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Division Vote (Commons)
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 80 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 149
Division Vote (Commons)
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 287 Noes - 150
Division Vote (Commons)
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 78 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 291 Noes - 144
Division Vote (Commons)
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 77 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 288 Noes - 147
Division Vote (Commons)
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 82 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 152
Division Vote (Commons)
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 77 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 287 Noes - 149
Division Vote (Commons)
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 78 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 297 Noes - 147
Division Vote (Commons)
21 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 84 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 293 Noes - 155
Written Question
English Language: Assessments
Tuesday 21st April 2026

Asked by: Blake Stephenson (Conservative - Mid Bedfordshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what engagement her Department has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the introduction of the Home Office English Language Test.

Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Home Office English Language Testing programme has engaged with impacted government departments and will continue this engagement throughout the life of the procurement though mobilisation. As with any government procurement, all commercial activity is subject to full governance procedure, including appropriate spending controls.

Division Vote (Commons)
20 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 292 Noes - 158