Alyn Smith’s voting in Parliament

Alyn Smith is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a random selection of Alyn Smith’s votes.

• Has never voted on raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2022.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, in 2020.
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2020.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 9 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2020–2022.
• Consistently voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2022.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: Overseas Students: Health Services and Visas 7 Sep 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow international students to split the cost of their (a) visa and (b) immigration health surcharge over the duration of their visa, in the context of planned increases in those costs.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Migrants: Health Services 7 Sep 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for when increases in the cost of (a) works visas, (b) study visas and (c) the immigration health surcharge will come into effect.

• Access to Broadband Services — [Sir Christopher Chope in the Chair] 6 Sep 2023

  I am conscious of time so I will not mention anyone individually, but I thank all hon. Members for their contributions and also for their kind words personally. I am not against all unions; I am in favour of some of them—one being my wedding earlier in the summer. I should also mention that the Stirling beheading stone is a historic item; it is not actually used for that practice anymore,...

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Scottish National Party MP for Stirling

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Home Office
• Ministry of Defence
• Treasury
• Department for International Trade
• Members: Correspondence
• Arms Trade: Export Controls
• Homes for Ukraine Scheme
• Autonomous Weapons
• Somalia: Military Aid

Currently held offices

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Europe) (since 12 Dec 2022)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (EU Accession) (since 12 Dec 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 8 Mar 2023)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) ( 7 Jan 2020 to 12 Dec 2022)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Stephen Kerr
• Steven Paterson
• Anne McGuire
• Michael Forsyth

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.

• Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)