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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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Commons debates

I could not agree more. Those people cannot escape the often unintentional prejudice that they face every single day in their engagement with our health services. They know that the Bill would...

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Commons debates

I am sure that I am not the only Member who came to this place because I felt that the voices of the people I wanted to represent are seldom heard, and I felt a duty to ensure that they were...

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Commons debates

Will my right hon. Friend give way?

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Commons debates

Will my hon. Friend confirm how many amendments were accepted in the House of Lords, and that it was about 90 peers who were involved in supporting all the amendments tabled?

Online Safety

Commons debates

I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement and the work done by my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester West (Liz Kendall) to finally take back control of our children’s...

Local Government Reorganisation

Commons debates

I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. Before the summer, I raised the concerns of my constituents in Hyndburn about the proposals for a Pennine-Lancs authority, which could become...

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...