Nick Smith MP: speeches

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• 29 Oct 2025 · Engagements · Hansard source

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  I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks about supporting Jamaica. Across our country, and in Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, off-road bikers are a menace. They tear up our environment, and turn our streets into racetracks. After years of Tory cuts, Gwent police are now tackling that. Does the Prime Minister agree that police forces, and communities such as mine, are seeing the difference that Labour can make in power?

• 29 Oct 2025 · Engagements · Hansard source

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  Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 October.

• 29 Oct 2025 · Asylum Seekers: MOD Housing · Hansard source

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  I am often asked on the doorsteps what we are doing to tackle this issue. Will the Minister please set out more information on what the Government are doing to stop small boat arrivals in the first place, so that we can close more hotels more quickly?

• 29 Oct 2025 · Gaza and Hamas · Hansard source

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  I thank the Minister for his answer to the urgent question. He has done a great job over time updating this Chamber—he has been terrific through this difficult period. Will he say more about the type of aid that he thinks our country needs to send into Gaza to support the people there?

• 16 Oct 2025 · British-made Ceramics · Hansard source

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  It pleases me when I see my hon. Friend turning his plate or mug upside down in the Tea Room, to double-check whether the crockery was made in Stoke. It is good when Westminster shows off the best of our UK ceramics manufacturing. Where possible and appropriate, and in accordance with procurement law, Parliament will endeavour to purchase British goods and support our domestic supply chains.

• 16 Oct 2025 · British-made Ceramics · Hansard source

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  The House Administration sources a wide range of crockery from firms in the UK, as well as those based elsewhere. Where possible, Parliament endeavours to purchase British goods to support domestic supply chains. All purchasing is in line with the relevant legislation for public bodies, which prioritises value for money. Some 85% of crockery purchased in the past two years has been from British manufacturers.

• 16 Oct 2025 · Business of the House · Hansard source

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  Will the Leader of the House please grant a debate on tenants paying their landlord a reasonable rent? In Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, Vodafone is in dispute with one of my community organisations, Aberbargoed rifle and pistol club, over the hosting of a telecoms mast. Vodafone’s rent helps to fund the club’s Christmas dinner, and visits to places of interest such as the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, and Bisley. Does the Leader of the House agree that it is important for large telecoms corporations to work wherever possible hand in hand with our local community organisations?

• 16 Oct 2025 · World Menopause Day · Hansard source

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  My hon. Friend’s point about these issues affecting older women is, of course, fair and understood, but is it not also true that younger women can be affected and need support?

• 16 Oct 2025 · World Menopause Day · Hansard source

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  I thank my hon. Friend for making such a fantastic contribution on this important topic. I am sure that she will recall the shared visit we had to Tesco in Abertillery, in my constituency, where staff talked about the extensive package of support that their employer gave them. Will she join me in commending employers such as Tesco for leading the way in terms of workplace support for their staff?

• 22 Jul 2025 · Topical Questions · Hansard source

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

• 7 Jul 2025 · Off-road Bikes · Hansard source

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

• 7 Jul 2025 · Off-road Bikes · Hansard source

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  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 become a new danger. Will the Minister please look into this? The bikes can be switched up from being a means to get from A to B into being a real menace.

• 7 Jul 2025 · Pension Schemes Bill · Hansard source

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