David Simmonds MP: written questions
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Written questions
Anti-Muslim HostilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which organisations within the (i) public, (ii) private and (iii) voluntary sector her Department has (a) engaged with to date and (b) intends to engage with on the adoption of t
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the overseas electors cap in the Representation of the People Bill applies to apply to British citizens living in the Republic of Ireland registered as an oversea
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 9032 on Travellers; Caravan Sites and with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Historic council housebuilding
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Debt CollectionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 1 September 2026, Official Report, whether she plans to revoke Regulation 45 of the Council Tax (Administration and
Answer: The Government has no plans to ban councils from using enforcement agents to recover unpaid council tax. Councils are expected to act sympathetically towards those in hardship and use enforcement powers proportionately, but it is right that they retain ap...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 1 September 2026, Official Report, whether she plans to make changes to policy on social housing disposals.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: CryptocurrenciesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the moratorium on cryptocurrencies will apply to digital tokens and memecoins.
Answer: As announced on 25 March 2026, the ban applies to all cryptoassets of any value that meet the definition set out in the Government's amendment. This includes digital tokens and memecoins where they are a cryptographically secured digital representation of...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: EligibilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 18023, on Social Rented Housing: Eligibility, in what circumstances are immigrants who have no recourse to public funds eligib
Answer: Eligibility for statutory homelessness assistance from housing authorities is determined by immigration status. In general, an applicant who is a person from abroad with a no recourse to public funds (NRPF) condition will not be eligible for assistance. G...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Policy L2 of the National Planning Policy Framework applies to outbuildings, summer houses, home offices and garden sheds which are not a new self-contained dwelling with
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCommunity DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 14978, on Community Development, what Sustainable Communities Act bids have been submitted since 7 July 2026.
Answer: None.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBirmingham City Council: Best ValueMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Secretary of State’s Best Value Commissioners on Birmingham City Council were consulted on the Council's decision to undertake legal expenditure on an injunction to r
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordElectoral Register: Pilot SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the automatic voter registration pilots will cross constituency boundaries.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will test automated registration in a range of different locations and settings, with different characteristics and challenges.We will develop criteria with the Electoral Commission to inform outre...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the risk assessments on political donations in the Representation of the People Bill will apply to bequests where the donor has died.
Answer: Bequests are expressly recognised within the political finance regime. Where a bequest constitutes a donation under the relevant regime, it is treated as a political donation and subject to the relevant donation controls. Recipients must continue to compl...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 1 September 2026 to Question HL2288 on Affordable Housing: Construction, if she will set out the number of council housebuilding and the time peri
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Review of local government reorganisation launched, published on 7 September 2026, if she will outline a summary of the
Answer: On 7 September 2026, the Secretary of State announced that decisions taken for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk would be withdrawn and that implementation of other local government reorganisation decisions would be paused while the Government conside...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir ConditioningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 18180 on Air Conditioning, whether she plans to hold a public consultation on the Building Safety Regulator’s review of Part
Answer: The Government committed to undertaking a full technical review of Part O of the Building Regulations in its response to the Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation. This review, which is being led by the Building Safety Regulator, is now underw...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: Pilot SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 15737 on Elections: Pilot Schemes, what was the topic of the planned protest on election day that lead to Plymouth City Counc
Answer: Participation in the flexible voting pilots is voluntary and is a matter for Returning Officers, who are responsible for the conduct and security of elections in their area. The Government is not in a position to comment on operational or security matters...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Environment ProtectionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 13132 on Housing: Environmental Protection, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of combining the three asses
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public RelationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 10082 on MHCLG: Public relations, whether her Department and any of its arm’s length bodies has spent any public funds on ext
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordParking: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 18183 on Parking, what was the evidence base for the policy changes restricting the amount of off-street parking included in
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28849More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to amend business rates for (a) pubs and nightclubs and (b) the thresholds for independent small businesses.
Answer: The Government has introduced permanently lower multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. Local Authorities determine whether a hereditament meets the legislative definition of Retail, Hospitality or Leisure (RHL) and ther...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial and Affordable Homes ProgrammeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to amend the Social and Affordable Housing Programme budget, including its composition and profile, in any of the years between 2026 and 2036 followi
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordElections: Departmental ResponsibilitiesHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to recommendation 17 of the document entitled The Rycroft Review: Report of the independent review into countering foreign financial influence and interference in UK politics, updated o
Answer: The Home Office Permanent Secretary is the lead for defending democracy, having been appointed by the Cabinet Secretary following Recommendation 17 of the Rycroft Review. This is in support of my role as chair of the Defending Democracy Taskforce (DDTF).R...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Questions 18015 and 18016 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the new residency declaration and test will be retrospectively applie
Answer: The Government has been clear that donors contributing above the £100,000 annual cap should demonstrate a genuine and ongoing connection to the United Kingdom. We are therefore considering ways to strengthen the residency requirements so that the policy a...
Answered 30 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim HostilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question HL1337 on Anti-Muslim Hostility, how her Department is engaging central and local public authorities on the new definition
Answer: The Department is engaging with sectors to consider the best approaches support effective implementation of the definition of anti-Muslim hostility.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which minister in her Department is responsible for issues relating to late-night licensing.
Answer: I am the minister responsible for late-night licensing in this department. However, the Home Office is the responsible department for licensing, more broadly.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
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