Information between 1st April 2025 - 21st April 2025
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31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context David Simmonds voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 95 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 104 |
31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context David Simmonds voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 98 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 302 |
31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context David Simmonds voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 94 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 167 |
31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context David Simmonds voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 96 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 170 |
31 Mar 2025 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context David Simmonds voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 93 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 164 |
31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context David Simmonds was Teller for the Ayes and against the House Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 305 |
31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context David Simmonds was Teller for the Ayes and against the House Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 306 |
31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context David Simmonds voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 94 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 167 |
1 Apr 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context David Simmonds voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 98 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 303 Noes - 110 |
1 Apr 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context David Simmonds voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 101 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 110 Noes - 302 |
2 Apr 2025 - Onshore Wind and Solar Generation - View Vote Context David Simmonds voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 94 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 100 |
2 Apr 2025 - Driving Licences: Zero Emission Vehicles - View Vote Context David Simmonds voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 95 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 101 |
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David Simmonds speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
David Simmonds contributed 2 speeches (165 words) Monday 7th April 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Asylum: Greater London
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Monday 7th April 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on supporting London boroughs to house asylum seekers. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office is working closely with a range of stakeholders to fulfil its statutory obligations, while seeking to reduce the overall cost of asylum accommodation for the taxpayer. |
Resettlement: Chagossians
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that people of Chagossian descent who are planning to move to the UK are offered help with finding permanent accommodation. Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 18 March to Question 37161. |
Resettlement: Chagossians
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of people of Chagossian descent who have arrived at Heathrow Airport since 1 July 2024. Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 18 March to Question 37161. |
Resettlement: Chagossians
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 37161 on Resettlement: Chagossians, what information her Department holds on the costs incurred by local authorities for the provision of statutory support for recent migrants of Chaggosian descent. Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 18 March to Question 37161. |
Resettlement: Chagossians
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 37161 on Resettlement: Chagossians, whether Hillingdon Council has claimed costs for the statutory provision of support for Chagossians who have recently migrated to the UK. Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 18 March to Question 37161. |
Resettlement: Chagossians
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 37161 on Resettlement: Chagossians, if she will publish the costs for the provision of statutory support claimed by each local authority as of 31 March 2025. Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 18 March to Question 37161. |
Resettlement: Chagossians
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support people of Chagossian descent who arrive in the UK. Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 18 March to Question 37161. |
Resettlement: Chagossians
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with local authorities on the potential impact of migrants from the Chagos Islands on levels of service provision. Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) The Home Office has made funding available to support local authorities in meeting their statutory duties in relation to Chagossian British citizens arriving in the UK. Alongside other responsible departments, the Home Office continues to engage in discussions and work with the local authorities most impacted by the arrival of Chagossian British citizens in the UK. |
Asylum: Local Government
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Monday 14th April 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with local authorities on the potential impact of the costs of supporting asylum seekers on the financial sustainability of local authorities. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) This Government inherited an asylum system under exceptional strain, with tens of thousands of people stuck in limbo without any prospect of having their claims processed. At their peak use under the previous government, in the autumn of 2023, more than 400 asylum hotels were being leased by the Home Office, at a cost of almost £9 million a day. Inevitably, due to the size of the backlog we inherited, the Government has been forced to continue with the use of hotels for the time being. It remains our absolute commitment to end the use of hotels over time, as part of our reduction in overall asylum accommodation costs. The Home Office continues to work closely with local authorities to manage all the pressures arising from the provision of asylum accommodation including the impact on wider local authority obligations and plans. The Home Office has delivered various grants through which we provide funds to support local authorities housing asylum seekers. Working closely with MHCLG, we are also making efficiencies in supporting the integration of newly recognised refugees to mitigate homelessness risks. This includes the sharing of cross-cohort, place-based data with partners to support better planning, and the completion of scoping exercises to understand the full costs to LAs and ensure our funding package is appropriate. |
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Mar. 25 2025
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 25 March 2025 Great British Energy Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Ayoub Khan Yasmin Qureshi David Smith Christine Jardine Kevin Hollinrake Shockat Adam David Simmonds |
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Thursday 24th April 2025 11:30 a.m. Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Oral evidence Subject: To consider the Bill At 11:30am: Oral evidence Mr Robbie Owen - Board Secretary and Director at National Infrastructure Planning Association Sir John Armitt CBE - Former Chair at National Infrastructure Commission At 12:05pm: Oral evidence Dhara Vyas - CEO at Energy UK Charlotte Mitchell - Chief Planning Officer at National Grid Beatrice Filkin - Director - Major Projects, Infrastructure at Ofgem Christianna Logan - Director of Customers and Stakeholders at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission) At 12:45pm: Oral evidence Marian Spain - Chief Executive at Natural England View calendar - Add to calendar |
Thursday 24th April 2025 2 p.m. Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Oral evidence Subject: Further to consider the Bill At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Dr Victoria Hills - CEO at Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Dr Hugh Ellis - Director of Policy at Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) Faraz Baber - RICS Land and Natural Resources Board Member and COO of Landpro at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) At 2:35pm: Oral evidence Jack Airey - Director, Housing & Infrastructure at Public First View calendar - Add to calendar |
Thursday 24th April 2025 2 p.m. Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Oral evidence Subject: Further to consider the Bill At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Dr Victoria Hills - CEO at Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Dr Hugh Ellis - Director of Policy at Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) Faraz Baber - RICS Land and Natural Resources Board Member and COO of Landpro at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) At 2:35pm: Oral evidence Jack Airey - Director, Housing & Infrastructure at Public First Sam Richards - CEO at Britain Remade At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Rachel Hallos - Vice President at National Farmers Union (NFU) Paul Miner - Head of Policy at CPRE - The Countryside Charity At 3:25pm: Oral evidence Councillor Adam Hug - Chair of the LGA Local Infrastructure and Net Zero board and Leader of Westminster City Council at Local Government Association (LGA) Councillor Richard Clewer - Leader of Wiltshire Council, and CCN’s Housing and Planning spokesperson at County Councils Network Councillor Richard Wright - DCN Planning Lead and Leader of North Kesteven District Council at District Councils Network At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Catherine Howard - Partner and Head of Planning at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP At 4:15pm: Oral evidence Richard Benwell - Chief Executive at Wildlife and Countryside Link Michael Seddon - Chief Executive at Forestry England Carol Hawkey - Director of Estates at Forestry England At 4:40pm: Oral evidence James Stevens - Director for Cities at Home Builders Federation Kate Henderson - CEO at National Housing Federation At 5:05pm: Oral evidence Matthew Pennycook MP - Minister for Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Michael Shanks MP - Minister for Energy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero View calendar - Add to calendar |
Tuesday 29th April 2025 2 p.m. Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
Tuesday 29th April 2025 9:25 a.m. Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |