Bob Blackman MP: written questions
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International Law: EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of the UK’s domestic provision of (a) a free reception year and (b) tuition-free secondary education with her Department's p
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 3 November 2025 to Question 84390.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUN Convention on the Rights of the Child: EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Education and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on the UK’s position on proposals at the United Nations to negotia
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 3 November 2025 to Question 84390.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will meet with the Fire Brigades Union to discuss the safety of firefighters when tackling wildfires.
Answer: The health and safety of firefighters is of the utmost importance. The government recognises the risks that firefighters face and is grateful to them for their bravery. Fire and rescue authorities, as employers, must take action to protect firefighter phy...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87280More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of fuel duty increases on (a) the cost of living and (b) consumer prices in London.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced continued support for people and businesses by extending the temporary 5p fuel duty cut and cancelling the planned increase in line with inflation for 2025/26. The temporary 5p cut is scheduled to expire in ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses and Freight: Greater LondonTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87279More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) fuel duty, (b) Clean Air Zone charges and (c) Direct Vision Standard requirements on London-based (a) haulage and (b) coach operators.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced continued support for people and businesses by extending the temporary 5p fuel duty cut and cancelling the planned increase in line with inflation for 2025/26. The temporary 5p cut is scheduled to expire in ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how his Department plans to work with relevant stakeholders to resolve potential issues affecting the delivery of social housing through Section 106 on early engagement between d
Answer: Section 106 agreements are, and will remain, an essential mechanism for delivering social and affordable housing. The government continues to progress work on a holistic policy package that will deal with the legacy problem of existing uncontracted S106 u...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing and Social Rented Housing: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what alternative options for helping to deliver (a) affordable and (b) social housing in London have been considered by his Department.
Answer: When developing policy, the government considers the merits of an extensive range of potential policy solutions.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to (a) maintain social housing commitments in existing planning permissions in London and (b) ensure that levels of social housing are not reduced in
Answer: As part of the Government’s drive to build 1.5 million new homes in this Parliament, the Mayor of London and the government have developed a package of support for housebuilding in the capital. This package includes a new time-limited planning route desig...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of lowering affordable housing requirements on levels of social housing supply in London in the (a) long and (b) short term.
Answer: When it comes to development, London faces challenges that are common to all parts of England over recent years. These include a significant increase in building material prices; a rise in financing costs; and planning capacity and capability pressures. I...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the 60% of affordable homes provided through the new route at social rent are not renegotiated out at a later stage in the development
Answer: On 23 October 2025, the Secretary of State and the Mayor of London announced a new package of support for housebuilding in London. Details can be found on gov.uk here. A consultation on these London-specific measures will be launched in November 2025. The...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMouth Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Department taking to promote earlier detection, ensure dentists, GPs and other frontline health professionals are trained to identify early warning signs, and improve timely diagn
Answer: We know that more needs to be done to improve outcomes for patients with mouth cancer. Our forthcoming National Cancer Plan will have patients at its heart and will include further details on how we will speed up diagnosis and treatment, ensuring patients...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordShahram FallahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Iranian counterpart on the detention of Baha’i Shahram Fallah since August 2025; and what diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure
Answer: I refer to the Hon. Member to the answer provided to question 67802 on 6 August 2025 and add that on 23 September 2025, at the UN Human Rights Council, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization and UN, Kumar Iyer, highlighted Iran's recent ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has allocated for (a) tennis and (b) padel in the next five years.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking with the Lawn Tennis Association to develop covered (a) tennis, (b) padel and (c) multi-sport facilities to facilitate year-round all-weather participation.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to support the development of (a) affordable and (b) accessible padel courts in (i) Harrow East constituency and (b) England.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: Harrow EastDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to help tackle the lack of (a) indoor and (b) covered tennis and facilities in Harrow East constituency.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increased funding for (a) tennis and (b) padel facilities.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding she has allocated for (a) tennis, (b) padel and (c) other court-based sports.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to update impact assessments for Part IX Drug Tariff reform in the context of methodological changes following the introduction of interchangeable size bandings.
Answer: The Impact Assessment was shared at the consultation stage which took place between October 2023 and January 2024. It was subsequently updated to reflect the industry feedback received throughout the process, with the final version being released in Augus...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Part IX medical devices process on (a) supplier confidence and (b) future investment in the UK medical devices market; and wha
Answer: As part of our development work on Part IX of the Drug Tariff reforms, we have undertaken detailed assessment of the impacts on the market and suppliers. We have worked closely with industry and the joint Department and Industry Drug Tarff Committee to en...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSomayeh RashidiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of her policies of the death of Somayeh Rashidi in Iran in September 2025; and what discussions she has had with he
Answer: As we set out in the answer of 6 August 2025 to question 67434 we remained concerned over the arbitrary detention of women and other political prisoners in Iran, and we were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Somayeh Rashidi, and other women in dete...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Social ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to help improve the quality of local authority children's social care services.
Answer: The department has announced the biggest overhaul to children’s social care (CSC) in a generation, including increased investment and landmark legislation through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. From April 2025, we are making £500 million avail...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCats: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the cross-breeding of exotic cats with domestic cat breeds.
Answer: The Government welcomes the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinion on the welfare implications of current and emergent feline breeding practices which included their research into the management and welfare of hybrid breeding. We are carefully considering the...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCats: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to meet with animal welfare organisations to discuss tackling the illegal (a) breeding and (b) sale of hybrid cats.
Answer: The Department is kept up to date with developments in cat welfare through regular engagements with key sector organisations.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMehran ShamlouiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Iran’s recent Supreme Court’s decision to deny a retrial for Mehran Shamloui; and what diplomat
Answer: We are concerned by Mehran Shamoui's case and by Iran's treatment of Christians, in particular Christian converts, more broadly. On 23 September 2025, at the UN Human Rights Council, UK Permanent Representative, Kumar Iyer, highlighted the targeting and s...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
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