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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Gaza and Hamas

"I thank the Minister for his answer to the urgent question. He has done a great job over time updating this Chamber—he has been terrific through this difficult period. Will he say more about the type of aid that he thinks our country needs to send into Gaza to support …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks about supporting Jamaica.

Across our country, and in Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, off-road bikers are a menace. They tear up our environment, and turn our streets into racetracks. After years of Tory cuts, Gwent police are now tackling that. Does the Prime …..."
Nick Smith - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Asylum Seekers: MOD Housing

"I am often asked on the doorsteps what we are doing to tackle this issue. Will the Minister please set out more information on what the Government are doing to stop small boat arrivals in the first place, so that we can close more hotels more quickly?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 October...."
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Division Vote (Commons)
29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Smith (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 302 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 173 Noes - 323
Division Vote (Commons)
29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Smith (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 103
Division Vote (Commons)
29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Smith (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 328
Division Vote (Commons)
29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Smith (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 300 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 311
Division Vote (Commons)
29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Nick Smith (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 301 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 82 Noes - 314
Written Question
Defence: Finance
Wednesday 29th October 2025

Asked by: Nick Smith (Labour - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased defence spending on Wales.

Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales

The Defence Industrial Strategy will ensure that defence is an engine for growth across the UK, including Wales.

Wales’s thriving defence sector will benefit from its own Defence Growth Deal backed by a share of £250m.

The deal will harness Wales’s strengths in autonomy and aerospace, unlocking growth, innovation, and jobs across defence and the wider advanced manufacturing sector.