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Information between 1st December 2025 - 19th February 2026

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Division Votes
10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 223
10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 144 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 220
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 123 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 127
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 162 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 176
14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 152 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 211
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 140 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 147
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 183
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 151 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 67 Noes - 191
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 125 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 132
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 131 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 140
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 131 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 36 Noes - 144
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Smith of Finsbury voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 166 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 180


Written Answers
NHS England: Contracts
Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer)
Monday 8th December 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of invoices for contracts entered into by NHS England are settled within four weeks.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England monitors the payment of invoices made within 30 days, to confirm compliance with the Better Payment Practice Code, which sets a target of 95%. In the 2024/25 financial year, 97% of invoices were paid within 30 days, with a slight reduction to 94% in the 2025/26 financial year for the six-month period to 30 September 2025, the latest period for which figures are available.

NHS England: Contracts
Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 8 December (HL12316), in the most recent period for which figures are available, (1) what proportion of, and (2) how many, invoices for contracts carried out for the NHS in England are not paid and must subsequently be resubmitted.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

This information is not held centrally as NHS England do not collect supplier payment information on behalf of National Health Service trusts.

NHS: Billing
Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many invoices submitted to the NHS for services provided by Mildmay Hospital remain unpaid.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

This information is not held centrally as NHS England do not collect supplier payment information on behalf of National Health Service trusts.

National Parks
Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer)
Wednesday 4th February 2026

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the proposals in the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025, published on 23 April 2025, whether they plan to retain the protected landscapes duty for national parks.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government is carefully considering all recommendations of the Nuclear Taskforce’s report and will present a full implementation plan by the end of February. Defra is working with DESNZ and other government departments to set out this plan. We are considering these recommendations in line with our objectives to achieve win-wins for nature and growth, as well as meeting our international obligations.