PROTECTING OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE

I was brought up on a farm and I have lived in the countryside all my life. We should protect our countryside, the natural environment, and prime agricultural land. That's why I am campaigning for the right homes in the right places for the next generation, prioritising family homes on brownfield land, fast tracking development in cities not paving over the countryside, and protecting our green spaces.

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Stop the Greenwoods New Town development at Lower Gravenhurst

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Blake Campaigns To Expand The Forest Of Marston Vale

Wednesday, 11 February, 2026

The Forest Of Marston Vale has been an incredible success with nearly 3 million trees, shrubs and hedgerows planted since the 1990s. And now is the time to go further, and expand the forest as part of the Government's planned National Forest in the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor.It was a plea

Blake Stephenson MP speaking in the House of Commons after the Government rejected his flooding bill

Labour Government OBJECTS To Blake Stephenson MP's Bill To Prevent Flooding

Monday, 14 July, 2025

The Labour Government has officially objected to a Bill put forward by Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson which aims to help prevent future flooding in areas like Bedfordshire.Communities across Mid Bedfordshire were badly impacted by last September's flooding, and local MP Blake has been listenin

Blake Stephenson MP presenting his 10 Minute Rule Bill in the House of Commons

Mid Beds MP Blake Stephenson’s Bill To Tackle Flooding Passes House Of Commons First Reading

Wednesday, 25 June, 2025

Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson has tabled a Bill in the House of Commons aimed at tackling flooding following the devastating scenes last September. Much of Bedfordshire was impacted by the flooding in 2024 and Conservative MP Blake has been working hard in Parliament to address local res

Blake speaking in his Westminster Hall debate on planning

Local MP Blake Stephenson Calls On Government To Do More To Prevent ‘Bad Development’ In Bedfordshire

Thursday, 24 April, 2025

Mid Bedfordshire’s Conservative MP Blake Stephenson is calling on the Government to revamp the planning system to prevent further bad development across the county.The local MP secured a Westminster Hall debate to highlight his concerns with Labour’s plans to build 1.5 million new houses over the ne

Blake Stephenson MP meeting with Milton Keynes Central MP Emily Darlington (right) and ward councillor Tracey Bailey (centre)

Blake Stephenson MP Meets Milton Keynes MP To Discuss Cross-Boundary Issues In Woburn Sands

Friday, 21 February, 2025

I was pleased to meet Milton Keynes Central MP Emily Darlington and ward councillor Tracey Bailey at The Whisk Kitchen & Bar in Woburn Sands recently to discuss cross-boundary issues, including flooding.With county, constituency and local authority boundary lines drawn through the middle of Wobu

Blake Stephenson MP meeting world-leading researchers to discuss flooding on Evidence Week in Parliament

Blake Stephenson MP Gets The Latest Evidence On Issues Related To Flooding

Monday, 27 January, 2025

Blake Stephenson, the MP for Mid Bedfordshire joined world-leading researchers in Parliament to receive rapid-fire briefings on pressing policy issues, including AI, climate change, the environment and healthcare. Blake spoke to researchers from Sense about Science on effective risk communicati

Blake Stephenson MP speaking on the impact of Labour's National Insurance hike

Blake Raises Impact Of Labour Government's National Insurance Hike On Mid Bedfordshire Charities

Thursday, 9 January, 2025

Blake Stephenson, the MP for Mid Bedfordshire, has raised the concerning impact of the Labour Government's National Insurance hike on local charities.Blake recently met with the Greensand Trust which conserves, enhances and protects the distinctive landscape, wildlife and history of The Greensand Ri

Blake Stephenson MP Expresses Housing Concern In Response To Government's National Planning Policy Framework Consultation

Tuesday, 1 October, 2024

Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson has expressed his concern over the Labour Government's plans for housing in his response to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) consultation.The Government launched a consultation on changes to the NPPF in July and during a question to Deputy Prime Mini

Blake Stephenson's response to the Central Bedfordshire Council Local Plan consultation

Blake Stephenson MP Submits Response To Central Bedfordshire Council Local Plan Consultation And Encourages Others To Do The Same

Wednesday, 18 September, 2024

Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson has submitted his response to the Central Bedfordshire Council Local Plan consultation and is encouraging others to do the same before next week's deadline.Local Plans set out a vision and a plan for the future needs of an area, including housing, facilities, gre

Blake Stephenson MP asking a question in the House of Commons

Blake Stephenson MP Calls On Labour To Reintroduce 'Beauty' As Housebuilding Objective

Monday, 2 September, 2024

Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson has called on the Labour Government to reinstate 'beauty' as a housebuilding objective in the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The last Government had introduced a focus on 'beauty' and 'beautiful' housebuilding in its updated NPPF in January t