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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"My right hon. Friend makes a compelling case. As I said in my speech, this goes back to financial education and ensuring that we all understand the implications of pensions adequacy.

My concern about adequacy does not mean that the Bill does not have its merits. The continuation of Conservative …..."
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Written Question
General Practitioners: Finance
Monday 7th July 2025

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, whether his Department plans to conduct a review of the Carr-Hill formula in Primary Care Networks.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

On 25 June 2025, we announced that the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan would address the inequalities in general practice (GP) services across England. We know that the Carr-Hill formula is considered outdated and recognise the importance of ensuring funding for core services is distributed equitably between practices across the country.

The Government will review how health need is reflected in the Carr-Hill funding formula for GPs. Details of the review, including timeframes, will be confirmed in due course.

Written Question
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Termination of Employment
Thursday 3rd July 2025

Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

We have, after careful consideration, withheld Defra, Animal and Plant Health Agency and Rural Payment Agency data for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 financial years. This is because the numbers of employees are low, and the information constitutes personal data making it possible to identify these individuals if the information was released.

Division Vote (Commons)
2 Jul 2025 - Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism - View Vote Context
Peter Bedford (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 87 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 385 Noes - 26
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Peter Bedford (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Jul 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context
Peter Bedford (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 83 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 158
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Jul 2025 - Prisons - View Vote Context
Peter Bedford (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168
Written Question
Homicide: Young Offenders
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review the Sentencing Council's remit on young offenders convicted of (a) murder and (b) manslaughter.

Answered by Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Government has no current plans to ask the Council to consider reviewing the guidelines in relation to this cohort.

The law is clear that those who commit murder as children must receive a life sentence. There is no mandatory sentence for a child convicted of manslaughter, but the court may impose a life sentence, depending on the circumstances of the case.

Division Vote (Commons)
1 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Peter Bedford (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 100 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 260
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

"So there we have it: a Prime Minister not in control, a Work and Pensions Secretary with her hands tied behind her back, and a Chancellor now scrambling to find ways to balance the books after months of reckless spending. This shoddy attempt at welfare reform has revealed something that …..."
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