Peter Bedford MP: written questions
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Written questions
Local PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 900288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that local authorities work collaboratively when preparing local plans.
Answer: Local authorities should already be working together when preparing development plans under the current plan making system as the Duty to Cooperate remains in place.The consultation on proposed reforms to the NPPF published on 31 July included proposals t...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on retaining the £2 bus fare scheme beyond December 2024.
Answer: Delivering reliable and affordable public transport services for passengers is one of the Government’s top priorities and we know how important this is for passengers and for local growth. The Government is urgently considering the most effective and affo...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Mid LeicestershireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Mid Leicestershire constituency will be impacted by the decision to abolish universal winter fuel payments.
Answer: An estimated 70,000 people in Mid Leicestershire constituency will be affected by the change to Winter Fuel Payments. This is the estimated number of people in Mid Leicestershire constituency that will no longer receive Winter Fuel Payment as they do not ...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Mid LeicestershireMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners usually resident in Mid Leicestershire constituency are eligible for early release.
Answer: The change to the Standard Determinate Sentence release point was the only option to prevent the imminent collapse of the Criminal Justice System and ensure we protect the public.The amended release point is applicable to eligible sentences only. Certain ...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRivers: Mid LeicestershireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the ecological rating of rivers are in Mid Leicestershire constituency.
Answer: The Environment Agency undertakes a programme of ecological, water quality and chemical monitoring on the Somerset Frome according to the requirements defined by the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (WFD)....
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPensions: TaxationTreasuryTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2684More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the revenue to the public purse from reducing the top rate of tax relief on pension contributions to 30%.
Answer: The Government does not publish such estimates.
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Mid LeicestershireHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applicants are resident in hotels in Mid Leicestershire constituency.
Answer: Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation is published by the Government in table ASY D_11 here: Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: HamasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports of the misappropriation of international aid by Hamas in Gaza.
Answer: FCDO has systems in place to monitor how UK funding is safeguarded against aid diversion. Measures include rigorous due diligence assessments, thorough and regular risk management assessments, and clauses on preventing aid diversion in our Memoranda of Un...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordHamas: UNRWAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports that United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNR
Answer: We are aware of reports of Hamas using healthcare facilities and other infrastructure, such as schools, as bases and command nodes. UNRWA has condemned the use of UN facilities by any party to the conflict for military and fighting purposes. All parties m...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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