United Kingdom parliament

Bob Blackman

Member of Parliament · Conservative

Transcripts of what Bob Blackman said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.

18 sittings with a confirmed speech

Sittings appear here a month after they are held.

Latest speeches

  1. Administration Committee · House of Commons · 15 September 2026

    • Departing members’ centre, staff outcomes and references

      “Just one quick question. Obviously, Sir Charles, you made way for another MP from your party. Did he take on any of your existing staff or was it a case of he got a completely...? How many of you or…”
      Watch from 45:05

  2. House of Commons · House of Commons · 10 September 2026

    • Urgent Question: Air traffic control failure and passenger disruption

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Many of my constituents actually work at Heathrow Airport. They've had to work extra hours, as the honourable member for Hayes and Harlington mentioned, and they've suffered abuse as well. So I put on record…”
      Watch from 1:41:28

    • Backbench business and topical issues: suicide prevention, RNLI, local concerns

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I thank the Leader for announcing the business. Since the changes, we've been inundated with requests from the select committees to have statements in the House, which I welcome. So Tuesday, there'll be select…”
      Watch from 2:05:02

  3. Backbench Business Committee · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Opening: agenda and first debate application

      “Order, order. Welcome to the meeting of the Backbench Business Committee where we'll be considering applications from colleagues for debates in the main chamber and also in Westminster Hall. The first debate request is from John Glen for the future…”
      Watch from 0:00

    • John Glen MP: funding for English cathedrals

      “Could I just stop you there? Because on the application in front of us, we only have eight names listed.”
      Watch from 1:17

    • John Glen MP: funding for English cathedrals

      “Okay, thank you very much. Anything else from anyone else? Yes, of course. Okay. All right. We'll do that. Clerks will be in touch shortly. So, thank you very much. Thank you to the committee. Next up is our season…”
      Watch from 3:25
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  4. House of Commons · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Urgent Question: Falkland Islands sovereignty

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Falkland Islands have been British long before Argentina even came into existence. So will the Minister, but the key here is building a diplomatic ability to ensure that that message goes home loud and…”
      Watch from 1:30:31

    • Foreign Secretary statement: Israel-Palestine policy and settlement sanctions

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is a sad day for UK-Israel relationships. The risks that the Foreign Secretary is bringing, that affecting the Israeli elections, making even moderate politicians even more hawkish, is a huge risk. Equally, strengthening the…”
      Watch from 2:43:33

  5. House of Commons · House of Commons · 3 September 2026

    • Urgent question: Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The fact is, of course, that the gas and oil coming from the North Sea is declining year by year. The sad reality, of course, is that without a decision on these two fields, Jackdaw and…”
      Watch from 1:25:29

    • Business statement: upcoming legislation and scrutiny of No.10 North

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I thank the leader for announcing the backbench business debates for Tuesday the 15th. The business in Westminster Hall that the Backbench Business Committee has agreed will include on Tuesday the 8th of September…”
      Watch from 2:32:34

  6. Backbench Business Committee · House of Commons · 1 September 2026

    • Speech

      “Welcome to the meeting of the Backbench Business Committee, the first meeting after the summer recess, where we'll be considering applications from colleagues for debates in both the Chamber and in Westminster Hall. The first application we have before us…”
      Watch from 0:05

    • Baby loss debate: timing, Thursday slot and family access

      “The reason why obviously we'll raise this issue is that the first day back after a recess is often time when the government will give us time for such a debate. We probably won't get the Thursday as well as…”
      Watch from 6:49

    • Water ownership debate: public support and merger option

      “Okay, right. Thank you. Any other questions from colleagues? Okay, thank you, Clive. The clerks will be in touch in due course. But if you could supply extra names. At the moment, your application's in, but we'll consider it to…”
      Watch from 15:08
    2 more clips in this sitting

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