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Bob Blackman MP: speeches

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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2 published records · newest first.

Speeches

  • 10 Sept 2026 · Air Traffic Control Disruption · Hansard source
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    Many of my constituents work at Heathrow airport. They have had to work extra hours, as the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) mentioned, and they have suffered abuse, too. I put on record my appreciation for all that they have done. Even more of my constituents use Heathrow for business travel and social travel. Some will have insurance, but others will not. What advice is the Department giving to those people who have been affected on claiming compensation and alternative opportunities for travel? Has he set up a hotline, for example, whereby people can phone in and get advice immediately?

  • 1 Sept 2026 · Strait of Hormuz · Hansard source
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    Clearly, the free flow of shipping through the strait of Hormuz is vital to western economies, but the threat is that Iran will seek to take complete control over shipping through the strait. What sanctions do the Government propose to take to prevent Iran from succeeding?

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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained.

View as listCommunities and local government: 6Communities and local government6Defence and foreign affairs: 5Defence and foreign affairs5Democracy and constitution: 1Democracy and constitution1Economy and business: 5Economy and business5Education and skills: 1Education and skills1Environment and energy: 3Environment and energy3Health and care: 1Health and care1Housing and planning: 4Housing and planning4Justice and policing: 1Justice and policing1Transport: 2Transport2Unclassified: 4Unclassified4
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Communities and local government6
Defence and foreign affairs5
Democracy and constitution1
Economy and business5
Education and skills1
Environment and energy3
Health and care1
Housing and planning4
Justice and policing1
Transport2
Unclassified4

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