Bob Blackman MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

  • Warships: WrecksDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19949More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the protections afforded to whistleblowers who disclose information in the public interest relating to potential interference with, disturbance of, or artefact recovery from First and Second

    Answer: Whistleblowers who make a protected disclosure are protected under the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996.The Department for Business, Science, Innovation and Trade plans to consult on whistleblowing in due course.

    Answered 8 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Warships: WrecksDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19948More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce measures to ensure that information relating to artefacts recovered from United Kingdom-owned First and Second World War wrecks and maritime war graves, including the SS Tilawa, is not rou

    Answer: Information regarding items recovered from wrecks, which is provided to the Receiver of Wreck as required under section 236 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is routinely available under the Freedom of Information Act and is not subject to any exemptions...

    Answered 8 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Aviation: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16864More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in Harrow constituency who will be exposed to aircraft noise above 43dB LAeq in the next five years.

    Answer: The government does not routinely produce noise forecasts for airports. However, the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement Appraisal of Sustainability Noise Annex shows a comparison of 43dB LAeq noise contours for 2024 and 2055 and estimates ...

    Answered 4 Aug 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Business and Trade: 1Department for Business and Trade1Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: 1Department for Business, Innova…1Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: 1Department for Digital, Culture…1Department for Education: 7Department for Education7Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 2Department for Environment, Foo…2Department for Transport: 3Department for Transport3Department for Work and Pensions: 3Department for Work and Pensions3Department of Health and Social Care: 8Department of Health and Social…8Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 14Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…14Home Office: 3Home Office3Ministry of Defence: 2Ministry of Defence2Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 7Ministry of Housing, Communitie…7Treasury: 12Treasury12
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
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Department for Business and Trade1
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade1
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport1
Department for Education7
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2
Department for Transport3
Department for Work and Pensions3
Department of Health and Social Care8
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office14
Home Office3
Ministry of Defence2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government7
Treasury12

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