United Kingdom parliament

David Smith

Member of Parliament · Labour

Transcripts of what David Smith said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.

11 sittings with a confirmed speech

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Latest speeches

  1. House of Commons · House of Commons · 10 September 2026

    • Ministerial Statement: Ukraine, Russia threat and defence spending

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Warmly welcome my right honorable friend to his place and I also want to thank him for characterizing this conflict as one between freedom or tyranny. I was very privileged to go to Kyiv in…”
      Watch from 4:20:42

  2. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 2 September 2026

    • Rates relief vs VAT parity and measures of success

      “Thanks, Chair. Good morning, everyone. It's good to have you with us. We're covering almost every angle, it seems, of this question. And I think all of us around here, certainly from our own constituency work, wherever we are in…”
      Watch from 39:20

    • Rates relief vs VAT parity and measures of success

      “I suspect it's too early to say given that the 9% in the Republic just came in. But what would and maybe a question for all of you but especially Adrian, what would be indicators of success that there's a…”
      Watch from 43:42

    • NI‑only VAT cut as UK pilot and consumer pass‑through

      “Final question if I may. I'm an MP in Northumberland and we have about 10 and a half million visitors per year. Tourism's worth about 1.3 billion just in the county. It's probably our major industry now on top of…”
      Watch from 46:30

  3. House of Commons · House of Commons · 1 September 2026

    • Responses to PM statement: Opposition scrutiny, defence, migration, tax and institutional reform

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I'd like to warmly welcome the Prime Minister to his place and thank him for his recent visit to the North East where he committed to trying to tackle the systemic infrastructure issue of the…”
      Watch from 3:19:37

  4. House of Commons · House of Commons · 15 July 2026

    • Adjournment Debate: A1 in North Northumberland: safety and investment

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a real pleasure to be able to stand and open this debate on the A1 through North Northumberland. It is actually a debate that I've been seeking to have in the House, some…”
      Watch from 5:56:17

    • Adjournment Debate: Cross‑border perspectives and government reply

      “I thank the honorable member, my neighbor, for giving way on that point. And we might not agree on all things about the narrative of what happened over the last decade, but I'm sure would he agree with me that,…”
      Watch from 6:17:51

    • Adjournment Debate: Cross‑border perspectives and government reply

      “Indeed. I thank my right honourable friend for giving way and I thank Madam Deputy Speaker for her forbearance. Just to press a little bit on this point with RIS4, one of the changes to the Green Book is about…”
      Watch from 6:28:33

  5. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 15 July 2026

    • Overspends as mismanagement and structural constraints

      “Thank you, Chair. Good morning both. Good to see you. Treasury policy states that overspends by devolved governments represent serious financial mismanagement. That's a quote. Do you agree with that description of the Executive's spending, Secretary of State?”
      Watch from 1:21:42

    • Overspends as mismanagement and structural constraints

      “So you talked about pressures, and I'll come back to them in a moment, or idiosyncrasies perhaps as well. We've, in most of the conversation, we've been bogged down, not bogged down, but we've been looking forensically at the details…”
      Watch from 1:24:22

    • Overspends as mismanagement and structural constraints

      “Final question if I can just quickly, Chair, is you talked about pressures a lot and there is particular pressures in relation to the way Stormont is structured. But in terms of legacy, just for example to take one, there…”
      Watch from 1:27:34

  6. House of Commons · House of Commons · 13 July 2026

    • Suffolk terror incident and ILR row: security, anti‑terror policy and backbench pressure

      “Mr Speaker, two months ago my constituent in Farmer, Ian McKee, was subjected to a burglary in which his workshop was broken into and a quad bike was stolen. According to Mr McKee, this is a crime that is happening…”
      Watch from 59:29

    • Immigration and Asylum Bill: backbench debate, amendments and Second Reading vote

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. 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…”
      Watch from 7:03:14

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