United Kingdom parliament

Nick Smith

Member of Parliament · Labour

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

10 sittings with a confirmed speech

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Latest speeches

  1. Administration Committee · House of Commons · 15 September 2026

    • Chair: inquiry remit and witness introductions

      “Welcome to the Administration Committee here today and we've got our general election planning inquiry this morning. Welcome and thank you for coming to this second session of our witnesses of our inquiry into general election planning. We welcome our…”
      Watch from 0:02

    • Sir Charles Walker: assessment of 2024 exit support

      “Merci, Sir Charles, strictly come dancing for you, Sir Charles. Thanks for that very succinct answer. Bambos.”
      Watch from 2:05

    • Preparedness to lose seats and personal trauma

      “Oh, sorry. By mistake, excuse me. Thank you. Trains, do forgive me. Nigel, Bambos was asking a question of the panel reflecting on your experience of leaving the House.”
      Watch from 7:07
    2 more clips in this sitting

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

    • Church Commissioners & House Commissions: Palestine, abuse casework and church finances

      “Mr. Speaker, the House of Commons administration provides a variety of training for members and their staff to help them respond to domestic and sexual abuse casework, which includes a day-long training course on dealing with cases of domestic abuse,…”
      Watch from 43:54

    • Business statement: upcoming legislation and scrutiny of No.10 North

      “Madam Deputy Speaker, this summer wildfires raged across South Wales and other parts of the UK. On Monday, our emergency services received a thousand telephone calls. Our South Wales Fire and Rescue Service worked tirelessly alongside firefighters from across the…”
      Watch from 2:44:45

  3. House of Commons · House of Commons · 9 July 2026

    • Solicitor General questions: Jury trials and Crown Court backlogs

      “Mr Speaker, whilst a civil matter where a jury trial can't apply, yesterday we found out that Virgin Media have been fined a record 28 million pounds for ripping off their own customers. The chief executive appears to be getting…”
      Watch from 54:22

  4. Administration Committee · House of Commons · 7 July 2026

    • Speech

      “Morning, welcome to our general election planning inquiry today where we've got witnesses who are staff members across the House who've kindly offered to provide evidence. Welcome to those colleagues and thank you for attending our Administration Committee's second session…”
      Watch from 0:04

    • Chair’s opening and witness introductions

      “Some were recruited after the last election, others have worked for more than one Member and have gone through the office winding-up process after an election as well. All of this is of interest to our inquiry. We did invite…”
      Watch from 0:43

    • Chair’s opening and witness introductions

      “Thanks everybody, that's brilliant. Although it occurs to me we've got a sort of a bit of a University Challenge vibe going on today.”
      Watch from 4:11
    5 more clips in this sitting

  5. House of Commons · House of Commons · 2 July 2026

    • Business Questions (cont.): Local services, devolution and transport cuts

      “Next bit. Mr. Speaker, many of us remain frustrated by delays to the Royal Mail postal deliveries. My constituent Anthony Barnes was removed from a treatment waiting list on three occasions because hospital communications didn't arrive in time. Now I've…”
      Watch from 1:31:36

  6. House of Commons · House of Commons · 25 June 2026

    • National Resilience and Climate, Infrastructure and Health Risks

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there's awful news from Venezuela this morning after an earthquake there, and I wondered if the Minister had had the opportunity to speak to her FCDO ministerial counterpart about support for that country in…”
      Watch from 12:44

    • Topical Cabinet Office Questions and EU–UK Summit Priorities

      “Mr. Speaker, I too hope that digital ID will help improve the delivery of public services outcomes. So can the minister please say what steps they are taking to work with the Welsh government on this important policy development?”
      Watch from 57:25

    • Urgent Question on Sudan: Ceasefire, Atrocity Prevention and UAE role

      “Mr Speaker, can I thank the minister for his statement on this terrible conflict? Can the minister tell us more about the impact of this tragedy on Sudan's neighbouring countries? How are we able to help them?”
      Watch from 1:24:28
    2 more clips in this sitting

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