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Profile

Labour MP for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Also represented Blaenau Gwent

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @BlaenauGwentMP
• https://facebook.com/NickSmithforBlaenauGwent

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Nick Smith campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Treasury
• Cabinet Office
• Ministry of Defence
• Drugs: Refrigerators
• Mark Fullbrook
• Protective Clothing: Contracts
• NHS: Protective Clothing
• Pensions: Consumer Information

Other offices held in the past

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

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• UK Infrastructure Bank Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Elections Bill Committee (7 out of 12)
• British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Trade Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Prisons and Courts Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Care Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• NHS: Independent Investigation 12 Sep 2024

  Pharmaceutical producers Auden Mckenzie and Actavis UK charged excessive and unfair prices for hydrocortisone tablets. NHS spending on those products rocketed because producers gamed the system. How will my right hon. Friend ensure that future procurement processes deter the rigging of drug prices?

• Business of the House 12 Sep 2024

  May I say how good it is to see my right hon. Friend in her role as Leader of the House? The Competition and Markets Authority, backed by the Court of Appeal, found that pharmaceutical firms Auden McKenzie and Actavis UK charged excessive and unfair prices for hydrocortisone tablets. NHS spending on those products rose from around £500,000 to over £80 million a year. Producers gaming the...

• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Funding for Farming 12 Sep 2024

  May I support your thanks to Terry Wiggins, Mr Speaker? He has been a great servant of this House and is a lovely bloke. The Conservative complaints about support for farmers are a bit lame. Has the Secretary of State had the opportunity yet to work out why there was an underspend of over £100 million in the agricultural budget last year?

More of Nick Smith’s recent appearances

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