The Lord Smith of Hindhead CBE
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Smith of Hindhead's full title is The Lord Smith of Hindhead CBE. His name is Philip Roland Smith, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,936
16 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£5,936
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
128 Content(67.7%)
4 Not-Content(2.1%)
57 didn't vote(30.2%)
2026-09-08
Content
26–63
Not-Content
2026-07-22
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64–95
Not-Content
2026-07-21
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173–234
Not-Content
2026-07-13
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41–118
Not-Content
2026-07-13
Content
142–138
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2026-07-13
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158–239
Not-Content
2026-03-25
Content
95–137
Not-Content
2026-03-05
Content
193–143
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2026-03-05
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194–140
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2026-03-05
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198–139
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2026-03-05
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208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
Not-Content
2026-01-05
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210–131
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
My Lords, I am sure that all noble Lords will recognise how delighted I was to see that I was to be the final Back-Bench contributor to this long debate. However, my claim to fame may have been pinched by my noble friend Lady Hooper, who will be speaking
2026-01-22
Retail and Hospitality Sector
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Monckton for securing this important and timely debate today and wish her every success and good luck with her pub venture. She, like others, will need some luck when being involved with the hospitality industry.
2025-03-28
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee Report
My Lords, I start by mentioning how sad I was that Baroness Henig, who was due to chair this committee, was sadly unable to take on this role due to ill health, and in fact passed away as our deliberations began. Ruth was a very intelligent and kind lady
2024-04-25
Gambling Advertising
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, for initiating this debate and pay tribute to his tenacious pursuit of this particular subject. He and I have worked together for quite some time and served on your Lordships’ Select Committee on gam
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for introducing these regulations and I declare my interests as set out in the register. I rise briefly to add my support to my noble friend and this measure, and to thank the Government for the support given to
My Lords, with a 10-minute speaking time, I barely know what to do with myself, having been disciplined over many years to only ever speak for about five minutes.
I start by declaring my interest as a full member of the OSCE parliamentary assembly. I
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current state of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe; and what steps they are taking to secure its future.
My Lords, I am pleased to be able to make a contribution to this take-note debate and regret that I was unable to participate in the earlier debate on this subject. I declare my interests as CEO of the Association of Conservative Clubs, which comprises s
2022-05-16
Queen’s Speech
My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate on Her Majesty’s gracious Speech. I will limit my comments to those relating to hospitality and, in so doing, I ask your Lordships’ House to take note of my entry in the register of inte
My Lords, it was an honour to serve on the Select Committee under the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Grade. I thank him for his leadership, and I thank the staff who supported the committee and our witnesses, as well as colleagues who together prod
2022-03-01
Gambling Advertising
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Foster, for initiating this important debate. I refer to my interests as set out in the register.
We sometimes risk forgetting in these debates that, for millions of people in the UK, gambling is an enjoyable pas
2021-11-24
Smoke-free Pavements
My Lords, I refer to my interests as set out in the register. The pre-pandemic hospitality industry was the third largest private sector employer and created almost 5% of GDP. At present the industry is achieving just 55% of its pre-pandemic sales but is
2021-11-02
Alcohol Duties
My Lords, I refer to my interests as set out in the register. While the duty freeze and 5% cut on duty on draft beer was welcomed by the industry, in reality prices that consumers will experience are likely only to increase due to production and distribu
2021-10-20
Gambling Commission: Data
My Lords, I refer to my interests as set out in the register. Some reports have estimated that unregulated gambling on the dark web and black market has doubled during the pandemic. Can my noble friend the Minister tell the House whether his department i
2021-10-14
Gambling-related Harms
My Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for initiating this important debate and declare my interests as set out in the register. I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on his recent promotion and wish him every success
2021-07-14
National Lottery
My Lords, with reference to my interests as set out in the register, if a person plays the six draw-based National Lottery games each week, excluding scratch cards and online games, they spend £21. With the current fuss being made about affordability in
2021-06-29
Gambling Reform
My Lords, I declare my interests, as set out in the register. Can my noble friend the Minister assure me that, when her department develops these crucial reforms to the gambling industry, she will ensure that this review is not just evidence-based but gr
2021-06-24
Tourism
My Lords, I refer to my register of interests, since part of my business relates to the hospitality sector. I also served on the Select Committee on the regeneration of seaside towns.
Tourism is an important sector of our economy and, in our almost po
2021-06-08
Destination Management Organisations
My Lords, can the Minister tell the House how the stronger towns funding, the future high streets fund, the levelling-up fund, the UK shared prosperity fund, the welcome back fund and the coastal community fund are being co-ordinated to provide a coheren
2021-05-12
Queen’s Speech
My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate on Her Majesty’s gracious Speech. I will limit my comments to hospitality and, in so doing, ask your Lordships’ House to note my register of interests.
I welcome Her Majesty’s Governm
2021-04-22
Alcohol Harm Commission: Report 2020
My Lords, I add my thanks to those offered to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for initiating this debate. I refer the Committee to my interests as set out in the register.
I want to make just one quick point today: my belief that we need to be more c
2021-04-20
Gambling: Early Mortality
My Lords, with reference to my interests as set out in the register, and bearing in mind the good advice that prevention is always better than cure, would my noble friend tell the House how many schools have included teaching students about the risks of
2021-02-09
Online Gambling: Stake Limits
My Lords, I refer to my interests as set out in the register. Does my noble friend agree that if a limit on stakes for online prizes is introduced, as I think it should be, then such limits must apply equally to the maximum stake for all National Lottery
2021-01-07
Gambling
My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The unregulated and at times unscrupulous ways in which some online and social media tipsters and affiliates operate may lead young and impressionable people to gamble in a potentially excessiv
2020-12-09
Gambling Legislation
My Lords, I refer to my interests as set out in the register. Does the Minister agree that part of this welcome review should consider the benefits of the gambling industry in terms of employment, revenue to the Exchequer and social cohesion—for example,
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Register of Interests · 5 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Chairman, The Association of Conservative Clubs Ltd
registered 2015-10-22 · amended 2026-09-03
Category 4: Sponsorship
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Secretarial support is given by staff of The Association of Conservative Clubs Ltd
registered 2015-10-22 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
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Guest of National Rifle Association, 9 July 2026, as participant in House of Lords vs House of Commons target rifle match at Bisley for the Vizianagram trophy; target shooting, professional instruction and lunch were provided
registered 2026-07-13
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As a Vice Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group and a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Wine and Spirits Group, the member receives regular hospitality and invitations to events which during the calendar year together exceed £300 in value and all of which are paid for by sources listed in the register of APPGs
registered 2016-06-06 · amended 2025-07-31
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Honorary membership of Carlton Club, given by Carlton Club (London) Limited, St James's Street, London SW1
registered 2015-11-19 · amended 2025-04-05
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Lords register). Refreshed weekly.
Read the full
Lords Code of Conduct
for what each category covers and the disclosure thresholds.
Party history
2015-09-29 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2016-05-25 → 2017-04-04
Licensing Act 2003 Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2017-06-27 → 2022-01-19
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2017-06-29 → 2018-03-20
Political Polling and Digital Media Committee
2018-05-17 → 2019-03-19
Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Committee
2019-06-13 → 2020-06-16
Gambling Industry Committee
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2021-01-28 → 2024-01-31
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2024-01-24 → 2024-03-27
Arbitration Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2024-01-24 → 2025-03-28
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee
2025-12-18 → present
Retirement and Participation Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
smithpr@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 3 active officership(s) · 1 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Bulgaria
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2026-10-17 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 10 | 2023-05-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Estonia
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-03-06 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
6
of 6 tabled
6 answered(100.0%)
3
departments
2026-07-23
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
KawiSafi Ventures: Loans
Answered
2026-07-23
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Caribbean
Answered
2026-07-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Climate Change: Indonesia
Answered
2026-07-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Climate Change: Ethiopia
Answered
2026-07-23
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Global Biodiversity Framework Fund
Answered
2026-07-23
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility: Loans
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set
by Parliament's own system when the asking member has a register entry
it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.