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Lisa Smart · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
330
of 504 possible
Attendance
65%
174 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
267
138 debates
Written Qs
545
539 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£239k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 120 claims
Interests
15
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 72 | |
| Economy | 63 | |
| Employment | 39 | |
| Education | 33 | |
| Crime & Policing | 28 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 25 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 18 | |
| Housing | 17 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 52 | 16,311 |
| Crime | 35 | 16,005 |
| Other | 17 | 15,688 |
| Local Government | 44 | 11,953 |
| Defence | 36 | 10,122 |
| Culture Community | 14 | 8,427 |
| Mp Performance | 16 | 8,105 |
| Social Care | 28 | 7,452 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,… | Free vote | Aye |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situa… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | National ResilienceEarlier this year, the NATO Secretary-General said: “We are not at war, but we are not at peace either.” Trump’s reckless war in Iran has shown how vulnerable our country is to ext… DefenceTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 136 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseI am here subbing for my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Bobby Dean), who, as has already been mentioned, welcomed his new daughter late last Thursday. I am v… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 255 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Ministerial CodeAt Prime Minister’s questions yesterday, when asked by my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey), the Prime Minister failed to deny that he knew that his… Mp PerformanceOther | 144 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Stockport Green BeltI present this petition on behalf of the residents of the constituency of Hazel Grove. It accompanies a similar petition for the residents of the constituency of Cheadle, presented… HousingEnvironmentLocal Government | 150 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Mountain RescueI strongly agree with the right hon. Lady on making sure that all our emergency services are properly resourced to do the job that we rightly expect them to do. I also agree that t… Social CareLocal GovernmentCost Of Living | 618 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Mountain RescueI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for mountain rescue. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I know that many colleagues across… Social CareLocal GovernmentCost Of Living | 224 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement StrategyWe need to do far more to back British small businesses through public procurement, both to boost growth and to ensure our national security. Public procurement amounts to hundreds… Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 164 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Mountain RescueI am grateful for the intervention. We need to use whatever technology exists to make the work of mountain rescue volunteers even more effective. I will come on to talk about the w… Social CareLocal GovernmentCost Of Living | 190 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Mountain Rescuestrongly agree with my hon. Friend’s point. We understand the reasons behind the regulations—they follow on from the Manchester Arena inquiry, which raised important concerns about… Social CareLocal GovernmentCost Of Living | 651 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Mountain RescueWe have had a particularly strong debate this afternoon. We have reminded one another that mountain rescue teams are a vital part of our emergency infrastructure, and we believe th… Social CareLocal GovernmentCost Of Living | 676 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Mountain RescueI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving a shout-out to those involved in lowland rescue. I know there is a whole search and rescue community, including those who look at caves a… Social CareLocal GovernmentCost Of Living | 190 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Mountain RescueIf only for a correction of my pronunciation, I would welcome an intervention. Social CareLocal GovernmentCost Of Living | 13 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsLast month, the Rycroft review confirmed that the UK faces persistent and strategic interference from hostile states and warned that our defences against information warfare are “w… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 66 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Security VettingI am going to try again, because a number of right hon. and hon. Members have asked this question, and I am not quite sure I have heard an answer from the Prime Minister. Why did h… Mp PerformanceDefence | 60 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Antisemitic AttacksOur Jewish community has contributed to our national story for centuries, and we are right to be proud that our country welcomes citizens to our shores who fled persecution elsewhe… CrimeDefenceCulture Community | 139 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 145 | 26.6% |
| Home Office | 70 | 12.8% |
| Department for Education | 51 | 9.4% |
| Department for Transport | 45 | 8.3% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 36 | 6.6% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 35 | 6.4% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 30 | 5.5% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 24 | 4.4% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England and relevant Integrated Care Boards on the funding of specialist orthotist posts required to deliver vacuum bell therapy at N… | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support shops, small businesses and public buildings to host publicly accessible defibrillators. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason NHS England has designated vacuum bell therapy for pectus excavatum as the responsibility of Integrated Care Boards rather than including it within the specialised co… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Disability Living Allowance claim form; and whether he plans to take steps to make the form easier to complete. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the level of the threat posed by Russia to UK elections. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the accessibility of the Disability Living Allowance claim form; and whether he plans to take steps to improve it. | Answered |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current average time taken is to pay Access to Work suppliers for services delivered; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in paying suppliers. | Answered |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve training for Child Maintenance Service call handlers on (a) vulnerable people and (b) victims of domestic abuse. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to reduce the processing time of up to 18 weeks to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of regulatory requirements for barbering businesses in ensuring that practitioners hold relevant qualifications and liability insu… | Answered |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned timeline is for publishing a national implementation plan for the rollout of Fracture Liaison Services; and what milestones have been set for achieving nationwide co… | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to answer Question 112319, tabled on 10 February 2026. | Pending |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to align compensation available to people affected by roadworks with other forms of transport. | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Golden Hello scheme places were filled at the end of 2024-25; whether he has extended the recruitment period for dentists under that scheme; and when recruitment for dentist… | Answered |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29847 on Death Certificates, if he will publish the findings of his Department's monitoring of the impact of the death certific… | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 60 | 26,769 | 11.2% |
| Accommodation | 20 | 17,730 | 7.4% |
| Staffing | 25 | 178,900 | 74.8% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,090 | 2.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 10,563 | 4.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 10 | 14,388 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 23 | 11,756 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 9 | 6,845 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 7 | 5,412 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,900 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 1 | 3,821 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 19 | 3,719 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 4 | 2,019 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 2 | 1,432 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 1 | 1,181 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 3 | 1,069 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | INSIDE MAGAZINES [200011725-8262] | 120 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 102 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | OFFICE MONSTER [200011725-8263] | 84 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,362 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Weekly cleaning of the constituency office, has to be paid by BACS | 135 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 85 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Carpet glue for constituency office carpet after refurbishment [200011781-256] | 62 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Carpet tiles for constituency office after refurbishment [200011781-255] | 138 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | ParliTraining London training for [***] [***] - has to be paid by BACS [200011781-253] | 624 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | ParliTraining London training for [***] [***] - has to be paid by BACS [200011781-633] | 450 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | ParliTraining London training for [***] [***] - has to be paid by BACS [200011781-252] | 450 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | ParliTraining London training for [***] [***] - has to be paid by BACS [200011781-631] | 450 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation6 entries
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Elizabeth Desmond
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 25 November 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Hilary Stone
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 November 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Dominic Mathon
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 November 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Ahmed Hindawi
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 November 2025)
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Adam Management Holdings Ltd
Address of donor: 1 Canada Square, London E14 5AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: company, registration 13453522
(Registered 21 October 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Hilary Stone
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 June 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4 entries
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership from 01/01/2026-31/12/2026, value £1,140
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 8 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 27 January 2026)
31 Dec 2025
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership £663.69 + a £200.00 one off entry fee, value £863.69
Date received: 15 August 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 15 August 2024
Donor status: friendly society
(Registered 27 September 2024)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Elizabeth Desmond
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Payment for a meal for myself, the donor and eight guests, value £1,641.49
Date received: 28 October 2025 to 28 October 2025
Date accepted: 28 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 November 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: PRS For Music
Address of donor: Golding House, 2 Hay's Lane, London SE1 2HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner at an event on a table sponsored by PRS for Music. Approximate cost (total table cost divided by number of seats), value £360
Date received: 26 February 2025
Date accepted: 26 February 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00134396
(Registered 13 May 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: (1) ALDE Party (2) Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Address of donor: (1) ALDE Party, Rue d'Idalie 11, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium. (2) Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom International Department IAF / International Academy for Leadership (IAF) Theodor-Heuss-Straße 26 51645 Gummersbach Germany
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) £685 flight return ticket (£300 approx.), transfers Warsaw-Chelm (£500 approx.), train Chelm-Kyiv (£200 approx.), hotel in Kyiv for two nights (£130 approx.) (2) £64 transfer (£12 approx.), lunch 2 May (£15 approx.), dinner and evening reception 2 May (£15 approx.), dinner 3 May (£22 approx.)
Destination of visit: Ukraine (Chernihiv and Kyiv), Poland (Warsaw) and Ukraine
Dates of visit: 1 May 2025 to 4 May 2025
Purpose of visit: Official invitation: Kyiv Forum - "Women's Leadership in Times of War"
(Registered 13 June 2025)
8. Miscellaneous4 entries
16 Aug 2024
Unpaid director of Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Limited and JRRT (Properties) Limited. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Trustee of Barrack Hill Educational Charity. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Stockport Canal Boat Trust for Disabled People. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Governor at Fairway Primary School, Offerton. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 8 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bredbury Green Romiley | Mark Anthony Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 2,192 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bredbury Woodley | Rosemary Frances Barratt | Labour Party | 1,756 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hazel Grove | Frankie Singleton | Liberal Democrats | 1,524 | 02 May 2024 |
| Manor | Jon Byrne | Labour Party | 1,583 | 02 May 2024 |
| Marple North | Micheala Wendy Meikle | Liberal Democrats | 2,186 | 02 May 2024 |
| Marple South | Colin David MacAlister | Liberal Democrats | 2,099 | 02 May 2024 |
| Norbury Woodsmoor | Pete West | Liberal Democrats | 1,984 | 02 May 2024 |
| Offerton | Dan Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 1,512 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 94,623 | Electorate 72,846 (2024) |
| Median age | 45 | years |
| Degree-educated | 33.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 94.4% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 75.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 11.7% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 56.5% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.