Adjournment
Adjournment: A1 in North Northumberland constituency
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David Smith
LabourMP for North Northumberland
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Legislation
Legislation: Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
“Let's be straight. Immigration is a good and necessary thing for our country. Successive waves of immigration over hundreds of years have helped make Britain the country we are. Whether Huguenots fleeing French persecution in the 17th centu…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Pathways Study: Puberty Suppression
“I thank my right honourable Friend for his detailed and nuanced statement. Notwithstanding the risks of using puberty blockers on children, which he has outlined, and the inability to guarantee that they will not be harmed by participation …”
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Questions
Oral questions: Education
“13. What progress the school rebuilding programme has made.…”
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Legislation
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
“My honourable Friend is making an excellent speech. He has just made the point that I wanted to make, which is that we surely cannot make an ideological decision that it is always right to put national assets of sovereign capacity back into…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Northern Ireland
“5. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the defence industrial strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland.…”
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Debate
Getting Britain Working Again
“It is a pleasure to follow the honourable Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse), whose comments on community energy I will come to in a moment. It is a real honour to speak in this debate on the Loyal Address on behalf of my constituents in North…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Supreme Court Dillon Judgment
“With respect to the shadow Minister, I have to say as someone who ran peacemaking programmes in Northern Ireland and who did a master’s dissertation on the South African truth and reconciliation commission that, sadly, the legacy Act came n…”
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Debate
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
“My constituency neighbour is giving a speech full of hyperbole. The motion is about a specific question, yet he treats this as if it were a referendum on the Prime Minister. Does he agree that that is simply not what we are voting on tonigh…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Government Procurement Strategy
“I warmly welcome the Minister’s statement. For many years it has seemed to me that while our European partners have been able to have significant sovereign procurement programmes, we have so often tied ourselves up in knots and been unable …”
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Debate
Defence
“Will the honourable Gentleman give way?…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“7. What steps she is taking to help protect communities vulnerable to flooding.…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“The children of Belford primary school in my constituency recently wrote to me on a range of subjects. One of them said: “There are too many people using fossil fuels in Northumberland. It is hurting the earth’s surface and increasing globa…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“Sticking with detentions in China, last week I had the great honour of meeting Grace Jin Drexel, the daughter of pastor Ezra Jin, who—along with 18 other pastors from Zion House Church—was arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities la…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Jimmy Lai: Prison Sentence
“It is really disappointing to see those on the Opposition Front Bench treating this as if it is some kind of party political issue. They do not have a monopoly on outrage about this; it really should be a cross-party issue. I will ask my ho…”
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Debate
Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation
“My right honourable Friend may shortly be coming on to this, but civil cases have been raised as a concern given the potential for lawfare, notwithstanding that people like Gerry Adams are also subject to civil action in the coming months. …”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Nigeria: Freedom of Religion or Belief
“It is a great pleasure to lead this debate on Government support for freedom of religion or belief in Nigeria; I hope that we have some good debate. Recent events have thrown a spotlight on Nigeria in general, and on freedom of religion or …”
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Legislation
Finance (No. 2) Bill
“I welcome the Finance Bill. I will address clause 62 and schedule 12, which relate to APR and BPR. I have spoken on this subject several times, and did so back in November, because my constituency of North Northumberland has over 700 farm h…”
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Debate
Jury Trials
“Let me speak to the point about the magistrates. In 2012, I took part in a six-month in-depth application process to become a magistrate, and I was accepted. I was then told that because of a pause by the previous Government, there would be…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation
“The Secretary of State has already confirmed that under the legacy Act the immunity provisions were never commenced, so it is important to say that nobody was ever granted immunity under those provisions. Sticking with the subject of immuni…”
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Debate
Budget Resolutions
“I am grateful to be speaking in support of a Government who have delivered a Labour Budget that has ended the child benefit cap. That benefits 1,150 children in my constituency. The Budget is tackling the cost of living by reducing househol…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: HMP Downview: Female Prisoners
“The Minister may or may not be aware that prior to coming to this place, I ran a homelessness and support charity for the general population, including young women. It was always possible in that context, even as a charity, to find support …”
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Legislation
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
“Just over 20 years ago, in my red Vauxhall Corsa, I rounded the bend at the bottom of the Woodstock Road in Belfast and drove straight into a pregnant pause in the middle of a riot. To my left was a baying mob of young east Belfast men, and…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Asylum Policy
“I thank the Home Secretary for her statement, and particularly for the commitment to new, safe, legal routes. There has been a lot of talk of morality, and there absolutely should be. This is too important to get wrong, so does she agree th…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Treasury
“1. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by CenTax entitled, “The Impact of Changes to Inheritance Tax on Farm Estates” published on 14 August 2025.…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: “Soldier F” Trial Verdict
“Some quarter of a million people served in Operation Banner, and the vast majority did so with great distinction and huge bravery, leading to the peace that we see in Northern Ireland today. The number of prosecutions of Army veterans is va…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“As we have heard, about a quarter of a million civilians, including 130,000 children, are trapped in the city of El Fasher, following a brutal siege that has lasted 18 months. This is a critical moment amidst the world’s greatest humanitari…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Palestine Action: Proscription and Protests
“I abhor the methods of Palestine Action, and indeed any violence in the course of protest, but I understand that four groups have been de-proscribed in the last 20 years. I am sure that the aim is for all banned groups to de-escalate and be…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“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, play a vital role in the development of elite footballers, such as Lucy Bronze, who hope…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Road Safety Powers: Parish and Town Councils
“My honourable Friend is being very generous with his time. As honourable Members have said, it is a testament to the importance of the issue that we are all here this evening. The Minister can relax as on this occasion I will not talk about…”
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