Blake Stephenson

22 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Rainforests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of British International Investment contributing funding to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of students obtaining a Student Visa for study at a higher education provider since July 2024 have provided a Secure English Language Test from an approved provider.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of students obtaining a student visa for study at a higher education provider since July 2024 have provided proof that they can speak English.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the move to remote and digital by default English language testing for UK visas on the public purse.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether foreign language courses taught at UK institutions are proof of English language for visa applications.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to hold a trial of the proposed remote and digital-by-default method of English language testing for visas.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of moving to digital by default on the security of English language testing.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

English Language: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Secure English Language Tests were obtained via remote testing in 2024-25.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of other countries that are using methods similar to the proposed remote and digital by default testing for English language requirements for UK vis

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of higher education providers require Student Visa applicants to prove their knowledge of English before issuing a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Workers: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer to written question 78022, what proportion of the 7,130 arrests have resulted in one or more deportations since 5 July 2024.

6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure that hospices receive the funding required to raise staff pay in line with nationally agreed NHS pay rises.

5 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what changes he made to Departmental budgets in the Autumn Budget 2025 to fund the a) infrastructure and b) services required for new towns.

5 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the effectiveness of the application of planning legislation relating to flooding, in the cont

5 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to publish guidance for planning inspectors on how to approach local authorities which allocate housing sites later designated as new towns in emergi

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many visas a) his Department, b) the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency, c) the UK Health Security Agency, d) the Care Quality Commission, e) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Auth

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the press release entitled Fresh drive to boost Pension Credit take-up as new figures reveal large regional gaps in those receiving benefit worth around £4,300 a year, published on 30

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of processing times for applications for pension credit.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of CMS enforcement.

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the a) number and b) proportion of dependent visa holders who are employed.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an (a) estimate of the age of inheritance for the next five decades and (b) assessment of the potential impact of increased longevity on the adequacy of assets held at state pension

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Erasmus+ Programme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how rejoining the Erasmus scheme will be funded.

2 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the change in the level of taxation for the average pub between 2024 and 2029.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Small Businesses: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2025, whether his policy to fully fund SME apprenticeships for under 25s will include level 7 apprenticeships.

2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mayors: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has allocated funding for Mayoral strategic authorities which a) do not currently exist and b) are not in the priority programme across the Spending Review period.

2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Valuation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to revalue council tax bands F, G and H.

2 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Workplace Pensions: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of taxation of salary sacrifice pension contributions on levels of pensions saving.

2 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Workplace Pensions: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the additional lifetime tax paid by people entering the workplace in 2025 due to taxation of salary sacrifice pension contributions.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how SEND costs in England will be funded over this Parliament.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish the Road Safety Strategy.