Bob Blackman

20 Dec 2018 · Women and Equalities

Castes: Discrimination

What progress the Government has made on repealing the duty under the amendment to section 9 of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to caste discrimination.

3 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on campaigns to promote the cessation of smoking in 2018-19; and what funding his Department plans to allocated to cessation campaigns in 2018-19.

30 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities to increase housebuilding as a result of the removal of the HRA borrowing cap.

12 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the validity of reports that local authorities are excluding people from social housing waiting lists due to (a) a history of rent arrears, (b) cri

6 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to support landlords in the private rented sector to let to people with a history of rough sleeping.

6 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supporting People Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of removing the ring-fencing on Supporting People funding on the provision of homelessness services.

26 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endoscopy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of Clinical Commissioning Groups commissioned extra endoscopy capacity in (a) 2017-2018 (b) 2018-2019.

25 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Motor Vehicles: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the accountability of the vehicle rental industry to its customers; and how many complaints his Department has received on that industry in t

17 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Electronic Cigarettes: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether e-cigarettes which gain authorisation as licensed medicines from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will be taxed at the reduced rate of VAT when sold over the counter.

8 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing First: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government has plans to undertake a (a) trial and (b) evaluation of Housing First for under-25s, including people who are not entrenched rough sleepers.

18 Jul 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential perpetrators of the plot against the Iran Freedom – The Alternative gathering on 30 June 2018 in Paris.

18 Jul 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received representations on the arrest of an Iranian diplomat in Germany on charges related to a foiled plot against the Iran Freedom – The Alternative gathering on 30 June

11 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and which coroner areas offer an out-of-hours service for cases other than homicide, mass fatalities and organ or tissue donation.

11 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions the three-day target for the release of bodies after initial report has not been met in each coroner area in the most recent period for which figures are available.

11 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Post-mortems

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-invasive autopsies have been (a) requested and (b) provided in each coroner area in the last 12 months.

11 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Jewish and (b) Muslim deaths have been processed in each coroner area in the last 12 months.

2 Jul 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Multinational Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will tackle the issue of China's (a) pressuring British Airways and other airlines to use its nomenclature for Taiwan on their websites and (b) interfering in other ways in the free

26 Jun 2018 · Department for International Development

Pakistan: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to seek to ensure that the educational system in Pakistan does not promote discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief.

12 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has identified the factors which are preventing the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe; and if he will make a statement.

12 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to secure the immediate release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

23 Apr 2018 · Church Commissioners

Out-of-school Education

To ask the Honourable Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, could she update the House on the view of the Church of England’s Education Office following the publication of the Government’s response to the Out-of-school education consu

16 Apr 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on campaigns to promote the cessation of smoking in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18; and what funding he plans to allocate to such campaigns in 2018-19.

28 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government, what plans he has to allocate funding to fulfil the provisions of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 after 2019-20.

28 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on how much each local authority has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on temporary accommodation in the last three years; and if he will make

28 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how he has allocated new burdens funding to local authorities to fulfil the provisions of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 during the first two years of its implementation.

27 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness Reduction Act 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will review the long-term effect of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 periodically after that Act comes into force in April 2017.

26 Mar 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: National Anthems

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the change to the national anthem law in Hong Kong on the operation of British

21 Mar 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Rule of Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the erosion of the rule of law in Hong Kong and the potential effect of that on British businesses; and if he will make a statement.

21 Mar 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, what assessment he has made of the charges which have been brought against Benny Tai, Dr Chan Kin-min, Reverend Chu Yiu-ming and eigh

5 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the total sleep-in back pay liability for care providers in (a) Harrow East constituency and (b) the London Borough of Harrow; and if he will make a stateme