About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Nick Smith) represents you, and all of the people who live in Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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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
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

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
• Air Force: Training
• Pensions: Consumer Information

Currently held offices

• Member, Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission (since 4 Feb 2025)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 4 Dec 2024)
• Chair, Administration Committee (since 26 Nov 2024)
• Chair, Administration Committee (since 26 Nov 2024)
• Member, Members Estimate Committee (since 15 Oct 2024)
• Member, House of Commons Commission (since 15 Oct 2024)
• Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee (since 15 Oct 2024)
• Member, Members Estimate Audit Committee (since 4 Jul 2024)
• Member, Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (since 4 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Administration Committee (28 Oct 2024 to 26 Nov 2024)
• 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)

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Parliamentary Estate: ICT 13 Jun 2025

  The recent interruption to network services was caused by a problem with the way Parliament-issued devices, such as laptops, connect to our network; this prevented users from accessing the corporate wi-fi network. During this period, users were advised of alternative ways to access services, by connecting to our Wi-Fi Connect service. The issue has now been resolved and there should be no...

• Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Written Questions 12 Jun 2025

  There is no limit to the number of questions for ordinary written answer which a Member may table in hard copy on each sitting day (see Erskine May, 25th Edition, paragraph 22.4).

• Spending Review 2025 11 Jun 2025

  There was a terrible, dangerous coal slip in my constituency last autumn, and the coal tips safety funding announced today is hugely welcome. It is great to see our Labour Government standing up for Wales. Looking forward, however, may I ask the Chancellor please to review the miners’ staff superannuation scheme? Hard-working families deserve fairness in their retirement, and I am sure that...

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