Bob Blackman

That this House notes the acts of aggression by Armenia overnight on 12 July 2020 which further escalates the armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan which is rooted in Armenia's military control over Azerbaijan's Nagorno Karabakh region and adjacent seven districts that in

13 Jul 2020

That this House celebrates the 6th International Day of Yoga on 21 June 2020, first adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 with the unprecedented support of 177 countries; notes that, at a time when we are recovering from a worldwide pandemic, the words of Prime Minister Nare

16 Jun 2020

That this House recognises the important role which housing-with-care settings such as extra care and retirement villages play in the social care system and the particular contribution those settings have made to protecting the health and well-being of their residents during the

15 Jun 2020

That this House notes that over two months have passed since the President of the Houthi Supreme Political Council in Yemen ordered the release of six Baha’is, who have been in long term detention in Sana’a; further notes that this includes Mr Hamed bin Haydara who was under sent

2 Jun 2020

That this House notes the decision of the Appeal Court of Yemen in Sana’a on 22nd March; further notes that court upheld a death sentence against Hamed bin Haydara, a member Yemen’s Baha’i community; and calls on the UK Government to make urgent representations to the Houthi auth

21 Apr 2020

That this House extends condolences to the people of Azerbaijan as they commemorate the 28th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre on 26 February 2020; reflects on this atrocity committed against citizens of Azerbaijan amid conflict in the region; and supports calls for a resolutio

25 Feb 2020

That this House commemorates with deep sadness the 30th anniversary of the attack in January 1990 by cross-border Islamic militants on the population of Jammu and Kashmir; expresses its condolences to the families and friends of all those who were killed, raped and injured in tha

30 Jan 2020

That this House celebrates on 5 November 2019 the 4th Annual Ayurveda Day as espoused by the Government of India in 2016; acknowledges that Ayurveda, an ancient system of natural healthcare, is based on holistic and multi-dimensional approaches to health; recognises that its etho

29 Oct 2019

That this House congratulates Narendra Modi on his re-election as Prime Minister of India; recognises his manifesto to deliver lasting and beneficial reforms for the people of India; acknowledges the sheer weight of his victory and how this, in turn, shows the size of his mandate

4 Jun 2019

That this House strongly condemns suppression of the Iranian people by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its fostering of terrorism in the region; notes the US Authorities' decision to designate the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organisation; agrees that the Iran reg

29 Apr 2019