Kirsty Blackman

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

Scottish National Party MP for Aberdeen North

@KirstySNP https://facebook.com/aberdeennorth

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Your MP (Kirsty Blackman) represents you, and all of the people who live in Aberdeen North, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Scottish National Party MP for Aberdeen North

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

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Topics of interest

Kirsty Blackman campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Department for Work and Pensions
  • Home Office
  • Treasury
  • HM Treasury
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Devolution: England
  • Scotland Office: Publications
  • Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
  • Personal Independence Payment
  • Tribunals: Scotland

Currently held offices

  • Member, Media Bill Committee (since 29 Nov 2023)
  • Member, Procedure Committee (since 12 Sep 2023)
  • Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 12 Sep 2023)
  • Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (since 12 Dec 2022)
  • Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (since 10 Feb 2020)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (10 May 2023 to 18 May 2023)
  • Member, Procurement Bill [HL] Committee (25 Jan 2023 to 21 Feb 2023)
  • Member, Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill Committee ( 7 Dec 2022 to 15 Dec 2022)
  • Member, Online Safety Bill Committee (18 May 2022 to 28 Jun 2022)
  • Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (29 Mar 2022 to 12 Dec 2022)
  • Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee ( 5 Jan 2022 to 8 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill Committee ( 9 Nov 2021 to 25 Nov 2021)
  • Member, Subsidy Control Bill Committee (20 Oct 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
  • Member, Procedure Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 5 Jan 2022)
  • Member, Procedure Committee (24 Jun 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (18 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (12 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • SNP Deputy Leader (20 Jun 2017 to 1 Jul 2020)
  • Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy) (20 Jun 2017 to 7 Jan 2020)
  • Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy) (20 Jun 2017 to 7 Jan 2020)
  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 5 Sep 2016)
  • Shadow SNP Spokesperson (House of Lords) (20 May 2015 to 20 Jun 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.

Recent appearances

  • Cyber-security and UK Democracy 25 Mar 2024

    I thank the Deputy Prime Minister for his statement, and for advanced sight of it. In the statement, he said: “I have taken steps to reduce the Government’s exposure to Chinese operators, banning Hikvision and TikTok from Government buildings and devices”, but the reality is that the Hikvision ban extends only to sensitive sites, despite the fact that we have pushed him to ensure that...
  • Cyber-security and UK Democracy 25 Mar 2024

    I thank the Deputy Prime Minister for his statement, and for advanced sight of it. In the statement, he said: “I have taken steps to reduce the Government’s exposure to Chinese operators, banning Hikvision and TikTok from Government buildings and devices”, but the reality is that the Hikvision ban extends only to sensitive sites, despite the fact that we have pushed him to ensure that...
  • Work and Pensions: Cost of Living: Food Bank Use 18 Mar 2024

    Research from the Trussell Trust reveals the devastating truth: more than half of people receiving universal credit ran out of food in January and could not afford more, and 2.4 million universal credit claimants have fallen into debt because they could not keep up with essential bills. Will the Secretary of State back the Trussell Trust’s joint campaign with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation,...

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Last updated: 18 Mar 2024.

4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: The Antisemitism Policy Trust
Address of donor: BM 5369, London WC1N 3XX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Eurostar (£393), taxis (£5), accommodation (£591) and ground costs (£50), total value £1,039
Destination of visit: Brussels
Dates of visit: 26-28 June 2023
Purpose of visit: Delegation of MPs with the APPG Against Antisemitism to visit Brussels for a conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Taskforce to Combat Antisemitism Online.
(Registered 30 June 2023)
8. Miscellaneous
From 5 September 2017 until 18 May 2023, non-executive director (unpaid) of New City Agenda; a not-for-profit think tank aiming to develop ideas and research on financial services policy. (Registered 11 September 2017; updated 04 July 2023)

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