Official portrait of Bob Blackman

Bob Blackman

Conservative MP for Harrow East, since 6 May 2010

Bob Blackman is the Conservative MP for Harrow East, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Scorecard

75.8% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
436 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
139 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
3 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
9 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
1949 Debates spoken in 840 written questions tabled

Ranked 260 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 No vote 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 No vote 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part Aye 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes Aye 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No vote 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 No 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B No 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B No 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B No 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B No 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending Aye 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets Aye 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading No 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 Aye 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 Aye 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No vote 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case Aye 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax Aye 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Aye 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 Aye 165–323

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£10,000

Name of donor: Mr Siavosh Rajabi
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Estimated 11,000 2nd class stamps, value £10,000
Date received: 13 March 2026
Date accepted: 13 March 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Ascot
Address of donor: High Street, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7JX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: QIPCO British Champions Day invite to Ascot for me and my spouse, value £550
Date received: 5 September 2025
Date accepted: 18 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 04320977
(Registered 3 November 2025)

On the register since 7 Nov 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

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): Accommodation, sustenance and travel costs for myself and four staff, value £3,234
Destination of visit: France (Paris)
Dates of visit: 20 June 2026 to 22 June 2026
Purpose of visit: Attending the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Conference.
(Registered 30 June 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

£11,000

Name of donor: Dreamax Healthcare Private Limited
Address of donor: 22, Satya Vihar, Lalkothi, Jaipur (Raj.)-302015
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Trip to India: flights, accommodation, meals, car & driver, value £11,000
Destination of visit: India
Dates of visit: 2 January 2026 to 6 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Speaking at a conference in the Constitutional Club in Jaipur about improving UK-India relations in general and UK-Rajasthan relations in particular. 1:1 meetings with the Deputy Chief Minister; the Speaker of the Assembly; and meetings with members of the State Assembly on a cross-party basis and government officials.
(Registered 28 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Name of donor: Elnet UK
Address of donor: 4th Floor 6 Princes Street, London W1B 2LG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£980), insurance (£18.54), hotels (£1,707.23) and food (£495.73). Flights for staff member (£980), insurance for staff member (£18.54) and food for staff member (£495.73), value £4,695.77
Destination of visit: Israel
Dates of visit: 24 July 2025 to 31 July 2025
Purpose of visit: To visit Israel and strengthen UK relations, learning more about the current situation on the ground.
(Registered 18 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (buy-to-let properties)
Number of properties: 6
Location: Welwyn Garden City
Ownership details: Owned jointly with my wife
Rental income: Yes

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Director of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 4 July 2018
(Registered 24 August 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

A Member of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 November 2022
(Registered 17 November 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Nicola Blackman
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Full time

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

1949 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

3 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £25,695 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
13 Mar 2026 Mr Bob Blackman MP sitting MP Mr Siavosh Rajabi Individual Non Cash Administration services £10k
2 Jan 2026 Mr Bob Blackman MP sitting MP Dreamax Healthcare Private Limited Other Visit £11k
24 Jul 2025 Mr Bob Blackman MP sitting MP Elnet UK Company Visit £4,695

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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