Peter Bedford MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25583More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authority is responsible for children's care when they are relocated to a privately run children's home by a local authority.

  Answer: The local authority which has responsibility to provide services for a looked after child will be the authority within which the child is when the responsibility arises, for example when they are subject to a Section 20 or Care Order. This duty remains in...

  Answered 29 Jan 2025

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• Asylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25582More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to inform local communities before migrants are housed in hotel accommodation in that area.

  Answer: The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.The Home Office liaises with statutory partners, including local authorities,...

  Answered 29 Jan 2025

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• Pension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25581More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit applications were made in each of the last five years for which data is available.

  Answer: The table below shows the volumes of Pension Credit applications received in each of the last 5 financial years. Pension Credit ClaimsReceivedApril 2024 to 17 November 2024215,200April 2023 to March 2024251,000April 2022 to March 2023267,000April 2021 to ...

  Answered 3 Feb 2025

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• Pension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22844More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit applications were (a) made and (b) awarded by the smallest geographical area for which data is available since 29 July 2024.

  Answer: We do not hold data at regional or constituency level for applications made. Statistics published on 28 November 2024 show applications for Pension Credit received and also claims awarded since the 29 July 2024 announcement up to 17 November 2024. Pension...

  Answered 22 Jan 2025

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• Pension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22843More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit claims have been awarded to (a) men and (b) women since 29 July 2024.

  Answer: The latest available data on Stat-Xplore - Home - Home shows that, in May 2024, 1,355,256 Pension Credit claims were in place, of which 457,065 had been awarded to men and 898,193 had been awarded to women. The next iteration of Pension Credit caseload st...

  Answered 22 Jan 2025

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• Ministry of Defence: Written QuestionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22516More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Question 18061, tabled by the hon. Member for Mid Leicestershire on 4 December 2024 for answer on 9 December 2024.

  Answer: I will respond to the hon. Member shortly.

  Answered 13 Jan 2025

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• Asylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22515More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and which hotels are being used to house asylum seekers in Mid Leicestershire constituency; and how many asylum seekers there are in each hotel.

  Answer: For the safety and security of residents and staff at its accommodation sites, the Home Office does not publish details of sites in use.However, data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, and by local authority can ...

  Answered 14 Jan 2025

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