Peter Bedford MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Smoking: Public HousesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take legislative steps to protect designated outdoor pub smoking and vaping areas.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was introduced to Parliament on 5 November 2024, and passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 25 November 2024. The bill will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom, helping to reduce approximately 80,000 pre...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services Compensation SchemeTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20289More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Protected Savings threshold from £85,000.
Answer: Deposits held by UK banks, building societies and credit unions that are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up to £85,000, with joint accounts protected up to £170,000...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit applications have been made in each region since 29 July 2024.
Answer: On 28 November we published national Pension Credit applications and award statistics. This publication provides application volumes from 29 July 2024 to 17 November 2024. Pension Credit applications and awards: November 2024 - GOV.UK These statistics sho...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners eligible for but not claiming Pension Credit in each region.
Answer: No estimate has been made of the number of pensioners eligible for Pension Credit by region. According to the latest available data, in financial year ending 2023, an estimated 2,134,000 households were eligible for Pension Credit in Great Britain. This h...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners eligible for Pension Credit in each region.
Answer: No estimate has been made of the number of pensioners eligible for Pension Credit by region. According to the latest available data, in financial year ending 2023, an estimated 2,134,000 households were eligible for Pension Credit in Great Britain. This h...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Cost EffectivenessSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19842More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if the Committee will make an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning an independent review of (a) IPSA's
Answer: The Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (SCIPSA) is a statutory Committee established under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009. The Committee’s functions are set out in that Act. The Independent Parliamentary Standa...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Parliamentary Standards Authority: StaffSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19840More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many employee settlement agreements there were in IPSA in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such a
Answer: As with other public bodies, IPSA's Annual Report and Accounts provides information on special payments made each financial year, which can include the costs of employee settlement agreements. In line with IPSA's statutory responsibility to protect person...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMembers: AllowancesSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19838More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if the Committee will make a comparative assessment of the value for money provided by (a) IPSA and (b) the pre-2010 s
Answer: The Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (SCIPSA) is a statutory Committee established under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009. The Committee’s functions are set out in that Act. The Independent Parliamentary Standa...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the efficiency of (a) traffic commissioners and (b) DVLA offices in processing licence renewals for C1 vehicle handlers.
Answer: A functional review of the work of the traffic commissioners was carried out in 2021-2022 and the report can be found at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-commissioner-function-review-2021-to-2022. The Department is working towards implementing ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally in a manner which enables readily extractable information to respond to the question and therefore obtaining it would incur disproportionate costs.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: The Department has not entered into any employee settlement agreements in any of the years since 2020.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: The below table details the number of employee settlement agreements and amounts for the years where data is available. All information prior to 2023 has now been archived and would incur disproportionate cost to obtain. Calendar YearNumber of settlement ...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: StaffHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: This information can only be obtained for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: StaffTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18059More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: In each year since 2020, HM Treasury signed zero settlement agreements.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: StaffForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: Since 2020 the FCDO has agreed 26 employee settlements totalling circa £1.921 million.YearNumber of Settlements2020420215202262023620245Total26All settlements are made with robust legal advice and following a value for money assessment.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: I can confirm that since 2020 to date, the Department has had one settlement agreement in 2024. The settlement agreement was for the value of £20,000.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: Since April 2020 the DWP has agreed 127 employee settlements totalling £2,322,639. PeriodNumber of settlementsApril 2020 – March 202126April 2021 – March 202230April 2022 – March 202329March 2023 – April 202430April 2024 - date20 All settlements are made ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: Exit packages are published in the DfT Annual Reports and Accounts and all redundancy, severance and other department costs, are paid in accordance with the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (except where instances are detailed in the accounts as otherwis...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: StaffDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: DSIT was established in February 2023 and we therefore do not hold date for the full period in question.There has been less than 5 instances of settlement agreements being used since the department's creation. We are unable to share the precise number and...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: StaffDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: Between 2020 and 2024 to date, Defra has agreed six settlement agreements: one in 2021, two in 2022, two in 2023 and one in 2024 to date. The total cost of these settlements is £234,200.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: StaffDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: DESNZ was formed on the 7th of February 2023. In the last year – 2023-24 – there was one settlement agreement of the type outlined. We are unable to disclose the amount given this is a single case.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: StaffDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: The table below shows the number of employee settlement agreements since 2020. Number of employee settlement agreementsTotal value (£)2020/21002021/22002022/23<5<£10,0002023/24<5£25,001 - £50,0002024/25*<5£10,000 - £25,000 *Until 30 November ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: StaffDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: The number of settlement agreements issued by the department in the last five years are listed below:2020 - 02021 - 02022 - 02023 - 02024 - fewer than 5Due to the low number of settlement agreements issued by the department we cannot disclose the total va...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade issued less than 5 settlement agreements in the years 2020 and 2022. We withhold the exact figures and the total value of these agreements under Section 40(2) (Personal information) of the Data Protection Act. Due to...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: StaffAttorney GeneralTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18048More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many employee settlement agreements there were in her Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
Answer: The Attorney General’s Office has not entered into any employee settlement agreements since 2020.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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