Nick Smith’s voting in Parliament
Nick Smith is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.
This is a random selection of Nick Smith’s votes.
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Almost always voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes
0 votes for, 14 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2018.
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Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2010–2017.
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Consistently voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes
0 votes for, 13 votes against, between 2013–2022.
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Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes
0 votes for, 10 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2021.
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Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.
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Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
15 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2022.
Last updated: 17 Jan 2024.
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Recent appearances
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We have the smallest Army since the Napoleonic era, so can I press the Minister on this? Was a cut of £2.5 billion in cash terms announced in the Budget last week?
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I have spoken before in the House about my constituent, retired school caretaker Gary Godwin, who is fighting for redress after losing £2,000 of his hard-earned savings to the now defunct funeral plan firm Safe Hands. Gary and 47,000 others look to have been let down by a failed regulatory regime overseen by the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority,...
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I thank the Home Secretary for his statement. Like many, I was shocked by the murder of Sarah Everard three years ago. I praise the dignity of her family. I worry for women walking home at night. I lost trust in the police then. To follow on from the challenge by the shadow Home Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper), surely if an...
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Profile
Labour MP for Blaenau Gwent
Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Topics of interest
Nick Smith campaigned to remain in the European Union
Source: BBC
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Treasury
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Cabinet Office
- Department for Transport
- Mark Fullbrook
- Drugs: Refrigerators
- NHS: Protective Clothing
- Protective Clothing: Contracts
- Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
Currently held offices
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (since 5 Sep 2023)
- Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee (18 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2023)
- Member, UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] Committee (16 Nov 2022 to 22 Nov 2022)
- Member, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee (19 Oct 2022 to 26 Oct 2022)
- Member, Elections Bill Committee (15 Sep 2021 to 26 Oct 2021)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 Dec 2023)
- Member, Standing Orders Committee ( 1 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Procedure Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Oct 2016 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (18 Sep 2015 to 18 Oct 2016)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 7 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
Previous MPs in this constituency
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
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