Nick Smith MP: votes, interests and costs
Nick Smith represents Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
Nick Smith sits on 9 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission | 4 February 2025 | Current |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 4 December 2024 | Current |
| Administration Committee | 26 November 2024 | Current |
| Administration Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
| House of Commons Commission | 15 October 2024 | Current |
| Restoration and Renewal Client Board | 15 October 2024 | Current |
| Members Estimate Committee | 15 October 2024 | Current |
| Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee | 4 July 2024 | Current |
| Members Estimate Audit Committee | 4 July 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | Office of the Leader of the House of Commons | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 18 October 2016 | 6 November 2019 |
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 18 September 2015 | 18 October 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill | 18 January 2023 | 25 January 2023 |
| UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | 16 November 2022 | 22 November 2022 |
| Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill | 19 October 2022 | 26 October 2022 |
| Welsh Grand Committee | 18 January 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Elections Bill | 15 September 2021 | 26 October 2021 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 2 March 2020 | 11 December 2023 |
| Procedure Committee | 30 October 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 7 July 2015 | 26 October 2015 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 12 July 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 b25d86bc5f5b.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Nick Smith when read on 28 October 2026.
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £217,429 for Nick Smith in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £202,846. IPSA lists office spending of £22,492 in the same year. 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 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £217,429.30 | £202,845.81 | £184,989.31 |
| Office costs: spent | £22,492.41 | £26,075.90 | £24,791.59 |
| Accommodation: spent | £5,013.23 | £5,944.23 | £4,920.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £6,533.20 | £6,617.86 | £6,153.70 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £24.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £6,630 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for an MP who owns their property and is claiming the associated costs only (such as utilities)).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent full time), Senior Researcher (permanent full time), Office Manager (casual) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Nick Smith is recorded voting in 495 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 51 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 21 October 2026 Nick Smith voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 5 written questions have been tabled by Nick Smith, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 5 were addressed to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Wales Office, Department of Health and Social Care.
Polio: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help eradicate polio overseas.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased defence spending on Wales.
Exercise: Social Prescribing
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS practitioners prescribing parkrun on public health.
General Practitioners: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) companies and (b) subsidiaries trading under (i) E-Harley Healthcare Services Ltd and (ii) Harley Street Health Online Ltd been subject to rulings by the Care Quality Commission.
General Practitioners: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) Newington Road Surgery limited, (b) Lockwood Surgery prime health ltd, (c) Fieldhead health limited, (d) Mid Dorset primary healthcare limited, (e) Fieldhead property ltd, (f) Fieldhead …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 95849f08b5e5. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Nick Smith.
2024 general election
Nick Smith won Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 16,027 votes (53.6%), a majority of 12,183 over Niamh Salkeld (Plaid Cymru). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney 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.