Blake Stephenson

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Landscapes: Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the designation of National Landscapes on nature recovery in Mid Bedfordshire.

9 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a deterrent to reduce the numbers of migrants arriving in small boats.

5 Jun 2025 · Treasury

PISCES

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System on economic growth; and when the regulatory framework for that system will

5 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Consumers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32505 on Winter Fuel Payment, whether her Department measures the potential impact of its policies on consumer spending.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line: Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of naming the East-West Rail station Stewartby for Universal once the Universal UK theme park opens.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Universal Studios: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of naming the new station Wixams for Universal once the Universal UK theme park opens.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Tourism: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will direct Great British Railways to promote local tourism (a) on trains and (b) at stations.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of withdrawing the UK from the Aarhus Convention to enable damages to be sought from people who bring frivolous judicial reviews relating to road infrastru

5 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) mandatory and (b) routine reporting on the number of animals that are bred and not used in scientific testing every

5 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Landscapes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided to the programme to designate and expand national landscapes.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Landscapes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to enable the completion of work that has started following the announcement of the decision to reduce funding to Natural England's programme to designate

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Houses: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled Brewing Communities: How we can create new towns that foster successful pubs, h

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Bureaucratic burden lifted to speed up building in growth agenda, published on 10 March 2025, when she plans to publish

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of industrial energy prices in (a) France, (b) Germany and (c) the USA.

3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Question 48234 on Planning Permission, if she will set out her planned timeframe.

3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May to Question 49985 on Planning: Appeals, when he plans to publish the guidance.

3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mayors: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Question 47409 on Mayors: Taxation, whether the list of taxes is exhaustive.

3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Inspectorate: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning Inspectorate Performance update – April 2025, published on 25 April 2025, what steps she is taking to reduce the median decision time.

3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Houses: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to require new town masterplans to include designated sites for future pubs.

3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Houses: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of pubs on (a) community cohesion and (b) reducing loneliness in new towns.

3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled, Experimental AI could help councils meet housing targets by digitising records, published on 19 April 2025, for how lon

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Landscapes: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department’s decision to end funding for the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme on levels of nature recovery.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Landscapes: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's report entitled Delivering economic growth and nature recovery: an independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape, published on 2 April 2025, whe

2 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Theme Parks: Pembrokeshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased NICs on the financial viability of Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire.

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support efforts to scale up the provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hamas: Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help achieve the release of the remaining Israeli hostages being held in Gaza.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Landscapes: Farmers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for farmers of being part of a National Landscape area.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: National Landscapes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Protected Landscapes programme in helping to protect communities from flooding.