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Profile

Labour MP for Manchester Withington

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

Also represented Manchester, Withington

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @jeffsmithetc
• https://facebook.com/jeffsmithforwithington

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jeff Smith campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Education
• Department of Health
• Department for Work and Pensions: Greater Manchester
• Mental Health Services
• General Practitioners: Manchester Withington
• *No heading*
• Swimming Pools: Finance

Currently held offices

• Member, Committee of Selection (since 30 Jul 2024)
• Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (since 10 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] Committee (18 Dec 2024 to 16 Jan 2025)
• Member, Football Governance Bill Committee ( 8 May 2024 to 23 May 2024)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (28 Nov 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Clean Power and Consumers) ( 5 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Committee (14 Jun 2023 to 19 Jun 2023)
• Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee ( 7 Jun 2023 to 12 Jun 2023)
• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 25 Jan 2022)
• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 18 Jan 2022)
• Member, Dormant Assets Bill [HL] Committee (15 Dec 2021 to 11 Jan 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) ( 4 Dec 2021 to 5 Sep 2023)
• Member, Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] Committee ( 1 Dec 2021 to 9 Dec 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (19 Sep 2021 to 4 Dec 2021)
• Member, Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Committee ( 1 Jul 2021 to 8 Jul 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (14 May 2021 to 19 Sep 2021)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Sep 2015 to 14 May 2021)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Water (Special Measures) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Football Governance Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Electronic Trade Documents Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Dormant Assets Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Charities Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Finance (No.3) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill Committee Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Savings (Government Contributions) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• National Citizen Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 13)
• Childcare Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: Clause 12 - Restriction on title 24 May 2024

  On that note, may I on behalf of the Opposition also welcome this Bill? We are pleased that the disagreements down the other end of the building have been resolved and that it can go forward. It is not perfect, as the Father of the House has pointed out, and I hope that a future Labour Government will take the next steps that we need. It is a step forward, so we are pleased to support this...

• Energy 24 May 2024

  I will start my brief remarks with a few words about my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton, Test (Dr Whitehead), who would ordinarily be speaking to this motion and is standing down at the election. I appreciate that “brief remarks” and “few words” are not phrases that we would usually associate with my hon. Friend, but there is a good reason for that. He is one of those...

• Licences and Licensing 22 May 2024

  I am very pleased to see the motion before us today. I wonder whether the Minister shares my slight disappointment that the quarter-finals are not included in this order, given that the first quarter-finals are on Friday 5 July and there may be other things to celebrate on that day—possibly a new Government.

More of Jeff Smith’s recent appearances