Mr Peter Bedford

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of lowering the age of driving to 16.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Travel Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether UK pets that have an EU pet passport will continue to be able to travel to the EU under that passport, and not require an Animal Health Certificate to do so after 22 April 2026

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the potential impact of budget changes to betting and gaming levies on the viability of British sports.

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Capability Assessments were (a) curtailed and (b) closed early in the last year for which data is available.

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Capability Assessments received Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity, Limited Capability for Work and Fit for Work awards in the last five years.

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions in the last five years Work Capability Assessors have exceeded minimum daily assessment requirements.

3 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

House of Lords Appointments Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review his decision as outlined in his answer to me within UIN 110638.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor about the trends in youth unemployment since July 2024.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in respect to trends in unemployment since July 2024.

25 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether anyone that has been removed from the UK in 2026 has subsequently re-entered the country via small boat.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department incentivises private contractors to increase face-to-face assessments.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when are the private contracts for PIP assessments reviewed; and what ongoing scrutiny does his Department carry out on these contractors.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what key performance indicators are used to monitor private contractors providing PIP assessments.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unannounced visits his Department conducted to PIP face-to-face assessment centres in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

24 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Betting: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she had discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the potential impact of raising betting duty on Greyhound Racing alongside general sports duty in 2027; and what assessment she

3 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of abolishing the Office for Budget Responsibility.

3 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the number of arms-length bodies across Government departments has increased since July 2024.

3 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

House of Lords Appointments Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of abolishing the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physiotherapy: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase physiotherapy employment opportunities for the cohort graduating in 2026.

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physiotherapy: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support physiotherapists that qualified last year into employment.

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physiotherapy: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of availability of entry-level physiotherapy roles on musculoskeletal waiting lists.

3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physiotherapy: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that newly qualified physiotherapists are able to access Band 5 employment opportunities within the NHS, in the context of recruitment freezes and rece

30 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that organisations that hold licenses to use animals in science provide those animals with access to food and water; and if she will make an assessment of the potent

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to review the requirement for platforms to implement client-side scanning and other automated content analysis tools under the Online Safety Act 2023 in the

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the potential regulatory implications of treating water stress and water efficiency as separate classifications; and whether her Department p

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS procedures have been conducted in private hospitals in the 2025-26 financial year.

14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS waiting lists in Leicestershire.

5 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department holds an estimate of the number of criminals in the UK that arrived in the country by irregular means.

16 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Gambling: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to betting and gaming levies on illegal gambling operations in the UK.

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the agricultural sector on the potential impact of proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Re