Peter Bedford MP: written questions 2026

Written questions

• Internet: Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109743More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to review the requirement for platforms to implement client-side scanning and other automated content analysis tools under the Online Safety Act 2023 in the

  Answer: The Online Safety Act does not require platforms to implement client-side scanning or other automated content analysis tools on content communicated privately. The Act states that Ofcom may not recommend the use of proactive technology, such as client-sid...

  Answered 5 Feb 2026

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• Water SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106849More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the potential regulatory implications of treating water stress and water efficiency as separate classifications; and whether her Department p

  Answer: Defra has not made any assessment of the regulatory implications of treating water stress and water efficiency as separate classifications. The department defines serious water stress as ‘the current household demand for water is a high proportion of the ...

  Answered 26 Jan 2026

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• NHS: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105899More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS procedures have been conducted in private hospitals in the 2025-26 financial year.

  Answer: Improving elective performance and cutting waiting lists is a priority for the Government. We have made significant progress with patients being seen faster, and November saw the second biggest drop in the waiting list for 15 years outside of the early da...

  Answered 21 Jan 2026

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• NHS: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105898More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS waiting lists in Leicestershire.

  Answer: Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We have committed to returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment (RTT) by March 2029.We ar...

  Answered 20 Jan 2026

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• Undocumented Migrants: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103112More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department holds an estimate of the number of criminals in the UK that arrived in the country by irregular means.

  Answer: The information you have requested regarding the number of foreign criminals in the UK who arrived by irregular means is not available from published statistics.However, foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforce...

  Answered 12 Jan 2026

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