David Smith
David Smith MP
Labour
•House of Commons•ActiveMember since 3 July 2024
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Recent Debate Contributions
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Business of the House
16/07/2025 • Commons
I am sure the Leader of the House will agree that grassroots community football clubs, such as North Sunderland and Berwick Rangers in my constituency...
Freedom of Religion or Belief: UK Foreign Policy
16/07/2025 • Commons
Thank you, Mrs Harris—I am mindful of the time. I thank all Members for the spirit of the debate. I mentioned earlier that this is a cross-party issue...
In my six months in this role as envoy, a repeated refrain has been that we must not forget the Uyghur Muslims of Xinjiang. I was very pleased to take...
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Northern Ireland Veterans: Prosecution
13/07/2025 • Commons
I have to declare, having set up another peacemaking programme in Northern Ireland myself and done a master’s degree in reconciliation studies, that t...
Will the right hon. Member give way?
Road Safety Powers: Parish and Town Councils
29/06/2025 • Commons
My hon. Friend is being very generous with his time. As hon. Members have said, it is a testament to the importance View full contribution →
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
19/06/2025 • Commons
I have nearly finished. For that matter, what will stop relatives anxious to receive their inheritance from subtly pushing the option of assisted deat...
On Second Reading in late November, I wanted to express the concerns that I had with the Bill around coercion, commercialisation and the pressure on p...
Crime and Policing Bill
16/06/2025 • Commons
I am just coming to my conclusion.
The choice for Members is very clear—indeed, stark. It is to approve the biggest change to abortion law in 58 ye...
I absolutely do agree that the vast majority of women are doing the right thing, but I do not believe that we can cover all eventualities through such...
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Transport Infrastructure: Cramlington and Killingworth
16/06/2025 • Commons
My hon. Friend is making an important and powerful speech about the significance of local road infrastructure. She mentions the A1, which is in my con...
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
12/06/2025 • Commons
I thank my hon. and learned Friend for giving way, given the time constraints. I have a simple but key question: does an advertisement include a leafl...
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
09/06/2025 • Commons
Absolutely. There need not be this false dichotomy between what development corporations can do and the protection of our natural environment.
Rura...
I am simply trying to make the point that many of the amendments proposed seem to set up a false dichotomy between the ability to develop our country,...
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Local Authority Funding: Barnett Formula
03/06/2025 • Commons
The largest ever devolution settlement—£50 billion—is great news for Scotland and its local authorities, but under the SNP there are 840,000 cases on ...
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