First elected: 12th December 2019
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These initiatives were driven by Greg Smith, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Greg Smith has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Greg Smith has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
A Bill to make provision to prevent the theft and re-sale of equipment and tools used by tradespeople and agricultural and other businesses; and for connected purposes.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 20th July 2023 and was enacted into law.
A Bill to require persons selling second hand tools online to show the serial numbers of those tools in searchable advertisement text; and for connected purposes.
Disposal of waste (advertising and penalty provision) Bill 2023-24
Sponsor - Paul Bristow (Con)
Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking Bill 2023-24
Sponsor - Bill Wiggin (Con)
Public office (child sexual abuse) Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Alexander Stafford (Con)
NHS Prescriptions (Drug Tariff Labelling) Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Craig Mackinlay (Con)
Brain Tumours Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Siobhain McDonagh (Lab)
Schools and Educational Settings (Essential Infrastructure and Opening During Emergencies) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Robert Halfon (Con)
Consumer Protection (Double Charging) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Huw Merriman (Con)
Recall of MPs (Change of Party Affiliation) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Anthony Mangnall (Con)
The government recognises the need to upgrade and reinforce the grid at pace to achieve clean power by 2030.
Ministers and officials engage regularly with Transmission Owners, including National Grid Electricity Transmission, as part of the normal policymaking process. This includes but is not limited to discussing network infrastructure.
The Department does not routinely publish correspondence that it receives and sends as part of the normal course of business.
The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain, which has coped well in responding to unprecedented challenges. Defra maintains a collaborative relationship with industry which allows us to effectively respond to disruption. This includes a Food Resilience Industry Forum, which can be stood-up at short notice should the need arise.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is currently analysing the responses to the call for evidence and a response will be published in due course.
There is no planned review of the proposed closure of RAF Halton. Defence continues to work towards the planned closure of RAF Halton, which forms part of a major investment project in RAF Cranwell to enhance the initial Air training capability.