David Smith MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for North Northumberland is David Smith (Labour).
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records David Smith as a current member of these 3 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Immigration and Asylum Bill | 9 September 2026 | Current |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 5 November 2024 | Current |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 447bbf964232.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 6 entries for David Smith: Miscellaneous (4), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). The most recent was registered on 30 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
RABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution) - £6,500.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Donation of £6,500 for video crew to capture filming of 4 constituency farms as part of comms material for the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), of which I am Secretary. Donations were paid directly to videography / photography company
- Value of the benefit: £6,500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-09-28
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-09-28
- Name of the donor: RABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution)
- Status of the donor: Other
I was elected as Secretary of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formally constituted group within the Labour Party focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role. I work with the Exec to provide strategic direction and organisation for the group.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-01-12
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
Director of Blue Labour Campaign Limited. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-10-22
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Formal Appointment by the Government as the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-02-27
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Property in Northumberland
- Location of the land or property: Northumberland
- Details about the ownership arrangements: Co-owned with a family member
- Details of any other recipients of rental income: The rental was paid to my family member
- Date the rental income ended: 2024-10-28
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Trustee, Together for the Common Good. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest ended: 2026-01-23
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 David Smith's office spent £118,588 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £27,334 of a £32,346 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £118,587.66 |
| Office costs: spent | £27,333.76 |
| Accommodation: spent | £17,391.75 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £19,651.96 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £32,346, staffing £185,538, accommodation £26,608 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000, plus an uplift of £1,920, granted following an application to IPSA; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: North Northumberland CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Executive Assistant (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Senior Communications Advisor (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
David Smith is recorded voting in 438 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 45 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 169 written questions from David Smith since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Transport; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Department for Education; Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; and others.
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to (a) reduce the age of eligibility for concessionary bus travel in England outside London to 60, (b) introduce concessionary bus travel for NHS staff who retire at 60 and (c) review eligibil …
Community Assets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made in preparing the secondary legislation, regulations and statutory guidance required to implement the community right to buy provisions contained in th …
Students: Dyslexia and Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what work she is doing on exam conditions for students with dyslexia and neurodivergence.
Electricity
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households in the UK are living off the electric grid; and what actions his department are taking to ensure access to energy for communities in all parts of the UK, including rural a …
Electricity: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department is applying VAT on new connections to off-electrical grid homes; and what consideration he has given to lifting this on off-grid homes.
Schools: Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is being given to schools to enable them to enforce phone bans.
Animal Experiments: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure rigorous application of section 5(5)(b) of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during the assessment of project licence applications involving th …
MBR Acres: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria is used by the Home Office when considering whether to review, vary, suspend or revoke an establishment licence under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; and whether concerns r …
MBR Acres: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of housing and welfare conditions for dogs kept at MBR Acres, including the effectiveness of heat mitigation measures during periods of high temperature; a …
Local Housing Allowance: North Northumberland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of levels of Local Housing Allowance on the ability of Universal Credit claimants to secure housing in North Northumberland.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 41b2c291cfa5. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by David Smith.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 5,067 for David Smith in North Northumberland in July 2024, from 17,855 votes on a turnout of 65.8%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · North Northumberland figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.