Bob Blackman MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
British National (Overseas): Human RightsHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with representatives of the Hong Kong diaspora, including those subject to HK$1 million bounties issued by the Hong Kong authorities, on their experiences of reporting tra
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals who may be victims of transnational repression (TNR) can report concerns with confidence, and that those reports are handled effectively across policing. While it would not be appropriate to comment...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTelephone Services: Human RightsHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of establishing and operating a dedicated, multilingual hotline for reporting transnational repression, staffed by personnel trained in state threats; and how th
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals who may be victims of transnational repression (TNR) can report concerns with confidence, and that those reports are handled effectively across policing. While it would not be appropriate to comment...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOppression: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the suitability of the 101 service for reports from Hong Kongers with (a) limited English proficiency and (b) fears that information disclosed could reach the Hong Kong
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals who may be victims of transnational repression (TNR) can report concerns with confidence, and that those reports are handled effectively across policing. While it would not be appropriate to comment...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOppression: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 61 of the 7th Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights of Session 2024-26 on Transnational Repression in the UK, HC 681, published on 30 July 2025, what assessment she
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals who may be victims of transnational repression (TNR) can report concerns with confidence, and that those reports are handled effectively across policing. While it would not be appropriate to comment...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Counter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is issued to police forces on routing reports received via 101 that may relate to hostile state activity to officers with counter-state-threats expertise; and what steps she is taking to
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals who may be victims of transnational repression (TNR) can report concerns with confidence, and that those reports are handled effectively across policing. While it would not be appropriate to comment...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Bank: ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many designations under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 relating to the West Bank have been made in respect of (a) settler violence against Palestinian
Answer: All sanctions designations are based on a rigorous assessment of the available evidence against the standards set down in the relevant sanctions framework.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what evidentiary standard was applied before designating the entities and individual listed on 9 June 2026 under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020, and wheth
Answer: All sanctions designations are based on a rigorous assessment of the available evidence against the standards set down in the relevant sanctions framework.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: PassportsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Iran on the revocation of passports and travel documents of (a) Christian converts and (b) other religious minority mem
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 2 April to Question 122688.
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Palestine Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning programme (PALMEL, GB-GOV-1-400409) has produced any completed monitoring, evaluation, research, analysis, accountab
Answer: The previous answers provided to the Hon Member were intended to refer him to the section of the Dev Tracker website where details of all active and former programmes in Palestine can be found, including all publicly-available information in relation to t...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, why her Answers to Questions 5322 and 5323 referred to the DevTracker programme GB-GOV-13-OODA-AHRC-C4WCAGQ-R6SBCMZ-AYRNVWK rather than the Palestine Monitoring, Evaluation a
Answer: The previous answers provided to the Hon Member were intended to refer him to the section of the Dev Tracker website where details of all active and former programmes in Palestine can be found, including all publicly-available information in relation to t...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Nigerian counterpart on the release of people abducted from churches and improving protection for places of worship in the last three mo
Answer: Since my statement to the House on 27 November 2025 (HWCS1105), we have continued to raise the importance of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) with the Nigerian authorities on a regular basis.The Special Envoy for FoRB, David Smith MP, visited Nigeria ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGynaecologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish annual progress reports on the implementation of the 2026 Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England.
Answer: The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy, published on the 15 April 2026, sets out 117 actions across four core commitments: acting on women’s voices and choices; transforming National Health Service performance in services that matter most to women; supportin...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGynaecology: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to specialist women’s health services for women in deprived areas.
Answer: The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain, to ensure people can live well for longer. Our reimagined National Health Service will tackle inequalities in both access and outcomes, as well as give everyone, no matter who they are or where the...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen's Health HubsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of women’s health hubs on delivering the objectives of the 2026 Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England.
Answer: The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy sets out a bold, long‑term plan to transform how the health and care system listens to, supports, and delivers for women and girls. It puts women’s voices and choices at the centre of care, drives faster improvements in...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGynaecology: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2026 Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England on waiting times for gynaecology services.
Answer: The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy puts the 10-Year Health Plan’s new care model into action to deliver faster, tangible improvements across four outcomes that matter most to women across England. Through the Renewed Strategy, we will support integrated ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGynaecologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists to support delivery of the 2026 Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England.
Answer: The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy was published on 15 April 2026 and sets out a bold, long‑term plan to transform how the health and care system listens to, supports, and delivers for women and girls across all regions in England.It puts women’s voices ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of Nigeria on securing the release of people abducted from churches and improving protection for places of worship in the las
Answer: Since my statement to the House on 27 November 2025 (HWCS1105), we have continued to raise the importance of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) with the Nigerian authorities on a regular basis.The Special Envoy for FoRB, David Smith MP, visited Nigeria ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: Dogs and PrimatesHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5319 on Animal Experiments, what the expected number of procedures involving (a) dogs and (b) non-human primates was under service project licences in
Answer: The Home Office does not hold centrally collated figures on expected number of procedures to be carried out under service project licences involving dogs or non-human primates in each of the last five years.Project licences authorise programmes of work ac...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to a review of the prescription charge exemption list to reflect the changing nature of many long-term conditions including cystic fibrosis.
Answer: The Government currently has no plans to review or amend the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCystic FibrosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of co-morbidities such as liver disease which affects one in five people with cystic fibrosis as we mark cystic fibrosis awareness week from 8-14 June.
Answer: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend that patients and/or the families of people with cystic fibrosis are provided with the relevant information and the opportunity for discussion with clinicians on topics that inc...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAntimicrobial Resistance: Cystic FibrosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance for people with cystic fibrosis as we mark cystic fibrosis awareness week from 8-14 June.
Answer: The United Kingdom’s 2024 to 2029 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national action plan (NAP), published in May 2024, recognises that AMR impacts people differently. People with cystic fibrosis are an increased risk of infection, including resistant infecti...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurological Diseases: Climate ChangeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of global temperatures on the health of people with neurological conditions, including epilepsy; and what research his Department is funding into
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has assessed the health impacts of rising temperatures through its Climate Change and Mental Health thematic assessment and the Adverse Weather and Health Plan Supporting Evidence 2024. These identify that people with...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues and Sportsgrounds: LightingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) statutory regulations and (b) safety guidance her Department has issued regarding the use of strobe and flashing lighting at live music and sporting venues to mitigate seizure risk for s
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not issue regulations and guidance on the use of strobe flashing lighting, however event organisers and venue operators have duties under existing health and safety legislation to protect the public from ri...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on Ofwat considering (a) measures to reduce reliance on single sources of water supply and (b) long-term asset health and resilience in future price determinations.
Answer: The Government is committed to increasing our water supply while protecting the environment and public health. We are taking a twin track approach to improving water supply resilience. This involves urgent action to reduce water company leaks and use drin...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to introduce mandatory water efficiency requirements for (a) data centres and (b) other large non-household users.
Answer: In February, Government committed to looking at ways to help drive the uptake of water reuse and rainwater management for large non-household water users including data centres within the Water White Paper. Non-household businesses are encouraged to enqui...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
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