Bob Blackman MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Obesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of commissioning the refreshed NHS National Quality Board to develop a Modern Service Framework for Obesity, setting out standards for the deliv
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordObesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department remains committed to ending the obesity epidemic through a ‘moonshot’ as outlined in the NHS 10 Year Plan, and how progress will be defined.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordObesity: PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role she expects community pharmacies to play in the prevention and management of obesity, under the new Neighbourhood Health Service, and whether her Department plans to publish guidance on t
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he had with his Israeli counterpart before the announcement of sanctions on Israel on 8 September 2026.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Ministers and senior officials regularly engage with Israeli counterparts on a range of issues, including ahead of the package of measures announced on 8 September. The Government remains...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Government had with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the announcement of sanctions on Israel on 8 September 2026.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Ministers and senior officials regularly engage with Israeli counterparts on a range of issues, including ahead of the package of measures announced on 8 September. The Government remains...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordJerusalem: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to support freedom of religion or belief for Jews who wish to engage in organised prayer at the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 7 September 2026 to question 18985.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure Councils are able to access the statutory arbitration process for resolving which council is responsible for a homeless household when 1) a ref
Answer: Where there are disputes between the notifying authority and the notified authority over which authority should be responsible for an applicant, the Homelessness (Decisions on Referrals) Order 1998 sets out a process for resolving the dispute. In these ci...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPayments: Artificial IntelligenceTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25988More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of agent-initiated payments on the volume of low-value, high-frequency transactions and on the capacity of UK payment systems to process them.
Answer: Payments are a fundamental component of a thriving financial sector, and the Government wants the UK to be at the forefront of the safe development of agentic payments. The Government’s National Payments Vision is for a trusted, world-leading payments eco...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPayments: Artificial IntelligenceTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25987More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with international counterparts on standards for agent-initiated payments, including through the G20 cross-border payments roadmap.
Answer: Payments are a fundamental component of a thriving financial sector, and the Government wants the UK to be at the forefront of the safe development of agentic payments. The Government’s National Payments Vision is for a trusted, world-leading payments eco...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPayments: Artificial IntelligenceTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25986More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to establish a testing environment for agent-initiated payments covering both card and tokenised settlement.
Answer: Payments are a fundamental component of a thriving financial sector, and the Government wants the UK to be at the forefront of the safe development of agentic payments. The Government’s National Payments Vision is for a trusted, world-leading payments eco...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPayments: Artificial IntelligenceTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25985More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Payments Vision Delivery Committee has considered agent-initiated payments; and when he expects the Committee to report on that work.
Answer: Payments are a fundamental component of a thriving financial sector, and the Government wants the UK to be at the forefront of the safe development of agentic payments. The Government’s National Payments Vision is for a trusted, world-leading payments eco...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPayments: Artificial IntelligenceTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25984More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to establish liability and consumer redress arrangements for transactions initiated by an autonomous software agent acting outside the scope of its mandate.
Answer: Payments are a fundamental component of a thriving financial sector, and the Government wants the UK to be at the forefront of the safe development of agentic payments. The Government’s National Payments Vision is for a trusted, world-leading payments eco...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPayments: Artificial IntelligenceTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25983More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to recognise autonomous software agents as a distinct class of payment initiator as part of the review of payments legislation.
Answer: Payments are a fundamental component of a thriving financial sector, and the Government wants the UK to be at the forefront of the safe development of agentic payments. The Government’s National Payments Vision is for a trusted, world-leading payments eco...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPayments: Artificial IntelligenceTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25982More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the legal framework for payments initiated by autonomous software agents.
Answer: Payments are a fundamental component of a thriving financial sector, and the Government wants the UK to be at the forefront of the safe development of agentic payments. The Government’s National Payments Vision is for a trusted, world-leading payments eco...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: RegulationTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25981More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the approach taken by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission to event contracts, and of its potential implications for the competitiveness of UK financial m
Answer: As set out by ministers from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in answers to questions on this topic, in order to operate in Great Britain, any prediction market would require a licence from the Gambling Commission, the independent regulator for...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: RegulationTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25980More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to establish a regulatory framework for prediction markets.
Answer: As set out by ministers from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in answers to questions on this topic, in order to operate in Great Britain, any prediction market would require a licence from the Gambling Commission, the independent regulator for...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: RegulationTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25979More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on which regulator has responsibility for prediction markets.
Answer: As set out by ministers from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in answers to questions on this topic, in order to operate in Great Britain, any prediction market would require a licence from the Gambling Commission, the independent regulator for...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: RegulationTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25978More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has asked the Financial Conduct Authority to issue perimeter guidance on event contracts.
Answer: As set out by ministers from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in answers to questions on this topic, in order to operate in Great Britain, any prediction market would require a licence from the Gambling Commission, the independent regulator for...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: RegulationTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25977More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulatory treatment of prediction markets.
Answer: As set out by ministers from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in answers to questions on this topic, in order to operate in Great Britain, any prediction market would require a licence from the Gambling Commission, the independent regulator for...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUN General Assembly: Visits AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which foreign counterparts he plans to meet during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary plans to attend the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During his visit, the Foreign Secretary expects to meet a range of international counterparts and other interlocutors. Detail...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUN General Assembly: Visits AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary plans to attend the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During his visit, the Foreign Secretary expects to meet a range of international counterparts and other interlocutors. Detail...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: Visits AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether, during his meeting with the Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China at the ASEAN Summit on 23 July, he discussed plans for a future visit to Beijing.
Answer: During his meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the Foreign Secretary stressed the importance of long-term cooperation on global issues, including de-escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and pushing Russia to end their invasion of Ukraine. He als...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026WithdrawnUIN 19956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance has his Department given to local authorities on the mechanisms they should be using to scrutinise Housing Benefit claims in the period prior to the implementation of the Supported Housing
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of supported accommodation places available in England (a) overall and (b) specifically designed for those experiencing or at risk of hom
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the response to his previous question in July which can be found here. We do not hold more recent data. However, the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 places a duty on all local housing authorities in England to a...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how her Department holds local authorities to account for their performance (a) in commissioning third party homelessness accommodation, support and prevention services and (b) w
Answer: The Government has set clear expectations for local authority performance through the legislative framework on homelessness, the National Plan to End Homelessness and the local performance and accountability toolkit. Local authorities have a legislative r...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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