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Bob Blackman
Conservative MP for Harrow East
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Bob Blackman voted on key issues:
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Health, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Homelessness, Disability Living Allowance, Magistrates: Expenses, Interim Cancer Drugs Fund, Football
(based on written questions asked by Bob Blackman and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (9 Feb 2012)
“The Mayor of London will end his first term in office with 1,000 extra police officers, 1 million extra patrols on the streets and crime down by 7.6%. After three years of council tax freezes, following eight years of a Labour Mayor increasing the council tax by 152%, the welcome news is that London’s council tax will be reduced for the first time in London’s history. May we...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
“I feel suitably constrained by your introduction, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a great pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn), not least because he is so eloquent and sets out such a strong case for local government. Of course, he knows a thing or two about it, as he was in local government before he arrived in this place. My starting point is that this is the...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
“I recognise the hon. Gentleman’s point. A key issue is that comparisons made year on year must consider the amount per person, per household and so on that the authority has in the first place. One problem under the previous Government was that we saw money moved from London to northern authorities; a deliberate decision was taken and it was quite clear that that was taking place. Now,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 82 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 87.23% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 69 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register