Peter Bedford MP: written questions
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Financial Services: Further EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of the level of financial education for students in post-16 educational settings.
Answer: Financial education is integrated into the curriculum at key stages 3 and 4 through citizenship education and elements of the mathematics curriculum but is not compulsory at key stage 5. However, post-16 education providers are free to teach it if they wi...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: Mid LeicestershireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners were in poverty in Mid Leicestershire in each of the last five years.
Answer: Statistics on the number of pensioners living in relative and absolute poverty are not available at a constituency level. Statistics on the number of pensioners living in relative and absolute poverty are published annually in the Households Below Average...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: Mid LeicestershireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners are considered to be in poverty in Mid Leicestershire constituency.
Answer: Statistics on the number of pensioners living in relative and absolute poverty are not available at a constituency level. Statistics on the number of pensioners living in relative and absolute poverty are published annually in the Households Below Average...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the level of expenditure on young people who were not in education, employment or training in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Leicestershire and (c) Mid Leicestershi
Answer: The information is not collated centrally and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost. As part of the Great Britain Working plan, we will launch a new Youth Guarantee for all young people aged 18-21 in England to ensure that they can access qual...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordStreptococcus: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a vaccination programme for primary school children against Group A Streptococcal infection.
Answer: The Department works closely with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England, with expert advice from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, to design, implement, and deliver vaccination programmes offering high levels...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve the education of (a) frontline healthcare staff and (b) the public on the (i) symptoms and (ii) signs of sepsis.
Answer: Sepsis has no specific diagnostic test, and the signs and symptoms can vary, making it challenging to identify and diagnose.The Government and its Arm’s Length Bodies are focused on improving the clinical awareness and recognition of sepsis by healthcare ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many small boat pilots have been arrested in each of the last five years.
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 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
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