About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Bob Blackman) represents you, and all of the people who live in Harrow East, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Harrow East

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

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

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Treasury
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Smoking
• Tobacco
• Food: Advertising
• Abortion
• Tobacco: Smuggling

Currently held offices

• Chair, Backbench Business Committee (since 9 Sep 2024)
• Chair, Backbench Business Committee (since 9 Sep 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Backbench Business Committee ( 9 Sep 2024 to 26 Oct 2023)
• Chair, Backbench Business Committee ( 9 Sep 2024 to 14 May 2014)
• Chair, Backbench Business Committee ( 9 Sep 2024 to 25 Apr 2013)
• Chair, Backbench Business Committee ( 9 Sep 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Backbench Business Committee ( 9 Sep 2024 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Backbench Business Committee ( 9 Sep 2024 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Backbench Business Committee ( 9 Sep 2024 to 12 May 2016)
• Chair, Backbench Business Committee ( 9 Sep 2024 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (24 Apr 2024 to 14 May 2024)
• Member, Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) Committee (17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024)
• Member, Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill Committee (17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024)
• Member, Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (21 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2024)
• Member, Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee ( 7 Feb 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (27 Nov 2023 to 9 Sep 2024)
• Member, Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Committee (19 Jul 2023 to 14 Sep 2023)
• 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, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 9 Sep 2024)
• Member, Procedure Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 9 Sep 2024)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (13 Jun 2016 to 9 Sep 2024)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 9 Sep 2024)
• Member, Procedure Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (30 Jun 2014 to 9 Sep 2024)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (10 Jun 2013 to 9 Sep 2024)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (12 Jun 2012 to 9 Sep 2024)
• Member, Housing, 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)

• Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Social Housing (Regulation) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Ballot Secrecy Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• 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)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 28 Mar 2025

  Homelessness Prevention Bill: Second Reading – Bob Blackman. Private Members' Bills

• Points of Order 14 Nov 2024

  On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I crave your indulgence. As you rightly point out, nearly 60 colleagues asked for debates or statements. I gently remind colleagues that forms for Backbench Business debates are available in the Vote Office, on the website and on MemberHub. If any colleague wishes to have any advice, the Backbench Business Committee is here to help.

• Business of the House 14 Nov 2024

  I am grateful to the Leader of the House for announcing the first Backbench Business of the Session for next week. For the following week, we have offered a debate on the international status of Taiwan—we hope that will take place—and a debate on freedom of religion in Pakistan. Of course, this afternoon in Westminster Hall we have our first allocated debate, on respiratory health, and...

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