Written questions

Blake Stephenson

1,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how Great British Railways will work with (a) Mayoral transport agencies and (b) Transport for London.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to make train journeys more affordable since July 2024.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Bridges: Large Goods Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled £1 billion backed renewal of broken bridges, ruined roads and tired tunnels and new Thames Crossing cash, published on 16 June 2025, whether it is her Department’s p

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Office for Value for Money

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost to the public purse of the Office for Value for Money.

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Landfill Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the press release by the Mineral Products Association entitled Landfill Tax reforms could trigger shortages and damage growth ambitions

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Low Pay: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to ensure that low paid workers have adequate income in retirement.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to encourage self-employed workers to pay into private pension funds.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 29 of the document by the OBR entitled Fiscal risks and sustainability, published on 8 July 2025, whether her Department has made its own assessment of the long-term sustainabilit

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Delivery Services: Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she has made an estimate of the number of food delivery drivers who operate on a provisional motorcycle driving license.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Public Consultation and Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) consultations and (b) reviews conducted by his Department since 4 July 2024.

4 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Private Sector and Public Sector: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of levels of wage growth in the (a) public sector and (b) private sector since 4 July 2024.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Holiday Accommodation: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer to Question 50271 on Holiday Accommodation: Bedfordshire, when he expects to publish that impact assessment.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer to Question 50646 on Trade Agreements: USA, what progress his Department has made on trade talks with the United States.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Public Consultation and Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) consultations and (b) reviews conducted by their Department since 4 July 2024.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the sectoral analysis his Department undertook before selecting the IS-8 sectors in the Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025.