Sarah Smith MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Hyndburn is Sarah Smith (Labour).
Offices and committees
Sarah Smith sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 5 November 2024 | Current |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Railways Bill | 7 January 2026 | 10 February 2026 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7d9bfa4f2e16.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Sarah Smith, as the MP registered them: Shareholdings (1), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). Latest registration 4 August 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Shares in Limina Group ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: Limina Group ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Consultancy business
- Held jointly or on behalf of a spouse, partner, or dependent child: Jointly with my husband
Property in Cheltenham
- Location of the land or property: Cheltenham
- A description of the property: Flat
- 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
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Sarah Smith's office spent £139,755 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. IPSA lists office spending of £26,123 in the same year. 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 | £139,754.84 |
| Office costs: spent | £26,123.42 |
| Accommodation: spent | £11,279.32 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £16,352.04 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £1,549.90 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £19,692 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property outside 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: Hyndburn CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Constituency Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (fixed term full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Researcher ×2 (permanent part time), Administrative Officer (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 401 votes by Sarah Smith in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 50 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 13 July 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Sarah 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
The Written Questions API lists 20 written questions from Sarah Smith since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Cabinet Office, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Education and 3 other departments.
Visas: Reciprocal Arrangements
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of an equitable mobility arrangement, separate to the Freedom of Movement arrangement, between the UK and the EU.
Universal Credit: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to universal credit migration, what steps the Department is taking to ensure complaints are resolved within the 25-working-day statutory timeframe, particularly where claimant health is a …
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce delays and service issues with the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Special Educational Needs: Respite Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to make Breaktime Plus more accessible to people; and if she will publish guidance on the running of Breaktime Plus.
Teachers: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken in response to delays and service issues in respect of the Teachers Pension Scheme.
Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support people waiting for correct Remediable Service Statement and payment.
Extracurricular Activities: Hyndburn
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to help increase enrichment activities for children and young people in educational settings in Hyndburn.
Schools: Nurses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the role of school nurses in tackling health inequalities.
Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote equality as part of the Government mission entitled Break Down Barriers to Opportunity.
Social Security Benefits: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the welfare system in supporting families with disabled children.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 bf8bb8e0fcf1. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sarah Smith.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 1,687 for Sarah Smith in Hyndburn in July 2024, from 12,186 votes on a turnout of 54.2%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Hyndburn figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Sarah Smith corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Sarah Smith:
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.