Bob Blackman MP: written questions
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West Bank: DemolitionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the administration and oversight of EU-funded programmes under the West Bank Protection Consortium; and whether she has u
Answer: This financial year, we are continuing to fund lifesaving assistance to Palestinians, support to Gaza's early recovery, and activity to strengthen Palestinian institutions, governance, accountability and civil society, including reform of the Palestinian ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if community pharmacy will play a role in cardiovascular disease prevention and case finding as part of the upcoming Cardiovascular Disease Modern Framework.
Answer: Community pharmacy already plays an important role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention through the hypertension case finding service which offers free, walk-in blood pressure checks to over 40 year olds. Since October 2021, 40 pharmacies have deliv...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if any community pharmacists assisted his Department in co-producing the upcoming Cardiovascular Disease Modern Framework.
Answer: Community pharmacy already plays an important role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention through the hypertension case finding service which offers free, walk-in blood pressure checks to over 40 year olds. Since October 2021, 40 pharmacies have deliv...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any community pharmacists were consulted prior to the publication of the new Cardiovascular Disease Modern Framework Service.
Answer: Community pharmacy already plays an important role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention through the hypertension case finding service which offers free, walk-in blood pressure checks to over 40 year olds. Since October 2021, 40 pharmacies have deliv...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will consider commissioning a funded community pharmacy lipid service pathway.
Answer: Community pharmacy already plays an important role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention through the hypertension case finding service which offers free, walk-in blood pressure checks to over 40 year olds. Since October 2021, 40 pharmacies have deliv...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Social Rented HousingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to set a target for reducing smoking among people living in social housing.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering a smoke-free United Kingdom where no one is left behind. We are supporting current smokers to quit, particularly amongst priority groups such as those living in social housing, where smoking prevalence remains hig...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Social Rented HousingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to support smokers who live in social housing to quit.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering a smoke-free United Kingdom where no one is left behind. We are supporting current smokers to quit, particularly amongst priority groups such as those living in social housing, where smoking prevalence remains hig...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordComplementary MedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026WithdrawnUIN 127070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the economic impact on UK businesses of any restriction or ban on ashwagandha food supplements; and whether that impact has been considered as part of the
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordComplementary Medicine: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that any risk management decision on ashwagandha food supplements is proportionate to the available evidence and preserves consumer access to a herb wi
Answer: The Department has not assessed the economic impact on United Kingdom businesses of any restriction or ban on ashwagandha for use in food supplements. Legislation on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods sets out t...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSchool Milk: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of current funding levels for the School Milk Subsidy Scheme.
Answer: As this is a devolved matter, this answer applies to England only. 48% of eligible schools in England participated in the School Milk Subsidy Scheme in the school year 2024 to 2025. The allocated funding is regularly reviewed to ensure it is sufficient to...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChemicals: Health HazardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85312 on Chemicals: Health and Wildlife, when the UK Health Security Agency plans to publish biomonitoring data on the exposure of UK citizens
Answer: As a result of the Human Biomonitoring for Europe work carried out by the UK Health Security Agency in collaboration with Imperial College London, a human biomonitoring module was implemented into the NHS Health Survey for England 2022-2023 programme. Sam...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordComplementary MedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the economic impact on UK businesses of any restriction or ban on ashwagandha food supplements; and whether that impact has been considered as part of the
Answer: The Department has not assessed the economic impact on United Kingdom businesses of any restriction or ban on ashwagandha for use in food supplements. Legislation on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods sets out t...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve rates of bowel cancer diagnosis through screening.
Answer: Too many people are still suffering and dying from bowel cancer. We have already taken steps to address this, including expanding the eligible age range for screening so it is now available from age 50 to 74.And, from this year, we are improving the sensi...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMigraines: EmploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people living with migraine will be considered in the delivery of policies to support people with long-term conditions to remain in or return to work.
Answer: The Government recognises the substantial economic and NHS burden of migraine, which costs the economy roughly £8.8 billion to £12 billion annually, driven heavily by lost productivity. Three million workdays are lost annually due to migraine and there ar...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMigraines: EmploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of migraine on levels of sickness absence, labour market participation and economic inactivity.
Answer: The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that 3.1 million days were lost due to headaches and migraines in 2024. This represents 2.1% of all days lost, the same percentage as in 2019. No assessment has been made of the potential...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMigraines: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce regional variation in access to migraine care and treatment.
Answer: We recognise the substantial economic and National Health Service burden of migraine, alongside the personal impacts. We know that there are an estimated 16,500 emergency admissions per year for migraine that could be avoided, costing the NHS £11.5 millio...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMigraines: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of migraine on the level of demand for NHS services, including repeat GP appointments, referrals and hospital admissions.
Answer: We recognise the substantial economic and National Health Service burden of migraine, alongside the personal impacts. We know that there are an estimated 16,500 emergency admissions per year for migraine that could be avoided, costing the NHS £11.5 millio...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMigraines: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the recognition, diagnosis and management of migraine in primary care.
Answer: The Government recognises that migraine is a serious and often debilitating neurological condition, with a wide range of symptoms that go far beyond a headache. Migraine attacks can be a whole-body experience that can make it difficult to function normall...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrainesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether migraine is a serious neurological long-term condition.
Answer: The Government recognises that migraine is a serious and often debilitating neurological condition, with a wide range of symptoms that go far beyond a headache. Migraine attacks can be a whole-body experience that can make it difficult to function normall...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnited Arab Emirates: Travel RestrictionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has contingency plans for supporting British citizens' foreign national relatives in UAE subject to travel bans in the event that British citizens are
Answer: We consider all requests for consular assistance on a case-by-case basis. British nationals abroad should continue to monitor our Travel Advice for the latest information on the support available to them, in a crisis scenario or otherwise. Immigration mat...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce additional accountability measures for Integrated Care Boards on delivery of NHS Health Checks and cardiovascular prevention outcomes.
Answer: The NHS Health Check, a core component of England’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programme, has been commissioned by local authorities in England since 2013, and engaged over 1.4 million people last year. Local authorities are responsible for c...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework will set expectations for Integrated Care Boards to commission specialist lipid services.
Answer: To tackle unwarranted variation and support consistent, high-quality care across the cardiovascular disease pathway, and to support the Government’s ambition to reduce premature deaths from heart disease and stroke by 25% within a decade, the Government w...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many service licences were granted for multiple generic projects that used (a) dogs and (b) non-human primates under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 between 1 January 2021 and 31 Dece
Answer: To obtain this information would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.The Home Office will only grant licences where it is satisfied that the statutory requirements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 have been met, including that the wo...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, between 1 January 2021-31 December 2025, under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, how many 'service' licences were granted for multiple generic projects.
Answer: To obtain this information would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.The Home Office will only grant licences where it is satisfied that the statutory requirements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 have been met, including that the wo...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure the 4.9 million smokers in Great Britain have equitable access to smoking cessation advice, support and tools to start their quit journey.
Answer: Alongside our Tobacco and Vapes Bill, we remain committed to supporting current smokers to quit.The Government has invested an additional £70 million in both 2024/25 and 2025/26 to support local authority-led Stop Smoking Services in England to help peopl...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
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