Information between 14th January 2026 - 24th January 2026
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Wednesday 21st January 2026 2:30 p.m. Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire) Westminster Hall debate - Westminster Hall Subject: The potential merits of referendums on local government re-organisation View calendar - Add to calendar |
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20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Peter Bedford voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 97 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 182 |
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20 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Peter Bedford voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 97 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 127 |
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20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Peter Bedford voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 95 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 347 Noes - 185 |
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20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Peter Bedford voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 97 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 347 Noes - 184 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation - View Vote Context Peter Bedford voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 88 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 373 Noes - 106 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Peter Bedford voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 98 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 194 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Peter Bedford voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 98 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 317 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Peter Bedford voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 95 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 191 Noes - 326 |
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Peter Bedford speeches from: Local Government Reorganisation: Referendums
Peter Bedford contributed 8 speeches (1,445 words) Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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NHS: Waiting Lists
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire) Tuesday 20th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS waiting lists in Leicestershire. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We have committed to returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment (RTT) by March 2029. We are transforming elective services to ensure that patients get timely access to the care they need. This includes investing £6 billion of additional capital over five years for diagnostic, elective, urgent, and emergency capacity in the NHS. Elective capacity has been increased in Leicestershire through both a surgical hub and community diagnostic centres (CDC). The Leicester General Hospital Elective Hub opened in 2023, and with additional funding expanded further in 2024. Dedicated and protected surgical hubs focus on providing high volume low complexity surgery, separating elective services from urgent and emergency care, improving patient outcomes and reducing hospital pressures. Within the NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board we are improving community access to scans and tests, helping patients get the care they need through the Hinckley Community Diagnostic Centre and the Leicester Community Diagnostic Centre, both open 12 hours a day, seven days a week. In the NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board, which covers Leicestershire, the waiting list size has fallen by 1,000 since the Government took office in July 2024. The proportion of waits under 18 weeks in November 2025 is 54.8%. In order to return to the constitutional standard, NHS England is offering a range of support to providers to reduce waiting times. This includes tailored regional and national support, as well as sharing best practice, with additional support via the Getting It Right First Time programme. |
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Migrants: Offenders
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire) Tuesday 20th January 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants that possess a criminal record (a) in the UK and (b) abroad were previously thought by her Department to not hold a criminal record since July 2024. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office) The information requested is not readily available, requiring manual scrutiny of systems and matching of individual records, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. |
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NHS: Private Sector
Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS procedures have been conducted in private hospitals in the 2025-26 financial year. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) Improving elective performance and cutting waiting lists is a priority for the Government. We have made significant progress with patients being seen faster, and November saw the second biggest drop in the waiting list for 15 years outside of the early days of the pandemic. Fit for the Future: The 10-Year Health Plan for England and the Partnership Agreement between NHS England and the Independent Healthcare Providers Network reaffirmed our continued commitment to using independent sector capacity to improve access, reduce backlogs, and build a sustainable healthcare system. Between April 2025 and November 2025, the latest month for which data is available, independent sector providers delivered 9.9% of all elective ordinary and day case procedures for the National Health Service. |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Work and Pensions Work and Pensions Committee Found: meeting Members present: Debbie Abrahams (Chair); Rushanara Ali; Lee Barron; Johanna Baxter; Mr Peter Bedford |
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Friday 16th January 2026
Report - 6th Report - The appointment of Emma Douglas as Chair of the Pensions Regulator Work and Pensions Committee Found: Labour; Corby and East Northamptonshire) Johanna Baxter (Labour; Paisley and Renfrewshire South) Mr Peter Bedford |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Emma Douglas Work and Pensions Committee Found: present: Debbie Abrahams (Chair); Rushanara Ali; David Baines; Lee Barron; Johanna Baxter; Mr Peter Bedford |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026 9 a.m. Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence Subject: DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 At 9:30am: Oral evidence Sir Peter Schofield - Permanent Secretary at Department for Work and Pensions Catherine Vaughan - Director General, Finance at Department for Work and Pensions Barbara Bennett - Chief Executive and Director General, Jobs and Careers Service Operations at Department for Work and Pensions View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 28th January 2026 9 a.m. Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Transition to State Pension age At 9:30am: Oral evidence Morgan Vine - Director of Policy, Grants and Influencing at Independent Age Fabian Chessell - Central Government Lead at Policy in Practice Phil Mawhinney - Poverty, Income and Work Policy at Age UK At 10:30am: Oral evidence Dr Daniella Jenkins - Member of Policy Advisory Group and Incoming Executive Director at Women’s Budget Group Justin Wray - Interim Assistant Director, Head of Long-Term Savings Policy at Association of British Insurers Tiffany Tsang - Head of DB, LGPS and Investment at Pensions UK View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026 9 a.m. Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Disability and Ill-health in the Workplace At 9:30am: Oral evidence Chris Russell - Senior Policy Manager at Federation of Small Businesses Ian Cass - Managing Director at Forum of Private Business Tom Pollard - Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns at Mind James Taylor - Executive Director, Strategy, Impact and Social Change at Scope At 10:30am: Oral evidence Sir Charlie Mayfield - Businessman and author of the Keep Britain Working Report View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026 9 a.m. Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Employment support for disabled people At 9:30am: Oral evidence David Lillicrap - Assistant Director Health and Employment Programmes at West London Alliance Ruth Cooper - Economic Development Manager at Renfrewshire Council At 10:15am: Oral evidence The Rt Hon. Dame Diana Johnson MP - Minister for Employment at Department for Work and Pensions Dr Simon Marlow - Deputy Director, Joint Work and Health Directorate at Department for Work and Pensions Lorraine Jackson - Director, Joint Work and Health Directorate at Department of Health and Social Care View calendar - Add to calendar |
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29 Jan 2026
Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy Work and Pensions Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions Members of the Education and Work and Pensions Select Committees have decided to undertake an inquiry that will consider how the Government can ensure it will deliver a successful Child Poverty Strategy. On 5 December 2025, the Government published its Child Poverty Strategy, which it estimates will lift 550,000 children out of poverty by the final year of this Parliament. The Strategy sets out measures across three different areas: (i) boosting family incomes; (ii) driving down the cost of essentials; and (iii) strengthening local support. Whilst the Strategy signals a positive step in the right direction, the Committees are seeking to explore if the Government is being sufficiently ambitious. The Committees will also consider how accountability, outcomes, and the longevity of the Strategy could be strengthened through targets, monitoring and evaluation, to ensure sustained work and progress to reduce child poverty. Please read Parliament's guidance on giving evidence to select committees before writing your submission. For safeguarding reasons and to avoid identification, please refrain from naming specific people, educational settings or children in your submission. We are unable to publish personal testimony evidence that is submitted anonymously or contains this information. Personal testimony evidence that cannot be published will be read and summarised into an anonymised thematic note. Your submission should be no more than 3,000 words. You can submit evidence until 23:59 on 6 March 2026. Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry |