Karin Smyth
Labour - Bristol South
7,666 (17.7%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 7th May 2015
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(since July 2024)1 APPG Membership
Choice at the End of Life18 Former APPG Officer Positions
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods, Apprenticeships, Choice at the End of Life, Clinical Leadership and Management, Health, Healthcare Infrastructure, Ireland and the Irish in Britain, Music Education, Northern Ireland, Osteoporosis and Bone Health, Small Island Developing States, Social Mobility, State Pension Inequality for Women, Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention, Timber Industries, Trailer and Towing Safety, Union, Women and EnterpriseDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
(20 debate interactions)
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Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care)
(16 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(565 debate contributions)
(9 debate contributions)
(4 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(3,768 words contributed)
Bristol South Petitions
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If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
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Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies
Sign this petition Gov Responded - 28 Jan 2026 Debated on - 20 Apr 2026 View Karin Smyth's petition debate contributionscloses in 1 month, 3 weeks
A 2024 parliamentary birth trauma inquiry recommended a Maternity Commissioner be appointed alongside a National Maternity Strategy to ensure mums and their babies were safe and looked after with professionalism and compassion.
Latest EDMs signed by Karin Smyth
VISIT TO PARLIAMENT BY PRESIDENT TRUMP
Tabled by: Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)That this House deplores recent actions taken by US President Donald J Trump, including his Executive Order on Immigration and Refugees, and notably his comments on torture and women; notes the historical significance and honour that comes with an invitation to address both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall or …
(Most recent: 20 Feb 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 135
Scottish National Party: 49
Independent: 11
Liberal Democrat: 7
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Crossbench: 1
Green Party: 1
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CREATION OF THE POSITION OF COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL
Tabled by: Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op) - Hackney South and Shoreditch)That this House commemorates the 150th anniversary of the creation of the position of Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), an Officer of the House, resulting from the passage of the Exchequer and Audit Act 1866; notes that Act, which entrusted the C&AG with responsibility for auditing the financial accounts produced …
(Most recent: 13 Oct 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Conservative: 7
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Karin Smyth, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Karin Smyth has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Karin Smyth has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Karin Smyth has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
4 Bills co-sponsored by Karin Smyth
Firearms and Hate Crime Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Luke Pollard (LAB)
International Development (Women’s Sanitary Products) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) (No.2) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Conor McGinn (Ind)
Short and Holiday-Let Accommodation (Notification of Local Authorities) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Karen Buck (Lab)