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 221–240 of 610 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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) “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) “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) “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) “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) “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) “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) “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) “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) “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 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1186) “Fine.” | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1186) “Yes. The central point of my questioning is to get to the heart of how vocal you might be as a new chair in holding the Government to account. As an overarching comment, how vocal would you expect to be? How interventionist would you expect to be in holding the Government to account?” | 53 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1186) “Do you think that that will just happen, or what do you need to do to make sure that you can influence that?” | 23 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1186) “Yes. What kind of access to the Net Zero Mission Board would you expect to have, and how would you expect to work with that board to influence progress?” | 29 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1186) “Would it be fair to say that you are expecting to continue to scrutinise the Government in the way that it has been done in past years, but you just continue to make the points? If there is something that the Government are not delivering, is there something that the Committee and you as chair could do differently to e…” | 66 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1186) “In your role as chair, how would you see yourself and the Committee scrutinising Government and holding their feet to the fire to deliver the expectations?” | 26 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1186) “I suspect you are familiar with the Committee’s 2025 progress report. Could you walk us through your thoughts on the Government’s response to that report, please?” | 26 |