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Karin Smyth

Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)

Labour MP for Bristol South

@karinsmyth https://facebook.com/KarinSmythMP

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Karin Smyth’s voting in Parliament

Karin Smyth is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

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Last updated: 12 Oct 2020. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Karin Smyth has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

  • Adviser on Ministerial Interests 21 Jun 2022

    I think that what the Minister is trying to say is that what has gone wrong is either the process of appointing the last two advisers, or indeed the last two advisers—both of which seem to me to be dishonourable things to say, if I may say so—rather than the fact that both have resigned because of the behaviour, as they have admitted, of a Minister and the Prime Minister.

  • Adviser on Ministerial Interests 21 Jun 2022

    I withdraw it.

  • Adviser on Ministerial Interests 21 Jun 2022

    I think that what the Minister is trying to say is that what has gone wrong is either the process of appointing the last two advisers, or indeed the last two advisers—both of which seem to me to be dishonourable things to say, if I may say so—rather than the fact that both have resigned because of the behaviour, as they have admitted, of a Minister and the Prime Minister.

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Labour MP for Bristol South

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

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Topics of interest

Karin Smyth campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Department for Education
  • Department of Health
  • Department for Work and Pensions
  • Home Office
  • NHS Property and Estates Review
  • NHS Property Services
  • NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies
  • Apprentices
  • Hospitals: Construction

Currently held offices

  • Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee (since 19 Jan 2022)
  • Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) (since 4 Dec 2021)
  • Member, Health and Care Bill Committee (since 7 Sep 2021)
  • Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland) (10 Apr 2020 to 26 Feb 2021)
  • Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (2 Mar 2020 to 8 Jun 2020)
  • Member, Public Accounts Committee (7 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 13 Jun 2022.

1. Employment and earnings
Payments from Savanta Group Ltd, 3 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7PE, for surveys:
25 June 2021, received £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 01 November 2021)
30 July 2021, received £100. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 01 November 2021)
7 September 2021, received £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 01 November 2021)
1 November 2021, received £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 01 November 2021)
8. Miscellaneous
From October 2016, Ambassador (unremunerated) for Healthcare Denmark, a body established by the Danish Government in partnership with public and private providers. (Registered 21 October 2016)

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