Biography
Bob Blackman has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through 40 debate speeches, with his contributions concentrated on procedural and business matters rather than direct advocacy on specific health issues. His limited direct health engagement includes a 2026 topical question on bowel cancer screening and endoscopy investment, and references to health-related debates scheduled through the Backbench Business Committee; the majority of his recorded contributions concern parliamentary scheduling, Select Committee statements, and his role as Chair of the Backbench Business Committee.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Select Committee statement from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, followed by debates on support for unpaid carers and on the progress towards a smokefree UK. On Tuesday 20 October there will be a debate on manufacturing skills.”
Record by topic
- Cancer22nd of 62245.0
- NHS waiting lists16th of 53442.0
- Learning disability & autism98th of 89933.0
- Public health & prevention29th of 68833.0
- Mental health140th of 88024.0
- Heart disease & stroke29th of 39812.0
- Unpaid carers48th of 28312.0
- Maternity & neonatal101st of 4389.0
- Palliative & end of life care158th of 5689.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing61st of 3026.0
- Dementia60th of 2516.0
- Dentistry access65th of 1946.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)21st of 1426.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking41st of 1393.0
- A&E & ambulance response107th of 2583.0
What they’ve said
“…UK coach industry, and on Thursday 15 October there will be debates on support for unpaid carers and on progress towards a smoke-free UK. I gently ask the Leader of the House to consider what time will be made available in the Chamber for the Backbench Business Committee during the week that we come back.”
Business of the House · 2026-09-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I beg to move, That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment. This debate, as you rightly point out, Madam Deputy Speaker, commemorates Sir David Amess, who was brutally murdered doing his job as an MP at his surgery. He was an expert in this debate.”
Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…If tenants do not use them, they should be vacated and used for people on the waiting list who desperately need them. Will the Leader of the House arrange for a Minister to make a statement in the House next week on what the Government will do to expose this scandal and ensure that the tenants who are supposed to be in…”
Business of the House · 2026-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…On Thursday 2 July, there will be a debate on reducing premature deaths from heart disease and stroke, followed by a debate on Government plans to tackle air pollution. On Tuesday 7 July, there will be a debate on UK aid policy in the context of global funding trends.”
Business of the House · 2026-06-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Select Committee on Housing, Communities and Local Government, followed by a debate on the national lung cancer screening programme, followed by a debate on ports and port connectivity.”
Business of the House · 2026-06-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
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