Blake Stephenson

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners earning less than the Pension Credit threshold who did not receive winter fuel payment in winter 2024-25.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners no longer eligible for winter fuel payment in winter 2024-25.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Visitor Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a transient visitor levy on the UK visitor economy.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Visitor Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of a transient visitor levy on UK tourism.

9 Jan 2025 · Leader of the House

Written Questions: Government Responses

To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of recent answers to Written Questions in the context of improving transparency in Government.

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of constructing East-West Rail in 2024 prices.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Sector: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the equality of access to public services in rural areas.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Alternative Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support off-grid properties to transition to clean fuels.

10 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Trees: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential role of (a) ancient and (b) veteran trees in place-making for (i) large-scale new towns and (ii) urban extensions.

10 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Trees: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting additional protections to (a) ancient and (b) veteran trees in planning policy.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on (a) agricultural and (b) business property relief on ancient woodlands.

10 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Trees: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Tree Protection Order regime in protecting (a) ancient and (b) veteran trees.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trees: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to enhance the protection of (a) ancient and (b) veteran trees.

6 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to produce a national kinship carers strategy.

6 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to carry out kinship carers pilot trials in eight local authority areas.

2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what changes she expects to make to governance arrangements in Bedfordshire through the English Devolution White Paper.

2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much she expects (a) Central Bedfordshire Council and (b) Bedford Borough Council to increase council tax in 2025/26.

2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much she expects the non-Council Tax element of the core spending power of (a) Central Bedfordshire Council and (b) Bedford Borough Council to increase in 2025/26.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband and Mobile Phones: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support people in areas of poor (a) broadband and (b) mobile phone signal during the switchover to digital alternatives to landlines.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Thameslink Line: Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of delayed services on the Bedford Line in (a) Q3 and (b) Q4 2024.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of train delays in (a) Q3 and (b) Q4 2024 on productivity.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve the reliability of train services.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Thameslink Line: Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Thameslink on the performance of services on the Bedford Line.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to help the automotive industry meet the 2030 phase-out date for petrol and diesel cars.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Stellantis: Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with Stellantis on the phase-out timeline for petrol and diesel cars.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Vauxhall Motors: Luton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to take steps to help Luton Borough Council secure the long-term future of employment at the Stellantis Vauxhall site in Luton.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Vauxhall Motors: Luton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the impact of the closure of the Stellantis Vauxhall site in Luton on the economy of (a) Luton Borough and (b) Bedfordshire.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Vauxhall Motors: Luton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he had discussions with Stellantis prior to the announcement of the closure of the Vauxhall site in Luton.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carers: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of financial support available to unpaid carers in Bedfordshire.

26 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ask local authorities to improve signposting of support groups for unpaid carers.