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Mr Peter Bedford

Conservative Mid Leicestershire

Voting record

2
Voted for
4
Voted against
3
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Mr Peter Bedford’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

150 bills currently going through Parliament. Mr Peter Bedford has a recorded vote on 6 of them so far.

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report stage — Commons No at 2nd reading
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee of the whole House — Commons No at 2nd reading
Sporting Events Bill [HL] Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee stage — Commons didn't vote at 2nd reading
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Report stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Armed Forces Bill Report stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Representation of the People Bill Committee stage — Lords didn't vote at 3rd reading
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Railways Bill Committee stage — Lords No at 2nd reading; No at 3rd reading
Emergency and Life-saving Skills (Schools) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Social Housing Bill [HL] Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Health Bill 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Sovereign Grant Bill 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Commercial Payments Bill [HL] 3rd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Medical Services (Rural Areas) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Housing Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Motion to revive Bill — Lords no recorded vote yet
E-Scooters (Safety and Sale) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Student Finance (Review) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Domestic Abuse (Pets etc) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Planning and Development (Community Infrastructure) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Barbers and Hairdressers (Registration) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rural Communities (Public Services and Energy) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Sale and Supply of Glue Traps (Prohibition) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Multi-Storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Northern Ireland Troubles (Criminal Investigations etc) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Home Cooling Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
In-Person Banking Services Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Lobular Breast Cancer Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
European Convention on Human Rights (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Sporting and Physical Education Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hospitality Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2nd reading — Commons Aye at 3rd reading
Creative Education Access Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (Restoration of Powers and Responsibilities) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Local Plans (Burial Space) Bill [HL] 3rd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Leaseholder Remediation (Building Safety) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Highways (Financing) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Personal Data (Digital Twins) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Utilities and Services Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Regulation of Event Venue Governing Bodies (Conflicts of Interest) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
British Sovereignty Protection (Chagos Islands) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
House of Lords (Alternative Second Chamber) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Citizenship Education Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Regulated Professions (Freedom of Speech) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Mental Health Support (Sentence of Detention and Imprisonment for Public Protection) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Artificial Superintelligence Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Illegal Trading (Temporary Closure of Premises) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rights of Boat Dwellers Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Military Operations Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Short-term Let Accommodation Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Social Media Platforms (Ofcom Licensing) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
City of London (Markets) Bill Report stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill 3rd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Ponds (Permitted Development) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Nature’s Rights Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Early Release of Prisoners (Restriction) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Climate Change Act 2008 (Repeal) (No. 2) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Genocide Determination Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Road Safety Plans Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Greyhound Racing Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 (Revocation) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Scotland (Independence Referendum) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Registration of Stillbirths (England and Wales) Bill 1st reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Fur (Import and Sale) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Co-operative Capital Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Hares (Close Season) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Conduct of Undercover Policing and Surveillance Operatives Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Corporate Waste Responsibility Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Members of Parliament (Prohibition of Second Jobs) (Motion) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hunting Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Chalk Streams (Sewerage Investment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Street Works (Penalties for Utility Companies) Bill Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Access to Elected Office Fund (Report) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Energy and Digital Infrastructure (Planning) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Data Publication and Quality (Immigration, Nationality and Country of Birth) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Maximum Workplace Temperature Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Lobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Mental Capacity (Duty to Assess) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Outdoor Education Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Child Savings Accounts (Mental Capacity and Disability) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Water Regulation Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Occupied Palestinian Territory (Trade with Israeli Settlements) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Reciprocal Cross-Border Public Services Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rural Public Transport Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Civil Aviation Authority (Ombudsman) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 (Repeal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Leisure and Fitness Facilities (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Planning Application Consultations (Mobile Network Operators) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 (Review) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Health Insurance (Exemption from Insurance Premium Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Green Belt (Protection) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Public Electric Vehicle Charging Points) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Listed Places of Worship) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Bank of England (Inflation Targets) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Bailiffs (Warrants of Possession) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Arm's-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Arm's-Length Bodies (Review) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Anonymity of Suspects Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vehicles (Registration) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Tax Reliefs Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Employment Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Climate Change Act 2008 (Repeal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (UK Covid-19 Inquiry) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
National Police Chiefs' Council (Guidance) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Non-Domestic Rating (Retail, Hospitality and Leisure) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Welfare Reform Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hospitality (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Heritage Trees Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Chalk Streams (UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
British Indian Ocean Territory (Sovereignty and Constitutional Arrangements) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
UK Food Labelling (Country of Origin) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Pets (Microchips) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Sector Equality Duty (Repeal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet

Most bills only reach a vote at Second or Third Reading, and plenty never get one, so “no recorded vote yet” usually just means the bill hasn’t had a division (or we couldn’t match one to it) — not that Mr Peter Bedford avoided it. Click a bill for Parliament’s own page.

Government & opposition roles

Mr Peter Bedford currently holds 2 government or shadow front-bench posts. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions) — Department for Work and Pensions — since 2026-08-31 Shadow
Shadow Minister (Treasury) — HM Treasury — since 2026-08-31 Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Mr Peter Bedford →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Name of donor: Star Sports
Address of donor: Star House, 255 Old Shoreham Road, Hove BN3 7ED
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality for two at Towcester Racecourse for the 2026 English Greyhound Derby. Invited in my capacity as the Chair of the APPG for Greyhounds, value £440
Date received: 6 June 2026
Date accepted: 6 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01873919
(Registered 16 June 2026)

Name of donor: Google UK Ltd
Address of donor: 1 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8AG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Overnight stay and hospitality at Ditchley Park as part of the AI Parliamentary Scheme by the Social Market Foundation in partnership with Google, value £538.50
Date received: 2 September 2026
Date accepted: 2 September 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03977902
(Registered 10 September 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £4,138.22 flights (£1,303.54), accomodation (£843.77), local transport (£1,496.14), food, refreshments and misc. (£494.77)
Destination of visit: Kenya (Nairobi)
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Purpose of visit: Cross-party visit to Kenya to engage with political, business and civil society stakeholders on shared UK-Kenya priorities.
(Registered 5 June 2026)

8. Miscellaneous

Executive Committee Member of the British American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 October 2024
(Registered 9 January 2025)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Mr Peter Bedford yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Mr Peter Bedford has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£278,483.60 paid out to or for Mr Peter Bedford across 499 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Mr Peter Bedford’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £196,291.74 (65 claims)
Office Costs — £50,178.36 (371 claims)
Accommodation — £19,012.77 (36 claims)
MP Travel — £6,974.18 (11 claims)
Staff Travel — £5,826.84 (13 claims)
Dependant Travel — £199.71 (3 claims)
Most recent claims
Bought-in services — £480.00, 2026-03-31 — Administrative services
Software & applications — £228.00, 2026-03-28 — VEED LIMITED [200013613-1887]
Bought-in services — £525.00, 2026-03-26 — Administrative services
Postage & couriers — £174.00, 2026-03-23 — Royal Mail
Utilities — £54.63, 2026-03-23 — Dual Fuel
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £64.32, 2026-03-20 — Landline & internet package
Advertising and contact cards — £70.20, 2026-03-19 — Advertising: MP Contact Details
Advertising and contact cards — £70.20, 2026-03-19 — Advertising: MP Contact Details

Every claim on file for Mr Peter Bedford →

Early Day Motions

Mr Peter Bedford has tabled 1 Early Day Motion on file (as primary sponsor), drawing 46 sponsor signatures in total across them. This only counts motions Mr Peter Bedford personally tabled — not motions Mr Peter Bedford may have added their name to as a supporter, which this data source doesn’t track per MP. See Early Day Motions for what this does and doesn’t cover.

Most recent tabled
Memorial for Ann Widdecombe — tabled 2026-07-13, 46 sponsors

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Mr Peter Bedford is a listed officer of 5 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Non-Profit Making Members Clubs — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships — Officer
Declared funding: Connect Public Affairs (£55,501-57,000).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Canada — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Disease and Liver Cancer — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Future of Financial Services — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: Barndoor Strategy (£4,501-6,000).
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Connect Public Affairs — about £56,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships).

Connect Public Affairs — about £56,250.50, 1 group
Barndoor Strategy — about £5,250.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Mr Peter Bedford personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Mr Peter Bedford is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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