Information between 1st May 2023 - 25th January 2026
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3 Apr 2025, 3:01 p.m. - House of Commons "Problems lie in the real world. The John Smith Centre stresses that " Susan Murray MP (Mid Dunbartonshire, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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14 Oct 2025, 1:05 p.m. - House of Commons "became the. Scotland. >> John Smith. >> Whose legacy as leader. >> Of the Labour. " Christine Jardine MP (Edinburgh West, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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14 Oct 2025, 12:47 p.m. - House of Commons "predecessors, his old Glasgow University friend John Smith, to join the Labour Party as a young " Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP, The Prime Minister (Holborn and St Pancras, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 Oct 2025, 3:55 p.m. - House of Commons ">> His great friend John Smith. >> And by Labour Party and trade union members across the country. >> And. >> Of course. >> By. >> Colleagues in the. " Patricia Ferguson MP (Glasgow West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)
97 speeches (15,260 words) Thursday 4th December 2025 - Public Bill Committees Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) , Sam Dayan, Georgina Rood, Terry Davies, Jonny Fitzpatrick, Catriona MacDonald, Naomi Sephton, John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Devolution in Scotland
151 speeches (27,754 words) Wednesday 22nd October 2025 - Commons Chamber Scotland Office Mentions: 1: Jamie Stone (LD - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) People like me and others saw the Scottish Parliament as, to quote the late, great John Smith, the“settled - Link to Speech 2: Patricia Ferguson (Lab - Glasgow West) The idea was kept alive by Donald, his great friend John Smith, Labour party and trade union members - Link to Speech 3: Kenneth Stevenson (Lab - Airdrie and Shotts) I will always be grateful to those who have gone before us, such as my constituency predecessor John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Speaker’s Statement
19 speeches (5,508 words) Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Keir Starmer (Lab - Holborn and St Pancras) This was despite many overtures from one of my predecessors, his old Glasgow University friend John Smith - Link to Speech 2: Christine Jardine (LD - Edinburgh West) together and been great friends: Donald Dewar, who became the first First Minister of Scotland; John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill
104 speeches (33,743 words) Committee stage Monday 16th June 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) We could either go to banks and say, “Here is Mr John Smith, please give us everything you know about - Link to Speech |
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Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
44 speeches (11,285 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Monday 2nd June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Rooker (Lab - Life peer) I can remember back to the late 1990s: the Labour Front Bench was sent by John Smith to Templeton College - Link to Speech |
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St George’s Day and English Affairs
29 speeches (11,932 words) Thursday 8th May 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Edward Leigh (Con - Gainsborough) I can talk of Sir Isaac Newton, John Smith of the pilgrim fathers, the great poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Link to Speech |
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UK Democracy: Impact of Digital Platforms
64 speeches (15,767 words) Thursday 3rd April 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Martin Rhodes (Lab - Glasgow North) A recent survey published by the University of Glasgow’s John Smith centre, based in my constituency, - Link to Speech 2: Susan Murray (LD - Mid Dunbartonshire) The John Smith Centre stresses that politicians should be more open and transparent and address young - Link to Speech |
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Ukraine: Humanitarian Assistance
13 speeches (5,802 words) Thursday 12th December 2024 - Grand Committee Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Baroness Suttie (LD - Life peer) including as an ambassador for the homelessness charity Depaul International and as a trustee of the John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Georgia
26 speeches (3,471 words) Tuesday 3rd December 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Stephen Gethins (SNP - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a trustee of the John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Rule of Law
51 speeches (34,642 words) Tuesday 26th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Scotland Office Mentions: 1: Lord Keen of Elie (Con - Life peer) rather callow junior, to find that Thompsons had instructed, on the other part of the case, one John Smith - Link to Speech |
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The Ukraine Effect (European Affairs Committee Report)
45 speeches (23,622 words) Thursday 21st November 2024 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Suttie (LD - Life peer) Lords to my register of interests and previous work in the Parliament in Kyiv as well as with the John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Great British Energy Bill
61 speeches (40,281 words) 2nd reading Monday 18th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Mentions: 1: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab - Life peer) She held our party together during the dark days that followed the tragic death of John Smith. - Link to Speech |
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Pubs Code: Guest Beers
22 speeches (3,982 words) Tuesday 12th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Gareth Snell (LAB - Stoke-on-Trent Central) Titanic is so-called because Captain John Smith was from Stoke-on-Trent. - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
315 speeches (51,502 words) 2nd reading Monday 21st October 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Kenneth Stevenson (Lab - Airdrie and Shotts) in Shotts to this day; and from John Reid, a pivotal figure in the last UK Labour Government, to John Smith - Link to Speech |
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International Investment Summit
76 speeches (22,187 words) Thursday 17th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Kanishka Narayan (Lab - Vale of Glamorgan) I also commit to him some continuity in the service that he and his predecessor, the Labour MP John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024
7 speeches (2,251 words) Tuesday 15th October 2024 - Grand Committee Mentions: 1: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) Devolution happened because of the efforts of two of my political heroes, the late John Smith and Donald - Link to Speech |
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Draft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024
9 speeches (2,082 words) Wednesday 9th October 2024 - General Committees Scotland Office Mentions: 1: Ian Murray (Lab - Edinburgh South) Devolution happened because of political giants such as the late John Smith and Donald Dewar who believed - Link to Speech |
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Great British Energy Bill
184 speeches (43,105 words) 2nd reading Thursday 5th September 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Mentions: 1: Elaine Stewart (Lab - Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) will end with this: the day before his tragic, untimely death, the late leader of the Labour party John Smith - Link to Speech 2: Julie Minns (Lab - Carlisle) would not have become involved in politics and would not have had the privilege of campaigning for John Smith - Link to Speech |
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King’s Speech
135 speeches (53,523 words) Thursday 25th July 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale (Lab - Life peer) leading to lasting peace.In December 1993, I accompanied the leader of the Opposition, the late John Smith - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Suttie (LD - Life peer) On Monday this week, I met a Georgian fellow of the John Smith Trust—I declare an interest as a trustee—who - Link to Speech |
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King’s Speech
78 speeches (31,079 words) Tuesday 23rd July 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Cromwell (XB - Excepted Hereditary) served here for a decade.The noble Lord, Lord Reid, and others referred last week to the words of John Smith - Link to Speech |
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King’s Speech
17 speeches (8,721 words) Wednesday 17th July 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Reid of Cardowan (Lab - Life peer) coming years, we could not choose a better one than the final words of the final speech of the late John Smith - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Hazarika (Lab - Life peer) good friend Lord Reid cited the inspiring words about the opportunity to serve from the late great John Smith—perhaps - Link to Speech |
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Members Sworn
8 speeches (2,234 words) Tuesday 9th July 2024 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Lindsay Hoyle (Spk - Chorley) Hereford and South HerefordshireRight honourable Stephen Mark Flynn, Aberdeen SouthNicholas Desmond John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
137 speeches (19,606 words) Tuesday 21st May 2024 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Integration of Primary and Community Care (Committee Report)
27 speeches (14,742 words) Thursday 9th May 2024 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Allan of Hallam (LD - Life peer) For example, John Smith, who lives in the High Street, was treated at some vaguely named health centre - Link to Speech |
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Foreign Affairs
82 speeches (33,311 words) Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Suttie (LD - Life peer) interests in the register: my work in central Asia since 2017 and, more recently, as a trustee of the John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Poverty Reduction
31 speeches (18,200 words) Thursday 22nd February 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Desai (XB - Life peer) convincing way I have seen to tackle poverty.There was a social justice commission appointed by John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Ukraine
63 speeches (35,151 words) Friday 26th January 2024 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Suttie (LD - Life peer) well as through leadership programmes for future generations of Ukrainians, such as through the John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Tackling Islamophobia
67 speeches (22,837 words) Thursday 7th December 2023 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Naz Shah (Lab - Bradford West) A newspaper investigation has shown that if someone simply changes their name to Mohammed from John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Violence Reduction, Policing and Criminal Justice
168 speeches (45,449 words) Wednesday 15th November 2023 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Michael Shanks (Lab - Rutherglen and Hamilton West) Another Lanarkshire Labour MP and a political hero of mine, John Smith, put it well in 1993:“a choice - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026
Written Evidence - The Foreign Policy Centre SFT0096 - Soft power: a strategy for UK success? Soft power: a strategy for UK success? - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: need for proper resourcing of governmental soft power actors, including the British Council, the John Smith |
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Tuesday 9th December 2025
Written Evidence - Foreign Policy Centre UKA0209 - Future of UK aid and development assistance Future of UK aid and development assistance - International Development Committee Found: In a July 2025 article for FPC, Ainur Kanafina (John Smith Trust Fellow and Programme Specialist at |
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Thursday 6th November 2025
Formal Minutes - Scottish Affairs Committee Formal Minutes 2025 - 2026 Scottish Affairs Committee Found: indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: Unite The Union Address of donor: John Smith |
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Wednesday 5th November 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-11-05 09:30:00+00:00 Scottish Affairs Committee Found: It is worth remembering that the late great John Smith as Energy Minister established the British National |
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Wednesday 24th September 2025
Written Evidence - Full Fact SCS0056 - Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections - Speaker's Conference (2024) Committee Found: Manifesto 16 Royal Holloway (4 July 2024) Nearly half of young people are unhappy with UK democracy; John Smith |
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Tuesday 20th May 2025
Oral Evidence - The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), The Resolution Foundation, The University of Liverpool, and Maynooth University Work and Pensions Committee Found: a second—there was a very substantial commitment by the Labour party, under shadow Chancellor John Smith |
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Tuesday 20th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Member of the House of Lords, Member of the House of Lords, and Department of Health and Social Care Work and Pensions Committee Found: a second—there was a very substantial commitment by the Labour party, under shadow Chancellor John Smith |
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Friday 25th April 2025
Report - 1st Report - Appointment of Delyth Evans as S4C Chair Welsh Affairs Committee Found: Arts and heritage consultant, Adrian Ellis Associates (1994–1998) Speechwriter to John Smith MP , Leader |
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Monday 14th April 2025
Formal Minutes - Scottish Affairs Committee Formal Minutes 2024 - 2025 Scottish Affairs Committee Found: indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: Unite The Union Address of donor: John Smith |
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Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Home Office, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Home Office, and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections - Speaker's Conference (2024) Committee Found: John Smith—that is the obvious one, but it could be Jean Smith—comes along, says, “This is who I am |
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Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Unite the Union, regarding GB Energy and the net zero transition inquiry, dated 27 March 2025 Scottish Affairs Committee Found: Sharon Graham General Secretary www.unitetheunion.org John Smith House 145-165 West Regent Street |
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Wednesday 15th January 2025
Formal Minutes - Scottish Affairs Committee Formal Minutes 2024 - 2025 Scottish Affairs Committee Found: indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: Unite The Union Address of donor: John Smith |
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Monday 25th November 2024
Scrutiny evidence - Bundle of evidence from Baroness Deech et al Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords) Found: Buxton Memorial’s colourful spire will remain on axis and in view from Dean Stanley Street and St John Smith |
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Tuesday 7th May 2024
Scrutiny evidence - Note of visit to Shetland, Scotland, 24 - 26 March 2024 Scottish Affairs Committee Found: Council Chief Executive •Neil Grant, Shetland Islands Council Director of Development Services •John Smith |
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Monday 19th February 2024
Oral Evidence - Mr Douglas Alexander, Lord Browne of Ladyton, and Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998 - Scottish Affairs Committee Found: of politicians—to get to a point where the Scottish constitutional convention, in the words of John Smith |
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Thursday 25th January 2024
Special Report - Second Special Report - Countries at crossroads: UK engagement in Central Asia: Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2022–23 Foreign Affairs Committee Found: The FCDO also supports The John Smith Trust, which offers fellowships to professionals from across Central |
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Thursday 23rd November 2023
Scrutiny evidence - Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) instruments and statutory code: Trades Union Congress submission and government responses Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee Found: Will the employer’s notice have specific names - John Smith, Claire Jones etc - or will it just sa y |
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Monday 13th November 2023
Written Evidence - Rt Hon Tony Blair IGR0013 - Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998 Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998 - Scottish Affairs Committee Found: I then took over as Leader of the Opposition from John Smith, who had committed to further devolution |
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Friday 10th November 2023
Report - Tenth Report - Countries at crossroads: UK engagement in Central Asia Foreign Affairs Committee Found: UK as well as its proximity to the rest of Europe. 201 The Chevening Scholarship programme and John Smith |
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Tuesday 5th September 2023
Written Evidence - Mr John Smith ATL0098 - Accessible transport: legal obligations Accessible transport: legal obligations - Transport Committee Found: ATL0098 - Accessible transport: legal obligations Mr John Smith Written Evidence |
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Tuesday 5th September 2023
Oral Evidence - Police Service of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Found: Somebody makes an FOI request —Mr John Smith of 32 Acacia Avenue —and they get their request answered |
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Wednesday 10th May 2023
Written Evidence - FCDO ECA0023 - The UK’s engagement in Central Asia The UK’s engagement in Central Asia - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: In 2022/23, the UK welcomed 23 scholars from across CA. 5.7 The John Smith Trust (JST) The JST runs |
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Tuesday 9th May 2023
Oral Evidence - University of Exeter, University of Ulster, and Oliver Bullough The UK’s engagement in Central Asia - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: languages in the region; you had Chevening scholarships—I am a Chevening alumna; you had the John Smith |
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Tuesday 9th May 2023
Oral Evidence - Worcester College, Oxford University, Foreign Policy Centre, and Chatham House The UK’s engagement in Central Asia - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: languages in the region; you had Chevening scholarships—I am a Chevening alumna; you had the John Smith |
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John Smith Trust: Finance
Asked by: Harriett Baldwin (Conservative - West Worcestershire) Friday 21st November 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has to support John Smith Trust fellowship programmes during the Spending Review Period. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We are proud to be supporting the John Smith Trust this year to run their excellent fellowship programme in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, supporting leading professionals to take action in their countries on climate change. We are working through detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will be used from 2026/27 to 2028/29, informed by internal and external consultation and impact assessments. We plan to publish indicative allocations for the next three years in the coming months. |
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Post Office: Public Appointments
Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 13th February 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask His Majesty's Government how many director nominations or appointments they have made or approved to the board of the Post Office in each of the years since 2000. Answered by Lord Offord of Garvel Nominations to the Board of Post Office Limited are generally made by Post Office Limited’s Nominations Committee (‘NomCo’, a sub-Committee of the Post Office Board) with the resulting appointments confirmed by the Board, on the advice of the NomCo. The Shareholder Representative Non-Executive Director sits on NomCo, and the Shareholder (the Department for Business and Trade) approves the appointment. The exceptions to these processes are the appointment of the Shareholder Non-Executive Director and the appointment of the Chair, which are made by the Shareholder.
A historic record of appointments, as set out on Companies House, is provided below.
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The office and role of Speaker - CBP-9974
Jul. 09 2024 Found: legislative union between England and Scotland in May 1707, the incumbent English Commons Speaker , John Smith |
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Finances of the Monarchy - CBP-9807
Nov. 27 2023 Found: The then Labour Party leader John Smith challenged the Prime Minister on the need for a blanket exemption |
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Monday 3rd March 14 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) That this House congratulates Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill on her retirement from the House of Lords; thanks her for her over 30 years of service in the other place promoting social justice, opportunity and the importance of democracy; believes her work in setting up the John Smith Memorial Trust in … |
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Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2013-2014 Found: Please find enclosed sample communications as appendix 144 The John Smith Memorial Trust Above Trust |
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Thursday 15th January 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Source Page: FOI2025/00259: Government Art Collection - A list of artwork removed from Nos. 9,10,11 and 12 Downing Street Document: (webpage) Found: Houbraken Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl Godolphin (1645-1712) Financier HMT 8762 Sir Godfrey Kneller - John Smith |
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Thursday 15th January 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Source Page: FOI2025/00259: Government Art Collection - A list of artwork removed from Nos. 9,10,11 and 12 Downing Street Document: View online (webpage) Found: "govuk-table__cell">8762 | Sir Godfrey Kneller - John Smith | |
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Monday 15th December 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2025: Together we thrive Document: (PDF) Found: Educational Adviser at the US-UK Fulbright Commission, and managed the fellowship programme at the John Smith |
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Monday 15th December 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2025: Together we thrive Document: (PDF) Found: Educational Adviser at the US-UK Fulbright Commission, and managed the fellowship programme at the John Smith |
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Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: October 2025 Document: (webpage) Found: Lord Vallance 2025-10-01 Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre Tickets Yes 80 Lord Vallance 2025-10-30 John Smith |
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Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: October 2025 Document: View online (webpage) Found: | ||
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Thursday 30th October 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Cabinet Office: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings with senior media figures, April to June 2025 Document: View online (webpage) Found: | ||
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Thursday 30th October 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Cabinet Office: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings with senior media figures, April to June 2025 Document: (webpage) Found: by Guest James Kilmartin Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Alaina Macdonald 2025-05-14 John Smith |
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Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: Educational Adviser at the US-UK Fulbright Commission, and managed the fellowship programme at the John Smith |
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Friday 29th December 2023
Cabinet Office Source Page: New Year Honours List 2024: High Awards Document: New Year Honours List 2024: High Awards (PDF) (PDF) Found: In 1992 she was elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and after the death of John Smith, she briefly |
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Tuesday 19th December 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2023 Document: Commonwealth Scholarships annual report for the year ending September 2023: forging a sustainable and peaceful common future (PDF) Found: Educational Adviser at the US-UK Fulbright Commission, and managed the fellowship programme at the John Smith |
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Friday 17th November 2023
Northern Ireland Office Source Page: Department of Education Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023 Document: Department of Education Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 for the year ended 31 March 2023 (PDF) Found: Replaced by Ronnie Armour on 3 July 2023 Deputy Secretary Linsey Farrell Deputy Secretary John Smith |
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Monday 3rd November 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Electoral Resilience and Democratic Engagement Programme: Voter identification research Document: (ODS) Found: John Smith) 836.9219443839808 4.214476316411145 276.19569391320545 269.6106621596674 291.1155883111086 |
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Thursday 20th March 2025
Home Office Source Page: Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences Document: (PDF) Found: John Smith Subject The email subject line. |
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Thursday 20th March 2025
Home Office Source Page: Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences Document: (PDF) Found: D41d8cd98f00b 204e9800998e cf8427e File Created By The name of the person who created John Smith |
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Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry reports Document: (PDF) Found: Attendees at the meeting chaired by Dr John Smith (NIBSC) included Dr John Petricianni of the Food and |
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Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry reports Document: (PDF) Found: This will continue to be resisted for the reasons given in this paper. ” Memo from John Smith to Dora |
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Monday 12th May 2025
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Source Page: Government announces confirmed Chair and Board appointments to the S4C Board Document: Government announces confirmed Chair and Board appointments to the S4C Board (webpage) Found: Delyth has declared she worked as a speechwriter for John Smith MP, Leader of the Labour Party between |
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Thursday 13th June 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Two World War One Soldiers Buried in France Document: Two World War One Soldiers Buried in France (webpage) Found: The service for Serjeant (Sjt) John Smith, of Gloucestershire, and Gunner (Gnr) Charles Lightfoot, of |
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Thursday 21st March 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Source Page: Chair Reappointed to the Sports Ground Safety Authority Document: Chair Reappointed to the Sports Ground Safety Authority (webpage) Found: award winning, including the UK’s top architectural award – The RIBA Building of the Year for the John Smith |
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Tuesday 25th June 2024
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: New MCCD: check that your organisation is on the distribution list Document: (ODS) Found: CENTRE IG11 8RJ DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE RM9 6EA GABLES SURGERY RM8 2LD DR M FATEH'S PRACTICE RM10 9AT JOHN SMITH |
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Tuesday 12th March 2024
Home Office Source Page: Fingermark visualisation manual: second edition Document: Fingermark Visualisation Manual Second Edition 2022 (PDF) Found: NS.1 Kenny Laing, SPSA 5.NS.5 (all photos) Kenny Laing, SPSA 5.CF .7 (top left and right) John Smith |
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Monday 11th December 2023
Department for Work and Pensions Source Page: National Insurance number instructions for staff Document: A to Z of common actions (PDF) Found: catered for by the title, first forename, other forename(s) and surname fields, such as Lord John Smith |
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Dec. 15 2025
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2025: Together we thrive Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Educational Adviser at the US-UK Fulbright Commission, and managed the fellowship programme at the John Smith |
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Dec. 15 2025
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2025: Together we thrive Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Educational Adviser at the US-UK Fulbright Commission, and managed the fellowship programme at the John Smith |
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Apr. 16 2025
Marine Management Organisation Source Page: The Ports of Fleetwood and Silloth Harbour Revision Order Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: - - - - - Ann Rushton Ditto Lawrence Fairclough Ditto Edward Barrow James Threlfall, John Smith |
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Mar. 11 2025
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Source Page: Vehicle operators who committed road safety offences in 2023 Document: (webpage) Transparency Found: LIMITED 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 OB1107763 C & C HORSE TRANSPORT LIMITED 16 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 OB1107863 JOHN SMITH |
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Mar. 11 2025
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Source Page: Vehicle operators who committed road safety offences in 2023 Document: (webpage) Transparency Found: LINCOLN LTD 99 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 PF0002431 SULLIVAN BUS & COACH LTD 77 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 PF0002454 DAVID JOHN SMITH |
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Jan. 22 2025
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2024 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Educational Adviser at the US-UK Fulbright Commission, and managed the fellowship programme at the John Smith |
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Dec. 19 2023
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2023 Document: Commonwealth Scholarships annual report for the year ending September 2023: forging a sustainable and peaceful common future (PDF) Transparency Found: Educational Adviser at the US-UK Fulbright Commission, and managed the fellowship programme at the John Smith |
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Oct. 30 2025
Forestry Commission Source Page: Managing trees in the landscape Document: Guidance on managing ancient and veteran trees, including advice on how to achieve pollarding correctly (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: Helen Read, Mick Boddy, Reg Harris, Peter Herring, Paul Melerange, Suzanne Perry, John Smith, Luke Steer |
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Jul. 16 2025
NHS England Source Page: Cervical screening: quarterly coverage data reports 2024 Document: (ODS) Guidance and Regulation Found: 5441 234 0.569377990430622 London North East London Icb North East London Icb - A3A8R [F82040] The John Smith |
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Jul. 16 2025
NHS England Source Page: Cervical screening: quarterly coverage data reports 2024 Document: (Excel) Guidance and Regulation Found: Surgery13807900.5724637681159423143454460.5523465703971119Greater Manchester IcbGreater Manchester Icb - 00T[F82040] The John Smith |
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Jan. 29 2025
Legal Aid Agency Source Page: Civil Legal Advice Contracts 2025 Document: (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: Mr John Smith, Civil Legal Advice, London Specialist Telephone Advice Centre, London, WI. 2.33 You |
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Apr. 02 2024
Government Digital Service Source Page: How to publish senior officials' business expenses, hospitality and meetings Document: Senior Officials Transparency Guidance (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: and discuss the cost of hiring apprenticeship s Carlisle, UK Car Private 102 150.30 N/A 252.30 John Smith |
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Apr. 02 2024
Government Digital Service Source Page: How to publish special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings Document: Special Advisers Transparency Guidance (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: adviser Temitope Alatise 2023-11-01 Hamper Lord Mustermann, Lady Smith 65.99 Used for hospitality John Smith |
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Feb. 01 2024
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Source Page: Buy and manage MOT slots for your MOT testing business Document: Buy and manage MOT slots for your MOT testing business (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: Select your business name, for example ‘John Smith Motors Ltd’. |
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Oct. 31 2023
NHS England Source Page: Cervical screening: quarterly coverage data reports 2023 Document: (Excel) Guidance and Regulation Found: Poologanathan2773520.7869318181818182[F82039] Poologanathan & Poologanathan5117820.6534526854219949[F82040] The John Smith |
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Oct. 31 2023
NHS England Source Page: Cervical screening: quarterly coverage data reports 2023 Document: (ODS) Guidance and Regulation Found: 430 0.6034229828850856 London North East London Icb North East London Icb - A3A8R [F82040] The John Smith |
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Oct. 31 2023
NHS England Source Page: Cervical screening: quarterly coverage data reports 2023 Document: (ODS) Guidance and Regulation Found: 343 0.5973451327433629 London North East London Icb North East London Icb - A3A8R [F82040] The John Smith |
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Oct. 31 2023
NHS England Source Page: Cervical screening: quarterly coverage data reports 2023 Document: (ODS) Guidance and Regulation Found: Medical Centre 150 210 0.7142857142857143 [F82040] The John Smith Medical Centre 403 683 0.5900439238653001 |
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Aug. 31 2023
Office of the Public Guardian Source Page: Avoiding errors when completing a lasting power of attorney form Document: Avoiding errors when completing a lasting power of attorney form (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: initials next to the correction In this example, ‘Mr Joe Bloggs’ is the attorney and ‘Mr John Smith |
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Jul. 20 2023
HM Revenue & Customs Source Page: Tax relief on work expenses: communication resources Document: Employee help card: Get the right pay faster (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: Also make sure that your forename(s) and surname are in the correct order (for example, John Smith and |
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Sep. 25 2025
NHS England Source Page: Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: standards report 2024 to 2025 Document: (ODS) Statistics Found: PRACTICE London 13 13 100 AAA-S01 F82039 DR P & S POOLOGANATHAN London 23 23 100 AAA-S01 F82040 JOHN SMITH |
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Sep. 26 2024
NHS England Source Page: Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: standards report 2023 to 2024 Document: (ODS) Statistics Found: PRACTICE London 13 13 100 AAA-S01 F82039 DR P & S POOLOGANATHAN London 16 16 100 AAA-S01 F82040 JOHN SMITH |
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Dec. 05 2023
NHS England Source Page: Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: standards report 2022 to 2023 Document: (ODS) Statistics Found: PRACTICE London 27 27 100 AAA-S01 F82039 DR P & S POOLOGANATHAN London 22 22 100 AAA-S01 F82040 JOHN SMITH |
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May. 12 2025
S4C Source Page: Government announces confirmed Chair and Board appointments to the S4C Board Document: Government announces confirmed Chair and Board appointments to the S4C Board (webpage) News and Communications Found: Delyth has declared she worked as a speechwriter for John Smith MP, Leader of the Labour Party between |
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Jan. 15 2025
Environment Agency Source Page: Stafford fishing licence dodger prosecuted Document: Stafford fishing licence dodger prosecuted (webpage) News and Communications Found: enforcement officers clamp down on illegal angling to protect fish stocks and make fishing sustainable John Smith |
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Jun. 13 2024
Veterans UK Source Page: Two World War One Soldiers Buried in France Document: Two World War One Soldiers Buried in France (webpage) News and Communications Found: The service for Serjeant (Sjt) John Smith, of Gloucestershire, and Gunner (Gnr) Charles Lightfoot, of |
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Mar. 21 2024
Sports Grounds Safety Authority Source Page: Chair Reappointed to the Sports Ground Safety Authority Document: Chair Reappointed to the Sports Ground Safety Authority (webpage) News and Communications Found: award winning, including the UK’s top architectural award – The RIBA Building of the Year for the John Smith |
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Sep. 11 2023
Environment Agency Source Page: Angler fined £443 for illegal fishing in Staffordshire Document: Angler fined £443 for illegal fishing in Staffordshire (webpage) News and Communications Found: At Northampton magistrates on 30 August 2023, the Environment Agency successfully prosecuted John Smith |
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Aug. 14 2024
HM Revenue & Customs Source Page: Gift Aid schedule spreadsheets to claim back tax on donations Document: (ODS) Services Found: full stops Amount DON'T use a £ sign Prof Henry House Martin 152A M99 2QD 2015-03-24 240 Mr John Smith |
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Aug. 14 2024
HM Revenue & Customs Source Page: Gift Aid schedule spreadsheets to claim back tax on donations Document: (ODS) Services Found: full stops Amount DON'T use a £ sign Henry House Martin 152A M99 2QD 2015-03-24 00:00:00 240 John Smith |
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Jul. 26 2023
NICE Source Page: Afamelanotide for treating erythropoietic protoporphyria Publication Type: Expected publication Document: Register of interests (PDF 473 KB) (webpage) Published Found: interest Description of interest Interest arose Interest declared Interest ceased Comments Mr John Smith |
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7th April 2025
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) 4. Visits outside the UK International visit to Montenegro between 21 March 2025 and 23 March 2025 Source Found: Purpose: Attending a conference with John Smith Trust Fellows |
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30th September 2024
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: John Smith Trust Address of donor: 3rd Floor Suite, 207 Regent Street, London, England, W1B 3HH Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, meals and car parking at Edinburgh airport, value £2,798.34 Destination of visit: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (Tbilisi airport (transfer)) Dates of visit: 25 August 2024 to 29 August 2024 Purpose of visit: To conduct interviews for new Fellows for the John Smith Trust (Registered 19 September 2024) Source Found: Visits outside the UK Name of donor: John Smith Trust |
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4th August 2024
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) 8. Miscellaneous Trustee of John Smith Trust. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 16 July 2024) Source Found: Miscellaneous Trustee of John Smith Trust. This is an unpaid role. |
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4th August 2024
Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley) 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: John Smith Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 to support campaigning in the Waveney Valley constituency Donor status: individual (Registered 4 August 2024) Source Found: received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: John Smith |
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4th August 2024
Maureen Burke (Labour - Glasgow North East) 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: Unite The Union Address of donor: John Smith House, 145/165 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 4RZ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my parliamentary election campaign. Donor status: trade union (Registered 1 August 2024) Source Found: indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: Unite The Union |
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29th April 2024
Lord Gove (Conservative - Life peer) 8. Miscellaneous Member of the Board of the John Smith Centre at the University of Glasgow. Date interest arose: 17 April 2024 Additional information: The John Smith Centre works to inspire and empower new and diverse voices to engage with and enter British politics through advocacy; research and paid internship and development programmes. (Registered 19 April 2024) Source Found: Miscellaneous Member of the Board of the John Smith Centre at the University of Glasgow. |
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Thursday 22nd August 2024
Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry. The Report. 7 volumes. Document: Volume_3_-_What_happened_and_why.pdf (PDF) Found: Attendees at the meeting chaired by Dr John Smith (NIBSC) included Dr John Petricianni of the Food and |
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Thursday 22nd August 2024
Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry. The Report. 7 volumes. Document: Volume_6_-_Response_of_Government_and_Public_Bodies.pdf (PDF) Found: This will continue to be resisted for the reasons given in this paper. ” Memo from John Smith to Dora |
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Minute of the Meeting of 4 June 2025
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People Published: 4th Jun 2025 Found: Siobhan Brown MSP Invited guests Dr Elizabeth Loose, Research & Engagement Manager at John Smith |
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Minute of the Meeting on 24 September 2024
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Ukraine Published: 24th Sep 2024 Found: of Dundee Varvara Mishyna, Project Inspiration Daniel Smith, AstroAgency Anna Makhlay, The John Smith |
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Annual Return 2024 to 2025
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People Found: Presentations were delivered by: Dr Elizabeth Loose, Research & Engagement Manager at John Smith Centre |
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Portfolio Question Time
97 speeches (49,531 words) Wednesday 7th January 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) reconstruction, including through the UK-Ukraine 100-year partnership and initiatives such as the John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Swimming Pools
63 speeches (81,194 words) Tuesday 6th January 2026 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: MacGregor, Fulton (SNP - Coatbridge and Chryston) In contrast, the nearby John Smith pool in the cabinet secretary’s constituency has been closed for some - Link to Speech 2: Gray, Neil (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) groups in Airdrie and Coatbridge in order to get investment from North Lanarkshire Council for the John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Legal Mechanism for any Independence Referendum
115 speeches (89,800 words) Thursday 27th November 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: None The phrase came from John Smith prior to the idea of there ever being a referendum on devolution and - Link to Speech |
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Dying in Poverty in Scotland 2024
51 speeches (49,446 words) Thursday 5th December 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Leonard, Richard (Lab - Central Scotland) It was John Smith who said that the job of the Labour Party was to“persuade millions of the strength - Link to Speech |
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Ukraine
32 speeches (100,539 words) Thursday 26th September 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Somerville, Shirley-Anne (SNP - Dunfermline) is being delivered in partnership with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.In addition, the John Smith - Link to Speech |
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British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
18 speeches (50,850 words) Tuesday 23rd January 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) Parliament of that historic moment, with the support of the Irish consul, Mr Jerry O’Donovan, the John Smith - Link to Speech |
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Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee Report: “How Devolution is Changing Post-EU”
75 speeches (128,700 words) Tuesday 9th January 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Allan, Alasdair (SNP - Na h-Eileanan an Iar) An early example was when the then Speaker of the House of Commons, John Smith, said, on receipt from - Link to Speech |
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Challenge Poverty Week 2023
11 speeches (44,681 words) Tuesday 24th October 2023 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Leonard, Richard (Lab - Central Scotland) fundamental transformation in the established relations of power.Let me conclude with the words of John Smith - Link to Speech |
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First Minister’s Question Time
65 speeches (47,801 words) Thursday 1st June 2023 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) I shudder to think what greats such as John Smith and Donald Dewar—those architects of devolution—would - Link to Speech |
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Deposit Return Scheme
53 speeches (34,115 words) Tuesday 30th May 2023 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Slater, Lorna (Green - Lothian) Back in the days of Donald Dewar and John Smith, Labour championed devolution as an opportunity to address - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 24th October 2023
Source Page: Reducing emissions from domestic burning of solid fuels Document: Summary of responses (PDF) Found: Rambton, Georgina Cooke, Tony Jones, Robert Rhys Roberts, Richard Darron Cowton, Ian Kennedy, John Smith |
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Thursday 28th May 2020
Source Page: Global Centre of Rail Excellence planning pre-application Document: Environmental statement volume 2: appendices 7a to 15c (PDF) Found: not mandatory for File Note) Prepared by Checked by Approved by Name Rob Varley Miguel Piedra John Smith |
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Tuesday 10th October 2017
Source Page: Electoral reform in local government in Wales Document: Summary of responses (PDF) Found: Calder John Crocker John David Wilkins John Ellis John Ivor Jones John Matthews John Sexton John Smith |
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3. Debate: The Infected Blood Inquiry Report
Tuesday 4th June 2024 Mentions: 1: John Griffiths (Welsh Labour - Newport East) of three victims of the contaminated blood scandal from my constituency in Newport East: Colin John Smith - Link to Speech |
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7. Debate: The Final Budget 2020-2021
Tuesday 3rd March 2020 Mentions: 1: None It wasn't Gordon Brown, sorry, I take that back—Mike Hedges will correct me—it was John Smith. - Link to Speech |