Her local MP, Conservative backbencher Sir Michael Spicer, recalled in Parliament in 2003 how he had first met her when he was addressing the sixth form at The Chase School, where Smith's mother was a teacher.
The initiative received government backing from the deputy DfES and Equalities Minister Jacqui Smith, although some sections of the press argued against its political correctness, and pointed out that the sexuality of some historical figures is more a matter of speculation than fact.
Will Smith | Kevin Smith | Adam Smith | Smith College | Patti Smith | Michael W. Smith | Chad Smith | Ian Smith | Fort Smith, Arkansas | Anna Nicole Smith | Kiki Smith | Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby | Alexander McCall Smith | Stan Smith | Tommie Smith | David Smith | Bessie Smith | Roger Smith | Maggie Smith | Kate Smith | Fort Smith | Al Smith | Paul Smith | John Smith | Charles Kingsford Smith | Alias Smith and Jones | W H Smith | Neil Smith | Lonnie Smith | Jada Pinkett Smith |
The constituency was previously represented by former Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith ( Labour) who resigned her position in June 2009 following allegations of misappropriation of her MP expense allowance.
On 29 September 2008 Children's Secretary Ed Balls and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced the launch of UKCCIS, which was supported by organisations including Google,Yahoo, BT, Microsoft, and Facebook, and which had an initial brief to deliver a "Child Internet Safety Strategy" to Prime Minister Gordon Brown in early 2009.