Business of the House

27 Jan 2022

Commons debates

Today’s papers are full of briefings blaming the staff at No. 10 for the Prime Minister’s predicament. Is passing the buck to staff not the most irresponsible of defences?

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Business of the House

20 Jan 2022

Commons debates

In October, I was pleased to support my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) when she brought forward her private Member’s Bill on the menopause. In response, the...

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Coronavirus Grant Schemes: Fraud

18 Jan 2022

Commons debates

Seventy-one million pounds of taxpayers’ money was fraudulently claimed through the eat out to help out scheme. How many arrests have been made, and are the criminals now enjoying prison food?

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New Clause 11 - Power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters

17 Jan 2022

Elections Bill

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I am going to carry on. We heard about terrible cases of fraud in Tower Hamlets, Peterborough and Birmingham, and of course they must be addressed. The key is for the Electoral Commission and the...

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New Clause 11 - Power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters

17 Jan 2022

Elections Bill

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I will answer those remarks in my contribution. I sat on the Bill Committee, and I heard a High Court judge tell us that voter ID was not the solution. He said, and this is a judge who has done...

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New Clause 11 - Power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters

17 Jan 2022

Elections Bill

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the hon. Member for intervening, but those were exceptional times, and I will answer his case in my speech.

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New Clause 11 - Power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters

17 Jan 2022

Elections Bill

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

Over 180 years ago, starting in Blaenau Gwent, thousands of Chartists marched on Newport. From across south Wales, they demanded reforms to elections so that common people could have their voices...

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Business of the House

13 Jan 2022

Commons debates

May we have a Government statement on improving internet access in the south-west? It appears that a notspot in Devon is the reason why the Chancellor was unable to contact the Prime Minister...

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Government Contracts: Underperforming Suppliers and Legislative Proposals

13 Jan 2022

Cabinet Office

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

Given that the Government’s VIP lane for personal protective equipment contracts has been ruled unlawful, will there be immediate publication of contracts after emergency procurement to...

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Government Contracts: Underperforming Suppliers and Legislative Proposals

13 Jan 2022

Cabinet Office

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

When the Government plan to bring forward legislative proposals to reform public procurement.

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Animal Welfare: Charities

11 Jan 2022

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing exemptions for animal rescue charities to the...

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Animal Welfare: Charities

11 Jan 2022

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what impact the proposed Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill will have on the work of animal rescue charities.

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Topical Questions

11 Jan 2022

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

The Treasury has benefited hugely from the miners pension surplus over the years. Even though the Prime Minister pledged in the 2019 election that no miner would be left behind and out of pocket,...

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Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

11 Jan 2022

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a further assessment of the potential merits of the recommendations of the Business, Energy and...

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Ajax Programme: Cost

10 Jan 2022

Defence

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the short tribute to our comrade Jack Dromey. The latest document on Ajax is enough to make anyone weep. It points to an alphabet soup of accountabilities and a saga of...

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Ajax Programme: Cost

10 Jan 2022

Defence

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent estimate he has made of the cost of the Ajax programme.

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KPMG: Contracts

07 Jan 2022

Cabinet Office

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason a review has been conducted into KPMG by his Department; and what his timetable is for (a)...

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KPMG: Contracts

07 Jan 2022

Cabinet Office

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts the Government awarded to KPMG in the last two years; what the value of those contracts is;...

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Engagements

15 Dec 2021

Prime Minister

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I congratulate the Prime Minister and his wife on the birth of their baby daughter. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] Last week was crime week. Was it a success for you, Prime Minister?

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Engagements

15 Dec 2021

Prime Minister

Nick Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 December.

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