Bob Blackman

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to commence the consultation process on the implementation of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made on developing plans for implementation of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act since 29 August 2023.

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Taxis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on licensing electric black cabs.

14 Mar 2024 · Women and Equalities

Castes

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to exclude caste as a protected characteristic from the Equality Act 2010.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Low Incomes: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support low-income renters.

6 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the consultation on a direction to the Regulator of Social Housing to set a Competence and Conduct Standard for social housing, published on 6 February 2024, if he

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licensed cat sellers there are in England.

16 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help researchers access funding for liver health.

8 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that offenders are prepared for life outside prison.

30 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Civil Liberties

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Sri Lankan Online Safety Act on freedom of expression and religion in that country.

29 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Abortion: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to ensure that the enforcement of safe access zones is proportionate to other (a) protests and (b) gatherings.

24 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hamas: Hostage Taking

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

23 Jan 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle antisemitism in schools.

12 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on trends in the number of dog attacks on cats; and if he will take legislative steps to help prevent such attacks.

9 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Elections and Human Rights

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he is taking steps together with international partners to help ensure that the Bangladeshi government is held accountable for (a) its human rights record and (b) the cond

19 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Planning Inspectorate to reject local plans that do not include a policy statement that sets a target for the p

19 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the publication entitled Raising accessibility standards for new homes: summary of consultation responses and government response, updated 29 July 2022, what his pl

19 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Hamas

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of Israeli Defence Force reports of Hamas using schools as bases.

19 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hamas: Audio Equipment

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of media reports of Hamas's use of (a) children’s toys and (b) speakers broadcasting crying so

19 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on prevention of the Cancer Research UK publication entitled, Longer, better lives: A manifesto for cancer research and c

27 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by which date in early 2024 her Department plans to publish the Major Conditions Strategy.

21 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress he has made on reducing the backlog of asylum cases.

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts about their decision not to set a date for the phase out of new non zero emission L-Category vehicles.

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take account of the life cycle analysis of L-Category vehicles when phasing out new non zero emission variants.

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Alternative Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the use of (a) low carbon and (b) synthetic fuels for L-Category vehicles in the transition to net zero.

13 Oct 2023 · Treasury

Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of (a) implementing additional tax measures for the tobacco industry and (b) ringfencing tax receipts from the tobacco industry to help fun

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 April 2023, HCWS710, on Achieving Smokefree 2030: cutting smoking and stopping kids vaping, whether his Department has conducted modelling on the poten

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it remains the Government's policy to meet its smokefree 2030 target of an adult smoking prevalence of 5% or less.

11 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mahmoud Abbas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Palestinian National Authority on the comments made by the President of the Palestinian National Authority on the Holo

11 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mahmoud Abbas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of comments made by the President of the Palestinian National Authority on the Holocaust on 24 August 2023 with the UK's memo