At a glanceBob Blackman is a Conservative MP for Harrow East, and has represented the seat for 16 years, 2 months. They have cast 436 votes in Commons divisions (76% attendance), tabled 840 written questions and registered 9 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Bob Blackman did not vote in 139. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Committee since 25 Jun 2025
- Liaison Committee (Commons) Committee since 4 Dec 2024
- Administration Committee Committee since 25 Nov 2024
- Backbench Business Committee Committee · Chair since 9 Sep 2024
- Harrow East Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Conservative Party since 6 May 2010
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Damian Hinds
Conservative
100.0% · 410 of 410 shared votes
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Dr Andrew Murrison
Conservative
100.0% · 408 of 408 shared votes
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Edward Argar
Conservative
100.0% · 405 of 405 shared votes
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Mims Davies
Conservative
100.0% · 401 of 401 shared votes
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Sir Julian Lewis
Conservative
100.0% · 400 of 400 shared votes
Votes least like
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Ellie Reeves
Labour
0.7% · 2 of 271 shared votes
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Michael Payne
Labour
0.9% · 3 of 344 shared votes
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Emily Thornberry
Labour
0.9% · 2 of 223 shared votes
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Kerry McCarthy
Labour
1.1% · 4 of 371 shared votes
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Emily Darlington
Labour
1.3% · 5 of 394 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
- Mr Siavosh Rajabi - £10,000.00 (registered 30 Mar 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1
- Ascot - £550.00 (registered 3 Nov 2025)
Visits outside the UK3
- International visit to France between 20 June 2026 and 22 June 2026 (registered 30 Jun 2026)
- International visit to India between 02 January 2026 and 06 January 2026 (registered 28 Jan 2026)
- International visit to Israel between 24 July 2025 and 31 July 2025 (registered 18 Aug 2025)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
- Residential in Welwyn Garden City
Miscellaneous2
- A Member of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role. (registered 17 Nov 2023)
- Director of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. (registered 24 Aug 2023)
Family members employed1
- Nicola Blackman employed
Written questions
Jerusalem: Religious Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the governments of Israel and Jordan concerning restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
Awaiting an answer from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Jerusalem: Religious Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount on freedom of religion or belief.
Awaiting an answer from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Jerusalem: Religious Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her policy is on restrictions on organised Jewish prayer at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
Awaiting an answer from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Israeli Settlements: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether an equality impact assessment under the Public Sector Equality Duty was completed before each of HM Government's decisions to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers and
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
The UK has announced four rounds of sanctions since February 2024 against individuals and groups responsible for the violent expansion of illegal Israeli settlements, and against others responsible for inciting that violence. In each case, this has been d...
Cyprus: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the consistency of HM Government's application of targeted measures to (a) Israeli settlers and settlement-linked entities in the West Bank an
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
The UK has announced four rounds of sanctions since February 2024 against individuals and groups responsible for the violent expansion of illegal Israeli settlements, and against others responsible for inciting that violence. In each case, this has been d...
Aviation: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in Harrow constituency who will be exposed to aircraft noise above 43dB LAeq in the next five years.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Transport.
Migraines: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 13788 on Migraines: Drugs, whether NHS England's processes for reviewing and identifying themes from Prevention of Future Deaths reports have
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
Individuals or organisations receiving a coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths (PFD) report have a statutory obligation to respond to the report and a deadline of 56 days to do so.NHS England has processes in place to review and consider learning from PFD...
Psychotherapy: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of psychotherapy and counselling not being under statutory regulation on public protection; and whether his Department plans to intro
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
The Government is clear that the professions protected in law must be the right ones and that the level of regulatory oversight must be proportionate to the risks to the public.The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) operates...
Early day motions
| 4 Jun 2026 | England’s long-term water security | 5 sig. |
| 2 Jun 2026 | 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme | 45 sig. |
| 22 Apr 2026 | First anniversary of Pahalgam attack | 2 sig. |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Democracy in Iran | 2 sig. |
| 23 Mar 2026 | The National Council of Resistance of Iran's ten-point plan | 8 sig. |
| 5 Mar 2026 | National No Smoking Day | 8 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment
I think that somewhere in the heavens, Sir David Amess will be looking down on this debate and saying thank you to the 32 Members who have participated. Everyone has brought great credit to this House by raising important matters before we…
16 Jul 2026 Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment
I beg to move, That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment. This debate, as you rightly point out, Madam Deputy Speaker, commemorates Sir David Amess, who was brutally murdered doing his job…
16 Jul 2026 Business of the House
I trust that the Leader of the House will inform the Backbench Business Committee of any extra time we will get in September—or will prevail on his successor to do so—so that we can plan accordingly. The business in Westminster Hall in Sep…
16 Jul 2026 British Steel
Steelmaking is clearly important for our national security. Some of the issues for British Steel are the costs that it has and the full orderbook that it needs to remain sustainable. What will the Government do to ensure that British Steel…
9 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Of course, we do not know whether the Leader of the House will become Prime Minister in a few days’ time, but we do know that either he will continue in his current role or someone will replace him. On behalf of the Backbench Business Com…
9 Jul 2026 Iran Conflict: Ceasefire
The flagrant breaches of the ceasefire that have taken place clearly demonstrate that Iran has no interest in anything other than dominating the region. The Minister may call in the chargé d’affaires, and he may call for action, but we wa…
9 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
T7. The current heatwave shows no signs of abating, and during such times the demand for water increases. The water companies are already imposing restrictions on the supply of water, so what assessment has the Secretary of State made o…
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
T9. In this House, I have long championed rolling out small modular nuclear reactors, so the decision on Wylfa is welcome, despite the fact that we could have a full-scale nuclear power station and an SMR there. Will the Secretary of St…
7 Jul 2026 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2026
I have a few questions for the Minister. These are extremely harmful drugs that threaten the people who take them. Can the Minister update the Committee on whether they are arriving in the country in their final form or whether they are sy…
30 Jun 2026 Knife Crime: Custodial Sentences
The fact is that more and more young people are carrying knives, supposedly to defend themselves. That leads to knife crime on our streets—certainly in my constituency, it is a serious problem, particularly between young people. We have no…
30 Jun 2026 Knife Crime: Custodial Sentences
21. What assessment he has made of trends in the number of people receiving immediate custodial sentences for knife crime offences.
25 Jun 2026 Business of the House
I thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business that we have scheduled. In addition to the business he has announced, on Thursday 9 July there will be a debate on a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements, followed by a f…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
Hostile state actors routinely broadcast misinformation to our young people and radicalise them in their own homes. I agree completely with the Secretary of State that we have to take action; the problem is that primary legislation will ne…
22 Jun 2026 Antisemitism on University Campuses
The fact is that antisemitism and anti-Jewish hatred is rife in campuses across our country. The Secretary of State is right that it is up to vice-chancellors and principals to ensure that Jewish students feel safe on campus, but the sad r…
22 Jun 2026 Antisemitism on University Campuses
14. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisemitism on university campuses.
18 Jun 2026 Business of the House
In addition to the business that the Leader of the House has announced, next Thursday, in the Chamber, there will be a statement from the Work and Pensions Committee on its recent report. The Backbench Business Committee received eight hig…
18 Jun 2026 Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry
I sat on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee for 14 years. We saw the first exposé of the scandals of the grooming gangs, particularly in Rochdale and other places in the north of England. Dame Louise Casey came in fron…
18 Jun 2026 Support for Christians in Palestine
Thank you, Mr Speaker, and apologies for not being in the Chamber earlier. The sad reality is that many Christians in the west bank and Gaza face direct challenges for forced conversion to Islam, and in the Holy Lands now there is not an a…
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
It is clear that this is one of a series of actions that need to be taken. If we had had the opportunity to give the Bill pre-legislative scrutiny, suggestions could have been made to increase its scope to deal with these issues once and f…
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
I thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. Another issue, which the Committee also referred to, was that certain charities in this country are linked to or directed and funded by Tehran. At least 13 charities are under investig…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill 13 May 2025 – 14 May 2025
- Licensing Hours Extensions Bill 7 Feb 2024 – 30 May 2024
- Backbench Business Committee 27 Nov 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Tobacco and Vapes Bill 24 Apr 2024 – 14 May 2024
- Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) 17 Apr 2024 – 24 Apr 2024
- Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill 17 Apr 2024 – 24 Apr 2024
- Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill 21 Feb 2024 – 28 Feb 2024
- Backbench Business Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 26 Oct 2023
- Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill 19 Jul 2023 – 14 Sep 2023
- Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] 1 Mar 2023 – 7 Mar 2023
- Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill 14 Dec 2022 – 11 Jan 2023
- Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill 23 Nov 2022 – 30 Nov 2022
- Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] 23 Nov 2022 – 29 Nov 2022
- Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill 16 Nov 2022 – 23 Nov 2022
- Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) 3 Nov 2022 – 6 Nov 2022
- Local Government (Disqualification) Bill 24 Nov 2021 – 1 Dec 2021
- Backbench Business Committee 11 Sep 2017 – 6 Nov 2019
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 11 Sep 2017 – 6 Nov 2019
- Procedure Committee 11 Sep 2017 – 6 Nov 2019
- Backbench Business Committee 13 Jun 2016 – 3 May 2017
- Procedure Committee 13 Jul 2015 – 3 May 2017
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 13 Jul 2015 – 3 May 2017
- Backbench Business Committee 20 Jul 2015 – 12 May 2016
- Backbench Business Committee 30 Jun 2014 – 30 Mar 2015
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 12 Jul 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
- Backbench Business Committee 10 Jun 2013 – 14 May 2014
- Backbench Business Committee 12 Jun 2012 – 25 Apr 2013
Previous seats
- Harrow East · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Elections contested
- Brent North 5 May 2005
- Bedford 1 May 1997
- Brent South 9 Apr 1992
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 7082
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
209 Headstone Lane, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 6ND
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Bob Blackman, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Bob Blackman?
Bob Blackman is a Member of Parliament representing Harrow East in the House of Commons. See Bob Blackman's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Bob Blackman represent?
Bob Blackman sits as Conservative. See Bob Blackman's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Bob Blackman represent?
Bob Blackman is the Member of Parliament for Harrow East. See Bob Blackman's official Parliament profile.
How long has Bob Blackman been an MP?
Bob Blackman has served in the House of Commons for 16 years, 2 months. See Bob Blackman's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Bob Blackman?
Bob Blackman has 9 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Bob Blackman's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.