Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
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 for households.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
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-products
The published equality impact assessment is also available at the following link:
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
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.
Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
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 and safeguards in place to minimise errors, identify and rectify issues when they occur, and support users throughout their case.
Where court and tribunal users, including litigants in person, are unhappy with the service they have received from us, they can make a complaint, as detailed in our complaints procedure online: Complaints procedure - HM Courts & Tribunals Service - GOV.UK
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
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.
Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
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 provide auditable records of documents submitted and received, reducing reliance on paper-based processes and improving document tracking.
HMCTS also has proven processes in place to investigate reports of missing documentation and take appropriate remedial action where required. Where a document is reported missing, HMCTS undertakes enquiries to trace the document through relevant case management systems and operational records and, where necessary, works with court and tribunal users to obtain replacement documentation.
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
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.
Answered by Chris McDonald - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 8 September 2026 in response to Question 23800.