Sarah Smith
LabourMP for Hyndburn · Since 2024
Recent Activity
Voted NO on: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading' (68-242, defeated)
Voted NO on: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading' (68-242, defeated)
Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address
Sarah Smith voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address' (307-171, passed)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)' (104-316, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)' (78-408, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)' (104-317, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)' (104-316, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)' (78-408, defeated)
Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address
Sarah Smith voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address' (307-171, passed)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)' (104-317, defeated)
Topical Questions
T6. 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 action, and will she support a debate to help take this forward?
Spoke in debate: Topical Questions
Parliamentary appearance by Sarah Smith
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)
Spoke in debate: Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
Parliamentary appearance by Sarah Smith
Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
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, which revolutionised the cotton industry. This spinning machine enabled subsequent advancements in textiles machinery, which ultimately paved the way for the mechanisation of the entire manufacturing process. What is often missed in the story about James is that he faced opposition to his invention by the
Voted NO on: Privilege
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'Privilege' (223-335, defeated)
Voted NO on: Privilege
Sarah Smith voted NO on 'Privilege' (223-335, defeated)
Voted AYE on: Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
Sarah Smith voted AYE on 'Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026' (380-7, passed)
Voted AYE on: Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F
Sarah Smith voted AYE on 'Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F' (253-143, passed)