Mr Peter Bedford

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Pension Credit uptake target.

22 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS employees' contracts of employment were terminated for underperformance in each year since 2020.

22 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Ex Gratia Payments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many employee settlement agreements there were within the civil service in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements was.

18 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to recruit young people into the armed forces.

18 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Deportation: Albania

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Albanian nationals have been deported in 2024; and whether any individuals deported in 2024 have since re-entered the UK.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish guidance on the simpler recycling scheme for local authorities.

13 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has for civil service (a) headcount levels and (b) budgets for the next five years.

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Employers' Contributions and Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to (a) employer national insurance contributions and (b) the level of the minimum wage on the number of (i) apprenticeship starts for young

8 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders sentenced to a term of imprisonment were foreign born in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.

8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the future of NHS procurement frameworks.

30 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of sentencing guidelines.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on prohibiting the practice of tethering horses by (a) roadsides and (b) on (i) common and (ii) waste grounds.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs travelled to the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme via (a) sea, (b) tunnel and (c) air in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs were imported under the Balai Directive in each month of (a) 2023 and (b) 2024 to date; and from which country did those dogs originate.

7 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of arrangements for standards enforcement in local government.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the opt outs for the teaching of religious education in secondary schools.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the total salary cost of the civil service in each year between 2010 and 2024.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the full-time equivalent headcount of the civil service in each year between 2010 and 2024.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pensioners qualify for free bus passes.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Lifelong Learning Entitlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Growth and Skills Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the growth and skills levy is available to people of all (a) ages and (b) levels.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of pensioners qualify for free prescriptions.

4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Single People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of people qualify for the single-person household council tax discount.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of the involvement of teachers working in schools run by the UN Relief and Works Agency with Hamas; and whether any UK funding of th

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his polices of reports that UNRWA staff members were named as Hamas operatives planning attacks against Israel from the A

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Powers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the enforcement powers of the Environment Agency.

2 Sep 2024 · Attorney General

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Solicitor General, whether he has made an assessment of the compatibility of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees with the Government's obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase the supply of social rented homes.

27 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that local authorities work collaboratively when preparing local plans.

30 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on retaining the £2 bus fare scheme beyond December 2024.