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
• 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
• Air Force: Training
• Pensions: Consumer Information

Currently held offices

• Member, House of Commons Commission (since 15 Oct 2024)
• Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee (since 15 Oct 2024)

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)
• Care Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: All-party Parliamentary Groups: Membership 22 Oct 2024

  APPGs are already required to publish a list of all their members. The reporting requirements for APPGs are set out in the Guide to the APPG Rules. Paragraph 67(b) of the Guide to the Rules requires APPGs to publish on their website, or provide on request if they do not have a website, a list of its members (both parliamentary and external). Changes to the APPG Rules are approved by the House...

• Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Parliament Square: Demonstrations 21 Oct 2024

  Decisions over loudspeaker consent in Parliament Square are handled by the Serjeant at Arms. Each application is considered on a case-by-case basis and takes into consideration the sitting of the House and Committees, other business planned for the day, the location of the loudspeaker equipment, noise level from equipment and other considerations pertinent to the particular case. The House...

• Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Parliament Square: Demonstrations 21 Oct 2024

  The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 created a ‘controlled area’ surrounding Parliament where the unauthorised use of loudspeakers, the erecting of tents and the use of ‘sleeping equipment’ is prohibited. The Serjeant at Arms responded to a request from Westminster City Council for views on the use of a loudspeaker in Parliament Square for 30 October 2024. The Serjeant...

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