Blake Stephenson

25 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Dangerous Driving: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle dangerous driving in rural areas.

19 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty for firefighters in England to respond to flooding.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Network Rail on accelerating the delivery of Access for All schemes.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of flooding of agricultural land on UK food security.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the support available to pensioners (a) this winter and (b) in winter 2023/24.

15 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environment Protection: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will require local authorities to refer planning decisions where the Environment Agency objects for a call in.

15 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that local planning authorities use the Environment Agency’s forthcoming NaFRA2 data.

15 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Budget October 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on UK R&D.

15 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the defence supply chain.

6 Nov 2024 · Treasury

People Smuggling: English Channel

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press notice entitled Prime Minister unveils game changing investment to tackle national security threat from people smuggling gangs, published on 4 November 2024, whether the £75m funding anno

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Private Education: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of pupils in Bedfordshire who will leave the independent school system as a result of VAT on school fees.

29 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of imposing VAT on private school fees on the UK’s global reputation.

29 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of imposing VAT on private school fees on the UK’s relations with European and international allies.

25 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to replace capital funding originally allocated to (a) Arnold Academy, (b) Parkfields Middle School, (c) Toddington St. George Church of England School, and (d) The Firs Lower Scho

25 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Free Schools: Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the planned free school in Bedford Borough is under review by her Department.

22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reforming the planning system to introduce new measures to help reduce flood risk.

22 Oct 2024 · Treasury

National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies on National Insurance Contributions for employees of paragraph 4 of the report by the Office for Budget Responsibility entitled The economic effect

11 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the role of Bedfordshire in the UK’s military supply chain.

11 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bedford Hospital: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the condition of Bedford Hospital.

11 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Universities: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to support the development of tech clusters for specialist universities.

11 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of future opportunities to grow the tourism industry in Bedfordshire.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Pubs Code Adjudicator

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Pubs Code to allow tenants of pub-owning businesses to sell one beer of their choice.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Pubs Code Adjudicator

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make a comparative assessment of the Pubs Code in (a) Scotland and (b) England and Wales.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Pubs Code Adjudicator

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for the third statutory review of the Pubs Code and the Pubs Code Adjudicator.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Project Gigabit: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make it his policy to ringfence Project Gigabit funding for rural areas.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of Age UK's Equality Impact Assessment on the Winter Fuel Payment.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to manage the potential impact of housing developments on trends in the level of farm

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to (a) maintain and (b) extend flooding support schemes for farmers.

7 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Mauritius

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what annual cost to the public purse is of the agreement with Mauritius on sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

7 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help support small businesses to comply with the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax regulations.