Mr Peter Bedford

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

Dogs: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department holds information on the number of dogs that have been transported from the UK to China for use as meat.

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to require local referenda for local government reorganisation proposals in Leicestershire.

15 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Transport Department on switching road tax to be on a per mile basis.

15 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Public Sector: Borrowing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the International Monetary Fund on the borrowing rates being paid by the UK government.

15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the revised NHS dental contract to be implemented.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on youth unemployment.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed football regulator on the average price of a premiership football game ticket.

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Non-governmental Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the total cost to the public purse of quasi-autonomous non governmental organisations sponsored by her Department for (a) the financial years (i) 2023/24 and (ii) 2024/25 and (b) April 2025 to date.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the strategic importance of future trade agreements on the African continent.

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the operational effectiveness of his Department's (a) water and (b) wastewater services contracted with third party providers.

7 Jul 2025 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Freedom of Information

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if he will publish a breakdown of the number of Freedom of Information Requests received from (a) individuals and (b)

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Mid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) safety and (b) accessibility of road networks in rural areas in Mid Leicestershire constituency; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of develop

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Outdoor Recreation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered including child development in the planning process to encourage outdoor activities.

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Impact Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will take steps with (a) academies and (b) schools to introduce impact statements for large housing developments within their catchment area.

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish the outcome of the consultation entitled Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England, which closed on 26 February

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Canada

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans her Department has to prioritise Canada in future bilateral trade negotiations; and whether this will be reflected in the scope of the UK–Canada trade taskforce.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Promotion: Canada

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government plans to appoint a Trade Envoy to Canada.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Rules of Origin: Canada

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the expiry of Country of Origin quotas under the UK-Canada Trade Continuity Agreement will be considered by the UK-Canada trade taskforce; and what discussions he has had with his counterpart i

24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on issuing Armed Forces Pension Scheme Remediable Service Statements to all members who require one by 30 September 2025.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow pets to travel in and out of the UK in the main cabin of aircraft.

24 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Gambling: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason betting companies operating primarily (a) over the phone and (b) by direct debit are included in the proposed single Remote Betting and Gaming Duty.

23 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on the (a) ethnic background and (b) religious belief of civil servants in her Department in (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25.

23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Homicide: Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review the Sentencing Council's remit on young offenders convicted of (a) murder and (b) manslaughter.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Environment Protection: Taxation

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 business competitiveness.

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to conduct a review of the Carr-Hill formula in Primary Care Networks.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a delay repay compensation scheme for coach travel.

18 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of integrated care boards in delivering new (a) GP and (b) medical centres in Leicestershire.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in gambling levies on pools operators.

18 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department holds data on dogs being transported to China for use as meat for human consumption.

18 Jun 2025 · Leader of the House

Modernisation Committee

To ask the Leader of the House, what her planned timeline is for implementing recommendations arising from the Modernisation Committees Review.