Ian Blackford

Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber

SNP Westminster Leader

(since June 2017)

ian.blackford.mp@parliament.uk

1 APPG membership (as of 16 Dec 2020)

Christians in Parliament

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (1,045) - Legislation tabled (0) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (103)

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Sparring Partners

Theresa May (Conservative) (294 debate interactions) View debates with Theresa May Boris Johnson (Conservative) Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service (169 debate interactions) View debates with Boris Johnson John Bercow (Speaker) (146 debate interactions) View debates with John Bercow View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Cabinet Office (481 debate contributions) View Cabinet Office debates
Department for Exiting the European Union (74 debate contributions) View Department for Exiting the European Union debates
Scotland Office (57 debate contributions) View Scotland Office debates
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Legislation Debates

United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 - Government Bill (17,509 words contributed) View United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 - Government Bill (6,717 words contributed) View European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 - Government Bill (6,406 words contributed) View European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Ross, Skye and Lochaber Petitions

Highest Ross, Skye and Lochaber signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	52 of 5,425 (0.96%)	Fund research, treatment and awareness of Functional Neurological Disorder
Open	69 of 13,826 (0.50%)	Lower the age that breast screening services are offered Gov Responded - 1 Oct 2020
Open	477 of 144,013 (0.33%)	FIONA'S LAW - Women should be allowed a yearly Cervical screening
Open	159 of 60,504 (0.26%)	Lower the age you are offered a cervical screening (smear test) from 25 to 16 Gov Responded - 12 Jan 2021
Open	81 of 39,840 (0.20%)	Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Most Ross, Skye and Lochaber signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	889 of 1,110,060 (0.08%)	End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open	477 of 144,013 (0.33%)	FIONA'S LAW - Women should be allowed a yearly Cervical screening
Open	357 of 279,639 (0.13%)	Seek Europe-wide Visa-free work permit for Touring professionals and Artists Gov Responded - 14 Jan 2021
Open	287 of 208,607 (0.14%)	Create a Minister for Hospitality in the UK Government Gov Responded - 3 Nov 2020
Open	238 of 335,550 (0.07%)	Prevent any restrictions on those who refuse a Covid-19 vaccination Gov Responded - 11 Sep 2020

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Most recent EDMs signed by Ian Blackford

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
5 Oct 2020	Ian Blackford signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 5th October 2020 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for Stephen Fuller Tabled by: Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party - Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) That this House congratulates Stephen Fuller for recently receiving the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service as part of his ongoing work for Green Hive, a not-for-profit charity based in Nairn which delivers projects that benefit the environment and the people of Nairn; notes that the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service …	3 signatures (Most recent: 6 Oct 2020) Signatures by party: Scottish National Party: 3
23 Sep 2020	Ian Blackford signed this EDM on Thursday 1st October 2020 Relocation of aslyum seekers and refugees from Aegean Islands Tabled by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) That this House recognises the deteriorating conditions faced by asylum seekers and refugees on the Aegean Islands and notes the recent fire at the Moria camp in Lesvos which has left 13,000 people without shelter; welcomes the fact that Germany, France and Norway have agreed to take some of those …	33 signatures (Most recent: 8 Oct 2020) Signatures by party: Scottish National Party: 21 Labour: 6 Independent: 2 Liberal Democrat: 2 Democratic Unionist Party: 1 Green Party: 1

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Commons initiatives

1 Urgent Question tabled by Ian Blackford

Date	Forum	Title
20 Feb 2019	Commons Chamber	Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed Deal

Ian Blackford has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

Ian Blackford has not introduced any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

1 Bill supported by Ian Blackford

Refugees (Family Reunion) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Angus Brendan MacNeil (SNP)

103 Written Questions

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HM Treasury

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Business: Exports UK Trade With EU: Export Controls Self-employment Income Support Scheme Holiday Accommodation: Taxation Mortgages: Young People Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland: Closures Royal Bank of Scotland: Closures Monetary Policy Fiscal Policy: Monetary Policy Individual Savings Accounts: Young People Individual Savings Accounts: Pensions Royal Bank of Scotland: Government Shareholding Pensions: Advisory Services Pensions: Advisory Services Monetary Policy Pensions: Tax Allowances Tax Allowances Monetary Policy Monetary Policy Productivity Pensions: Advisory Services Monetary Policy Welfare Tax Credits Welfare Tax Credits Welfare Tax Credits Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions

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Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services HSBC: Occupational Pensions HSBC: Pensions State Retirement Pensions State Retirement Pensions: Uprating State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad State Retirement Pensions: Females State Retirement Pensions: Females State Retirement Pensions: Females State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad State Retirement Pensions Pensions: EU Countries Children: Maintenance State Retirement Pensions: Females Pensioners: Equity Release Pensioners: Housing Pensioners: Government Assistance State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad Children: Poverty