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Royston Smith

Conservative MP for Southampton, Itchen

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Royston Smith’s voting in Parliament

Royston Smith is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Royston Smith sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

  • Royston Smith voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
  • Royston Smith voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Royston Smith’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Royston Smith’s full vote analysis page for more.

Royston Smith has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

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Conservative MP for Southampton, Itchen

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

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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
  • Department for Environment
  • Food and Rural Affairs
  • General Practitioners: Southampton
  • General Practitioners
  • UK Membership of EU: Referendums
  • Palliative Care
  • Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Currently held offices

  • Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

  • 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

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 20 Jul 2020.

1. Employment and earnings
Payments from Barker Mill Estates, Longdown, Marchwood SO40 4UH, for consultancy services:
18 July 2019, £6,000 received for the period 1 February 2019 – 1 May 2019. Hours: 30 hrs (10 hrs per month). (Registered 18 July 2019)
25 October 2019, £6,000 received for the period 1 May 2019 – 31 July 2019. Hours: 30 hrs (10 hrs per month). (Registered 18 December 2019)
25 April 2020, £6,000 received for the period 1 November 2019 - 31 January 2020. Hours: 30 hours (10 hours per month). (Registered 19 May 2020)
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for completing opinion surveys. All fees donated to local charities:
7 September 2019, payment of £75 for January 2019 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 10 January 2020)
13 September 2019, payment of £75 for September 2019 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 10 January 2020)
11 October 2019, payment of £75 for October 2019 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 10 January 2020)
Payments from YouGov, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for completing opinion surveys. All fees donated to local charities:
5 September 2019, payment of £60 for September 2019 Survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 10 January 2020)
23 October 2019, payment of £60 for October 2019 MPs Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 10 January 2020)
7 November 2019, payment of £100 for November 2019 MPs Survey. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 10 January 2020)
11 November 2019, payment of £100 for November 2019 MPs Survey. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 10 January 2020)
8 January 2020, payment of £80 for January 2020 MPs Survey. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 10 January 2020)
6 March 2020, payment of £100 for March 2020 survey. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 29 June 2020)
11 March 2020, payment of £100 for March 2020 survey. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 29 June 2020)
24 March 2020, payment of £100 for April 2020 survey. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 29 June 2020)
4 June 2020, payment of £70 for May 2020 MPs Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 29 June 2020)
19 June 2020, payment of £100 for June 2020 MPs Survey. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 29 June 2020)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: J C Bamford Excavators Ltd
Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Denstone Road, Rocester, Uttoxeter ST14 5JP

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for the 2019 General Election

Donor status: company, registration 00561597

(Registered 18 December 2019)
Name of donor: Benjamin James Rose
Address of donor: private

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for the 2019 General Election

Donor status: individual

(Registered 18 December 2019)
Name of donor: Carlton Club Political Committee
Address of donor: The Carlton Club, 69 St. James Street, London SW1A 1PJ

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 for the 2019 General Election

Donor status: unincorporated association

(Registered 06 January 2020)
Name of donor: New Forest Business Club
Address of donor: NFWCA, 4 Cliff Crescent, Marine Drive, Barton On Sea, New Milton BH25 7EB

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for the 2019 General Election

Donor status: unincorporated association

(Registered 06 January 2020)
Name of donor: The United and Cecil Club
Address of donor: Abbatt Group, New Penseral House, 283-287, High Holborn, London WC1V 7HF

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 for the 2019 General Election

Donor status: unincorporated association

(Registered 06 January 2020)
Name of donor: The United and Cecil Club
Address of donor: Abbatt Group, New Penseral House, 283-287, High Holborn, London WC1V 7HF

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 for the 2019 General Election

Donor status: unincorporated association

(Registered 06 January 2020)
Name of donor: Association of Conservative Clubs
Address of donor: 24 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 for the General Election

Donor status: company, registration 00457188

(Registered 06 January 2020)
Name of donor: Association of Conservative Clubs
Address of donor: 24 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 for the 2019 General Election

Donor status: company, registration 00457188

(Registered 06 January 2020)
Name of donor: The Portcullis Club
Address of donor: Whins House, Sabden, Clitherloe BB7 9HP

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for the 2019 General Election

Donor status: unincorporated association

(Registered 06 January 2020)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PO Box 55937, Riyadh 11544

Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flight London to Riyadh, £6,484.22; internal flight Riyadh to Dammam, £562.80; hotel in Riyadh, £515; total value £7,562.02

Destination of visit: Riyadh and Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia

Dates of visit: 22-24 September 2019

Purpose of visit: Parliamentary fact finding visit to Saudi Aramco facilities targeted in 14 September 2019 attack and receiving briefings on latest regional situation.

(Registered 31 October 2019)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Three flats in Southampton: (i) and (ii). (Registered 04 June 2015)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Vigilo Ltd trading as RMJ Public Relations; Political Consultancy. (Registered 4 June 2015; updated 15 December 2015)
8. Miscellaneous
I am a Director of 3sfire Ltd (wholly owned commercial trading arm of Hampshire fire and rescue authority), unremunerated. (Registered 04 June 2015)
Since before my election, a Director of the Blue Lamp Trust; a charity which raises money, through driver training, to help vulnerable people who have been victims of crime. (Registered 16 December 2015; updated 26 January 2016)

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