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Division Vote (Commons)
18 Mar 2026 - Student Loans - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 84 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 266
Division Vote (Commons)
18 Mar 2026 - Fuel Duty - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 87 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 259
Division Vote (Commons)
18 Mar 2026 - Employment Rights: Investigatory Powers - View Vote Context
Blake Stephenson (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 91 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 368 Noes - 107
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Fuel Duty

"Is it worth emphasising that the Conservatives froze fuel duty for 14 years, which took £100 billion off the cost of driving? That is an example of taxes that we cut over those 14 years. In contrast, this Government have increased taxes by £66 billion in the past two years. …..."
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Written Question
Industry: Working Hours
Wednesday 18th March 2026

Asked by: Blake Stephenson (Conservative - Mid Bedfordshire)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government plans to introduce sector-specific exemptions from the right to guaranteed hours in industries with seasonal or fluctuating demand.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Exemptions to the duty to offer guaranteed hours may be made by Ministers in regulations and will be subject to a full public consultation on how the measures are implemented. However, we envisage that any exemptions to the duty to offer guaranteed hours will be narrow.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Mar 2026
Immigration Reforms

"I congratulate the hon. Member for Perth and Kinross-shire (Pete Wishart) on securing this important debate. Immigration is one of the defining issues of contemporary politics. Polls regularly show that it is one of the most important issues for the public. Much like my right hon. Friend the Member for …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Mar 2026
Immigration Reforms

"I could not agree more. That is clearly a back door to Britain, and we need to close it.

Our public sector is dependent on a huge number of worker visas, while we debate—even today, in the Chamber —record youth unemployment. As my right hon. Friend said earlier, we need …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Mar 2026
Immigration Reforms

"I thought I would intervene to give the hon. Gentleman a little more time. Is he arguing for an amnesty here in the UK? What does he think British citizens would think of such an amnesty? Does he believe that that would be fair or unfair?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"First, I thank Ministers for inviting me to a meeting yesterday on unduly lenient sentences. My constituent, Tracey Hanson, and other campaigners like her continue to raise powerful points on the need for victims to have parity with offenders on rights and support. Will the Minister assure the House that …..."
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Written Question
Small Businesses: Working Hours
Monday 16th March 2026

Asked by: Blake Stephenson (Conservative - Mid Bedfordshire)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of guaranteed hours requirements on small and medium-sized enterprises operating in sectors reliant on temporary labour.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The government has published a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts of the zero hours contract measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025.

This analysis includes consideration of increases in labour costs and effects on flexibility for micro, small and medium-sized businesses, and identifies the sectors most likely to be affected by the measures.