Kirsty Blackman

69836 • Written Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill on levels of child poverty.

64444 • Offshore Industry: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation on Building the North Sea’s Energy Future, which closed on 30 April 2025.

64445 • Natural Gas and Oil: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department plans to respond to the consultation on the Oil and gas price mechanism, which closed on 28 May 2025.

60042 • Asylum: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to (a) the Women for Refugee Women report entitled Coercion and Control, published in September 2024 and (b) the Imkaan and Rape Crisis England and Wales joint report entitled Not Safe Here, published in October 2024, what safeguarding measures her Department has recently put in place as a response to the sexual violence and abuse faced by asylum-seeking women in hotel accommodation.

60103 • Asylum: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has produced for sub-contracted accommodation providers to (a) prevent and (b) better respond to the sexual violence and abuse faced by asylum-seeking women in hotel accommodation.

60106 • Asylum: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) women-only and (b) family-only hotels staffed exclusively by women for female refugees.

57249 • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aberdeen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many of his Department's jobs are based in Aberdeen; and how many additional Department roles will be based there once the UK has established its Energy Campus.

57250 • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aberdeen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which departmental roles are based in Aberdeen; and what kinds of additional roles he expects to be located there following the establishment of the UK Energy Campus.

57251 • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aberdeen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timeline is for establishing the UK Energy Campus in Aberdeen; and over what period departmental roles will be transferred or created there.

53862 • Asylum: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a ban on employment for women seeking asylum on levels of vulnerability of those women to gender-based (a) violence and (b) exploitation; and what steps she is taking to tackle gender-based (i) violence and (ii) exploitation among these groups.

53863 • Asylum: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the asylum system on the vulnerability to gender-based violence and exploitation of women seeking safety; and what steps she has taken to mitigate this impact.

53864 • Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential long-term impact of the work ban for people seeking asylum on (a) mental health, (b) barriers to future employment and (c) integration into their new communities.

52250 • Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the most common grounds were for the rejection of statelessness applications submitted in 2024.

52251 • Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to data provided by her Department in relation to the court case Asylum Aid v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWHC 316 (Admin), for what reason 170 statelessness applications submitted between 31 January and 31 December 2024 were rejected without consideration.

52252 • Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many rejections of statelessness applications submitted in 2024 have been followed by renewed applications.

52253 • Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions on statelessness applications made in 2024 were challenged through administrative review; how many of those reviews have been completed; and how many of those completed resulted in a grant of leave.

51379 • Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the letter of 9 April 2025 from the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, reference ZA32718, case CMPT12025/33740.

49728 • Employment and Hospitality Industry: Sanitation

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the EHCR's Interim update on the practical implications of the UK Supreme Court judgment published on 25 April 2025, what guidance her Department has provided to (a) workplaces and (b) hospitality venues on access to single sex facilities.

49359 • Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many waiver requests from overpayment recovery of Universal Credit were (a) recorded and (b) granted (i) in full and (ii) partially for (A) each of the last two calendar years and (B) the current calendar year to date.

48924 • Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to disability benefit on demand for NHS services.

EDM 1707 • Tall Ships returning to Aberdeen

That this House celebrates the return of the globally recognised Tall Ships Races, for the first time since 1997, to the...

EDM 1580 • Shona Mutch Girlguiding Laurel Award

That this House congratulates Shona Mutch of Aberdeen on being awarded the prestigious Laurel Award by Girlguiding UK, o...

EDM 1429 • Rachel Corsie's career

That this House recognises the outstanding career of Aberdeen-born Rachel Corsie, who has over 150 caps for Scotland and...

EDM 1292 • Denis Law Legacy Trail

That this House celebrates the new Denis Law Legacy Trail in the Printfield area of Aberdeen where he grew up, which rec...

EDM 1040 • Tackling child poverty

That this House believes that every child has the right to a childhood free of poverty; recognises the essential work of...

EDM 884 • University of Aberdeen breast cancer breakthrough

That this House hails the groundbreaking new Field Cycling Imager scanner developed by scientists at the University of A...

EDM 265 • Establishment of the Women’s Caucus in Westminster

That this House agrees to establish a Women’s Caucus in the UK Parliament, which is the women Members of Parliament work...

EDM 202 • Aberdeen swimmers at the Paris Paralympic Games

That this House congratulates Toni Shaw and Faye Rogers on their outstanding performances at the Paralympic Games, inclu...

EDM 167 • Scarf's empower Aberdeen event

That this House celebrates the work of Scarf, a social enterprise that delivers energy efficiency advice and services to...

EDM 1707 • Tall Ships returning to Aberdeen

That this House celebrates the return of the globally recognised Tall Ships Races, for the first time since 1997, to the...

EDM 1686 • Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules

That the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 997, a copy of which was laid before this House on 1 July, be dis...

EDM 1579 • Loan Charge and settlement terms offered to large companies and individuals

That this House is deeply concerned at the treatment of those facing the Loan Charge; notes that instead of commissionin...

EDM 1580 • Shona Mutch Girlguiding Laurel Award

That this House congratulates Shona Mutch of Aberdeen on being awarded the prestigious Laurel Award by Girlguiding UK, o...

EDM 1462 • 150th Anniversary of the Founding of Bracoden School, Banffshire

That this House congratulates the headteacher, staff and pupils of Bracoden School, Gardenstown, Banffshire, on the occa...

EDM 1396 • Scottish Opera wins Classical:NEXT Innovation Award

That this House congratulates Scottish Opera on being awarded the prestigious worldwide Classical: NEXT Innovation Award...

EDM 1362 • 40th anniversary of the Scottish Refugee Council

That this House celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Scottish Refugee Council and commends its decades of vital work s...

EDM 1432 • Aberdeen’s Sustainable Food Places gold award

That the House congratulates the City of Aberdeen after being recognised as the latest awardee of the gold Sustainable F...

EDM 1431 • Aberdeen Science Centre

That this House congratulates Aberdeen Science Centre on being awarded a £52,000 grant from the ScottishPower Foundation...

EDM 1429 • Rachel Corsie's career

That this House recognises the outstanding career of Aberdeen-born Rachel Corsie, who has over 150 caps for Scotland and...

EDM 1270 • Peterhead Football Club, Scottish League 2 champions

That this House congratulates Peterhead Football Club on winning the 2024-25 Scottish League 2 champion title; recognise...

EDM 1311 • Humanitarian aid into Gaza

That this House calls on the United Nations, alongside the Security Council, to take urgent action to facilitate humanit...

EDM 1181 • Trans+ History Week

That this House welcomes the second annual Trans+ History Week; notes the week held from 5 to 11 May 2025 will celebrate...

EDM 1310 • Arms exports to Israel

That this House calls on the Government to immediately suspend all arms exports to Israel in line with majority public o...

EDM 1292 • Denis Law Legacy Trail

That this House celebrates the new Denis Law Legacy Trail in the Printfield area of Aberdeen where he grew up, which rec...

EDM 1000 • Ensuring stability for Ukrainian refugees in the UK

That this House believes that Ukrainian refugees fleeing war must be treated with compassion in the UK; recognises that ...

EDM 1040 • Tackling child poverty

That this House believes that every child has the right to a childhood free of poverty; recognises the essential work of...

EDM 975 • DARC in Wales

That this House notes with deep concern the proposed US-UK-Australian military radar project, DARC (Deep Space Advanced ...

EDM 809 • LGBTQI+ people in immigration detention

That this House welcomes the ongoing review of the Home Office's Adults at risk in immigration detention policy; notes t...

EDM 884 • University of Aberdeen breast cancer breakthrough

That this House hails the groundbreaking new Field Cycling Imager scanner developed by scientists at the University of A...