Kirsty Blackman: All Documents

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Dec 2025
Child Poverty Strategy

"It is nice to hear the Secretary of State acknowledging that child poverty in Scotland is lower than it is in England, and that it is reducing. Scotland is the only part of the UK where child poverty is going down—that is according to the graph in the Government’s own …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Kirsty Blackman (SNP) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 6 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 98

Division Vote (Commons)
3 Dec 2025 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context
Kirsty Blackman (SNP) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 5 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 154 Noes - 303

Written Question

Taxation: Natural Gas and Oil

Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she received representations from Anas Sarwar MSP between 1 July 2025 and 27 November 2025 on the windfall tax on oil and gas companies.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The government receives representations from a wide range of stakeholders on the budget, including those from Scottish Labour.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"I figured that, as I had only about 17 minutes in which to speak on Report, the House deserved to hear from me again on Third Reading, but I shall be very brief in expressing my views and those of my hon. Friends.

Members spoke earlier about people’s understanding of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"I appreciate the chance to speak in this debate, especially without time limits—it is lovely. I absolutely love a very technical debate in the Chamber, but unfortunately not enough Members do. It would have been nice to see huge numbers delighted to talk about the technical aspects of legislation, but …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"Absolutely. Productivity and growth are real possibilities if there is better patient capital investment, not just in social housing and renewable energy projects, which I would dearly love to see and have spoken a lot about—in particular social housing—but in tech and appliances, so that companies can use capital investment …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"I would like to see much more conversation. Gateway benefits allow people eligibility for other things, and sometimes those do not work either. A person might be eligible for universal credit, but they do not necessarily get the follow-through to free school meals, for example. Anything we can do to …..."
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