Ruth Smeeth
MP for Stoke-on-Trent North
Lab
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
Prime Minister's Questions
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Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025-01-23
23 January 2025
Ministerial Statement
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Conduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip
30 November 2021
General Debate
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Moves a motion to censure the Prime Minister for frequently violating the sixth Principle of Public Life, undermining recommendations of the Standards Committee on Owen Paterson, regularly ignoring in...
Backbench Business
28 January 2021
General Debate
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It is a privilege to open this important debate to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, which took place yesterday, 27 January. Over the past 20 years, Holocaust Memorial Day has become an important part of o...
ALEPPO
03 May 2016
General Debate
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Asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to make a statement on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Aleppo, Syria. She emphasised the urgent need for international act...
Backbench Business — Childhood Obesity Strategy
21 January 2016
General Debate
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Ms. Wollaston calls on the Government to bring forward a bold and effective strategy to tackle childhood obesity, emphasising the need for a comprehensive approach similar to Team GB's success in the ...
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PMQs Asked
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Ministerial Questions Asked
5
House of Commons Debates Involved
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Westminster Hall Debates Led
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Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
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Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1370 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
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0
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
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0
Average:
13.7
Westminster Hall Debates Led
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0
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+3% above average
This MP:
5
Average:
4.8
Statements / Bills Proposed
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0
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
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Average:
2.4
Important Context
- - Ministers answer questions rather than asking them, so have different activity patterns
- - Activity quantity doesn't measure quality or effectiveness of representation
- - Some MPs focus more on constituency work than parliamentary questions
- - Newly elected MPs will have less parliamentary history
About This Page
This page tracks Ruth Smeeth's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.