Speeches by Stephenson.
Every Hansard contribution by Blake Stephenson this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 201–220 of 598 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1230) “Yet the dividend paid by BBC Commercial Ltd to the Public Service Broadcasting Group was lower than last year. What is your explanation for a lower dividend?” | 27 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1230) “What are you using the money for in order to drive sustainable returns for the BBC?” | 16 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1230) “I am glad you mentioned debt. Borrowing limits went up in 2021 from £350 million to £750 million. Those are very large numbers—perhaps not if you compare them with some of the US behemoths that you are comparing yourself to, but very large numbers none the less. Borrowing costs have gone up significantly since 2021. Ho…” | 85 |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 892) “Mr Bailey, you prefaced your response to Anna’s “why” question with “in your area”, unless I misheard. Were the reasons that you gave general, national reasons, or were they specific to Anna’s area? It seems to me like there is a divide between urban and rural here. Could you talk a bit about the reasons in urban areas…” | 72 |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 892) “It makes sense that there are general themes, but looking at a local level makes total sense and looking towards local leaders for the solutions is important. In my area of Mid Bedfordshire, we have seen a collapse in the commercial viability of certain routes, and then a demand on the local authority to subsidise them…” | 169 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | NHS Pensions: Frontline Patient Care “The Minister knows that I have a keen interest in NHS reorganisation and the impact on frontline services, particularly in Mid Bedfordshire. Given the failures of NHSBSA, has consideration been given to reorganising that authority? I also repeat the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for North West Norfolk (Ja…” healthlabour-market | 66 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “So the ANPS needs to be published before a decision can be taken because it needs to be considered by the planning process.” | 23 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “I am conscious of time, so I hope not to take up too much of it. I just want to take us back to ANPS, if I may. Can you commit to the updated ANPS being published before any airport expansion is approved? I appreciate that it is a question that the Chair asked earlier, but I was not certain that I got a clear answer on…” | 75 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “I am pleased that we are clear on the timeline. In terms of the approach that you are taking, is there a view that you will take a whole-systems approach to this and airport expansion, or are you just going to focus on Heathrow?” | 44 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “Minister, would you consider everything to be on time in terms of preparation of the ANPS?” | 16 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “Keir Starmer’s Plan for Change document suggests that all relevant national policy statements will be ready for this summer. This will not be ready for this summer. You are suggesting that it will be ready for the autumn. Are we now talking about delays within Government?” | 46 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “Minister, would you consider everything to be on time in terms of preparation of the ANPS?” | 16 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “If all Governments become sclerotic, are you suggesting that this one has? I do not want to put words in your mouth. I am sure that you were not saying that.” | 31 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “Just to be clear, will the ANPS that we are talking about here be a UK-wide and whole-systems statement, or will it focus just on the south-east?” | 27 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “On timing, there was a commitment to have this ANPS done by the summer. By the looks of the weather, it is currently the summer. The updated impact assessment on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill suggests that we are heading for November. Does that timeline resonate with you? Do you consider yourself on track and on…” | 57 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “I am pleased that we are clear on the timeline. In terms of the approach that you are taking, is there a view that you will take a whole-systems approach to this and airport expansion, or are you just going to focus on Heathrow?” | 44 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “Just to be clear, will the ANPS that we are talking about here be a UK-wide and whole-systems statement, or will it focus just on the south-east?” | 27 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “Keir Starmer’s Plan for Change document suggests that all relevant national policy statements will be ready for this summer. This will not be ready for this summer. You are suggesting that it will be ready for the autumn. Are we now talking about delays within Government?” | 46 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “On timing, there was a commitment to have this ANPS done by the summer. By the looks of the weather, it is currently the summer. The updated impact assessment on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill suggests that we are heading for November. Does that timeline resonate with you? Do you consider yourself on track and on…” | 57 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “If all Governments become sclerotic, are you suggesting that this one has? I do not want to put words in your mouth. I am sure that you were not saying that.” | 31 |