Written questions

Mr Peter Bedford

577 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Bodies: Closures

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled Hundreds of quangos to be examined for potential closure as Government takes back control, published on 7 April 2025, what estimate he has made of the potential reduc

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of new legislation to facilitate the transition to non-animal methods of testing.

27 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help secure the release of Peter and Barbie Reynolds from Afghan authorities.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horses: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a centralised and digitalised ID and traceability system across the UK to prevent the illegal movem

26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Estates: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review legislation on new home developers selling land in and around new housing estates to maintenance companies which then charge back to homeowners.

26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Mid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many major housing developments have been completed in Mid Leicestershire constituency in the last ten years.

26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Mid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many housing developments have been approved in Mid Leicestershire in the last ten years.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7264 on Liver Diseases, how many community diagnostic centres provide transient elastography liver scans; and what steps his Department has tak

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employers' Contributions and Unemployment Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed increase to employers National Insurance contributions on trends in the levels of unemployment benefit claims.

25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing Council for England and Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the potential savings to the public purse of abolishing the Sentencing Council for England and Wales.

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Ofcom

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse of abolishing the Office of Communications.

25 Mar 2025 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Equality

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 38862 on Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Equality,

25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing provision for service personnel.

25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to expand its procurement activities to UK Small and Medium Sized Enterprises.