Written questions

Blake Stephenson

1,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many locations for new towns he plans to bring to development corporation stage by 2029.

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

New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will ask the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to vary local authorities' boundaries where they would be spanned by a new town.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Housing and Infrastructure: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the capacity of the construction industry to deliver planned housing and infrastructure projects in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.

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

New Towns: Tempsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the proportion of the Tempsford New Town that will be in Central Bedfordshire Council.

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

New Towns: Milton Keynes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Milton Keynes New Town recommended by the New Towns Taskforce will include any areas in Central Bedfordshire Council.

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

New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will discuss with the Chair of the New Towns Taskforce the potential merits of the publishing the sites that it considered but did not recommend for new towns.

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

New Towns Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 64580 on New Towns Taskforce, whether he has had discussions with the Chair of the independent New Towns Taskforce on the reaso

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

Mayors: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the timeline for establishing a Mayoral Strategic Authority in Bedfordshire.

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Exploitation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of (a) suspected and (b) confirmed exploitation involving holders of work-related visas have been recorded since 4 July 2024 by (i) visa route and (ii) month.

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil penalties have been issued to employers sponsoring workers under work-related visa routes since 4 July 2024 by a) visa route and b) sector.

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa sponsors have been a) suspended, b) revoked and c) issued with a warning since 4 July 2024 by i) visa route and ii) month.

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of organisations on the register of licensed sponsors have sponsored visas a) in the last 10 years and b) since 4 July 2024.

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa-sponsoring organisations are B-rated; and how many visas those organisations sponsored as of October 2025.

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Workers: Employees' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigrants found to have been working illegally since 2020 have been making National Insurance payments.

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Ministers of Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the average number of dependent visas sponsored by Minister of Religion visa holders.

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Record numbers of visa sponsor licences revoked for rule breaking, published on 11 September 2025, how many of those license revocations resulted in visa h

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Divorced People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department monitors divorce filings to check visa compliance for family visa holders.