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Mr Peter Bedford · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
367
of 504 possible
Attendance
73%
137 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
192
72 debates
Written Qs
552
534 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£239k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 364 claims
Interests
10
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 82 | |
| Economy | 68 | |
| Employment | 42 | |
| Crime & Policing | 40 | |
| Education | 33 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 24 | |
| Housing | 21 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 37 | 12,589 |
| Fiscal Policy | 19 | 9,462 |
| Social Care | 16 | 5,697 |
| Local Government | 14 | 5,448 |
| Labour Market | 10 | 4,397 |
| Cost Of Living | 10 | 2,528 |
| Housing | 5 | 2,366 |
| Health | 8 | 2,164 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,… | Rebelled | No |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situa… | Rebelled | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have chosen to stop… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Civil Service: Performance Management Plans8. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of performance management plans in the civil service. Economy JobsMp Performance | 17 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Civil Service: Performance Management PlansOur constituents must interact with many Government agencies each week to renew their passport or driving licence or to submit their tax returns. Despite record numbers of bureaucr… Economy JobsMp Performance | 107 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsT4. Last week, a former Attorney General wrote that there was no legal reason for the Government not to publish a list of the Humble Address documents being withheld by the Metropo… DefenceTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 39 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Draft Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026I thank the Minister for such a comprehensive run-through of those regulations and the changes proposed. I can confirm that the Opposition will not oppose the changes today; we bel… EnvironmentEconomy JobsHealth | 301 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Free Childcare: Providers14. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of 30 hours of free childcare on early years providers. EducationCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 20 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Free Childcare: ProvidersI recently met several early years providers, who told me that the 30 hours funded childcare scheme is placing real strain on their businesses because the policy does not take into… EducationCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 104 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Draft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. As with many areas of Government policy, there is a degree of consensus across the House; the draft order is no diffe… Economy JobsSocial Care | 392 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillIs not the hallmark of every Labour Government that they end up running out of other people’s money? When they do that, they end up borrowing. When that runs dry, they end up eyein… Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 100 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)Turning to broad policy, like many MPs I had a surgery at the weekend. Someone came to my surgery and expressed a lot of concern that I have raised previously about the scope of in… | 116 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)There have clearly been some problems with civil service pensions administration. The Government have acknowledged that the delays are totally unacceptable. When do you expect the … | 30 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)So are you going to make the amendment part of the law? Are you going to make a statement of intent? What are you doing? | 25 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)Do you foresee any learnings for the Pensions Regulator, which is responsible for overseeing the governance going forward? | 18 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)In response to our pensioner poverty report, you talked about plans to share additional data with local authorities. Can you give us a progress update? Is that programme on track? | 30 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)Turning to private pensions and savings, clearly mandation as part of pensions schemes was a very controversial topic. However, I understand that you said recently that you were go… | 89 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Work and Pensions Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1482)The £16,000 asset test has not been uprated for 20 years. Do you have a view on that? | 18 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Work and Pensions | 65 | 11.8% |
| Home Office | 54 | 9.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 51 | 9.2% |
| Treasury | 42 | 7.6% |
| Department for Education | 39 | 7.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 35 | 6.3% |
| Department for Transport | 35 | 6.3% |
| Cabinet Office | 28 | 5.1% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Parental Orders were issued in 2025, 2024 and 2023. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential rise in cost of rent, utilities, insurance, and food costs on the sustainability of schools. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency plans are in place in the event that early years settings (a) reduce places and (b) close due to staffing levels. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of statutory requirements on numbers of early years staff being present at least 30 minutes before and after funded sessions;… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the funding model for early years settings resulting in operating losses for those settings. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in light of plans to invest £41 million in school expansion, what consideration has been given to directing comparable investment into the early years sector. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many civil servants in her Department were found to have broken the Civil Service Code in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration is given within national transport assessment guidance to cumulative and cross boundary impacts in rural areas, including rat running, school run congestion, and early network… | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of early years funding rates for two and three year olds for meeting staffing costs, including required non contact time for preparation, s… | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to highway authorities on how the place before movement principle should be operationalised in rural transport assessments, particularly where multiple devel… | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to establish a measurable framework for assessing when traffic materially undermines a village’s function as a place, rather than solely assessing vehicle capacity. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many visas has her Department sponsored for foreign nationals employed in the UK. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of foreign nationals are employed by her Department within its UK operations. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made on reforming the ECHR. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to levy VAT on cosmetic surgical procedures. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Pensions CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 34 | 177,267 | 74.2% |
| Office Costs | 273 | 30,186 | 12.6% |
| Accommodation | 28 | 18,444 | 7.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,974 | 2.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 5,827 | 2.4% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 200 | 0.1% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 29 | 22,247 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 11 | 14,733 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 10 | 8,773 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 4 | 5,313 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 5,265 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 45 | 4,874 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 2 | 4,716 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 99 | 4,147 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 9 | 2,939 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 2 | 2,667 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 18 | 1,873 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 9 | 1,012 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,842 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,083 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -976 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,842 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | VEED LIMITED [200011725-9700] [200011804-53] | 1 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB [200011725-8425] | 1,628 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | LEBARA MOBILE LIMITED [200011725-9559] | 6 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 59 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | LEBARA MOBILE LIMITED [200011725-10572] | 8 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 60 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 21 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 3 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 2 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -26 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | Parliamentary Procedure Training for Staff members | 1,704 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Training - MP | Parliamentary Procedure Training for MP | 426 | Paid |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 74 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 25 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | CARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COM [200011725-6005] | 262 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
1. Employment and earnings2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Remuneration: £1,006.75 a month Income represents the 'Basic Allowance' payable as a County Councillor
Until: 1 May 2025.
Hours: 20 hrs a month Hours worked will vary depending on casework.
(Registered 15 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Role, work or services: County Councillor
Until: 1 May 2025.
Payer: Leicestershire County Council (Local Authority), Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RA
(Registered 15 July 2024)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources7 entries
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: The Jockey Club
Address of donor: 21-27 Lambs Conduit Street, London WC1N 3NL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality at the 2026 Grand National, value £560
Date received: 11 April 2026
Date accepted: 11 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 02909409
(Registered 11 April 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Betting & Gaming Council
Address of donor: 1 Seebeck Place, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 8FR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two hospitality tickets for 'Veterans Race Day' at Leicester Racecourse on Friday 6th March 2026, value £220
Date received: 6 March 2026
Date accepted: 6 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12213577
(Registered 26 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Betting & Gaming Council
Address of donor: 1 Seebeck Place, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 8FR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Charity Bet (£50) for the 2026 Grand National; of which any winnings, plus an additional £250 will be donated to a local charity of my choice., value £300
Date received: 20 March 2026
Date accepted: 20 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12213577
(Registered 26 March 2026)
24 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Cherish Freedom Trust
Address of donor: Turcan Connell, 6th Floor, 17a Curzon Street, London W1J 5HS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation and subsistence for a two day conference at which I was a keynote speaker, value £350
Date received: 20 March 2026
Date accepted: 20 March 2026
Donor status: trust (Charity Number: 1157697)
(Registered 20 March 2026)
24 Mar 2026
Name of donor: The Jockey Club
Address of donor: The Jockey Club, 21-27 Lambs Conduit Street, London WC1N 3NL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets with hospitality at the Cheltenham Festival, value £560
Date received: 13 March 2026
Date accepted: 13 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 02909409
(Registered 16 March 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: East Midlands Enterprise Foundation
Address of donor: 13 The Courtyard, Timothy's Bridge Road, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 9NP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket & Hospitality for launch event of the East Midlands Enterprise Foundation at Eaton Hall (Clay) Shooting Ground, value £500
Date received: 12 February 2026 to 12 February 2026
Date accepted: 12 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 16740857
(Registered 12 February 2026)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Football Association Limited
Address of donor: Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HA9 0WS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets, including hospitality, for the Women's England v Jamaica football game at the King Power Stadium, Leicester City, value £350
Date received: 29 June 2025
Date accepted: 29 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00077797
(Registered 4 July 2025)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
22 Jan 2025
Executive Committee Member of the British American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 October 2024
(Registered 9 January 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 15 wards, 29 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anstey | Deborah Taylor | Conservative and Unionist Party | 998 | 04 May 2023 |
| Anstey | Paul Richard Baines | Conservative and Unionist Party | 840 | 04 May 2023 |
| Birstall East Wanlip | Andy Dent | Conservative and Unionist Party | 783 | 04 May 2023 |
| Birstall East Wanlip | Julie Palmer | Labour Party | 657 | 04 May 2023 |
| Birstall West | Glenn Matthews | Conservative and Unionist Party | 828 | 04 May 2023 |
| Birstall West | Shona Rattray | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,036 | 04 May 2023 |
| Braunstone Millfield | Nick Brown | Labour Party | 712 | 04 May 2023 |
| Braunstone Millfield | Tracey Shepherd | Labour Party | 643 | 04 May 2023 |
| Forest Bradgate | David Snartt | Conservative and Unionist Party | 695 | 04 May 2023 |
| Glenfield Ellis | Helen Gambardella | Liberal Democrats | 536 | 04 May 2023 |
| Glenfield Ellis | Nick Chapman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 586 | 04 May 2023 |
| Glenfield Faire | Lee Martin Breckon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 606 | 04 May 2023 |
| Glenfield Faire | Roy John Denney | Conservative and Unionist Party | 538 | 04 May 2023 |
| Groby | Martin Brett Cartwright | Liberal Democrats | 947 | 04 May 2023 |
| Groby | Ted Hollick | Liberal Democrats | 876 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kirby Muxloe | Roger Stead | Green Party of England and Wales | 811 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kirby Muxloe | Tony Deakin | Green Party of England and Wales | 859 | 04 May 2023 |
| Loughborough Woodthorpe | Birgitta Worrall | Labour Party | 589 | 04 May 2023 |
| Markfield Stanton Fieldhead | Christopher David Lambert | Labour Party | 797 | 04 May 2023 |
| Markfield Stanton Fieldhead | Claire Harris | Conservative and Unionist Party | 779 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mountsorrel | Leigh Emmins | Conservative and Unionist Party | 637 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mountsorrel | Liz Blackshaw | Labour Party | 853 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ratby Bagworth Thornton | Christopher William Boothby | Conservative and Unionist Party | 950 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ratby Bagworth Thornton | Ozzy O'Shea | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,062 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rothley Brook | John Richard Knight | Conservative and Unionist Party | 959 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rothley Brook | Leon Hadji-Nikolaou | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,084 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rothley Brook | Mark Roger Charles | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,097 | 04 May 2023 |
| Thorpe Astley St Marys | Alex James Dewinter | Labour Party | 531 | 04 May 2023 |
| Thorpe Astley St Marys | Becca Lunn | Labour Party | 470 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 102,785 | Electorate 75,924 (2024) |
| Median age | 43 | years |
| Degree-educated | 33.0% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 82.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 79.6% | households |
| Private-rented | 13.0% | households |
| Social-rented | 7.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 60.6% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.