Kirsty Blackman

Kirsty Blackman

Scottish National Party — Aberdeen North

Speaking in the House of Commons on 18 March 2025

Debate

Welfare Reform

Contribution

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 reassessments will make their mental health condition better or worse?

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