Bob Blackman MP: written questions
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Migraines: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanism exists for psychiatric adverse drug reaction signals, including Yellow Card reports and Prevention of Future Deaths reports, to be considered in national migraine prescribing guidanc
Answer: The safety of medicines is closely monitored through the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) pharmacovigilance system. Reports submitted through the Yellow Card Scheme are used by the MHRA to identify and investigate potential adv...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurology: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England's neurology service specifications require providers to include structured mental health and medication safety fields in headache referral, assessment and prescribing templates.
Answer: NHS England’s service specification for adult neurology sets out the overall standards and outcomes expected of providers. The specification makes clear that providers should deliver a holistic assessment and management approach for people with neurologic...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurology: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Care Quality Commission's assessment framework requires providers to evidence medicines safety checks for psychiatric history, psychotropic medication use and previous psychiatric adver
Answer: The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) Single assessment framework includes a quality statement that requires service providers to ensure medicines and treatments are safe and meet people’s needs and preferences by enabling them to be involved in planning, i...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: ChurchesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of China concerning the reported police raid on Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu on 14 June 2026, and what assessment
Answer: Reports of further raids on churches in China are deeply concerning, and the environment for freedom of religion or belief across China remains restrictive. The Government champions freedom of religion or belief for all abroad. We work to uphold these rig...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Government policy and NHS guidance relating to diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure are communicated to and accessible by all people exposed to DES i
Answer: I apologise unreservedly and express my sincere sympathy to all those affected by exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES), including those exposed in utero and their families. National Health Service records are held by individual NHS organisations and gener...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue guidance to NHS England on the provision of additional cervical and vaginal cancer surveillance for women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol (DES), beyond HPV primary
Answer: I apologise unreservedly and express my sincere sympathy to all those affected by exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES), including those exposed in utero and their families. National Health Service records are held by individual NHS organisations and gener...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrol: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that individuals known to have been exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero have that exposure recorded on their own NHS medical records, rather t
Answer: I apologise unreservedly and express my sincere sympathy to all those affected by exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES), including those exposed in utero and their families. National Health Service records are held by individual NHS organisations and gener...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to project 5 titled Neuronal Basis of Somatosensorial and Pathological Pain listed in the non-technical summaries for project licences granted between January and March 2026 requiring r
Answer: This project, among other research, sits within the Government’s broader strategy to support research that advances understanding of significant public health challenges, including chronic pain. The expected scientific benefits of this work include improv...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: PrimatesHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to project 4 titled Neural mechanisms of cognition listed in the non-technical summaries for project licences granted between January and March 2026 requiring retrospective assessment,
Answer: This project, among other research, sits within the Government’s broader strategy to support research that advances the understanding of major public health challenges. The expected scientific benefits of this work include improving understanding of how b...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Bangladesh on the protection of Christian converts and religious minority civil society organisations, following re
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 June in response to Question 10876.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOppression: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that Hong Kongers who report transnational repression receive (a) a single named point of contact, (b) follow-up within a defined timescale, and (c) tailored protect
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 recordBritish 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
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