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Division Vote (Commons)
22 Jun 2026 - Armed Forces Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 319 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 322
Division Vote (Commons)
22 Jun 2026 - Armed Forces Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 82 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 323
Division Vote (Commons)
22 Jun 2026 - Armed Forces Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 311
Division Vote (Commons)
22 Jun 2026 - Armed Forces Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Bloore (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 314 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 391
Written Question
Employment: Fraud
Monday 22nd 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, what steps his Department is taking through the Integrated Risk and Intelligence Service to identify AI-generated employment scams.

Answered by Andrew Western - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department takes the risk posed by increasingly sophisticated scams enabled by artificial intelligence very seriously. DWP works closely with partners such as Action Fraud to prevent fraudulent activity online and suspected fraud and scams can also be reported via their Action Fraud website.

Within Integrated Risk and Intelligence Service, emerging fraud risks are identified through our intelligence functions and supported by data and analytics to help detect and respond to those risks. We do not disclose detailed operational methods, as this could undermine the Department’s ability to prevent and detect fraud.

Outside of this, fraud and error rates within the department are at the lowest since the pandemic. We’re determined to continue to drive down fraud and since Autumn Budget 2024, the Department has committed to deliver £14.6bn in gross savings by 2030‑31 through strengthened fraud, error and debt measures. This includes bolstering our fraud controls, including periodic redeclarations and targeted case reviews in Universal Credit, expanded Pension Credit checks, increased staffing and the introduction of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act.

Written Question
Poverty: Children
Friday 19th 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, what assessment he has made of levels of child poverty linked to the cost of living crisis in Redditch.

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

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.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jun 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"T6. Redditch local history museum tells the story of our new town, our proud industrial heritage and much more. However, the museum was recently evicted from its premises and is now searching for a new home. Can the Secretary of State advise me on how her Department might be able …..."
Chris Bloore - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jun 2026
Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry

"I thank the Minister for her response, and for her reassurance that this inquiry will have the powers to go wherever and to whomever it needs to get the answers for families in Redditch and other areas affected by these heinous crimes. When the initial set of inquiries are announced, …..."
Chris Bloore - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jun 2026
Regional Innovation and Growth

"My hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Leigh Ingham) has stolen my thunder by speaking about towns, for which I will never forgive her! [Laughter.] I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (Dame Chi Onwurah) for her report. I am going …..."
Chris Bloore - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jun 2026
Business of the House

"I seek the guidance of the Leader of the House. David, a constituent of mine, has raised serious concerns about the handling of a deeply distressing paternity case involving a child who was taken out of the country and was later confirmed to be his daughter. Key lines of inquiry …..."
Chris Bloore - View Speech

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