Bob Blackman’s voting in Parliament

Bob Blackman is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Bob Blackman sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Bob Blackman almost always voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Bob Blackman generally voted against culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Bob Blackman’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Bob Blackman’s full vote analysis page for more.

Bob Blackman

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Exiting the European Union: Topical Questions 27 Apr 2017

  London is the pre-eminent economic force in the country. What assistance and co-operation has my right hon. Friend received from the Mayor of London and, indeed, local authorities in London, to ensure that we have a smooth, clean Brexit that benefits the capital and the country as a whole?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Reoffending 25 Apr 2017

  What steps she is taking to reduce reoffending rates.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Reoffending 25 Apr 2017

  Hopefully, my private Member’s Bill will become the Homelessness Reduction Act on Thursday. Under the Act, prison governors will have a duty to provide prisoners with homes and prepare them for life outside prison so that they do not reoffend. What communication and training have been given to prison governors in preparation for that Act becoming law?

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Profile

Conservative MP for Harrow East

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @BobBlackmanMP
• https://facebook.com/bobblackmanofficial

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Bob Blackman campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department of Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• International Development
• Health
• Palestinians
• Iran
• Hezbollah
• Smoking
• Israel: Palestinians

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Backbench Business Committee (13 Jun 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, Procedure Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (30 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (10 Jun 2013 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (12 Jun 2012 to 25 Apr 2013)
• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tony McNulty
• Hugh Dykes
• Roy Roebuck
• Anthony Courtney
• Ian Harvey
• Frederick Skinnard

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Homelessness Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Affordable Homes bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

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• Has spoken in 102 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Bob Blackman’s speeches
• Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 27 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
• 84 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Bob Blackman’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 368 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)