Julian Smith Portrait

Julian Smith

Conservative - Skipton and Ripon

First elected: 6th May 2010


Julian Smith is not a member of any APPGs
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
24th Jul 2019 - 13th Feb 2020
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
2nd Nov 2017 - 24th Jul 2019
Committee of Selection
12th Sep 2017 - 14th Nov 2017
Selection Committee
12th Sep 2017 - 14th Nov 2017
Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
13th Jun 2017 - 2nd Nov 2017
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
17th Jul 2016 - 13th Jun 2017
Committee of Selection
17th Jun 2015 - 3rd May 2017
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
13th May 2015 - 17th Jul 2016
Scottish Affairs Committee
12th Jul 2010 - 29th Nov 2010


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Julian Smith has voted in 703 divisions, and 2 times against the majority of their Party.

17 Jun 2020 - Health and Personal Social Services - View Vote Context
Julian Smith voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 104 Conservative Aye votes vs 124 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 253 Noes - 136
30 Mar 2022 - Health and Care Bill - View Vote Context
Julian Smith voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 72 Conservative Aye votes vs 175 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 188
View All Julian Smith Division Votes

Debates during the 2019 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Conor Burns (Conservative)
(13 debate interactions)
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(12 debate interactions)
Boris Johnson (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Northern Ireland Office
(95 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(20 debate contributions)
Department for Education
(5 debate contributions)
Home Office
(4 debate contributions)
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View all Julian Smith's debates

Skipton and Ripon Petitions

e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.

If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.

If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).

Julian Smith has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Julian Smith

8th January 2020
Julian Smith signed this EDM on Thursday 9th January 2020

Murder of 11 Christian hostages in Nigeria

Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House condemns the murder of 11 Christian hostages in Nigeria over the Christmas period by ISIS; extends sympathies to the families of those who are mourning the brutal loss of their loved ones; and further reaffirms our commitment to the global fight against terrorism and offers help and …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Jan 2020)
Signatures by party:
Democratic Unionist Party: 8
Scottish National Party: 6
Conservative: 4
Labour: 4
Plaid Cymru: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
View All Julian Smith's signed Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Julian 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.


Julian Smith has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Julian Smith has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

2 Bills introduced by Julian Smith

Introduced: 16th October 2019

A Bill to establish the Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board and to confer an entitlement to compensation in connection with children who were resident in certain institutions in Northern Ireland; and to establish the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 5th November 2019 and was enacted into law.

Introduced: 29th October 2019

A Bill to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of certain sums for the service of the year ending 31 March 2020; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland to borrow on the credit of the appropriated sums; and to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources (including accruing resources) for that year.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 31st October 2019 and was enacted into law.

Julian Smith has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Julian Smith has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament