Karin Smyth
Labour - Bristol South
First elected: 7th May 2015
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(since July 2024)3 APPG memberships (as of 30 May 2024)
Choice at the End of Life, Ireland and the Irish in Britain, Northern Ireland15 Former APPG memberships
'Left Behind' Neighbourhoods, Apprenticeships, Clinical Leadership and Management, Health, Healthcare Infrastructure, Music Education, 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
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
(1 debate interactions)
(1 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(3 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Karin Smyth has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLatest 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)