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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Business of the House

"In addition to the business that the Leader of the House has announced, on Monday the Procedure Committee is due to give a statement on its report on call lists. As that is not a day for Backbench Business debates, a motion from the Leader of the House will apparently …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Sudan

"Over the last two-and-a-half years, there has hardly been a week when we have not had an urgent question, statement or debate on the situation in Gaza, yet the situation in Sudan has often been overlooked, despite the fact that at least three times as many people have been killed …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Bob Blackman (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 98 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116
Written Question
Sodium Valproate: Health Services
Wednesday 4th February 2026

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether conditions arising from sodium valproate exposure are consistently recognised and coded within NHS diagnostic systems.

Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The National Health Service in England collects data on patients suffering adverse effects of medication and on drug poisoning. While adverse conditions arising from sodium valproate would be captured in this data, the data does not go to the level to identify sodium valproate and is not aligned to coding within NHS diagnostic systems.

Written Question
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Wednesday 4th February 2026

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate she made of the cost to her Department of implementing the digital ID scheme since September 2024.

Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlement.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Iran

"The IRGC and the so-called morality police have murdered 30,000 people on the streets of Iran. They pursued the wounded to their home, or to hospital, and murdered them. Given the length of time we have had to consider the proscription of the IRGC in its entirety, and given that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"T5. To discourage ex-offenders from reoffending, it is crucial that on leaving prison they have a stable home, the opportunity of a job, and a stable network around them to stop them reoffending. However, with the advent of early release, there is a risk that those leaving prison are not …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"One of the areas causing the delays is the lack of defence barristers. It will clearly take time to train new barristers, but what incentives can the Minister offer to those qualifying in law to become defence barristers, rather than seeking other avenues in the law?..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Bob Blackman (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 97 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104
MP Financial Interest
Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)
Original Source (2nd February 2026)
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to India between 02 January 2026 and 06 January 2026