Royston attends Work and Pensions Questions
This week I spoke in Parliament during Work and Pensions Questions about what action the Government was taking to increase the number of higher paying, more rewarding jobs on offer in the UK.
January 2019
Southampton City Council SCRAP Vehicle Charge
Southampton City Council have today announced their plans to improve air quality in our city. Their initial proposal, which would have seen vehicles charged up to £100 a day to enter the city, has been [...]
Brexit win for Southampton
Leaving the EU was always going to benefit Southampton. People do not believe so and they are entitled to their own opinion, but 90 per cent of our trade is already with countries outside of [...]
December 2018
Royston Smith Statement on Vote of Confidence in Theresa May
Yesterday evening the Prime Minister won a vote of confidence from her Conservative Members of Parliament. I did not think that this was the right time to have a vote and did not submit a [...]
Royston attends Ceremony to mark 100th anniversary to Commander Daniel Beal
I was pleased to be able to attend the ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the award of the Victoria Cross to Commander Daniel Beal D.S.O., M.C., R.N.V.R for his act of bravery during [...]
Let’s get a Spitfire Monument in Southampton
I couldn’t agree more. It is time we had a proper national memorial to those who designed, built, maintained and flew the Spitfire. The National Spitfire Monument Project seeks to deliver just that and I [...]
November 2018
Why a Second Referendum is dangerous for our parliamentary democracy
In 1997, like many others, I was not happy that Tony Blair became Prime Minister. But I did not start campaigning for a so-called ‘people’s vote’. We had another vote in the 2001 general election [...]
Royston attends debate for 100 years of the Royal Air Force
Yesterday, during a debate to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Air Force, I asked the Defence Secretary to support our plans for a lasting memorial to the iconic Spitfire in its home town of [...]
Royston welcomes his 1000th visitor
It was a pleasure to welcome our 1000th visitor to Parliament recently. David and Jane Goyder were given a tour of the House of Commons, Lords, the Royal Gallery and Westminster Hall before watching Prime [...]
Adult and Children’s Social Care
Southampton will receive £3,004,587 in additional funding for adult and children's social care this winter thanks to the recent Budget. This funding will help local councils to ensure that adult social care pressures do not [...]