Written questions by Blackman.

With reference to project 5 titled Neuronal Basis of Somatosensorial and Pathological Pain listed in the non-technical summaries for project licences granted between January and March 2026 requiring r

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Bangladesh on the protection of Christian converts and religious minority civil society organisations, following re

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 June in response to Question 10876.

What estimate she has made of the cost of establishing and operating a dedicated, multilingual hotline for reporting transnational repression, staffed by personnel trained in state threats; and how th

Awaiting answer.

What guidance is issued to police forces on routing reports received via 101 that may relate to hostile state activity to officers with counter-state-threats expertise; and what steps she is taking to

The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals who may be victims of transnational repression (TNR) can report concerns with confidence, and that those reports are handled effectively across policing. While it would not be appropriate to comment...

What steps she is taking to ensure that Hong Kongers who report transnational repression receive (a) a single named point of contact, (b) follow-up within a defined timescale, and (c) tailored protect

The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals who may be victims of transnational repression (TNR) can report concerns with confidence, and that those reports are handled effectively across policing. While it would not be appropriate to comment...

With reference to paragraph 61 of the 7th Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights of Session 2024-26 on Transnational Repression in the UK, HC 681, published on 30 July 2025, what assessment she

The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals who may be victims of transnational repression (TNR) can report concerns with confidence, and that those reports are handled effectively across policing. While it would not be appropriate to comment...

What discussions she has had with representatives of the Hong Kong diaspora, including those subject to HK$1 million bounties issued by the Hong Kong authorities, on their experiences of reporting tra

The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals who may be victims of transnational repression (TNR) can report concerns with confidence, and that those reports are handled effectively across policing. While it would not be appropriate to comment...

What assessment she has made of the suitability of the 101 service for reports from Hong Kongers with (a) limited English proficiency and (b) fears that information disclosed could reach the Hong Kong

The Government is committed to ensuring that individuals who may be victims of transnational repression (TNR) can report concerns with confidence, and that those reports are handled effectively across policing. While it would not be appropriate to comment...

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Iran on the revocation of passports and travel documents of (a) Christian converts and (b) other religious minority mem

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 2 April to Question 122688.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what evidentiary standard was applied before designating the entities and individual listed on 9 June 2026 under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020, and wheth

All sanctions designations are based on a rigorous assessment of the available evidence against the standards set down in the relevant sanctions framework.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many designations under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 relating to the West Bank have been made in respect of (a) settler violence against Palestinian

All sanctions designations are based on a rigorous assessment of the available evidence against the standards set down in the relevant sanctions framework.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Palestine Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning programme (PALMEL, GB-GOV-1-400409) has produced any completed monitoring, evaluation, research, analysis, accountab

The previous answers provided to the Hon Member were intended to refer him to the section of the Dev Tracker website where details of all active and former programmes in Palestine can be found, including all publicly-available information in relation to t...

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, why her Answers to Questions 5322 and 5323 referred to the DevTracker programme GB-GOV-13-OODA-AHRC-C4WCAGQ-R6SBCMZ-AYRNVWK rather than the Palestine Monitoring, Evaluation a

The previous answers provided to the Hon Member were intended to refer him to the section of the Dev Tracker website where details of all active and former programmes in Palestine can be found, including all publicly-available information in relation to t...

Pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5319 on Animal Experiments, what the expected number of procedures involving (a) dogs and (b) non-human primates was under service project licences in

The Home Office does not hold centrally collated figures on expected number of procedures to be carried out under service project licences involving dogs or non-human primates in each of the last five years.Project licences authorise programmes of work ac...

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2026 Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England on waiting times for gynaecology services.

The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy puts the 10-Year Health Plan’s new care model into action to deliver faster, tangible improvements across four outcomes that matter most to women across England. Through the Renewed Strategy, we will support integrated ...

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of women’s health hubs on delivering the objectives of the 2026 Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England.

The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy sets out a bold, long‑term plan to transform how the health and care system listens to, supports, and delivers for women and girls. It puts women’s voices and choices at the centre of care, drives faster improvements in...

What steps he is taking to increase the number of consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists to support delivery of the 2026 Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England.

The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy was published on 15 April 2026 and sets out a bold, long‑term plan to transform how the health and care system listens to, supports, and delivers for women and girls across all regions in England.It puts women’s voices ...

What steps he is taking to improve access to specialist women’s health services for women in deprived areas.

The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain, to ensure people can live well for longer. Our reimagined National Health Service will tackle inequalities in both access and outcomes, as well as give everyone, no matter who they are or where the...

Whether he plans to publish annual progress reports on the implementation of the 2026 Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England.

The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy, published on the 15 April 2026, sets out 117 actions across four core commitments: acting on women’s voices and choices; transforming National Health Service performance in services that matter most to women; supportin...

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Nigerian counterpart on the release of people abducted from churches and improving protection for places of worship in the last three mo

Since my statement to the House on 27 November 2025 (HWCS1105), we have continued to raise the importance of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) with the Nigerian authorities on a regular basis.The Special Envoy for FoRB, David Smith MP, visited Nigeria ...