My work in Parliament - Nick Smith MP

Business of the House

Scallop Fishing: Bay of Seine

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

This time last year saw a pensions transfer frenzy. Nearly 8,000 British Steel pensioners gave up their secure retirement benefits. May we have a statement and a review of the work of the...

Salisbury Incident

Commons debates

I want to pursue exactly that point. First, may I support the Minister’s remarks on dealing with this Russian state aggression that has brought this terrible nerve agent into our country?...

Salisbury Incident

Commons debates

It is on that point about co-ordination.

Salisbury Incident

Commons debates

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the the report Rough Justice, published by the Child Poverty Action Group on 6 August 2018, if she will make an assessment...

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 July 2018 to Question 166475 on Universal Credit; whether her Department holds data on the number of enquiries...

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 July 2018 to Question 166475 on Universal Credit; whether her Department holds data on the number of enquiries...

Prisons: Physical Education

Ministry of Justice

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Rule 29 of the Prison Rules 1999, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of prisoners' (a) access to and (b) engagement in...

Prisons: Food

Ministry of Justice

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Prison Service Instruction 44 of 2010, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of nutritional standards in prisons and...

Speech and Language Disorders: Children

Ministry of Justice

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the I CAN and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists' report, Bercow: ten years on, published on 20 March 2018, what steps...

Science and Technology Committee

Commons debates

I want to take up that point, but first may I commend the Committee on this report, which will help a lot with public health across the UK? I note that the report says: “A medically...

Business of the House

Commons debates

May we have a statement on the introduction of mandatory calorie counting on menus? Health professionals say that this measure will help to address childhood obesity across the UK.

Victims and Witnesses: Support

Attorney General

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

By when will the Government introduce the measures necessary to prevent victims of domestic violence from being questioned by perpetrators in family courts?

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of universal credit claimants who did not qualify for a payment as a result of receiving...

Topical Questions

Health and Social Care

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

To help to reduce childhood obesity, 76% of people support a ban on junk food adverts before 9 o’clock, but the consultation on this is going into the middle distance. Critics would say...

Childhood Obesity

Health and Social Care

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I, too, welcome the Secretary of State to his new job. Today’s figures show that levels of severe obesity in children are at a record high, so will the Government speed up their childhood...

Severn Tunnel: Closures

Department for Transport

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2018 to Question 159567 on Severn Tunnel: Closures, whether his Department holds information on the costs of the...

Topical Questions

Exiting the European Union

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

Famers say that crops are rotting in the ground because of a lack of European labour. When will we see a seasonal agricultural workers scheme?

Withdrawal Agreement Negotiations

Exiting the European Union

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

Given that so many of his friends and colleagues want to bring down the Prime Minister, how will the Brexit Secretary get his withdrawal agreement through in the autumn?

Communication Skills: Qualifications

Department for Education

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ensure that communication skills identified as needed for the workplace are recognised in the criteria for the Functional Skills...