MP for Mid Leicestershire
Peter Bedford is a Conservative Member of Parliament for Mid Leicestershire, elected on 4 July 2024. He currently serves on the Work and Pensions Committee (from October 2024) and has previously sat on committees connected with the Pension Schemes Bill and the Employment Rights Bill.
He shows very high party loyalty (98%, just below the party average of 99%) and a notably low voting attendance (12% vs 56% for the party). He has recorded 6 rebel votes against his party and is positioned centre-right (69/100).
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Generated 21 February 2026
3 positions
Work and Pensions Committee
Since Oct 2024
Pension Schemes Bill
Jul 2025 - Sept 2025
Employment Rights Bill
Nov 2024 - Jan 2025
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has almost always voted against trade union powers
has almost always voted against workers rights protections
has almost always voted against vat changes
has voted a mixture of ways on prison sentencing
has generally voted for bus services regulation
has generally voted against renter protections
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1
12 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1
13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2
13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24
20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12
20 Jun 2025
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
