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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jun 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"As the Minister probably knows, a petition calling for reform of the bereavement support payment has now passed 100,000 signatures and is backed by Widowed and Young, Gingerbread, and Cruse. Many families in Redditch are among those affected. Before the parliamentary debate on that petition, will the Minister engage with …..."
Chris Bloore - View Speech

View all Chris Bloore (Lab - Redditch) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 267 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 93
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 315 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 323 Noes - 160
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 261 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 94
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 264 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 332 Noes - 94
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2026 - Customs - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 315 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 323 Noes - 160
Division Vote (Commons)
23 Jun 2026 - Defence Spending and Readiness - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 291 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 108 Noes - 307
Division Vote (Commons)
23 Jun 2026 - Puberty Blockers - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 270 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 112 Noes - 283
Division Vote (Commons)
23 Jun 2026 - Defence Spending and Readiness - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 288 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 294 Noes - 110
Written Question
Cost of Living Payments: Redditch
Tuesday 23rd June 2026

Asked by: Chris Bloore (Labour - Redditch)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Redditch are in receipt of cost of living support payments.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

There have been no further Cost-of-Living payments since those issued in the financial year 2023/24. The Cost-of-Living Payments were intended to relieve the immediate financial pressures caused by the rapid rise in cost of living. There are no plans to reintroduce these payments.

The Department for Work and Pensions has published an Impact Assessment on the Cost-of-Living Payments. Further information can be found here.

The Government is working to address cost-of-living pressures facing families across the country through targeted measures including raising the minimum wage for workers aged 21 and over, which increased by 4.1 per cent to £12.71 an hour.

The removal of the two-child limit introduced as part of the Child Poverty Strategy will lift 450,000 children out of poverty in the final year of this Parliament, rising to around 550,000 alongside other measures set out in the Strategy.

These interventions will lead to the largest expected reduction in child poverty over a Parliament since comparable records began. We have also confirmed over £600 million for the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme for the next three financial years.

On 1 April 2026, we introduced a new Crisis and Resilience Fund in England. This fund aims to enable local authorities to provide preventative support to communities including support with food, as well as assisting people when faced with a financial crisis.