Bob Blackman

Conservative MP for Harrow East

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Bob Blackman’s voting in Parliament

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Recent appearances

  • Israel and Hamas: Humanitarian Pause 27 Nov 2023

    It is extremely good news that some hostages have been freed. However, polling suggests that 75% of the Palestinian people support the atrocities by Hamas, and 85% refuse to even consider the coexistence of a Palestinian state with the state of Israel. At the moment, Palestinian prisoners are being released to the west bank and Hamas are getting the credit, so does the Minister accept that...
  • Home Department: Topical Questions 27 Nov 2023

    As we seek to reduce the backlog of asylum claims, there is a temptation to grant more economic migrants the right to remain here. Will my right hon. Friend assure the House that there will be no slackening of the rules to root out economic migrants so that they can be returned to where they came from?
  • Written Answers — Home Office: Asylum 27 Nov 2023

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress he has made on reducing the backlog of asylum cases.

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Conservative MP for Harrow East

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

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Topics of interest

Bob Blackman campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Treasury
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Foreign
  • Commonwealth and Development Office
  • Department of Health
  • Smoking
  • Tobacco
  • Food: Advertising
  • Tobacco: Smuggling
  • Abortion

Currently held offices

  • Member, Backbench Business Committee (since 27 Nov 2023)
  • Member, Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Committee (since 19 Jul 2023)
  • Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 7 Mar 2023)
  • Member, Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill Committee (14 Dec 2022 to 11 Jan 2023)
  • Member, Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] Committee (23 Nov 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (23 Nov 2022 to 30 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee (16 Nov 2022 to 23 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee ( 3 Nov 2022 to 6 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (24 Nov 2021 to 1 Dec 2021)
  • Member, Backbench Business Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 26 Oct 2023)
  • Member, Procedure Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Backbench Business Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • 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, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 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, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 27 Nov 2023.

1. Employment and earnings
Payments from Yonder, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for surveys:
27 January 2022, received £65. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
7 February 2022, received £65. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
11 February 2022, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
16 March 2022, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
4 April 2022, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
4 August 2022, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
17 August 2022, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
25 September 2022, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
28 October 2022, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
11 November 2022, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
23 November 2022, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
29 November 2022, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 13 December 2022)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Stoke Park Ltd
Address of donor: Stoke Park, Park Rd, Stoke Poges SL2 4PJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality for a match at Lord's Cricket Ground, value £1,898
Date received: 15 September 2023
Date accepted: 15 September 2023
Donor status: company, registration 02732069
(Registered 12 October 2023; updated 16 October 2023)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Devan Parekh
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Airfare Heathrow to Mumbai £3,371.64, airfare Mumbai to Ahmedabad £85, hotel accommodation for three nights £240; total value £3,696.64
Destination of visit: India
Dates of visit: 5-9 January 2023
Purpose of visit: To attend the Global Centenary Celebrations of Pramukh Swami Maharaj of Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha.
(Registered 07 February 2023)
Name of donor: Alliance for Public Awareness
Address of donor: Union House, 111 New Union Street, Coventry CV1 2NT
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £458.81, accommodation £61.29 and sustenance £43.77; total value £563.87
Destination of visit: Manëz, Albania
Dates of visit: 23-24 February 2023
Purpose of visit: To visit a refugee camp in Manëz.
(Registered 28 February 2023)
Name of donor: (1) Travelio (2) Marwah Studio
Address of donor: (1) 63-66, 5th floor suite, 23 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8BQ (2) Fc14/15, Sector 16A, Film City, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Flights accommodation, sustenance and fuel for travel to Jaipur, value £3,000 (2) Flights accommodation, sustenance and fuel for travel to Jaipur, value £3,410
Destination of visit: Delhi
Dates of visit: 12-17 February 2023
Purpose of visit: To strengthen relations between the UK Parliament and Indian Government in my capacity as Chair of the APPG India.
(Registered 17 March 2023)
Name of donor: Parliament of Azerbaijan
Address of donor: The Milli Majlis, 1 Parliament Avenue, Baku AZ1152
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £2,464, accommodation £471, sustenance £123, local travel £47, total value £3,105
Destination of visit: Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates of visit: 4-8 April 2023
Purpose of visit: To visit to the Parliament of Azerbaijan and the minefields in my capacity as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Azerbaijan.
(Registered 25 April 2023)
Name of donor: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Address of donor: FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi 110001
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £5,400
Destination of visit: India
Dates of visit: 9-15 April 2023
Purpose of visit: As part of APPG India (Trade and Investment) delegation to visit India in my capacity as Co-Chair.
(Registered 26 April 2023)
Name of donor: APPG for Cricket (using part sponsorship from Greene King Brewing & Retailing Ltd)
Address of donor: Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds IP31 1QT
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel by train, accommodation, and food for my wife and me, value £1,430.94
Destination of visit: Netherlands
Dates of visit: 23-25 June 2023
Purpose of visit: Parliamentary cricket trip with All Party Parliamentary Cricket Group/Lords & Commons Cricket.
(Registered 28 June 2023)
Name of donor: Alliance for Public Awareness
Address of donor: Union House, 111 New Union Street, Coventry CV1 2NT
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel £276, accommodation and food £85, total value £361
Destination of visit: Paris
Dates of visit: 30 June - 1 July 2023
Purpose of visit: To speak at the Free Iran conference in my capacity as Co-President of the British Committee for Iran Freedom.
(Registered 30 August 2023)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Six buy-to-let properties in Welwyn Garden City owned jointly with my wife: (i) and (ii).
8. Miscellaneous
From 4 July 2018, Director of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. (Registered 24 August 2023)
From 30 November 2022, a Member of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 17 November 2023)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Nicola Blackman, as Office Manager.

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