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Nick Smith

Labour - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

First elected: 6th May 2010


Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
5th Sep 2023 - 30th May 2024
Welsh Grand Committee
18th Jan 2022 - 30th May 2024
Public Accounts Committee
2nd Mar 2020 - 11th Dec 2023
Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill
18th Jan 2023 - 25th Jan 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]
16th Nov 2022 - 22nd Nov 2022
Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill
19th Oct 2022 - 26th Oct 2022
Elections Bill
15th Sep 2021 - 26th Oct 2021
Opposition Whip (Commons)
18th Oct 2016 - 6th Nov 2019
Standing Orders
1st Nov 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Procedure Committee
30th Oct 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
18th Sep 2015 - 18th Oct 2016
Public Accounts Committee
7th Jul 2015 - 26th Oct 2015
Public Accounts Committee
12th Jul 2010 - 30th Mar 2015


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Nick Smith has voted in 0 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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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
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Department Debates
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Legislation Debates
Nick Smith has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Nick Smith

22nd June 2021
Nick Smith signed this EDM on Wednesday 23rd June 2021

GKN Automotive alternative plan

Tabled by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
That this House is alarmed by GKN Automotive’s decision to close its Birmingham factory next year, with the loss of over 500 highly skilled jobs and work transferred to continental Europe; notes that GKN’s origins trace back to the industrial revolution, with over 260 years of history that include making …
68 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 60
Independent: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
19th October 2020
Nick Smith signed this EDM on Thursday 5th November 2020

Unionlearn

Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House recognises the exemplary and invaluable role played by Unionlearn in helping people acquire skills and qualifications to boost their job prospects and make a valuable contribution to the economy; applauds Unionlearn for aiding hundreds of thousands of learners at all levels, from basic numeracy and literacy to …
94 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 57
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Nick Smith, 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.


Nick Smith has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Nick Smith has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

2 Bills introduced by Nick 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 regulate the selling of tickets for certain sporting and cultural events; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Tuesday 4th March 2014

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 make provision relating to signage and ticketing technology for parking charges used in publicly-available car parks; and for connected purposes

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Tuesday 18th September 2012

Nick Smith has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament