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Royston Smith is a former MP for Southampton, Itchen.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Southampton, Itchen

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @royston_smith
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Royston Smith campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Education
• Department of Health
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Transport
• Home Office
• Building Safety Fund
• General Practitioners: Southampton
• General Practitioners
• UK Membership of EU: Referendums
• Palliative Care

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories (26 Mar 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Oct 2017 to 3 Jul 2018)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Oct 2017 to 3 Jul 2018)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Oct 2017 to 3 Jul 2018)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (19 Dec 2016 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Denham
• Christopher Chope
• Bob Mitchell
• Horace King
• Ralph Morley

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Gender Dysphoria: Children 13 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost was of prescribing puberty blockers to each patient on the NHS in the latest period for which data is available.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Gender Dysphoria: Children 1 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2024 to Question 20081 on Gender Dysphoria: Children, what information her Department holds on the number of children of each biological sex that were prescribed puberty blockers for treatment of gender dysphoria each year since 2010.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Gender Dysphoria: Children 9 Apr 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children of which biological sex were prescribed puberty blockers in each year since 2010.

More of Royston Smith’s recent appearances