how many asylum seekers there are in each hotel.

30 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to deport people who have been living in the UK illegally for more than five years.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Football Governance Bill on the financial health of non premier league football clubs.

30 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing income tax bands on economic productivity.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the forthcoming Pensions Schemes Bill on the ability of Pension Scheme Administrators to support the the transfer of defined benefit pension schem

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of green levies on domestic energy bills.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Plastic Surgery: 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 surgery undertaken by British Nationals abroad.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of the Football Governance Bill on the (a) administrative and (b) compliance activities of English football clubs.

28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of councils extending the right to be placed on the rent books of primary tenancies to adults with additional need

28 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce regulations for the use of solo carers for elderly people.

28 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the VAT registration threshold on levels of growth of small and medium-sized businesses.

28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March to Question 33788 on Ministry of Defence: Written Questions, whether AI is used at any stage in the drafting of responses to parliamentary questions.

28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Section 106 contributions paid to local authorities ahead of a development.

28 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help maintain the level of return on savings in the context of her proposal to consolidate pension schemes that have under £25 billion of assets.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to amend regulations on mechanisms for transferring pensions between scheme providers.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of mechanisms for transferring pensions.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of moving the BBC to a commercial subscription-based model on costs to the public purse.

17 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changing the civil service pension scheme to a defined contribution model on costs to the public purse.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Import Duties: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of US tariffs on the hospitality sector in the UK.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Private Education: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Independent Schools have (a) closed and (b) announced their closure, since July 2024.

8 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an estimate of the number of criminals erroneously released as part of the early release scheme.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Timesharing: Misrepresentation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to review the mis-selling of timeshare schemes.