Information between 20th February 2025 - 12th March 2025
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11 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Kirsty Blackman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 9 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 324 |
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11 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Kirsty Blackman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 9 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 95 Noes - 323 |
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11 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Kirsty Blackman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Scottish National Party No votes vs 0 Scottish National Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 409 |
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Kirsty Blackman speeches from: Online Safety Act: Implementation
Kirsty Blackman contributed 1 speech (667 words) Wednesday 26th February 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
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Joint Work and Health Unit
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) Monday 3rd March 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the priorities are of the joint Work and Health Unit. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care Joint Work and Health Directorate (JWHD) (formerly Unit) was set up in 2015 in recognition of the significant link between work and health and to improve employment opportunities for disabled people and people with health conditions.
The goal of the JWHD is to open up opportunities to good work and to support a healthier, more productive and inclusive nation, by helping more disabled people and people with health conditions to: get appropriate work, get on in that work, and to return to work as quickly as possible if they leave it. This supports the Government priority of tackling economic inactivity, set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper.
The JWHD works to join up the health and employment systems, including the addition of employment support in existing care pathways, such as placing Employment Advisors in NHS Talking Therapy services and WorkWell, which is part of the plan to Get Britain Working and enables local areas to lead, design and deliver work and health support that meets the needs of their communities.
It is also recognised that employers play an important role in addressing health and disability. To build on this, JWHD is facilitating “Keep Britain Working”, an independent review of the role of UK employers in reducing health-related inactivity and to promote healthy and inclusive workplaces. The lead reviewer, Sir Charlie Mayfield, is expected to bring forward recommendations in Autumn 2025. Additionally, the JWHD has developed a digital information service for employers, and continues to oversee the Disability Confident Scheme. |
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Refugees
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) Monday 3rd March 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with a (a) successful and (b) pending statelessness determination application are in immigration detention and removal centres. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost. |
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Refugees
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) Monday 3rd March 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) range and (b) average processing times were for statelessness determination applications since 4 July 2024. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost. |
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Refugees
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) Monday 3rd March 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) range and (b) average processing times were for statelessness determination applications in 2024. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost. |
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Refugees
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) Monday 3rd March 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stateless people (a) live in and (b) were born in the UK. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost. |
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Refugees
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) Monday 3rd March 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions were made under the statelessness determination procedure without interview of the applicant (a) in 2024 and (b) since the 5 July 2024. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost. |
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Refugees
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) Monday 3rd March 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for statelessness determination were received by her Department in (a) 2024 and (b) in each month since July 2024. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost. |
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Home Office: Staff
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) Friday 7th March 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are employed (a) full-time and (b) part-time in her Department's statelessness determination unit. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) Staffing and budget of the unit working on statelessness determination cannot be disaggregated from the wider team within which it sits. The number of people employed in the Department’s statelessness determination unit is not information that is published by the Home Office and cannot be provided. Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking to account a number of factors including user needs, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well quality and availability of data. |
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Refugees
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) Friday 7th March 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the 2024-25 budget is for her Department's statelessness determination unit. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) Staffing and budget of the unit working on statelessness determination cannot be disaggregated from the wider team within which it sits. The number of people employed in the Department’s statelessness determination unit is not information that is published by the Home Office and cannot be provided. Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking to account a number of factors including user needs, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well quality and availability of data. |
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Employment: Reform
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) Thursday 27th February 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,what the initial results are of the work undertaken in the eight trailblazer areas set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper; and what are the key performance indicators for this work. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) As announced in the Get Britain Working White Paper, Trailblazers to test more localised delivery of the Youth Guarantee and support for people who are economically inactive are due to launch starting from April 2025. We are working closely with the Trailblazer delivery areas to develop their plans, which includes evaluation and performance information ahead of rollout. |
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Monday 3rd March University of Aberdeen breast cancer breakthrough 8 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North) That this House hails the groundbreaking new Field Cycling Imager scanner developed by scientists at the University of Aberdeen; notes that the technology is a world first in breast cancer scanning and diagnosis and can see previously undetectable cancer; further notes that this follows recent breakthroughs in AI technology at … |
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Monday 24th February Kirsty Blackman signed this EDM on Thursday 13th March 2025 LGBTQI+ people in immigration detention 20 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill) That this House welcomes the ongoing review of the Home Office's Adults at risk in immigration detention policy; notes that LGBTQI+ people face heightened levels of harassment, discrimination, abuse, and physical and sexual violence in immigration detention; recognises that the bullying of and discrimination against LGBTQI+ people in detention can … |
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Thursday 13th February Kirsty Blackman signed this EDM on Monday 24th February 2025 Refusal of Citizenship to refugees who have made irregular crossings 74 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East) That this House expresses deep concern over the refusal of citizenship to refugees who have made irregular crossings to the UK; notes that this policy further punishes individuals whose claims of fleeing war, persecution, and danger have been upheld by the asylum system; further notes that, due to a lack … |
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International Women�s Day
113 speeches (26,824 words) Thursday 6th March 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Seamus Logan (SNP - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East) Friend the Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman), who would have loved to be here today but sadly - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 5th March 2025
Written Evidence - LGB Alliance CCI0058 - Community cohesion Community cohesion - Women and Equalities Committee Found: bisexuals being picketed and attacked by gender identity activists, including on one occasion Kirsty Blackman |
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Wednesday 26th February 2025
Written Evidence - SNP Chief Whip PVR0005 - Proxy Voting: Review of arrangements introduced in the 2024–25 Session Proxy Voting: Review of arrangements introduced in the 2024–25 Session - Procedure Committee Found: Written evidence submitted by Kirsty Blackman MP, Chief Whip, Scottish National Party (SNP) (PVR 05) |
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Wednesday 26th February 2025
Oral Evidence - The Jo Cox Foundation, Oxford University, and Queen Mary University of London Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections - Speaker's Conference (2024) Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Chair); Lee Anderson; Mr Clive Betts; Kirsty Blackman |
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Wednesday 26th February 2025
Oral Evidence - Electoral Commission, Association of Electoral Administrators, City of London Police, and Electoral Commission Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections - Speaker's Conference (2024) Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Chair); Lee Anderson; Mr Clive Betts; Kirsty Blackman |
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Monday 24th February 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-02-24 16:15:00+00:00 Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee Found: Caliskan IV: Monica Harding V: John Glen VI: Patricia Ferguson VII: Sir Iain Duncan Smith VIII: Kirsty Blackman |
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Mar. 05 2025
Bill 169 2024-25 (as introduced) Women’s State Pension Age (Ombudsman Report and Compensation Scheme) Bill 2024-26 Bill Found: Presented by Stephen Flynn supported by Kirsty Blackman, Pete Wishart, Graham Leadbitter, Liz Saville |
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Wednesday 26th February 2025 3:30 p.m. Speaker's Conference (2024) - Oral evidence Subject: Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections At 3:40pm: Oral evidence Vijay Rangarajan - Chief Executive at Electoral Commission Peter Stanyon - Chief Executive at Association of Electoral Administrators DCI Kevin Ives - National Co-Ordinator for Election Crime at City of London Police At 4:30pm: Oral evidence Will Fletcher - Interim CEO at The Jo Cox Foundation Professor Helen Margetts - Professor of Society and the Internet at Oxford University Dr Sofia Collignon - Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Queen Mary University of London View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 26th February 2025 3:30 p.m. Speaker's Conference (2024) - Oral evidence Subject: Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections At 3:40pm: Oral evidence Vijay Rangarajan - Chief Executive at Electoral Commission Peter Stanyon - Chief Executive at Association of Electoral Administrators DCI Kevin Ives - National Co-Ordinator for Election Crime at City of London Police Niki Nixon - Interim Director of Communications at Electoral Commission At 4:30pm: Oral evidence Will Fletcher - Interim CEO at The Jo Cox Foundation Professor Helen Margetts - Professor of Society and the Internet at Oxford University Dr Sofia Collignon - Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Queen Mary University of London View calendar - Add to calendar |