Speeches by Blackman.

“I wonder if the Minister can ask his friend, the hon. Member for Makerfield (Josh Simons), to get in touch with me about how he managed to find out where the 5,000 pensioners are that he was able to write to. I have tried to get that information so I can write to pensioners and tell them about pension credit, but it ha…”

“Aberdeen mosque and Islamic centre in my constituency was vandalised while worshippers were inside. I am pleased that the local community came together and helped with the clean-up. The University of Glasgow has published a report that says that one in three Muslim students are victims of Islamophobic abuse. Does the M…”

“I start by acknowledging the clear impact that I have had on the hon. Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward). I am not sure why or how I have had that impact, but it was clear that she was drastically upset at me, despite the fact that I had been sitting quietly throughout the debate until that point. I wi…”

“Has the Secretary of State ever been diagnosed with depression? I have—I have been in a situation where just getting up in the morning, having a shower and brushing your teeth feels like the biggest fight. Does she think that putting people who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition through more reassessmen…”

“Can the Minister reassure people who have had an amputation or have schizophrenia, terminal cancer or uncontrolled epilepsy that tomorrow’s announcements will not mean a cut in their social security?”

“Just quickly, on the SIA operatives at surgeries, would you be able to do a refresh by sending out to MPs what they are for, so we have an understanding of what we are asking of them and what they are supposed to be doing? I get one for surgeries, but I probably don’t know what they would do in the event of any problem…”

“My question is about some of the legislative frameworks for this. When people are released on undertakings and they are going to appear in court at some point in the future, can you ensure that there is consistency in the conditions that are placed on them—for example, they should not be allowed to approach the MP or t…”

“Can you actually do anything though? Once you identify that individual who is flying under the radar with lots of different things to different MPs, is there anything you can actually do?”

“In many, many ways!”

“Just quickly, on the SIA operatives at surgeries, would you be able to do a refresh by sending out to MPs what they are for, so we have an understanding of what we are asking of them and what they are supposed to be doing? I get one for surgeries, but I probably don’t know what they would do in the event of any problem…”

“I will go very quickly. The Operation Bridger documents do not really take into account that Scotland has a different jurisdiction, and the law was totally different, so it is not just different thresholds but different laws. Some of them apply across the UK, like the Representation of the People Act, but some of the o…”

“Do you know which of us have got kids, for example? Surely, or possibly, that makes a difference to some of the security that we would be provided with. Things like that might help you make better decisions about how to help us.”

“My question is about some of the legislative frameworks for this. When people are released on undertakings and they are going to appear in court at some point in the future, can you ensure that there is consistency in the conditions that are placed on them—for example, they should not be allowed to approach the MP or t…”

“Can you actually do anything though? Once you identify that individual who is flying under the radar with lots of different things to different MPs, is there anything you can actually do?”

“In many, many ways!”

“I will go very quickly. The Operation Bridger documents do not really take into account that Scotland has a different jurisdiction, and the law was totally different, so it is not just different thresholds but different laws. Some of them apply across the UK, like the Representation of the People Act, but some of the o…”

“Do you know which of us have got kids, for example? Surely, or possibly, that makes a difference to some of the security that we would be provided with. Things like that might help you make better decisions about how to help us.”

“I will be happy with a one-word response. Are we missing out on great potential candidates because people are afraid of the intimidation and abuse they might receive?”

“I will be happy with a one-word response. Are we missing out on great potential candidates because people are afraid of the intimidation and abuse they might receive?”

“On the guidance that was sent out, do you think that it would be better, perhaps through the police, if every individual police officer that had to go out to a call from a candidate had actually read that guidance, knew what the guidance was and had an understanding of what our understanding of the guidance was, rather…”