Mr Peter Bedford

16 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Budget November 2025: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she had with representatives of the hospitality sector ahead of the Autumn Budget 2025.

16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to promote the use of small and medium sized businesses in the Department's supply chain.

16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what public consultation his Department has undertaken on planned changes to jury trials.

11 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants that possess a criminal record (a) in the UK and (b) abroad were previously thought by her Department to not hold a criminal record since July 2024.

9 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of migrants that arrived in the UK by small boat that possess a criminal record either in the UK or abroad.

9 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Workplace Pensions: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has she made of the number of people that will reduce their working hours following the introduction of National Insurance contribution on any salary sacrifice scheme exceeding £2,000.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds information on the number of road traffic accidents caused by people driving legally under non-GB issued driving licences.

9 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing asylum expenditure data by constituency.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of foreign-born families who will claim universal credit or tax credits for more than 2 children and (b) the total cost of this.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds information on the number of UK road traffic accidents caused by people driving in the UK without a valid full or provisional UK-issued driving licence.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments: Dogs and Primates

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, what dat

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of stopping out of work benefits for foreign nationals in the UK.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Access to Work applications; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken for those applications on applica

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department expects to reach a decision on the potential transfer of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme reserve; and if he will publish a timeline for implementation.

24 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

FirstPort: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her department has had recent discussions with FirstPort property management on the adequacy of their service.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his department will a) include?sepsis research?in its publication of areas of research interest for alternative methods to animal testing and b) end the use of sepsis research involv

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Vocational Guidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Careers Advisors working in schools receive training in mental health support, to help identify and assist students experiencing mental health challenges.

18 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her department monitors the whereabouts of people in the UK who overstay their visa.

18 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the number of immigrants granted asylum or indefinite leave to remain that have a criminal record either in the UK or abroad.

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Beer and Cider: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of cutting duty on draught beer and cider served in pubs.

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

VAT: Drink and Food

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of cutting VAT for food and drink served in pubs, social clubs and brewery taprooms.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that immigrants in the UK do not drive on public roads under a non-GB issued licence for longer than 12 months.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department holds information on the number of UK road traffic accidents caused by immigrants driving without a valid full or provisional UK driving licence.

11 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: MOD Garats Hay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the use of MOD Garats Hay to house asylum seekers.

11 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing business rates for pubs.

4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will review the covid-19 vaccination eligibility criteria for (a) frontline workers and (b) carers to ensure that (i) those who work in high-risk environments, (ii) those who prov

4 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of pandemic-related delays on asylum seekers’ eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain; and whether transitional provisions will be introduced to ensure th

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Canada

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the expiry of tariff free quotas under the former UK-Canada Trade Continuity Agreement on (a) levels of investment in the UK and (b) economic grow

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with Capita on resolutions for people impacted by (a) delayed or incorrect pension payments under the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and (b) delayed or incorrect pension valuat