Peter Bedford MP: written questions
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Civil Service Commission: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14699More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total running costs of the office of the Civil Service Commission was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Civil Service Commission annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-commission-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025/civil-service-commission-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordJudicial Appointments CommissionMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total running costs of the office of the Judicial Appointments Commission was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) publishes a report annually which includes information related to running costs. The latest published report (2024-25) can be found on the JAC website: JAC Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025. The data for th...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEquality and Human Rights Commission: CostsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14697More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the total running costs of the office of the Equality & Human Rights Commission was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The EHRC is an independent arm’s length body that is operationally independent of the Government. Their annual budget is set by the Cabinet Office. The Equality Act 2006 sets out the legal duty for the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament a copy of...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCharity Commission: Operating CostsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total running costs of the office of the Charity Commission for England & Wales was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: In the financial year 2025-2026, the total running costs of the Charity Commission for England & Wales’ offices, including lease costs, was £1,672,633.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSurveillance Camera Commissioner: Operating CostsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.The Office of the Investigatory P...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Business Commissioner: Operating CostsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total running costs of the office of the Small Business Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Small Business Commissioner publishes its audited Annual Report and Accounts on an annual basis, setting out its performance and expenditure. These are laid before Parliament pursuant to the Enterprise Act 2016. The most recent accounts ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPatient Safety Commissioner: Operating CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total running costs of the office of the Patient Safety Commissioner for England was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The most recent total for running costs recorded against the Patient Safety Commissioner is for the financial year 2025/26, at £353,053. This figure is currently unaudited and remains subject to the National Audit Office’s review of the Department’s 2025/...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Anti-slavery Commissioner: Operating CostsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.The Office of the Investigatory P...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse Commissioner: Operating CostsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England & Wales was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.The Office of the Investigatory P...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVictims' CommissionerMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total running costs of the office of the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The running costs for the Office of the Victims’ Commissioner for the last full year 2024/2025 was £859,698 of a total budget of £887,000. A breakdown of this is outlined on page 55 of the recently published annual report: The Office of the Victims Commis...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordInvestigatory Powers Commissioner: Operating CostsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.The Office of the Investigatory P...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's Office: Operating CostsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the total running costs of the office of the Information Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The total running costs of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are set out in its Annual Reports, which are available on ICO’s website: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/our-information/annual-reports/.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Commissioner for England: Operating CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total running costs of the office of the Children's Commissioner for England was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England is an independent non-departmental public body. The Children’s Commissioner’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25 are available here: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/corporate-governance/an...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: Dogs and PrimatesHome OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer on 11 June 2026 to Question 7009, whether her Department holds any baseline figures on the number of dogs and non-human primates used in dedicated pharmacokinetic studies
Answer: An approach to measure progress in reaching the target to reduce such use by at least 35% by 2030 is being developed with DSIT colleagues and will be included in a strategy delivery update published later in 2026.The Home Office does not presently aggrega...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: Dogs and PrimatesHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer on 15 December 2025 to Question 97967, what figures her Department holds on the number of dogs and non-human primates used in dedicated pharmacokinetic studies for human m
Answer: The Home Office does not publish a separate aggregated category for the number of dogs and non-human primates used specifically in dedicated pharmacokinetic studies for human medicines for publication purposes conducted under the Animals (Scientific Proce...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Political ImpartialityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her department has had with technology companies on the political neutrality of AI applications.
Answer: The details of Ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are published in quarterly transparency returns.
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of British Trade Envoys in securing economic growth opportunities for the UK.
Answer: The Trade Envoy programme was established in 2012 as a network of parliamentarians to provide international support to the UK Government’s strategy to drive economic growth.DBT Trade Envoys play a valuable role in supporting the UK’s trade and investment ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish International InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the risk and reward profile for investment decisions of the British International Investment plc.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) receives comprehensive access to information on the performance of British International Investment across a range of areas, including its financial return target and development impact target. Furth...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGift AidTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5247More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of gift aid contribution rates on levels of charitable giving.
Answer: Gift Aid enables charities to claim a basic rate top-up on eligible donations. HMRC does not hold information centrally on the proportion of Gift Aid contributions by donors’ marginal rates of Income Tax for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 financial years. This i...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGift AidTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5246More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the proportions of gift aid contributions are by marginal rate of tax for the (a) 2024-2025 and (b) 2025-2026 financial year.
Answer: Gift Aid enables charities to claim a basic rate top-up on eligible donations. HMRC does not hold information centrally on the proportion of Gift Aid contributions by donors’ marginal rates of Income Tax for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 financial years. This i...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Risk AssessmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the percentage of people who were identified under the Financial Risk Assessments (a) 2025 pilot and (b) further pilot analysis phase.
Answer: It is for the Gambling Commission to decide whether to implement Financial Risk Assessments. DCMS supports the policy intent behind Financial Risk Assessments, and has had regular engagement with the Gambling Commission on this issue.The pilot has provide...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food Programme: EligibilityDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review the eligibility criteria for the Holiday Activities and Food programme to include children from working families who are above the free school meals threshold but experien
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Mid Leicestershire to the answer of 28 May 2026 to Question 1663.
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of per pupil funding in Leicestershire compared with the national average.
Answer: School funding is increasing by £1.7 billion in the 2026/27 financial year. The schools national funding formula (NFF) distributes funding for mainstream schools based on schools’ and pupils’ needs and characteristics. Through the dedicated schools grant,...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordParenting OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Parental Orders were issued in 2025, 2024 and 2023.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes regular data on parental orders in our quarterly Family Court statistics bulletin: Family Court Statistics Quarterly - GOV.UK.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in light of plans to invest £41 million in school expansion, what consideration has been given to directing comparable investment into the early years sector.
Answer: High quality early years is central to our mission to break down the barriers to opportunity, give every child the best possible start in life, and is essential to our Plan for Change. As the government builds a stronger economy with sustainable public fi...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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