Peter Bedford MP: written questions 2025
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Public Houses: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the number of public houses.
Answer: On Monday 21 October, the Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Bill [Employment Rights Bill: impact assessments - GOV.UK]. The majority of employees will benefit from new protections in the Bill. ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Medical Treatments AbroadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of correcting cosmetic dental surgery undertaken by British nationals abroad in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the overall costs to the National Health Service of treating complications arising from cosmetic, including dental, procedures undertaken overseas. We are exploring ways to improve our understanding of the scale and im...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including financial education for (a) primary and (b) secondary education in the national curriculum.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Mid Leicestershire to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Nationals: Prisoners' ReleaseHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of disapplying the Human Rights Act on the removal of foreign national offenders from British prisons.
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the removal of foreign national offenders, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndia: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of terrorist organisations impacted by India's Operation Sindoor.
Answer: The UK condemns all forms of terrorism and both the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary have expressed their outrage at the horrific attack in Pahalgam on 22 April. We are aware of India's actions under Operation Sindoor and the UK, along with our intern...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHouse of Commons: Electronic VotingLeader of the HouseTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51736More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing electronic voting for divisions in the House of Commons.
Answer: This is a matter for the House to consider. The Hon. Member may wish to note that the Procedure Committee is currently undertaking an inquiry into electronic voting. The Government recently submitted written evidence to that inquiry (available at: https:/...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProductivityCabinet OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51735More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of requiring full-time office working in the civil service on public sector productivity.
Answer: In October 2024, Heads of Departments across government announced that guidance on office attendance will remain in place, with most civil servants expected to spend at least 60% of their time at a Government building or on official business, such as visi...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Remote WorkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of mandating 60 per cent office-working by departmental staff by September 2025 on productivity within her Department.
Answer: Civil Service Heads of Departments across government have agreed that the Civil Service is best able to deliver for the people it serves by taking a consistent approach to in office working. Heads of Departments agreed that 60% minimum office attendance f...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: JudgesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of District Judges in hearing civil litigation cases.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the Department’s evidence to the Justice Select Committee into the work of the County Court, which explained the current capacity for civil cases: Work of the County Court - Committees - UK Parliament.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Claims: Electronic GovernmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Money Claim Online in delivering civil remedies for small claims legal disputes.
Answer: Money Claim Online (MCOL) has provided claimants with an electronic means by which to make money claims online since 2002. Including claims made by bulk users, the system handles over 1 million claims per annum.As part of HMCTS Reform programme, HMCTS has...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Mid LeicestershireHome OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which hotels are being used to house asylum seekers in Mid Leicestershire constituency; and how many asylum seekers there are in each hotel.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Answer he received on the 14 January 2025 to UIN 22515.
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to deport people who have been living in the UK illegally for more than five years.
Answer: This government pledged to deliver the highest rate of removals since 2018 and this has been surpassed, with a surge in returns activity leading to over 24,000 people with no right to be in the UK being removed in the first nine months after the election.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Football Governance Bill on the financial health of non premier league football clubs.
Answer: Clubs across the football pyramid have suffered from the consequences of reckless spending, unmanaged debts and poor ownership. That is why the government has introduced the Football Governance Bill which aims to improve the financial sustainability of al...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Tax Rates and BandsTreasuryTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49680More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing income tax bands on economic productivity.
Answer: The Government is committed to keeping taxes for working people as low as possible while ensuring fiscal responsibility and so, at our first Budget, we decided not to extend the freeze on personal tax thresholds. This decision was reflected in the OBR’s s...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: InsuranceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the forthcoming Pensions Schemes Bill on the ability of Pension Scheme Administrators to support the the transfer of defined benefit pension schem
Answer: An Impact Assessment will be published alongside the Pension Schemes Bill.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49678More
Question: 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 domestic energy bills.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the costs of the UK’s transition to Net Zero are fair and affordable for all energy consumers, and the potential impacts on policy costs on technologies and consumers are being fully considered. Policy costs, o...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastic Surgery: Medical Treatments AbroadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of correcting cosmetic surgery undertaken by British Nationals abroad.
Answer: The Department does not have data on the overall costs to the National Health Service for treating complications from cosmetic procedures conducted overseas. We are exploring ways to improve our understanding of the scale of the cost to the NHS.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of the Football Governance Bill on the (a) administrative and (b) compliance activities of English football clubs.
Answer: The Regulator will work with clubs to ensure the new regulatory regime is light touch and streamlined. The government’s impact assessment estimates compliance costs to be between £22.8 million and £46.1million over ten years.The largest clubs in scope are...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of councils extending the right to be placed on the rent books of primary tenancies to adults with additional need
Answer: The Department has not undertaken an assessment of potential impact of councils right to be placed on the rent books extension.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarers: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce regulations for the use of solo carers for elderly people.
Answer: We have understood that the term solo carers refers to personal assistants. The Department has no current plans to introduce regulations for the use of solo carers for elderly people.English local authorities have responsibility under the Care Act 2014 to...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: VATTreasuryTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48799More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the VAT registration threshold on levels of growth of small and medium-sized businesses.
Answer: At £90,000, the UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU country and the joint highest in the OECD. This keeps the majority of businesses out of the VAT regime altogether.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Written QuestionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March to Question 33788 on Ministry of Defence: Written Questions, whether AI is used at any stage in the drafting of responses to parliamentary questions.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is exploring various applications of AI to enhance corporate services and drive efficiency. Officials may use approved AI tools (such as large language models) when developing responses to parliamentary questions, but responsibilit...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Section 106 contributions paid to local authorities ahead of a development.
Answer: Local authorities are able to seek a section 106 planning obligation from a developer to mitigate the impact of a development in order to make it acceptable in planning terms. The obligation might, for example, specify the periods at which the required co...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPensionsTreasuryTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48796More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help maintain the level of return on savings in the context of her proposal to consolidate pension schemes that have under £25 billion of assets.
Answer: Increasing the returns on savings is a key priority of the Pensions Investment Review. Our proposals to consolidate schemes will improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and allow for more effective investment strategies. Together, the review and measures outl...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to amend regulations on mechanisms for transferring pensions between scheme providers.
Answer: Following commitments made in response to the review, DWP has conducted extensive work with the FCA, HMT, The Pensions Regulator and the pensions industry to consider if the practical application of the transfer regulations could be improved, whilst retai...
Answered 7 May 2025
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