Peter Bedford MP: written questions
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Undocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of small boat pilots arrested since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.From 5 July 2024 to 11 February 2025 Home Office ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of mobile phones confiscated from people crossing the English Channel illegally since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.From 5 July 2024 to 11 February 2025 Home Office ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households in the UK have been in receipt of Government grants for spray foam insulation.
Answer: The Government does not hold details on the specific products used, however a breakdown of measures installed under the various government grant schemes in recent years can be found in their respective evaluation reports and official statistics on gov.uk....
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDrax Power Station: SubsidiesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will review subsidies given to Biomass production by Drax.
Answer: In August, Ofgem concluded its investigation into Drax’s annual profiling reporting requirements relating to the Renewables Obligation. The investigation identified shortcomings in Drax’s governance and controls related to annual profiling data but found ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on distributing compensation for people impacted by failures in the Horizon system.
Answer: Government has made significant progress in delivering redress to postmasters affected by the Post Office Horizon Scandal. As of 31 January 2025, approximately £663 million has been paid to over 4,300 claimants across 4 schemes, an increase of £427 millio...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUNRWA: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will review the Government's funding to UNRWA.
Answer: The UK has committed £41 million for the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) this financial year to support the humanitarian response in Gaza and deliver essential services to Palestine refugees in the Occ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-crime Hate IncidentsHome OfficeTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-hate crime incidents have been recorded in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Leicestershire and (c) Mid Leicestershire constituency since 5 July 2004.
Answer: The Home Office does not currently centrally collate information on the number of non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) recorded by individual police forces – this data is held by individual forces.The Home Secretary has been clear that a consistent and common...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal migrants have been deported since 5 July 2024.
Answer: We pledged to deliver the highest rate of removals since 2018 and this has been surpassed, with a surge in returns activity since the election leading to nearly 19,000 people with no right to be in the UK being removed. Of the total returns since 5 July 2...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legal migrants have come to the UK since 5 July 2024; and from which countries.
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on people coming to the UK on different routes, in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. The ‘How many people come to the UK each year?’ chapter gives an overview.The Office for National Statistics pub...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic CrimeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the National Crime Agency on tackling financial crime in relation to the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.
Answer: The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill will help government better identify, prevent and deter public sector fraud and error and enable the better recovery of debt owed to the taxpayer. DWP has close links with other government department...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic CrimeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Home Affairs on tackling financial crime in relation to the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.
Answer: The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill will help government better identify, prevent and deter public sector fraud and error and enable the better recovery of debt owed to the taxpayer. DWP has close links with other government department...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the roll out of broadband in rural areas.
Answer: Our assessment is that rural coverage is not good enough which is why we are committed to improving it. We are committed to delivering nationwide gigabit coverage by 2030. More than £2 billion of contracts have been signed to provide access to gigabit-cap...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: LeicestershireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he holds on the number of hospitals in Leicestershire that have not followed the appropriate discharge procedure for parents in the last five years.
Answer: Statutory guidance on hospital discharge procedures that was published in January 2024 sets out how local areas should plan and implement hospital discharge to support safe and timely discharge for all individuals. The guidance is available at the followi...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Energy System OperatorDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) potential implications for his policies of the level of independence of National Energy System Operator.
Answer: The effectiveness and performance of the National Energy System Operator (NESO) is assessed and regulated by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem). NESO was designed to be an independent entity. NESO’s independence enables it to provide unbias...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordConvictions: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals have been convicted of a crime in Mid Leicestershire constituency in the last five years.
Answer: It is not possible to identify an offender’s nationality from the centrally collated convictions data. This information may be held on court records: however, to identify the nationality of people convicted of specific crimes at constituency level would r...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: BirdsHome OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit annual report 2023, published on 17 December 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's polices of c
Answer: The Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) has published its compliance framework (www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-testing-and-research-compliance-with-aspa) which explains how it identifies and investigates potential incidents of non-compliance and decides...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's report entitled Animals in Science Regulation Unit: Annual report 2023, published on 17 December 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for
Answer: The Home Office takes non-compliance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 very seriously. The Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) has published its compliance framework (www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-testing-and-research-compliance-with-as...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Mid LeicestershireTreasuryTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29813More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to support businesses in Mid Leicestershire constituency with changes to employer National Insurance contributions.
Answer: The Government decided to protect the smallest businesses from these changes by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500. This means that next year, 865,000 employers will pay no NICs at all, and more than half of all employers will eith...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Mid LeicestershireDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of increasing the bus fare cap on people living in Mid Leicestershire.
Answer: The government is investing over £150 million to deliver the new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025, which prevented a cliff-edge return to commercial fares. Under the plans of the previous administr...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: MigrantsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the (a) number of migrants who have arrived in the UK in the last five years in receipt of benefits in Mid Leicestershire constituency and (b) the total value of those be
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. The Department is exploring the feasibility of developing suitable official statistics related to the immigration status of non-UK / Irish Universal Cr...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been built in (a) the UK, (b) Leicestershire and (c) Mid Leicestershire constituency since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Department publishes a quarterly release entitled ‘Housing supply: Indicators of New Supply, England’, which includes estimates of new build starts and completions in England, Leicestershire and in each local authority district. Statistics to the quar...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Mid LeicestershireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of people who live in social housing in Mid Leicestershire constituency who were born in the UK.
Answer: The Department does not hold the required information. MHCLG publishes data on the number and proportion of people living in a new social housing letting issued in 2023/24 by local authority area, but this data does not cover all people living in the soci...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: LeicestershireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information his Department holds on the number of households that will have high-speed broadband installed in (a) the UK, (b) Leicestershire and (c) Mid Leicestershire constituency
Answer: According to the independent website, Thinkbroadband.com, over 86% of UK premises can now access gigabit-capable broadband. In Leicestershire this figure is currently at 83%, and for the Mid Leicestershire constituency it is over 89%. Our objective is for...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: ClubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Football Governance Bill on football clubs in the Premier League.
Answer: The Premier League is a global success story. It is one of our greatest cultural exports. It attracts more viewers and higher revenues than any of its international rivals. It is a product we want to protect and enhance.The Football Governance Bill will c...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the potential impact of the increase in the bus fare cap on the number of bus journeys taken in (a) the UK, (b) Leicestershire and (c) Mid Leicestershire constituency.
Answer: The government is investing over £150 million to deliver the new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025, which prevented a cliff-edge return to commercial fares. Under the plans of the previous administr...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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