Results 1–20 of 2191 for speaker:Kirsty Blackman

Cyber-security and UK Democracy (25 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: 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)

Kirsty Blackman: 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)

Kirsty Blackman: 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,...

Work and Pensions: Topical Questions (18 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: The Resolution Foundation highlights that scrapping the two-child limit would be one of the most efficient ways to drive down child poverty rates, and would lift 490,000 children out of poverty overnight. Surely one child growing up in poverty is one child too many. The Secretary of State should reverse course on this, and the Labour party should also commit to scrapping the two-child limit....

National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill: New Clause 2 - Review of effects of frozen thresholds (13 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: We do not support this change. This cut disproportionately benefits those earning the most. We in the SNP recognise the value that the public sector provides. We believe it should be properly funded to deliver our vital public services, and we do not believe that they can cope with more cuts on the back of 14 years of austerity and the trials of Brexit and the pandemic. We want excellent...

National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill: Clause 1 - Reduction in rates (13 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: Thank you very much, Mr Chair—hopefully that is an acceptable form of address to use. I want to speak about the Bill in general and some of our concerns about it. The reality is that this is the wrong measure at the wrong time, as I said on Second Reading. Earlier, the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) spoke about her concerns about the SNP’s policies on oil and gas....

National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) Bill (13 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: Will the hon. Lady give way?

National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) Bill (13 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add: “this House declines to give a Second Reading to the National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill because, while acknowledging that the measures in the Bill reduce the National Insurance Contributions (NIC) burden on some employees, it considers the Government should prioritise...

Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge) (11 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge) (11 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge) (11 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: I am beginning to wonder if some people in this place live on the same planet as the rest of us. Are they receiving the same casework? Are their constituents faced with the same problems? I have been an elected representative working in public service for nearly 17 years, and the situation is absolutely the worst I have ever seen. People come into our surgeries at the absolute end of their...

Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge) (11 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: I am beginning to wonder if some people in this place live on the same planet as the rest of us. Are they receiving the same casework? Are their constituents faced with the same problems? I have been an elected representative working in public service for nearly 17 years, and the situation is absolutely the worst I have ever seen. People come into our surgeries at the absolute end of their...

Gibraltar: UK-EU Negotiations (11 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: I am delighted to hear the cross-party outbreak of support for nations choosing their own future, as that is unusual in this place. In recent years, the UK has managed to trash its international reputation. Will the Minister let us know how much Brexit has cost Gibraltar so far? Will he promise this House that the Government will this time stick to their agreements, the statements they made...

Gibraltar: UK-EU Negotiations (11 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: I am delighted to hear the cross-party outbreak of support for nations choosing their own future, as that is unusual in this place. In recent years, the UK has managed to trash its international reputation. Will the Minister let us know how much Brexit has cost Gibraltar so far? Will he promise this House that the Government will this time stick to their agreements, the statements they made...

Written Answers — Home Office: Visas: Aberdeen ( 6 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic impact on Aberdeen City of the restrictions to student visa routes implemented on t January 2024.

Written Answers — Home Office: Visas: Aberdeen ( 6 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic impact on the University of Aberdeen of the restrictions to student visa routes implemented on 1 January 2024.

Written Answers — Home Office: Visas: Aberdeen ( 6 Mar 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic impact on Robert Gordon University of the restrictions to student visa routes implemented on 1 January 2024.

Security of Elected Representatives (29 Feb 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. When David Amess was murdered, one of the hardest things I have ever had to do was explain it to my children before they saw it on the news, or before one of their friends spoke to them about it. They were too young when Jo Cox was murdered for me to have that conversation with them. It is the reality of life that this sits on our...

Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Offshore Industry and Renewable Energy: Recruitment (29 Feb 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to encourage private investment in the (a) offshore oil and gas and (b) renewables sectors, in the context of private investment in the recruitment and development of personnel in those sectors.

Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Offshore Industry: Skilled Workers (29 Feb 2024)

Kirsty Blackman: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to support effective collaboration between (a) employers and (b) education providers to help ensure an adequate pipeline of skilled (i) electrical maintenance, (ii) pipefitting and (iii) other workers in the oil and gas sector.


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