Blake Stephenson

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Floods and Sewers: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any measures within the Planning and Infrastructure Bill relate to (a) flooding and (b) sustainable drainage.

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Environmental Delivery Plans will support the use of nature-based solutions to tackle flooding.

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans: Internal Drainage Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Natural England will be expected to consult Internal Drainage Boards in the preparation of Environmental Delivery Plans.

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans: Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Environmental Delivery Plans will support the development of (a) community forests and (b) the forest of Marston Vale.

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment on the potential impact of Environmental Delivery Plans on levels of access to nature.

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 49.5 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, whether development will be permitted beyond the maximum amount specified by Environmental Delivery Plan

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to clause 49(7)(b) of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, whether development would be considered on a first-come-first-served basis up to the maximum amount spe

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to clause 49(7)(b) of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, whether environmental delivery plans would be (a) replaced and (b) lapse at the end of the specified pe

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to clause 49(7)(b) of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, what would happen to funds provided by developers towards environmental delivery plans that are unspent

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to clause 49(7)(b) of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, what would happen to projects not completed as part of the environmental delivery plan at the end of th

14 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to clause 49(7)(b) of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, who will be responsible the ongoing maintenance of conservation projects implemented through environmen

14 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Forest of Marston Vale community forest to the south.

14 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Charities: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to publish an impact assessment on the impact of the increase in class one employer National Insurance contributions on the charity sector within the first six months of the introducti

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forestry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Forestry and Arboriculture Training Fund will support courses available in Bedfordshire.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to help grow the forestry sector in Bedfordshire.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees he plans to plant in Bedfordshire as part of plans to increase woodland cover.

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Plan for Neighbourhoods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled, Plan for Neighbourhoods: prospectus, updated on 12 March 2025, whether there will be further rounds of funding available for

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Plan for Neighbourhoods: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s Plan for Neighbourhoods: prospectus, updated on 13 March 2025, on what basis local authorities in Bedfordshire were excluded from selection.

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30736 on Local Government: Employers' Contributions and with reference to paragraph 5.48 of Bedford Borough Council Executi

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to require developers to complete flood defences committed to at planning stage in areas at risk of flooding within a mandated time period.

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 26862 on New Towns Taskforce, how the taskforce will work in partnership with local leaders and communities.

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Bank Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions the New Towns Taskforce has had with relevant stakeholders on access to banking services in new towns.

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coastal Erosion and Floods: Risk Management

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 Environment Agency's data entitled New national flood and coastal erosion risk information, upd

12 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employers’ National Insurance contributions on the armed forces.

12 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

AstraZeneca: Merseyside

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30737 on AstraZeneca: Merseyside, if he will publish the feedback his Department has received from AstraZeneca on their Merseyside

12 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 28604 on Construction: Employers' Contributions, whether he has held discussions with the construction industry on the potential impact of changes

12 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 28604 on Construction: Employers' Contributions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employers’ National Insur

12 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Voting Rights: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether changing the minimum voting age would necessitate a change in the minimum age for voter registration.

12 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Voting Rights: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will have discussions with the Boundary Commission on the impact of reducing the voting age to 16 on electoral equality at the next general election.

12 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Voting Rights: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the voting age to 16 on electoral equality in local council elections.