About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Karin Smyth) represents you, and all of the people who live in Bristol South, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Bristol South

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @karinsmyth
• https://facebook.com/KarinSmythMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

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
• Hospitals: Construction
• NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies
• Apprentices

Currently held offices

• Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) (since 8 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Health) ( 6 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee (16 Nov 2022 to 23 Nov 2022)
• Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 26 Jan 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) ( 4 Dec 2021 to 1 Nov 2022)
• Member, Health and Care Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2021 to 2 Nov 2021)
• 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 Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 7 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Dawn Primarolo
• Michael Cocks
• William Wilkins
• Alexander Walkden
• Noel Lindsay
• Alexander Walkden
• William Rees
• William Davies
• Walter Long
• Edward Hill
• Joseph Weston

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Down Syndrome Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health and Care Bill Committee (21 out of 22)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Offensive Weapons Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Blood Cancer 19 Sep 2024

  The Department has not made a formal assessment of the potential implications of its policies based on the recommendations of Blood Cancer UK’s Action Plan. However, we will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster. This is supported by NHS England’s key ambition on cancer to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard, which sets a target of 28 days from...

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Department of Health and Social Care: Equality 19 Sep 2024

  The Department currently has two positions which include either diversity, inclusion, equity, or equality in their job title. The following table shows the roles the title included, the total roles, and the total salaries, from 2020/21 to August of 2024: Role title includes 2024 2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21 Diversity 0 0 4 14 (11) 10 Inclusion 1 4 8 0 0 Equity 1...

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Queen's Hospital Romford: Accident and Emergency Departments 19 Sep 2024

  The provision and configuration of local services, including hospital bed capacity, is a matter for local National Health Service commissioners to consider, to best meet the needs of their local population and patients. The Government has committed to supporting the NHS to improve performance and achieve the standards set out in the NHS Constitution, including that 95% of patients attending...

More of Karin Smyth’s recent appearances

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