Westminster Hall debateWestminster HallWednesday, 17 June 202611:00

Transport requirements in the Marston Vale

Backbench debate (separate chamber, no votes)

Blake Stephenson will use a Westminster Hall debate to raise transport infrastructure and connectivity issues affecting the Marston Vale area in Bedfordshire. The debate will likely focus on gaps in public transport provision, road access, or rail connectivity that constrain economic development and quality of life for residents in this semi-rural region between Milton Keynes and Bedford.

The Marston Vale has faced long-standing challenges with transport connectivity relative to surrounding areas. This debate gives a backbench MP a platform to press the government on transport funding or strategic planning for a constituency-level issue, though Westminster Hall debates carry no binding legislative force. It may reflect broader concerns about rural and semi-rural transport equity.

Transport Local Government

MPs most likely to speak

Jerome MayhewConservative and Unionist Party

Broadland and Fakenham

Shadow Transport — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on transport, local-government (115 times, 40pts); Known positions: transport: opposed, transport: questioning, transport: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Simon LightwoodLabour and Co-operative Party

Wakefield and Rothwell

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on transport, local-government (170 times, 40pts); Known positions: transport: supportive, transport: neutral, transport: opposed (30pts)Voting record

David SimmondsConservative and Unionist Party

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Shadow Levelling Up — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on transport, local-government (126 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: opposed, local-government: questioning, local-government: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Blake StephensonConservative and Unionist Party

Mid Bedfordshire

Debate sponsor/lead member (calendar Members field)Voting record

Olly GloverLiberal Democrats

Didcot and Wantage

Spoken on transport, local-government (102 times, 40pts); Known positions: transport: supportive, transport: questioning, transport: opposed (30pts); Committee: transport committee (20pts)Voting record

Transport requirements in the Marston Vale

MPs most likely to speak

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