Blake Stephenson

24 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Surcharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer to Written Question 102069 tabled on 2 January 2026 on Council Tax: Valuation, when he plans to consult on the High Value Council Tax Surcharge.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what alternative options he considered to the subsidisation of fees for certain high skilled visa applications.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the subsidisation of visa fees for certain high skilled visa applications.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Thameslink Line: Croydon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle the Croydon bottleneck on Thameslink and Southern services.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Stewartby

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a new station at Stewartby will be built prior to 2031.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Flitwick Station and Harlington Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide capital funding to deliver Access for All schemes at a) Flitwick and b) Harlington.

24 Jun 2026 · Home Office

British Nationality: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department does not allow remote testing for the Life in the UK test.

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Dismissal

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Question 222781 answered on 21 February 2019, how much money has been spent to date by the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust on legal fees, including any settlement agre

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent by East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust on (a) legal fees and (b) other costs associated with terminating the employment of David Perrin and defending legal action br

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with Duolingo on the introduction of the Home Office English Language Test.

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what engagement her department has had with the Minister for Investment regarding the introduction of the Home Office English Language Test.

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what engagement her Department has had with Ofqual regarding the introduction of the Home Office English Language Test.

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what engagement her Department has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the introduction of the Home Office English Language Test.

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Parliamentary Question 104261 answered on 16 January 2026, whether the ‘net positive benefit to the public purse’ of the new Home Office English Language Test will be used to support manag

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Parliamentary Question 104261 answered on 16 January 2026, if the lower cost of the Home Office English Language Test will be passed on to test takers.

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Parliamentary Question 104261 answered on 16 January 2026, to which budgets the ‘net positive benefit to the public purse’ of the new Home Office English Language Test will be attributed t

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2026 to Question 104261 on English Language: Assessments, what estimate she has made of the net positive benefit to the public purse of the Home Office English Lan

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2026 to question 104256 on Visas: English Language, which other countries' systems have been considered in development of the Home Office English Language Test.

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency arrangements she plans to put in place to ensure secure provision of the Home Office English Language Test in the event of technical exploits subverting digital security measures in r

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of the (a) security of in-person supervision and (b) best-in-class digital security measures in the Home Office English Language Test.

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence on test security her Department reviewed as part of the market engagement process for the Home Office English Language tender.

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential risk that takers of the fully remote Home Office English Language Test may use artificial intelligence technology to circumvent testing integrity; and wha

13 Apr 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to identify and mitigate potential attempts at cheating resulting from the new Home Office English Language Test being taken outside secure test centres and wit

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119566 on Industry: Working Hours, when he plans to publish the public consultation on guaranteed hours.

18 Mar 2026 · 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 potential impact of the conflict in Iran on energy prices.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of guaranteed hours requirements on small and medium-sized enterprises operating in sectors reliant on temporary labour.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government plans to introduce sector-specific exemptions from the right to guaranteed hours in industries with seasonal or fluctuating demand.

22 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of the potential impact of the fair funding formula on levels of inequality of access to services.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Rainforests: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made representations to the Foreign Secretary on the potential for British International Investment to contribute funding to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility.

22 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Rainforests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the British International Investment on the Tropical Forest Investment Fund.