Written questions · Blake Stephenson

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

Forests and Rivers: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Land Use in England published on 31 January 2025, what the process is for (a) designating and (b) creating new (i) national riv

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

Tree Preservation Orders: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 25797 on Tree Preservation Orders: Bedfordshire, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of keeping a centra

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

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 26691 on Unitary Councils, which unitary authorities were contacted on 16 December 2024.

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

Property Development: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 26368 on Property Development: Floods, if she will make an estimate of the number of houses that may be built on flood plain

3 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Large Goods Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of support for the police to tackle breaches of HGV restrictions.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Dangerous Driving and Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential connection between excessively noisy vehicles and dangerous driving.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of installing noise cameras to tackle excessively noisy vehicles on rural roads in Bedfordshire.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of existing enforcement of HGV restrictions.

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

Food: Origin Marking

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 number of British pies with protected geographic food status.

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

Food: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to simplify the process of applying for protected geographic food status.

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

Food: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of providing protected geographic food status for the Bedfordshire Clanger on Bedfordshire.

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

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Record investment to protect thousands of UK homes and businesses, published on 4 February 2025, whether the 1,000 flood defence projects w

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

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Record investment to protect thousands of UK homes and businesses, published on 4 February 2025, what the 1,000 flood defence projects are

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

Origin Marking: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consider granting protected geographic status to the Bedfordshire Clanger.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with VisitEngland on the progress of the roll out of Local Visitor Economy Partnerships across England.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of Winter Fuel Payments that fed into consumer spending in 2023-24.

21 Feb 2025 · Scotland Office

Visitor Levy: Edinburgh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Edinburgh City Council on the visitor levy.

13 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Electronic Travel Authorisations on the economy.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of putting the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on a permanent footing.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order (Amendment) 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2025 to Question 26152, what discussions her Department has had with the Treasury on the up to £734.7m impact on the UK economy described at Paragraph 63 of t

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on tourism of the loss of over 100,000 visitors per year highlighted in the Impact Assessment of the Immigration and Na

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Stellantis: Luton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Stellantis on the closure of their Luton plant.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Flood Control: Internal Drainage Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 26373, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring balancing ponds owned by National Highways to Internal Drainage Boards.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport