Select Committees
Panel of Chairs (since January 2020)Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill (since December 2021)
3 APPG memberships (as of 15 Jun 2022)
Alevis, American Football, Civic Societies6 Former APPG memberships
American Football., Baseball, Baseball and Softball, Baseballand Softball, Esports, NetballBritish Bill of Rights and Withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights Bill: Second Reading
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voted No - in line with the party majority
One of 269 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 191 Noes - 271
My constituents work at the nearby Corby steelworks, and I see the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my …
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary …
A Bill to create a Business of the House Commission to regulate the timetabling of business in the House of …
Received £225 on 16 December 2021 for a survey completed on 18 November 2021. Hours: 1hr 20 mins. (Registered 10 …
That this House notes the ongoing refurbishment works on the Elizabeth Tower and the fact that during this period Big …
A Bill to limit exit payments made by public sector organisations to employees; and for connected purposes.
Division Voting information
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 35 Conservative No votes vs 305 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 484 Noes - 76
Peter Bone voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 29 Conservative Aye votes vs 318 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 300 Noes - 318
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 26 Conservative No votes vs 318 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 297
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 33 Conservative No votes vs 320 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 322 Noes - 253
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 24 Conservative No votes vs 327 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 526 Noes - 24
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 31 Conservative No votes vs 318 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 303
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 13 Conservative No votes vs 328 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 212
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 33 Conservative No votes vs 308 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 516 Noes - 38
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 42 Conservative No votes vs 298 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 299 Noes - 82
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 12 Conservative No votes vs 285 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 287 Noes - 17
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Conservative No votes vs 330 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 24
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 41 Conservative No votes vs 47 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 55 Noes - 52
Peter Bone voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 11 Conservative Aye votes vs 317 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 321
Peter Bone voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 31 Conservative Aye votes vs 240 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 242
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 11 Conservative No votes vs 257 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 261 Noes - 163
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 77 Conservative No votes vs 222 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 431 Noes - 89
Peter Bone voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Conservative Aye votes vs 277 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 282
Peter Bone voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Conservative Aye votes vs 305 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 309
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 38 Conservative No votes vs 271 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 441 Noes - 41
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 97 Conservative No votes vs 224 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 369 Noes - 126
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 60 Conservative No votes vs 258 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 385 Noes - 100
Peter Bone voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 9 Conservative Aye votes vs 296 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 234 Noes - 300
Peter Bone voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 61 Conservative No votes vs 106 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 70
Debates during the 2019 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
Minister of State (Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government efficiency)
(84 debate interactions)
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
(27 debate interactions)
(25 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(76 debate contributions)
(48 debate contributions)
(45 debate contributions)
(43 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(3,007 words contributed)
(2,165 words contributed)
(1,773 words contributed)
(1,425 words contributed)
Wellingborough Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 71,077 signatures (0.27%)
of 47,795 signatures (0.24%)
of 50,892 signatures (0.20%)
of 209,532 signatures (0.17%)
of 63,558 signatures (0.17%)
of 209,532 signatures (0.17%)
of 153,609 signatures (0.16%)
of 71,077 signatures (0.27%)
of 147,058 signatures (0.11%)
of 188,379 signatures (0.08%)
Petition Closed
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020 Debated on - 24 May 2021 View Mr Peter Bone's petition debate contributionsclosed 1 year, 2 months ago
Government should support vulnerable children & #endchildfoodpoverty by implementing 3 recommendations from the National Food Strategy to expand access to Free School Meals, provide meals & activities during holidays to stop holiday hunger & increase the value of and expand the Healthy Start scheme
Petition Closed
Don’t criminalise trespass
Gov Responded - 15 Apr 2020 Debated on - 19 Apr 2021 View Mr Peter Bone's petition debate contributionsclosed 1 year, 9 months ago
The Government's manifesto stated “we will make intentional trespass a criminal offence”: an extreme, illiberal & unnecessary attack on ancient freedoms that would threaten walkers, campers, and the wider public. It would further tilt the law in favour of the landowning 1% who own half the country.
Latest EDMs signed by Peter Bone
Big Ben chiming on the day of Brexit
Tabled by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)That this House notes the ongoing refurbishment works on the Elizabeth Tower and the fact that during this period Big Ben currently only chimes for Remembrance Sunday and New Year's Eve; further notes that the United Kingdom will now leave the European Union at 11.00pm GMT on 31 January 2020; …
(Most recent: 7 Jan 2020)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 47
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Labour: 1
Exiting the European Union
Tabled by: William Cash (Conservative - Stone)That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 859), dated 11 April 2019, a copy of which was laid before this House on 11 April 2019, be annulled.
(Most recent: 29 Apr 2019)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 73
Democratic Unionist Party: 7
Independent: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Peter Bone, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Peter Bone has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
117 Bills introduced by Peter Bone
A Bill to amend retained EU law relating to compulsory insurance for the use of motor vehicles; and for connected purposes.
This Bill received Royal Assent on Thursday 28th April 2022 and was enacted into law.
A Bill to establish, and make provision about, the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care; and for connected purposes.
This Bill received Royal Assent on Thursday 20th December 2018 and was enacted into law.
A Bill to impose duties on the Prime Minister relating to accountability to the House of Commons; to require the Prime Minister to be available to answer questions in that House on at least two occasions during a sitting week except in specified circumstances; and for connected purposes.
Friday 11th March 2022
A Bill to make provision about the restructuring of urgent care facilities in North Northamptonshire; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to require banks to provide current accounts for homeless people seeking work; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to amend the House of Commons Administration Act 1978 to provide that the Prime Minister may only nominate as Leader of the House of Commons a Member of that House who is from the governing party and is elected by a system in which all Members of the House of Commons may participate; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to make provision about penalties for human trafficking offences.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to make provision for the carrying out of the functions of the Prime Minister in the event that a Prime Minister, or a person temporarily carrying out the functions of the Prime Minister, is incapacitated; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to set up a commission to make arrangements for debates between leaders of political parties during a General Election; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to prohibit charging for car parking at NHS Hospitals for patients and visitors; to make provision for NHS Hospitals to be exempt from business rates; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to abolish the Electoral Commission; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to allow a person who is age 18 or older on the day of a parliamentary or local election to stand as candidate; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to create a Business of the House Commission to regulate the timetabling of business in the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.
Friday 28th January 2022
A Bill to abolish the BBC licence fee and make the BBC a subscription service; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to require asylum seekers who have arrived in the United Kingdom from a safe country to be immediately returned to that country; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to make provision for the carrying out of the functions of the Prime Minister in the event that a Prime Minister, or a person temporarily carrying out the functions of the Prime Minister, is incapacitated; and for connected purposes.
Friday 19th March 2021
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to prohibit persons from being registered to vote in Parliamentary elections at more than one address; and for connected purposes.
Friday 29th January 2016
Friday 26th February 2016
Friday 11th March 2016
A Bill to make provision to exclude from the United Kingdom foreign nationals found guilty of a criminal offence committed in the United Kingdom.
Friday 6th March 2015
A Bill to make provision for the cessation of subsidies for the development of wind farms.
Friday 6th March 2015
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for appointment of a Prime Minister in the event that a Prime Minister is temporarily or permanently incapacitated.
Friday 29th November 2013
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to disqualify for membership of the House of Commons any person who holds the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, Deputy Chief Whip, Government Whip, Assistant Government Whip, Chief Opposition Whip or Assistant Opposition Whip; and for connected purposes.
Friday 9th September 2011
A Bill to prohibit persons from being registered to vote in Parliamentary elections at more than one address; and for connected purposes.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 24th March 2023
A Bill to make provision for the carrying out of the functions of the Prime Minister in the event that a Prime Minister, or a person temporarily carrying out the functions of the Prime Minister, is incapacitated; and for connected purposes.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 28th October 2022
A Bill to impose duties on the Prime Minister relating to accountability to the House of Commons; to require the Prime Minister to be available to answer questions in that House on at least two occasions during a sitting week except in specified circumstances; and for connected purposes.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 17th March 2023
A Bill to make provision about penalties for human trafficking offences.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 3rd March 2023
A Bill to make provision for the creation of secure safe houses for children that have been subject to human trafficking; and for connected purposes.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 24th February 2023
A Bill to prohibit charging for car parking at NHS Hospitals for patients and visitors; to make provision for NHS Hospitals to be exempt from business rates; and for connected purposes.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 3rd February 2023
A Bill to set up a commission to make arrangements for debates between leaders of political parties during a General Election; and for connected purposes.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 20th January 2023
A Bill to abolish the Electoral Commission; and for connected purposes.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 9th December 2022
A Bill to create a Business of the House Commission to regulate the timetabling of business in the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 25th November 2022
A Bill to abolish the BBC licence fee and make the BBC a subscription service; and for connected purposes.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 18th November 2022
A Bill to make provision for an application to the Council of Europe to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and the introduction of a British Bill of Rights.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 16th September 2022
Order Paper number: 6
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
A Bill to make provision about meeting the needs of people providing care and of people receiving care; and for connected purposes.
Monday 20th June 2022
Friday 9th September 2022
A Bill to prohibit persons from being registered to vote in Parliamentary elections at more than one address; and for connected purposes.
Monday 21st June 2021
A Bill to make provision for the creation of secure safe houses for children that have been subject to human trafficking; and for connected purposes.
Monday 21st June 2021
A Bill to prohibit persons from being registered to vote in Parliamentary elections at more than one address; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to impose duties on the Prime Minister relating to accountability to the House of Commons; to require the Prime Minister to be available to answer questions in that House on at least two occasions during a sitting week except in specified circumstances; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to amend the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to make provision about the number and size of parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to prohibit charging for car parking at NHS Hospitals for patients and visitors; to make provision for NHS Hospitals to be exempt from business rates; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to set up a commission to make arrangements for debates between leaders of political parties during a General Election; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to require children under 16 to wear a safety helmet when riding a bicycle on a public highway; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to require banks to provide current accounts for homeless people seeking work; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to make provision about the restructuring of urgent care facilities in North Northamptonshire; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to impose duties relating to the completion of the Isham Bypass; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to require local authorities to operate a committee system of internal governance; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to make provision for the creation of secure safe houses for children that have been subject to human trafficking; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to allow a person who is age 18 or older on the day of a parliamentary or local election to stand as a candidate; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to create an independent body to monitor broadcasting impartiality at the British Broadcasting Corporation; and for connected purposes.
Monday 10th February 2020
A Bill to make provision for an annual national public holiday on the Friday nearest to 23 June; and for connected purposes.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require drones to be marked and registered and to broadcast certain information electronically; to place restrictions on drone flight near aerodromes; and for connected purposes.
Monday 28th January 2019
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to prohibit charging for car parking at NHS Hospitals for patients and visitors; to make provision for NHS Hospitals to be exempt from business rates; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
A Bill to set up a commission to make arrangements for debates between leaders of political parties during a General Election; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to impose duties on the Prime Minister relating to accountability to the House of Commons; to require the Prime Minister to be available to answer questions in that House on at least two occasions during a sitting week except in specified circumstances; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to impose a limit on the level of international development assistance at an amount equal to the European Union average of equivalent expenditure; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for the abolition of the Department for International Development and the Government Equalities Office; to make provision for the abolition of the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales, Scotland Office and Northern Ireland Office; to establish a Department for the Nations of the United Kingdom in their place; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision about the restructuring of urgent care facilities in North Northamptonshire; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
Date TBA
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to create a Business of the House Commission to regulate the timetabling of business in the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for a national public holiday on 23 June or the subsequent weekday when 23 June falls at a weekend; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
Date TBA
A Bill to create an independent body to monitor broadcasting impartiality at the British Broadcasting Corporation; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
A Bill to require the merging of the Nene Valley and Corby Clinical Commissioning Groups; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
A Bill to impose duties relating to the completion of the Isham Bypass by 31 December 2020; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to establish a review of pension arrangements for women affected by changes made by the Pensions Act 1995 and the Pensions Act 2011; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to create a pilot licensing system in line with International Civil Aviation Organization standards; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
A Bill to make provision about public awareness measures in respect of the symptoms of and screening for ovarian cancer; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to regulate the purchase and use of drones weighing 5 kilograms or more; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for the creation of secure safe houses for children that have been subject to human trafficking; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
Date TBA
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require children under 16 to wear a safety helmet when riding a bicycle on a public highway; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to prohibit members of the House of Commons who do not take the oath from receiving parliamentary allowances; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
Date TBA
A Bill to allow a person who is age 18 or older on the day of a parliamentary or local election to stand as a candidate; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require banks to provide current accounts for homeless people seeking work; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
A Bill to require the Government to obtain, on withdrawal from the European Union, a payment from the European Union not less than 50 per cent of the United Kingdom’s net contributions to that institution; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require the Government to publish details of meetings between the Government Whips Office in the House of Commons and the corresponding offices of other political parties in the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to provide for 100 per cent retention of locally collected business rates; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to amend the House of Commons Administration Act 1978 to provide that the Prime Minister may only nominate as Leader of the House of Commons a Member of that House chosen following an election held amongst all Members of the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for the carrying out of the functions of the Prime Minister in the event that a Prime Minister, or a person temporarily carrying out the functions of the Prime Minister, is incapacitated; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 5th September 2017
Date TBA
A Bill to require Her Majesty’s Government to notify the European Council by 31 March 2017 of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the European Union.
Wednesday 30th November 2016
Monday 29th June 2015
A Bill to make provision for the abolition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change and for its functions to be absorbed into the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Monday 29th June 2015
A Bill to require for the NHS to provide information about ovarian cancer symptoms when informing women about the results of cervical smear tests; and for connected purposes.
Monday 29th June 2015
Monday 29th June 2015
A Bill to make provision for the privatisation of the British Broadcasting Corporation by providing shares in the Corporation to all licence fee payers.
Monday 7th July 2014
A Bill to make provision for an application to the Council of Europe to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and the introduction of a British Bill of Rights.
Monday 7th July 2014
A Bill to create a Business of the House Commission to regulate the timetabling of business in the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 2nd September 2014
A Bill to make provision for the abolition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change and for its functions to be absorbed into the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Monday 7th July 2014
A Bill to repeal Articles 21 and 45 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, EC Directive 2004/38/EC and EC Regulation 492/2011.
Monday 7th July 2014
A Bill to prohibit charging for car parking at NHS hospitals for patients and visitors.
Monday 7th July 2014
A Bill to make provision for the abolition of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and its responsibilities to be allocated to other Departments of State.
Monday 7th July 2014
A Bill to make provision for the privatisation of the British Broadcasting Corporation by providing shares in the Corporation to all licence fee payers.
Monday 24th June 2013
A Bill to make provision for a presumption that religious institutions meet the public benefit test for charitable status.
Monday 24th June 2013
A Bill to make provision for the abolition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change and for its functions to be absorbed into the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Monday 24th June 2013
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for foreign aid and development not to be linked to a specific percentage of Gross National Income, but to be set yearly, by Parliament, in relation to need.
Monday 24th June 2013
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
Monday 24th June 2013
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
Monday 24th June 2013
A Bill to make provision for the abolition of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and its responsibilities to be allocated to other Departments of State.
Monday 24th June 2013
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for restrictions on the residence in the UK of Bulgarian and Romanian nationals to continue.
Monday 24th June 2013
A Bill to make provision for a referendum on whether same sex marriage should be allowed.
Monday 24th June 2013
Wednesday 10th July 2013
A Bill to make provision for the cessation of subsidies for the development of wind farms.
Monday 24th June 2013
A Bill to make provision for an application to the Council of Europe to withdraw from the European Convention of Human Rights and to deport alleged terrorists subject to approval by the British courts.
Monday 24th June 2013
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to amend the Charities Act 2011 to treat all religious institutions as charities; and for connected purposes.
Wednesday 19th December 2012
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require each elector applying to register to vote to certify their entitlement to vote; and for connected purposes.
Monday 5th July 2010
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
Monday 5th July 2010
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for the temporary withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Convention on Human Rights.
Tuesday 21st February 2012
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Convention on Human Rights
Thursday 24th March 2011
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for the United Kingdom to set Value Added Tax rates without regard to the rules set by the European Union
Thursday 24th March 2011
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for the United Kingdom to establish immigration controls for European Union nationals independent of the European Union
Thursday 24th March 2011
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require the holding of a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union; and for connected purposes.
Monday 5th July 2010
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to provide that leave for members of the armed forces serving overseas should be calculated from the time an individual arrives back in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.
Monday 5th July 2010
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for the abolition of the television licence fee; and for connected purposes.
Monday 5th July 2010
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Common Fisheries Policy
Thursday 24th March 2011
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require border control officers to stop and interview potential victims of trafficking notwithstanding entitlements under European Union law to free movement of persons; and for connected purposes.
Monday 5th July 2010
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to provide for tax relief on medical insurance premiums.
Monday 5th July 2010
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to provide immunity from prosecution or civil action for persons who have removed or attempted to remove snow from public places; and for connected purposes.
Monday 5th July 2010
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for all receipts printed in the United Kingdom to contain a figure for the total amount of tax paid on the goods and services purchased.
Monday 5th July 2010
19 Bills co-sponsored by Peter Bone
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Free Trade (Education and Reporting) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Green Belt (Protection) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Coastal Path (Definition) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Value Added Tax Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Student Loans (Debt Interest) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Principal Local Authorities (Grounds for Abolition) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Local Authorities (Borrowing and Investment) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
National Health Service (Co-Funding and Co-Payment) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Border Control Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Voter Registration Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
BBC Licence Fee (Civil Penalty) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Judicial Appointments and Retirements (Age Limits) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Electronic Cigarettes (Regulation) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Benefits and Public Services (Restriction) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
International Development Assistance (Definition) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
Local Authorities (Removal of Council Tax Restrictions) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)
29 Written Questions in the current parliament
(View all written questions)The Government is committed to keeping our elections secure and fit for the modern age. We keep electoral law, and the role and powers of the Electoral Commission, under review to ensure the effective operation of, and public confidence in, an electoral system that is secure, fair, modern and transparent.
Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
This information is not held by the Cabinet Office.
Investigations were carried out by a range of public bodies in relation to organisations campaigning on both sides in the 2016 EU referendum. These include the Electoral Commission, National Crime Agency, Metropolitan Police and Information Commissioner’s Office.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission is required to oversee the procedure for selecting candidates for appointment to the Electoral Commission in accordance with the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (“PPERA”) 2000. Candidates that are put forward are subject to an Address in the House of Commons, and require approval by the Speaker of the House of Commons and Her Majesty the Queen. The Electoral Commission is independent of Government.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
1 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Questions
(View all Peter Bone's BEIS questions)The Government is providing sufficient financial support for the Historical Shortfall Scheme to proceed, and scheme payments have begun. We will also continue to work with Post Office Limited to ensure Postmasters whose convictions were overturned are fairly compensated.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
The Department takes the concerns raised by any individual or group seriously. As my hon. Friend will appreciate, the Department is currently receiving exceptionally high volumes of correspondence.
The Department is doing everything possible to ensure that it provides all colleagues and stakeholders with the most up to date and relevant information in response to their queries or concerns.
4 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Questions
(View all Peter Bone's Defra questions)The Secretary of State replied to my Hon. Friend’s correspondence on 13 July 2020.
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The rules relating to the microchipping of horses in England, including details of the penalties that can be applied in the event of non-compliance, are contained in The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 (2018 No.761) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/761/made.
From 1 October this year, it will be mandatory in England, for owners to microchip horses, ponies and donkeys. Further information is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/compulsory-microchipping-to-improve-horse-welfare.
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Dead horses should be disposed of at approved rendering or incineration facilities. Where the owner of a dead horse cannot be traced and it is on private land, responsibility for disposal lies with the land owner. In rare cases where there is no landowner, for example, on common land, the Local Authority has responsibility and Defra has at times been able to help with practical measures.
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government takes animal welfare very seriously and have committed to introducing tougher sentences for animal cruelty. We are supporting the recently introduced Private Member’s Bill – the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill - which seeks to increase the maximum custodial penalty for animal cruelty, including cruelty against horses, from six months’ imprisonment to five years’ imprisonment. In addition, such offenders can already be banned from owning or keeping animals for as long as the court sees fit. Local authorities have powers under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to investigate concerns about the ill-treatment or neglect of animals, and any person or organisation, such as the RSPCA, can take forward a private prosecution under the 2006 Act.
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
We have had five productive rounds of negotiations to date and agreed a significant proportion of legal text across multiple chapters.
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade attended the first UK-US Future of Atlantic Trade Dialogue last month and hosted the second in Aberdeen this week to progress mutual priorities with USTR Katherine Tai.
Minister of State (Department for International Trade)
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recommends that, currently, approved driving instructors (ADI) should only provide lessons to candidates who have an essential need.
When providing driving lessons, all ADIs should put in place appropriate measures, in line with the latest Public Heath England and Cabinet Office guidance, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. It is the responsibility of the ADI and the pupil to consider the risks to their health and to decide if the driving lesson is essential.
Using the latest Government guidance, the DVSA is working closely with the Approved Driving Instructors National Association Strategic Partnership (NASP) to develop appropriate plans and control measures that will enable the resumption of non-essential driving lessons.
The DVSA is working closely with the Department for Transport to prepare for a safe return to driver testing. Before practical driving tests are reintroduced, the DVSA will inform the driver training industry, which will help candidates to prepare and reach the standard of driving needed to pass their test.
The DVSA will provide further updates on providing non-essential driving lessons as soon as it can.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
As the health and safety of staff and customers is key, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is currently working hard to prepare for a safe return to testing.
At present, its testing services are under review and it will announce details of resumption in due course.
Before practical driving tests are reintroduced, the DVSA will inform the driver training industry. This will help candidates prepare and reach the standard of driving needed to pass their test.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
As the health and safety of staff and customers is key, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is currently working closely with the Department for Transport to prepare for a safe return to testing.
At present, its testing services are under review and it will announce details of resumption in due course.
The DVSA remains committed to resuming testing as soon as it is safe to do so and in line with further Government advice.
When providing driving lessons, all ADIs should put in place appropriate measures, in line with the latest Public Heath England and Cabinet Office guidance, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Using the latest Government guidance, the DVSA is working closely with the Approved Driving Instructors National Association Strategic Partnership (NASP) to develop appropriate plans and control measures that will enable the resumption of non-essential driving lessons.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
As the health and safety of staff and customers is key, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is currently working closely with the Department for Transport to prepare for a safe return to testing.
At present, its services are under review and it will announce details of resumption in due course.
When providing driving lessons, all approved driving instructors (ADI) should put in place appropriate measures, in line with the latest Public Heath England and Cabinet Office guidance, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Using the latest Government guidance, the DVSA is working closely with the Approved Driving Instructors National Associations Strategic Partnership (NASP) to develop appropriate plans and control measures that will enable the resumption of non-essential driving lessons.
Further information about safety measures can be found on line at: www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
In June 2020 the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies published a briefing paper on the impact of false positives and false negatives in the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testing programme, which is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gos-impact-of-false-positives-and-negatives-3-june-2020
The briefing paper states that the UK operational false positive rate is unknown.
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
In June 2020 the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies published a briefing paper on the impact of false positives and false negatives in the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testing programme, which is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gos-impact-of-false-positives-and-negatives-3-june-2020
The briefing paper states that the UK operational false positive rate is unknown.
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Commission is responsible for regulating political finance in the UK. This includes making assessments of evidence of possible offences and, where there is evidence that an offence may have been committed, conducting investigations and imposing penalties.
In relation to the EU Referendum, The Commission conducted 34 investigations relating to leave campaigners and imposed fines on 19, totalling £149,450 after appeal outcomes. It conducted 19 investigations relating to remain campaigners and imposed fines on 15, totalling £67,600.
The Electoral Commission was directly involved in eight court cases in which registered campaigners for the leave outcome in the 2016 EU referendum were also involved. In all instances the cases were initiated by others, and in all but one the decisions of the Commission were upheld or substantially upheld by the court, or the case was settled or discontinued. In those cases where the Commission’s decision was upheld or substantially upheld by the court, the Commission has recovered costs.
The Electoral Commission was involved in no court cases relating to registered campaigners for the remain outcome.
It is not currently possible to provide a breakdown of the Commission’s expenditure by case; some of the costs are still in the process of being identified as payable, and some of the costs still need to be taken account of, owing to the recent conclusion of some cases.
The United Kingdom’s Personal Protective Equipment guidance continues to recommend the highest level of protection for health and social care teams treating COVID-19 patients. It is crucial that everyone that needs it has access to the right protective equipment.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
I refer the Hon Member to the answer that was given to PQ UIN 83372.
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
Chapter 10, Part 2 of The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (ITEPA) relates to the off-payroll working rules, which apply to engagements where a worker provides their services through their own intermediary. It does not apply to engagements where workers provide their services as an employee of an agency or umbrella company.
Under the off-payroll rules, employment agencies are responsible for passing the Status Determination Statement to the party below them in the labour supply chain. If they are the deemed employer, they will be responsible for operating PAYE on the engagement.
Umbrella companies are responsible for operating PAYE on payments to workers employed by them; these engagements do not fall within the off-payroll working rules in Chapter 10 of ITEPA.
On 30 November 2021, the Government published a Call for Evidence on the umbrella company market, inviting views on the role that they play in the labour market and the ways in which they interact with the tax and employment rights systems: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/call-for-evidence-umbrella-company-market
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The long-standing basis of the UK income tax system is that individuals are responsible for paying their tax liabilities. Individuals are therefore liable for tax on their income received through disguised remuneration avoidance schemes, whether as a loan or in some other form.
Where there is an employer, the employer may be obliged to operate PAYE on the payments to their employees. In these circumstances, HMRC in the first instance, and wherever possible, seeks to recover the tax due through PAYE from the employer. However, the employee remains the person liable to the income tax and in some circumstances the law allows HMRC to recover the tax due directly from the employee.
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The UK wants a relationship with the EU which is based on friendly cooperation between sovereign equals, and centred on free trade. The Government believes that it is still possible to reach an agreement with a Free Trade Agreement at the core, like those the EU has agreed with other close partners around the world, and that this could be done quickly.
A negotiated outcome remains the Government’s clear preference. It has put forward proposals and is working hard to reach a deal with the EU. The Government’s aim is a zero tariff zero quota FTA, given that avoiding tariffs is beneficial to both sides.
From 1 January, the UK will keep all our tariff revenue, rather than remit 80% to the EU as we have done as a member of the customs union.
As is standard practice, the Office for Budget Responsibility will publish an updated estimate of tariff revenue at the next forecast based on their latest set of assumptions and tariff schedule.
The UK wants a relationship with the EU which is based on friendly cooperation between sovereign equals, and centred on free trade. The Government believes that it is still possible to reach an agreement with a Free Trade Agreement at the core, like those the EU has agreed with other close partners around the world, and that this could be done quickly.
A negotiated outcome remains the Government’s clear preference. It has put forward proposals and is working hard to reach a deal with the EU. The Government’s aim is a zero tariff zero quota FTA, given that avoiding tariffs is beneficial to both sides.
From 1 January, the UK will keep all our tariff revenue, rather than remit 80% to the EU as we have done as a member of the customs union.
As is standard practice, the Office for Budget Responsibility will publish an updated estimate of tariff revenue at the next forecast based on their latest set of assumptions and tariff schedule.
This Government’s priority is keeping the people of this country safe, and we make no apology for seeking to remove dangerous foreign criminals. Foreign national offenders (FNOs) who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them.
We do not comment on individual cases. However, convicted criminals guilty of heinous crimes, including manslaughter, rape, robbery, child sex offences, drug offences and violent crime, and persistent offenders, were not deported on 18 May 2022. These are extremely serious offences which have a real and lasting impact on victims and communities.
All those returned are provided with the opportunity to raise claims prior to their removal. But where representations are made at the last minute, despite the offender having ample opportunity to raise these at an earlier stage, and the claim cannot be resolved in time for the flight’s departure, it can act as a barrier to removal.
We are doing everything possible to reduce legal challenges and to increase the numbers of FNOs being removed. Our New Plan for Immigration, underpinned by the Nationality and Borders Act, is the first major reform of the system in decades and will end the merry-go-round of last-minute legal challenges that stop us removing those with no right to be in the country.
The Government is committed to removing FNOs with no legal basis to be here and since January 2019 we have returned over 10,000 people from the UK.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)
It is important that Ministers respond to correspondence from Hon and Rt Hon members in a timely way, in accordance with their own departmental deadlines.
There have been strains on certain departments owing to the current circumstances and the desire to prioritise COVID-related correspondence. Though this is understandable, departments should of course also endeavour to respond to enquiries in a timely manner. I would be happy to take up any particular concerns the hon. Member has with the relevant government department to ensure he receives a response.
Minister of State (Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government efficiency)
The Nationality and Borders Act provides clarity on human trafficking victims’ rights and entitlements, it goes further in supporting the victims of this horrendous crime and reduces the opportunity for the system to be abused. We will continue to engage with the Welsh Government on this, and the Modern Slavery Bill will be introduced in due course.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
We are working hand in hand with the Welsh Government, including through COBR Ministerial Committee and its sub-committees, to ensure Wales’s voice is heard loud and clear as part of the UK-wide response to the covid-19 outbreak.
I also have regular discussions with the First Minister and his Ministerial team to ensure our response is well co-ordinated.
Secretary of State for Wales