Peter Bedford MP: written questions
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Food: Sales PromotionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the volume price promotion restrictions in the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021 on food price inflation f
Answer: A final impact assessment was published on 1 October 2025 in relation to these restrictions and is available online at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/restricting-volume-price-promotions-of-hfss-productsThe published equality...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to work towards the phasing out of animal testing.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 8 September 2026 in response to Question 23800.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Justice: MaladministrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of administrative errors on litigants in person seeking to access justice.
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) recognises that administrative errors have the potential to affect access to justice by causing delays, confusion or inconvenience to court and tribunal users, including litigants in person. HMCTS has procedures a...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Lost PropertyMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of lost applications and documents within HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
Answer: HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has and continues to reduce the risk of applications and documents being lost through the continued digitisation of court and tribunal services and the use of secure electronic case management systems. These systems...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what alternative routes of redress are available to patients whose complaints about NHS primary care services are not investigated by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
Answer: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is an independent body, accountable to Parliament, and ministers cannot comment on or intervene in its decision making. In deciding which complaints to investigate the PHSO takes a range of factors int...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Certificates: Sick LeaveDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued to GP practices on the maximum duration for which fit notes may be issued.
Answer: The Department has published guidance on GOV.UK for any healthcare professionals eligible to issue fit notes. The guidance states that the length of a fit note depends on the healthcare professional’s clinical judgement. During the first six months of a p...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on complaints concerning GP practices that are not investigated due to resource prioritisation policies.
Answer: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is an independent body, accountable to Parliament, and ministers cannot comment on or intervene in its decision making. In deciding which complaints to investigate the PHSO takes a range of factors int...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service Commission: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14699More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total running costs of the office of the Civil Service Commission was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Civil Service Commission annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-commission-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025/civil-service-commission-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordJudicial Appointments CommissionMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total running costs of the office of the Judicial Appointments Commission was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) publishes a report annually which includes information related to running costs. The latest published report (2024-25) can be found on the JAC website: JAC Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025. The data for th...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEquality and Human Rights Commission: CostsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14697More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the total running costs of the office of the Equality & Human Rights Commission was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The EHRC is an independent arm’s length body that is operationally independent of the Government. Their annual budget is set by the Cabinet Office. The Equality Act 2006 sets out the legal duty for the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament a copy of...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCharity Commission: Operating CostsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total running costs of the office of the Charity Commission for England & Wales was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: In the financial year 2025-2026, the total running costs of the Charity Commission for England & Wales’ offices, including lease costs, was £1,672,633.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSurveillance Camera Commissioner: Operating CostsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.The Office of the Investigatory P...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Business Commissioner: Operating CostsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total running costs of the office of the Small Business Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Small Business Commissioner publishes its audited Annual Report and Accounts on an annual basis, setting out its performance and expenditure. These are laid before Parliament pursuant to the Enterprise Act 2016. The most recent accounts ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPatient Safety Commissioner: Operating CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total running costs of the office of the Patient Safety Commissioner for England was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The most recent total for running costs recorded against the Patient Safety Commissioner is for the financial year 2025/26, at £353,053. This figure is currently unaudited and remains subject to the National Audit Office’s review of the Department’s 2025/...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Anti-slavery Commissioner: Operating CostsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.The Office of the Investigatory P...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse Commissioner: Operating CostsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England & Wales was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.The Office of the Investigatory P...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVictims' CommissionerMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total running costs of the office of the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The running costs for the Office of the Victims’ Commissioner for the last full year 2024/2025 was £859,698 of a total budget of £887,000. A breakdown of this is outlined on page 55 of the recently published annual report: The Office of the Victims Commis...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordInvestigatory Powers Commissioner: Operating CostsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs of the office of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner had a total running cost of £680,610 in 2025-26.The Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales had a total running cost of £1,685,246 in 2025-26.The Office of the Investigatory P...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's Office: Operating CostsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the total running costs of the office of the Information Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The total running costs of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are set out in its Annual Reports, which are available on ICO’s website: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/our-information/annual-reports/.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Commissioner for England: Operating CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total running costs of the office of the Children's Commissioner for England was for the last full year in which data is available.
Answer: The Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England is an independent non-departmental public body. The Children’s Commissioner’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25 are available here: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/corporate-governance/an...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: Dogs and PrimatesHome OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer on 11 June 2026 to Question 7009, whether her Department holds any baseline figures on the number of dogs and non-human primates used in dedicated pharmacokinetic studies
Answer: An approach to measure progress in reaching the target to reduce such use by at least 35% by 2030 is being developed with DSIT colleagues and will be included in a strategy delivery update published later in 2026.The Home Office does not presently aggrega...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: Dogs and PrimatesHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer on 15 December 2025 to Question 97967, what figures her Department holds on the number of dogs and non-human primates used in dedicated pharmacokinetic studies for human m
Answer: The Home Office does not publish a separate aggregated category for the number of dogs and non-human primates used specifically in dedicated pharmacokinetic studies for human medicines for publication purposes conducted under the Animals (Scientific Proce...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Political ImpartialityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her department has had with technology companies on the political neutrality of AI applications.
Answer: The details of Ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are published in quarterly transparency returns.
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of British Trade Envoys in securing economic growth opportunities for the UK.
Answer: The Trade Envoy programme was established in 2012 as a network of parliamentarians to provide international support to the UK Government’s strategy to drive economic growth.DBT Trade Envoys play a valuable role in supporting the UK’s trade and investment ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish International InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the risk and reward profile for investment decisions of the British International Investment plc.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) receives comprehensive access to information on the performance of British International Investment across a range of areas, including its financial return target and development impact target. Furth...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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