Bob Blackman MP: written questions
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Cats: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet with animal welfare organisations to discuss the promotion of responsible cat ownership and sourcing.
Answer: The department maintains regular contact with key stakeholders on companion animal welfare issues. This includes the Canine and Feline Sector Group, which brings together leading welfare charities, veterinary bodies, trade associations and representatives...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCats: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that cats are included in the Animal Welfare Strategy.
Answer: The Animal Welfare Strategy was published on 22 December and sets out priorities for animal welfare, focusing on the changes and improvements the Government aim to achieve by 2030. In the Strategy Defra has committed to take steps to improve the uptake of...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102749More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the Valuation Office Agency provided Ministers with its final advice relating to the 2026 business rates revaluation.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) published the draft 2026 Rating List on 26 November 2025 and regularly provided Ministers with advice on progress up to that date. The VOA provides advice throughout each stage of a revaluation and will continue to do so ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Sector: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102748More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to publish an impact assessment of changes to business rates for the hospitality sector due to take effect from April 2026.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Sector: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102747More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has been of the number and proportion of hospitality businesses that will see an increase in their business rates liabilities between April 2025 and April 2028.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Sector: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102746More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has been of the cumulative change in business rates liabilities for hospitality businesses over the next three years.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of non-disclosure agreements during corporate restructuring in safety-critical sectors; and he plans to ensure that
Answer: The Government is unable to assess sector-specific trends regarding the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) because they are private contractual arrangements, and data on their use is not collected.While NDAs can legally require one or more parties to...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHunting: TourismDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to prevent British companies from selling hunting trips to British nationals to shoot so-called canned lions for sport and trophies.
Answer: The Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern, which is the most effective approach the Government can take on this matter. The department continues to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensur...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ApplicationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households?have been denied applications for social homes due to affordability checks; and what alternative options are available for those households?in order to?avoid
Answer: The government has already taken action to remove barriers for those most in need to access social housing including exempting care leavers under 25 years old and victims of domestic abuse from local connection tests. Local housing authorities and landlor...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations: ApplicationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of pre-tenancy checks by housing associations on the ability of households experiencing or at risk of homelessness to access
Answer: The government has already taken action to remove barriers for those most in need to access social housing including exempting care leavers under 25 years old and victims of domestic abuse from local connection tests. Local housing authorities and landlor...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he will take to?remove barriers to accessing a social home for those most in need.
Answer: The government has already taken action to remove barriers for those most in need to access social housing including exempting care leavers under 25 years old and victims of domestic abuse from local connection tests. Local housing authorities and landlor...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine: EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 79968, which organisation will conduct that audit; when it is scheduled to begin; and how its findings will be reported
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 16 December in response to Question 98592.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 906828More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential equality impacts of the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting research that delivers robust, evidence-based understanding of gender incongruence issues, especially for children and young people. The PATHWAYS trial research protocol has rightly undergone a thorough independen...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs and Medical Equipment: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects to complete his review of stakeholder feedback submitted in April 2025 on the Part IX re-categorisation process for Waves 1 to 4, and when updates will be shared with the Drug Tarif
Answer: The final draft, version 1.2, of the Part IX Drug Tariff (Med Tech in the community) wave one categorisation was developed in collaboration with an Expert Reference Group and updated in line with stakeholder feedback over four iterations. The final versio...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs and Medical Equipment: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to update the Wave 1 Part IX categorisation published by the NHS Business Services Authority: and what mechanisms are in place for the Drug Tariff Committee and suppliers to provide i
Answer: The final draft, version 1.2, of the Part IX Drug Tariff (Med Tech in the community) wave one categorisation was developed in collaboration with an Expert Reference Group and updated in line with stakeholder feedback over four iterations. The final versio...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAminollah KoushkbaghiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Iranian counterpart on the recent detention of Baha’i, Aminollah Koushkbaghi; and what diplomatic steps she is taking to ensure h
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided to question 67802 on 6 August 2025, and add that we are aware of the reported case concerning Aminollah Koushkbaghi, and are monitoring the situation for Baha'is more widely.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Trading StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he plans to issue to local Trading Standards teams on identifying high-capacity non-compliant disposable vapes under the powers created by the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
Answer: It has been illegal for businesses to sell or supply single-use vapes since 1 June 2025. The Government is investing £10 million of new funding in Trading Standards in 2025/26, to support the enforcement of illicit and underage tobacco and vape sales. As ...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: TestingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of resources required by the MHRA to implement the new registration and testing regime for vaping products established under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
Answer: No assessment has yet been made as the registration scheme is still in the early stages of policy development. On 8 October 2025, we published a call for evidence on a number of topics related to tobacco, vaping and nicotine products, including the propos...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: TestingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming testing regime for vaping products will require imported liquids to undergo the same emissions and ingredient analysis as UK-made liquids before being placed on the UK marke
Answer: Powers in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill allow us to establish a new product registration scheme for tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products, including testing requirements.On 8 October 2025, we published a call for evidence on a number of topics related to to...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will publish a timetable for introducing product-verification checks under the new vape registration scheme, in order to assist Trading Standards in identifying non-compliant high-capaci
Answer: Powers in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill allow us to establish a new product registration scheme for tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products. On 8 October 2025, we published a call for evidence on a number of topics related to tobacco, vaping, and nicotine pro...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking in collaboration with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to ensure that clinical guidelines relating to cannabis-based medicinal products ar
Answer: Rules around the electronic prescribing of cannabis-based medicines are no different to other drugs regulated in Schedule 2 to 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.In England, the NHS Electronic Prescription Service enables the electronic transmissio...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs review of cannabis-based products for medicinal use is expected to be completed and published.
Answer: Cannabis-based products for medicinal use (‘CBPMs’) were placed in Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 in 2018, making them available for prescribing.The Government has commissioned the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (‘ACMD’) to re...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will consider enabling electronic prescribing for cannabis-based products for medicinal use, in line with other controlled drugs.
Answer: Rules around the electronic prescribing of cannabis-based medicines are no different to other drugs regulated in Schedule 2 to 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.In England, the NHS Electronic Prescription Service enables the electronic transmissio...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking with the Department of Health and Social Care to reduce the number of people discharged from NHS care into homelessness.
Answer: In January 2024, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health and Social Care published Discharging people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, guidance to help staff plan safe discharges and prevent homelessn...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of hospitals delivering specialist multi-disciplinary teams for patients experiencing homelessness.
Answer: The Department published guidance in 2024 called Discharging people at risk of or experiencing homelessness to support the care transfer hub, which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/discharging-people-at-risk-of...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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