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Foreign Affairs Committee (since March 2020)29 APPG membership (as of 16 Dec 2020)
Air Passenger Duty Reform, Animal Welfare, Blood Cancer, Business Travel, Cancer, Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory), Commercial Radio, Devolution, Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties, Explosive Threats, Flags and Heraldry, Fusion Energy, Future of Aviation, Heart Valve Disease, Historic Counties, Kurdistan Region in Iraq, Learning Disability, Liechtenstein, Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Radiotherapy, River Thames, San Marino, St George's Day, Stem Cell Transplantation, Sustainable Aviation, Switzerland, Turks and Caicos Islands, Vegetarianism and VeganismDebate information
Sparring Partners
Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) (32 debate interactions) View debates with Andrea Leadsom Theresa May (Conservative) (32 debate interactions) View debates with Theresa May Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (22 debate interactions) View debates with Jacob Rees-Mogg View All MP Sparring PartnersDepartment Debates
Cabinet Office (37 debate contributions) View Cabinet Office debatesDepartment of Health and Social Care (36 debate contributions) View Department of Health and Social Care debates
Leader of the House (33 debate contributions) View Leader of the House debates
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Legislation Debates
Ivory Act 2018 - Government Bill (1,498 words contributed) View Ivory Act 2018 - Government Bill debatesBritish Indian Ocean Territory (Citizenship) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (1,219 words contributed) View British Indian Ocean Territory (Citizenship) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) debates
NHS Funding Act 2020 - Government Bill (553 words contributed) View NHS Funding Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Crawley Petitions
Highest Crawley signature proportion
| Status | Signatures | Title |
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| Open | 329 of 12,540 (2.62%) |
Keep tax-free sales at airports and the VAT Retail Export Scheme Gov Responded - 16 Dec 2020 |
| Open | 159 of 7,386 (2.15%) |
Provide specific support for the UK Aviation industry |
| Open | 90 of 5,990 (1.50%) |
Urge Sri Lanka to allow the burial of Covid victims to respect religious beliefs |
| Open | 112 of 8,596 (1.30%) |
Change the UK's Airport slots regulations |
| Open | 282 of 21,917 (1.29%) |
Longer sentences for child sex offenders, sex offenders and rapists Gov Responded - 21 Sep 2020 |
Most Crawley signatures
| Status | Signatures | Title |
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| Open | 1,370 of 1,109,869 (0.12%) |
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 1,339 of 427,345 (0.31%) |
Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 1,090 of 565,086 (0.19%) |
Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000 |
| Open | 1,050 of 193,920 (0.54%) |
Close schools in Tier 4 areas Gov Responded - 21 Jan 2021 |
| Open | 942 of 620,812 (0.15%) |
Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases Gov Responded - 28 Oct 2020 |
| Current Signatures | Final Signatures | Title | Petition Deadline |
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109,076 Petition Closed |
Restore nature on a massive scale to help stop climate breakdown Gov Responded - 2 May 2019 Debated on - 28 Oct 2019 View Henry Smith's petition debate contributions |
17 Oct 2019 closed 1 year, 3 months ago |
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To avoid a climate emergency we need to act fast. Rewilding and other natural climate solutions can draw millions of tonnes of CO2 out of the air through restoring and protecting our living systems. We call on the UK government to make a bold financial and political commitment to nature's recovery. |
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113,825 Petition Closed |
Increase funding for schools Gov Responded - 5 Feb 2019 Debated on - 4 Mar 2019 View Henry Smith's petition debate contributions |
19 May 2019 closed 1 year, 8 months ago |
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Schools are having to make difficult choices on how to spend their limited funding as their income has not kept pace with the rise in costs since 2010. All schools are working very hard to “make ends meet” but this is becoming increasingly difficult and verging on almost impossible. |
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107,352 Petition Closed |
Reclassify the theft of a pet to a specific crime in its own right. Gov Responded - 27 Feb 2018 Debated on - 2 Jul 2018 View Henry Smith's petition debate contributions |
8 Aug 2018 closed 2 years, 5 months ago |
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Review the sentencing guidelines for theft offences, so that where the theft of a family pet is involved, monetary value is irrelevant for the categorisation of the crime for sentencing purposes. Ensure Police Forces are given appropriate guidance and training to record and investigate cases. |
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109,553 Petition Closed |
Ban the sale of animal fur in the UK. Gov Responded - 28 Nov 2017 Debated on - 4 Jun 2018 View Henry Smith's petition debate contributions |
23 Mar 2018 closed 2 years, 10 months ago |
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Fur farming was banned in England and Wales in 2000, followed by Scotland in 2002. However fur products can still be legally imported from other countries and sold here in the UK. Much of this fur comes from countries that have very weak or no animal welfare laws at all. |
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148,248 Petition Closed |
Ban the sale of puppies by pet shops & all commercial 3rd party dealers. Gov Responded - 20 Mar 2018 Debated on - 21 May 2018 View Henry Smith's petition debate contributions |
1 Sep 2018 closed 2 years, 4 months ago |
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Removing puppies for sale from litter & mum often creates sick, traumatised, dysfunctional dogs. Puppies should be seen with their mum & transporting them to a different place for sale harms welfare. Regulating commercial 3rd party sales is ineffective to prevent harm & a ban is therefore necessary. |
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Most recent EDMs signed by Henry Smith
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11 Apr 2019 |
Henry Smith signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd April 2019Exiting the European UnionTabled by: William Cash (Conservative - Stone)That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 859), dated 11 April 2019, a copy of which was laid before this House on 11 April 2019, be annulled. |
82 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2019) Signatures by party: Conservative: 72 Democratic Unionist Party: 7 Independent: 2 Non-affiliated: 1 |
Commons initiatives
Henry Smith has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting
Henry Smith has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting
1 Bill introduced by Henry Smith
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to allow persons descended from individuals born in the British Indian Ocean Territory to register as British overseas territories citizens; and for connected purposes.
7 Bills supported by Henry Smith
Voter Registration Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Peter Bone (CON)
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) (No.2) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
Sponsor - Pauline Latham (CON)
Hospitals (Parking Charges and Business Rates) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Peter Bone (CON)
June Bank Holiday (Creation) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Peter Bone (CON)
Hospital (Parking Charges and Business Rates) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Peter Bone (CON)
Voter Registration (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Peter Bone (CON)
Live Animal Exports (Prohibition) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Theresa Villiers (CON)