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Julian has 98 Hansard debate appearances, 238 parliamentary questions, and 1 sponsored bill on record. Activity data comes from Hansard, the UK Parliament Questions API, and the Bills API.

Debate activity

Parliamentary debate appearances from Hansard. Contribution counts cover the last 12 months.

14

Speeches

85

Questions

12

Interventions

1

Answers

5

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Transport 11 appearances
Education 10 appearances
Trade 5 appearances
Energy 5 appearances
Foreign Affairs 3 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
SEND Training: Autism 14 Sept 2026 2
SEND Training: Autism 14 Sept 2026 2
Rewiring the State 2 Sept 2026 1
Rewiring the State 2 Sept 2026 1
Rewiring the State 2 Sept 2026 1
Rewiring the State 2 Sept 2026 1
National Energy System Operator: Blackout Risk 15 Jul 2026 1
National Energy System Operator: Blackout Risk 15 Jul 2026 1
National Energy System Operator: Blackout Risk 15 Jul 2026 1
Points of Order 14 Jul 2026 1

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

Written and oral parliamentary questions tabled in the last 12 months.

220

Written

18

Oral

220

Answered

238

Total

Most questioned departments

Department of Health and Social Care 52 questions
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 38 questions
Ministry of Justice 29 questions
Home Office 26 questions
Department for Transport 18 questions
Department for Business and Trade 18 questions
Treasury 17 questions
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 15 questions

Most active question topics

Transport 28 questions
Crime / Justice 15 questions
NHS / Health 13 questions
Energy 11 questions
Tax 9 questions

Recent questions

Question
What steps he is taking to support businesses in the hospitality sector. 15 Sept 2026 Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Civil Proceedings: Finance 9 Sept 2026 Ministry of Justice
What progress he has made on bringing forward legislative proposals on litigation funding agreements. Withdrawn 9 Sept 2026 Ministry of Justice
If she will include different autism profiles as part of SEND training for school staff. 8 Sept 2026 Department for Education
Cancer: Consultants 7 Sept 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund 7 Sept 2026 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund: Rural Areas 7 Sept 2026 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Smoking: Young People 7 Sept 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Patients: Transport 7 Sept 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Statutory Sick Pay 28 Aug 2026 Department for Work and Pensions

Sources: Written Questions API, Oral Questions API

Bills sponsored

Bills where this MP is recorded as primary sponsor in the UK Parliament Bills API.

Bill Divisions
Northern Ireland Budget Act 2019 Government Bill 0

Source: UK Parliament Bills API

Activity FAQs

How active is Sir Julian Smith in parliamentary debates?

Sir Julian Smith has made 117 contributions across 98 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Sir Julian Smith asked?

Sir Julian Smith has tabled 238 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 220 written and 18 oral. The Commons average is 126 questions per MP over the same period.

What is the difference between written and oral questions?

Written questions require a formal written response from a government minister, usually within a set number of sitting days. Oral questions are asked aloud during departmental question time in the Commons chamber.