Sarah Smith MP - Hyndburn Labour - Hyndburn & Haslingden Labour

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Address: 9 Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0AE

Mobile: 01254 926487 Email: sarah.smith.mp@parliament.uk

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Visas: Reciprocal Arrangements

Sarah Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

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,...

Local Government Reorganisation

Commons debates

The Secretary of State mentioned in his statement that part of the driver of the proposals is that he wants to do something about areas of high deprivation. However, the plans presented today...

Topical Questions

Sarah Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

Haslingden Old Road in my constituency has been shut for two years due to a landslip. Will the Minister support me in urging Reform-led Lancashire county council to get this road reopened, as it...

Immigration and Asylum Bill

Commons debates

Does my hon. and learned Friend agree that it is incredibly important that there is certainty that the reforms we are making will create a better system, rather than risk making things worse?

Universal Credit: Complaints

Department for Work and Pensions

Sarah Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

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...

Rochdale Grooming Gang: Offender Deportation

Commons debates

Shabir Ahmed’s crimes are the worst imaginable, and we are all just horrified to learn that he has now been released. As the Government look at every option to remove this vile individual,...

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

Sarah Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

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.

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents

Commons debates

Does my hon. Friend agree that it would also give some comfort to my poor residents on both Ribblesdale Avenue in Accrington and Lyndon Park estate in Great Harwood, who are currently faced with...

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

Department for Education

Sarah Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

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.

Special Educational Needs: Respite Care

Department for Education

Sarah Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

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.

Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

Sarah Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support people waiting for correct Remediable Service Statement and payment.

Topical Questions

Work and Pensions

Sarah Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

Before being elected to this place, I spent many years looking at how we can tackle the NEET crisis. Does the Secretary of State agree that we should be ambitious for our young people and aim to...

Extracurricular Activities: Hyndburn

Department for Education

Sarah Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

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.

Russian Shadow Fleet

Commons debates

While our brave servicemen and women were defending our national interests over the weekend, today it has been reported by the BBC that Russian state operatives were linked with arson attacks on...

Legacy of Jo Cox

Commons debates

It is an incredible honour to speak today in this debate on the life and legacy of Jo Cox, and particularly challenging to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes Central (Emily...

Legacy of Jo Cox

Commons debates

Does my hon. Friend agree that we would be wise to heed the warning of what happened in the run-up to the first world war in Germany? Fundamentally, radio was a new media then, and there was no...

Legacy of Jo Cox

Commons debates

I have similar fond memories, as I was also a member of the Tower Hamlets constituency Labour party for many years. I am sure that my hon. Friend remembers the important role Jo played there, not...

Topical Questions

Sarah Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I welcome the Government’s commitment to defence procurement that supports British jobs. However, Mr Speaker, tens of thousands of jobs in Lancashire are reliant on fast jet production....

Topical Questions

Science, Innovation and Technology

Sarah Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

My constituent Debbie Duncan set up a petition calling on the Government to tackle tragedy trolling, which has attracted over 18,000 signatures. Does the Minister agree that it is time for...

Backing Business to Create Economic Growth

Debate on the Address

Sarah Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

The House may not know this, but Hyndburn was the engine of the industrial revolution, for it was in Oswaldtwistle, where I live, that James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny back in 1765,...