My work in Parliament - Nick Smith MP - Blaenau Gwent & Rhymney - Nick Smith MP

House of Commons: Nurseries

House of Commons Commission

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

In May 2024, following benchmarking exercises against other similar nursery provision, and taking account of pay awards for the period 2023-2025, fees were increased by 10% for all users. The...

Topical Questions

Health and Social Care

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

Parkrun is a global public health phenomenon. Will the Minister meet me and the new Parkrun chief executive to talk about future collaboration?

Exercise: Social Prescribing

Department of Health and Social Care

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

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS practitioners prescribing parkrun on public health.

House of Commons: Morning Star

House of Commons Commission

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

The Library takes one copy of each daily national newspaper which is made available in the Members’ Library. Additional copies of titles are only taken if Library staff determine there is...

Parliamentary Estate: Windows

House of Commons Commission

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

The external windows were last cleaned on the following dates. (a) Norman Shaw South: South, East and West façade were last cleaned in February 2025, with the next clean scheduled in August...

Written Questions

House of Commons Commission

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

The figures supplied in my earlier answer were obtained by establishing how many card e-mails were generated by the eQM question management system during the period in question. It is not...

Written Questions

House of Commons Commission

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

The information requested is set out in the table below, together with the equivalent figures for the current Session to date. Session Number Carded Count Submitted Count Carded...

Written Questions

House of Commons Commission

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

The information requested, covering the period from 17 December 2019 to 16 December 2020, is as follows: Carded Count Submitted Count Carded Proportion 6528 52,890 12.34%

Parliament: Visits

House of Commons Commission

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

Everyone is welcome at UK Parliament and should feel safe being here. We strive to be an organisation that treats all visitors with respect. All visitors are reminded of the Parliamentary...

Parliament: Visits

House of Commons Commission

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

Everyone is welcome at UK Parliament and should feel safe being here. We strive to be an organisation which treats all our visitors with respect. All visitors are reminded of the Parliamentary...

Table Office

House of Commons Commission

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

In addition to producing the Order Paper each day and receiving applications for adjournment debates in the House and Westminster Hall, since the beginning of this Parliament, the Table Office...

China Daily

House of Commons Commission

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

The Administration Committee undertook a review of unsolicited material that is delivered to the House of Commons for distribution to all Members. The conclusion of that review limited the...

Pension Schemes Bill

Commons debates

Will the Minister update us on when consumers will see the introduction of the pensions dashboard? [Laughter.]

Off-road Bikes

Home Department

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Minister for that answer. Gwent police are taking on dangerous, illegal off-road bikes, but a related problem is electric bikes, which are sometimes chipped to go faster and have...

Off-road Bikes

Home Department

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps her Department is taking to tackle the antisocial use of off-road bikes.

Apprentices

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

We currently have 32 apprentices, and another 19 will be recruited this year. There have been approximately 90 since 2017. Parliament recruits apprentices under the English apprenticeship scheme....

Apprentices

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

Apprenticeships help us to build a more skilled and adaptable workforce. The House of Commons Commission is increasing the number of apprentices by participating in National Apprenticeship Week...

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Chief Secretary to the Treasury for his answer. Last weekend I attended the anniversary of the Six Bells mining disaster in 1960, in which 45 men and boys died. I met Mervyn Frampton,...

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions her Department has had with the trustees of the British Coal staff superannuation scheme.

Parliamentary Estate: Buildings

House of Commons Commission

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

As part of continued surveys and monitoring, RAAC planks have been discovered in the floor structure of the Upper Committee Corridor North. This is in addition to the RAAC previously identified...