Lisa Smart
Liberal DemocratMP for Hazel Grove · Since 2024
Recent Activity
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address
Lisa Smart voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address' (307-171, passed)
Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
Lisa Smart voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)' (78-408, defeated)
Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
Lisa Smart voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)' (78-408, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address
Lisa Smart voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address' (307-171, passed)
Spoke in debate: High Speed 2 Reset
Parliamentary appearance by Lisa Smart
Spoke in debate: Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address
Parliamentary appearance by Lisa Smart
High Speed 2 Reset
Before being elected to this place, I was a member of the independent panel for the community and environment fund and the business and local economy fund for HS2, which was responsible for disbursing funding to communities disrupted by the building of a whacking great railway line. Communities rightly and understandably get grumpy when large-scale infrastructure projects affect their communities but there is no obvious benefit to them—a railway line goes through, but there is no station for the
Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address
This House did not pass the motion on the Humble Address so that Ministers could decide, four months later, which inconvenient information they would prefer that Parliament did not see. Given the ISC’s concerns that the Government are redacting information far too broadly, we must ensure that the Government are not just withholding documents and information from Parliament on their own say-so. Every day this pantomime drags on, public trust erodes further. Parliament asks for transparency, Epste
Voted NO on: Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Lisa Smart voted NO on 'Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026' (308-81, passed)
Voted AYE on: Privilege
Lisa Smart voted AYE on 'Privilege' (223-335, defeated)
Voted AYE on: Privilege
Lisa Smart voted AYE on 'Privilege' (223-335, defeated)
Spoke in debate: International Parental Child Abduction
Parliamentary appearance by Lisa Smart
Voted NO on: Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Lisa Smart voted NO on 'Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026' (308-81, passed)
International Parental Child Abduction
It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dr Murrison. I warmly congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour) on securing this important debate. I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak on an issue of such importance to many families across the country and beyond. Since being elected to this House, I have been approached by constituents whose situations have made it impossible for me to look away. I have met parents who have written to me asking for sup
Voted NO on: Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
Lisa Smart voted NO on 'Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X' (272-64, passed)
Voted NO on: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion
Lisa Smart voted NO on 'Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion' (279-176, passed)
Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
Lisa Smart voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C' (273-167, passed)
Voted NO on: Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)
Lisa Smart voted NO on 'Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)' (279-164, passed)
Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123
Lisa Smart voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123' (271-171, passed)
Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
Lisa Smart voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C' (269-170, passed)