Bob Blackman MP: written questions
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Universities: AntisemitismDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with StandWithUs UK on its report entitled Voice of Students 2024-25, published on 7 May 2025.
Answer: The antisemitic incidents detailed in StandWithUs UK’s Voice of Students report are wholly unacceptable and the wellbeing and safety of our Jewish students remains a priority. That is why last month, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Educat...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) reports on the demolition of Ahmadiyya worship places, (b) the role of (i) Tehreek-e-Labbaik and (ii) extrem
Answer: We are deeply concerned by the desecration of Ahmadi mosques in Pakistan and continue to monitor the situation. Our High Commission in Islamabad regularly raises this issue with the Government of Pakistan at the highest levels. I raised the deteriorating ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the outcomes of the recent consultation on the implementation of measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023, which closed on 15 Ma
Answer: The government has recently consulted on proposals for implementing the measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. We are carefully considering all the responses and recognise that it is crucial that we get the details right to pro...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the final version of the regulations for implementing measures for a licensing regime for supported housing, as introduced under the Supported Housing (R
Answer: The government has recently consulted on proposals for implementing the measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. We are carefully considering all the responses and recognise that it is crucial that we get the details right to pro...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFujitsu: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60431More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing Fujitsu’s access to public sector contract opportunities, in the context of the Horizon IT failures.
Answer: In January 2024, Fujitsu said it would withdraw from bidding for contracts with new Government customers until the Post Office Horizon inquiry concludes – it would only bid for work with existing Government customers where it already has a contract with t...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFujitsuDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is considering designating Fujitsu as a high-risk vendor, in the context of the failures of the Horizon system.
Answer: The High Risk Vendor process is not one that the Department for Business and Trade is responsible for. We welcome Fujitsu’s acknowledgement of their moral obligation to contribute to the cost of the Horizon scandal. Fujitsu have also announced they will v...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: Employment and English LanguageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to support displaced people to (a) build English language skills and (b) secure well-paid employment to support their ability to rent.
Answer: The Government recognises that the ability to speak English is key to helping people integrate into life in the UK, as well as supporting people to access education, employment and other opportunities. We regularly monitor the English language and employm...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to support the integration of displaced Ukrainians following the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025.
Answer: The Government recognises that the ability to speak English is key to helping people integrate into life in the UK, as well as supporting people to access education, employment and other opportunities. We regularly monitor the English language and employm...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Authority Housing FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the new Local Authority Housing Fund is available to support new arrivals across safe routes.
Answer: The £950 million fourth round of Local Authority Housing Fund will primarily support local authorities in England to increase the supply of better-quality temporary accommodation and drive down the use of Bed and Breakfasts for families with children.It w...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of the recommended NHS pay awards.
Answer: Last year’s pay awards for NHS staff were among the biggest across the public sector. This year, we have announced above inflation, fully funded pay increases across all staff groups for a second year in a row. These thoroughly deserved pay rises demonstr...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBabies: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many babies were born with conditions not picked up during screening tests in each of the last ten years for which data is available.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally. There is no specific field in the Maternity Services Dataset (MSDS) to capture screening results. Screening tests offered during pregnancy can be captured in MSDS via SNOMED codes, however information relat...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGastrointestinal Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce the number of people with lower gastrointestinal cancers waiting beyond 62 days from urgent referral for their first definitive treatment.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so more patients survive, including those with bowel cancer. As the first step to ensure faster diagnosis and treatment, the NHS is delivering an extra 40,000 operat...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve survival rates for bowel cancer.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so more patients survive, including those with bowel cancer. As the first step to ensure faster diagnosis and treatment, the NHS is delivering an extra 40,000 operat...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the work of the Lung Health Check programme at the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Answer: NHS England is aware of the interesting data originating from Hull, which demonstrates that an appreciable number of people can be identified as having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through a targeted approach to those that have been through lung ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease's 2025 annual report on Global Strate
Answer: NHS England is aware of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease that sits among other welcome approaches to improving care and outcomes for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). NHS England clinical policy for people...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDeep Sea MiningForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the US Executive Order entitled Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources, published on 24 April 2025, whether he is taking steps to adv
Answer: The Government notes the US Executive Order on 'Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources'. The UK is a party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and is committed to the continued work of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: SmokingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the allocated budget is for the smokefree pregnancy incentive scheme for the year 2025-26.
Answer: The National Smoke-free Pregnancy Incentives Scheme has a budget of £5.8 million for the financial year 2025/26, with future settlements being considered as part of the Spending Review process.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 903983More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will take steps to ensure the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on biological sex in Government department workplaces.
Answer: We welcome the ruling and the clarity it brings for women, and service providers. We will review and update policy wherever necessary to ensure it complies with the latest legal requirements.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAudiologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the move toward patient self-referral for community audiology services as a default pathway in (a) Harrow East constituency and (b) England.
Answer: The current community audiology service in Harrow East requires a referral from a healthcare professional to access the service. The North West London Integrated Care Board is examining how this service could be developed, in the light of recent guidance ...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEarwax: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that community-based ear wax removal services are made available to patients in (a) Harrow East constituency and (b) England.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission cost-effective healthcare to meet the needs of their local populations. This includes the arrangement of services for ear wax removal. When ICBs exercise their functions, includin...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Museums and GalleriesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the destruction of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum.
Answer: The UK Government supports the Interim Government's agenda to restore law and order, ensure accountability and promote national reconciliation. While we have not had discussions with the Interim Government of Bangladesh regarding the destruction of Bangab...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIVFDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the health outcomes for children born by IVF.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that its expert Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee monitors new studies relating to health outcomes in children conceived by IVF. They last discussed this topic in Februa...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmbryosDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many human embryos were discarded in each of the last ten years for which information is available; and what uses discarded embryos are put to.
Answer: The following table, provided by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), shows the number of human embryos discarded in each of the last ten years for which information is available:YearEmbryos discarded2022160,2852021172,6652020137,29620...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIVFDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the success rate of IVF is in each of the last ten years for which information is available.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) publishes annual reports on their website which include success rates of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). The following table shows the success rate of IVF in each of the last ten years for which inform...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing Allowance: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing the Local Housing Allowance on other areas of public expenditure.
Answer: The causes of homelessness are multi-faceted and often complex, they interact dynamically making it very difficult to isolate the relative importance of individual factors. We do however work closely with other departments, including MHCLG, to ensure the ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
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