"Nothing can ever undo the harm caused at Grenfell. I was in Parliament on that day, swearing in, when we saw everything that had unfolded. Nobody in my city of Aberdeen can ever get over the Piper Alpha disaster of 1988, but the resulting safety case produced by the Cullen …..." Kirsty Blackman - View Speech
"In rural areas, the loss of post offices is an issue, but it is also an issue in cities, particularly when the local transport network does not necessarily link people with the post office. My community is still reeling from Spar closing the post offices in its shops. Will the …..." Kirsty Blackman - View Speech
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25 Feb 2026 Tabled by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
That this House congratulates Kirsty Muir of Aberdeen on her outstanding performances at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games; commends her achievements and execution of the most difficult manoeuvres in freestyle skiing, slopestyle, and big air; further commends her technical excellence, composure, and determination on the world stage; welcomes the positive …
Division Vote (Commons) 24 Feb 2026 - Online Harm: Child Protection - 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 - 69 Noes - 279Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2026 Online Harm: Child Protection
"I am confused about what the Liberal Democrats’ proposals are. The proposals laid out by the hon. Lady are not those introduced in the House of Lords. In the House of Lords, only user-to-user services were talked about, not addictive online gaming, for example. Are we discussing a Bill containing …..." Kirsty Blackman - View Speech
"This makes me more frustrated than just about anything else in this place: the levels of ignorance, stupidity and hypocrisy from so many people in here, specifically about children’s access to social media. I fully intended to support the Lib Dems’ position, but the longer their spokesperson, the hon. Member …..." Kirsty Blackman - View Speech
"Australia just bans children from holding accounts; it does not ban them from using any of the platforms. They can still use YouTube; they just cannot have an account...." Kirsty Blackman - View Speech
"The Minister has just said that the Government have already sought permissive powers. I understand that they are going to move an amendment in lieu to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, but I am not aware that that amendment has been published yet, much less agreement sought from the …..." Kirsty Blackman - View Speech
"If this is the Conservative’s stance, why when consideration of the Online Safety Bill lasted for so long—it was even referred back into Committee, which no Bill had been in 20 years—did the Conservatives not ban social media for under-16s through that Bill when they were in government?..." Kirsty Blackman - View Speech