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 against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Royston Smith voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. 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 occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: General Practitioners: Working Hours 8 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what procedures are in place to record the number of patients offered (a) evening and (b) weekend appointments at GP surgeries.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: GP Surgeries: Southampton 8 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure local surgeries in Southampton are not understaffed.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence 8 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is he taking to strengthen protections for shop workers that face (a) abusive, (b) threatening and (c) violent behaviour.

More of Royston Smith’s recent appearances

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Profile

Conservative MP for Southampton, Itchen

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @royston_smith
• https://facebook.com/roystonsmithsoton

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 for Transport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• General Practitioners
• UK Membership of EU: Referendums
• Palliative Care
• General Practitioners: Southampton
• Eating Disorders

Currently held offices

• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (10 Oct 2017 to 3 Jul 2018)
• 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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Royston Smith’s speeches
• Has received answers to 133 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 91.70% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 71 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Royston Smith’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 25 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)