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Kirsty Blackman

SNP Chief Whip

Scottish National Party MP for Aberdeen North

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Kirsty Blackman

Committees

In the UK Parliament, committees are groups of MPs or Peers who examine specific issues in more detail than can be done in debates.

Some committees focus on checking the government’s decisions and spending, while others investigate specific topics and proposed legislation.

Kirsty Blackman is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Speaker's Conference (2024) Committee

The Speaker’s Conference was established on 14 October 2024 and will consider the factors influencing the threat level against candidates and MPs and the effectiveness of the response to such threats.

It will make recommendations about arrangements necessary to secure free and fair elections and the appropriate protection of candidates at future UK-wide parliamentary elections and of elected representatives thereafter.

It has 15 members, including Mr Speaker in the Chair.

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Committee memberships held in the past

  • Member, Pension Schemes Bill Committee (15 Jul 2025 to 11 Sep 2025)
  • Member, Media Bill Committee (29 Nov 2023 to 12 Dec 2023)
  • Member, Procedure Committee (12 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
  • Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (12 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
  • 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)
  • 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, European Statutory Instruments Committee (10 Feb 2020 to 30 May 2024)
  • 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)
  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 5 Sep 2016)

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs)

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups made up of MPs and Peers who share an interest in a particular country or subject.

They do not have formal powers or funding, but can book rooms on the parliamentary estate and may receive funding from outside organisations and companies.

We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Kirsty Blackman is an officer of the following groups

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Political and Media Literacy (Vice Chair)

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  • Purpose: This APPG aims to highlight the importance of political and media literacy education in promoting youth participation in democratic life and cultivating discerning consumers of media resilient to misinformation. Ultimately, we hope all young people will be politically and media literate by the time they finish their secondary education.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.shoutoutuk.org/appg
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women's Football (Vice Chair)

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  • Purpose: To hold meetings for parliamentarians to promote women’s football and discuss matters concerning equal access for girls and women.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

Kirsty Blackman is a member of the following groups

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage

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  • Purpose: To provide a forum to discuss the deployment and development of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technologies across the UK in order to protect and create jobs, and to support the UK’s transition to a net zero economy.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Chess

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  • Purpose: To further chess in the UK.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children's Online Safety

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  • Purpose: The APPG aims to drive policy change that enhances on line safety for children and young people. It seeks to raise the political profile of digital risks and promote effective harm mitigation measures, ensuring a safer digital environment for future generations.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.childrensonlinesafetyappg.org/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change

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  • Purpose: To run events and activities in parliament with the purpose of advancing understanding of policy issues surrounding climate change and enabling cross-party discussion and action on climate policy.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.climateappg.co.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Commemoration

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  • Purpose: To raise awareness of the CWGC's (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) work commemorating war casualties; learn of the scope and breadth of work undertaken by CWGC in fulfilling its mission; arrange site visits to CWGC cemeteries and memorials in the UK and internationally; raise awareness of other organisations' work relevant to the commemoration of war casualties.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

Digital Inclusion All-Party Parliamentary Group

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  • Purpose: The APPG brings together parliamentarians, industry experts and civil society to explore policies to improve digital inclusion with the aim to close the digital divide in the UK. The APPG is committed to finding and amplifying ways to enhance access to data and devices and improve digital skills.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.datapovertyappg.co.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Endometriosis

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections

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  • Purpose: To enhance the integrity of UK democracy by: replacing First Past the Post with a proportional electoral system; eliminating dark money and undemocratic influence from politics; countering disinformation in public discourse. The APPG's goal is to deliver clean and fair elections where all votes count.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://fairelections.org.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Future of Work

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  • Purpose: To advance (i) understanding and discussion about the impacts of technology on work and society (ii) dialogue and collaboration between government, business, unions, academics and civil society and (iii) practical solutions in response to key challenges and opportunities aimed at shaping a future of better work across the UK.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.futureworkappg.org.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group Genocide Prevention

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  • Purpose: Providing parliamentarians with the information to act together to prevent genocides and crimes against humanity; learning from past genocides; supporting victims of genocides and crimes against humanity; promoting active peace building.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Students

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  • Purpose: To recognise the internationalisation and global prominence of UK education; to promote the value of international students to UK education, economy and ‘soft power’; to raise awareness of issues affecting international students; and to provide a platform for collaboration between parliamentarians, educators, professionals and business leaders.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://internationalstudents.org.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Listed Properties

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  • Purpose: To speak up for listed properties in the UK and raise awareness in parliament of the role played by their owners in protecting the nation's heritage; and to advocate policies that support owners in preserving listed properties, including tax and planning reform.
  • Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
  • APPG Website: N/A
  • APPG register: Parliament website

Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness All-Party Parliamentary Group

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  • Purpose: To raise concerns about the Loan Charge legislation and associated HMRC action against thousands of freelance, contract and locum workers and small company owners in the UK, as well as the wider context of fairness of the tax system and the conduct, performance and accountability of HMRC.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://www.loanchargeappg.co.uk/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Marine Energy

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All-Party Parliamentary Media Group

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty and Inequality

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on State Pension Inequality for Women

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  • Purpose: To provide a cross-party forum in which to hold the government to account on the issue of transitional arrangements to compensate 1950's-born women who are affected by changes to the state pension age and to campaign on issues around the state pension age.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://rebeccalongbailey.com/spifwlist/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women in Parliament

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  • Purpose: Brings together MPs and peers to celebrate progress in women's representation and advocate for more women in parliament across all parties, aiming for a diverse, gender-equal parliament by 2028 - the centenary of equal franchise. Supports women in parliament and those standing for public office.
  • Membership Source: Source
  • APPG Website: https://centenaryaction.org.uk/appg-women-in-parliament/
  • APPG register: Parliament website

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