Blake Stephenson

13 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Challenger Tanks: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of not replacing Challenger 2 tanks.

13 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Electric Vehicles: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the target to reach net zero on the number of imports of electric vehicles from China in each of the next ten years.

13 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to defer the ban on the sale of new (a) petrol and (b) diesel vehicles; and whether she will make an assessment of the potential impact of deferring the ban on the sale of new (a)

13 May 2025 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the change in the VAT status of private school fees was introduced during the school year.

8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to provide for cancer research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research in (a) 2025, (b) 2026 and (c) 2027.

8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of available dental appointments in (a) Mid Bedfordshire and (b) the UK.

8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urinary Tract Infections: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the treatment guidelines for recurring UTIs.

8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urinary Tract Infections: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve testing for chronic urinary tract infections.

8 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cheetahs: Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to continue approving permits for British trophy hunters who shoot Cheetahs to bring the trophies back to the UK.

8 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a comparative assessment of the number of houses at risk of (a) surface water and (b) all other flooding in (i) the UK and (ii) the G7 in the last 10 years.

8 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it remains his policy to reduce energy bills by £300 a year.

8 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the vehicle manufacturing industry.

7 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Honey: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the definition of honey included in the 2015 Honey England Regulations.

7 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on negotiating a free trade agreement with that country.

7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a national cancer plan.

7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bedford Hospital and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the capital funding allocated for hospital maintenance at the Autumn Budget 2024 has been allocated to (a) Bedford and (b) Luton and Dunstable Hospitals.

7 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the average length of time that judicial reviews took to complete for road infrastructure projects between 2015 and 2025.

7 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Leisure travel tops charts for reasons people choose rail, published on 9 April 2025, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential imp

7 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Business: Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of businesses that have ceased trading in Mid-Bedfordshire constituency since the Autumn Budget 2024.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

Import Duties: USA

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of a 10% tariff on UK exports to the US on her Department's fiscal headroom.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what individual investments have been made by the National Wealth Fund since July 2024; and how many jobs each investment is expected to support.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increased employer National Insurance contributions on the British vehicle manufacturing industry.

7 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Universal Studios: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on an infrastructure strategy for the Universal Studios project in Bedfordshire.

7 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Universal United Kingdom Resort: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the planning system in Bedfordshire to manage planning applications for (a) accommodation, (b) hospitality and leisure and (c) o

7 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's case study entitled Mental health costs of flooding, published on 4 April 2025, whether the prices used are for 2025.

7 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's case study entitled Mental health costs of flooding, published on 4 April 2025, whether his Department plans to commission further research on that t

7 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Batteries: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the renewables industry on its reliance on imports of batteries from China.

7 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43284 on Schools: Broadband, whether any of the 343 schools are in Bedfordshire.

7 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43285 on Schools: Solar Power, whether any schools in Bedfordshire are on the long list.

7 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Universal Studios: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps with local leaders to establish a Local Visitor Economy Partnership in Bedfordshire in the context of the proposed Universal theme park.