David Simmonds MP: written questions
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Written questions
Housing: ValuationTreasuryTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7835More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 23 April 2026 to Question HL16234 on Housing: Valuation, if she will break down those figures by each individual value significant code.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN118189 on 13 March 2026.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7834More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 26 February 2026 to Question 113649 on Council tax: valuation, whether the HMRC Valuation Office plans to undertake site visits to assist with the valuations of the council tax surcha
Answer: The VO will draw on the best available information when valuing properties, combining a range of data sources with industry-standard techniques to produce accurate and consistent valuations. As with Council Tax, the VO may contact property owners to reque...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: West SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 442 on Local Government Finance: West Surrey, what are the (a) amounts, (b) length of borrowing and (c) prevailing interest rate
Answer: Government does not publish individual local authority loans and interest rates , however, data on loans issued from the Public Works Loan Board is published as Historical Data. Further, authorities are required to report their financial position in their...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCharities: RadicalismDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 121321 on Charities: Radicalism, whether the Charity Commission will have any enhanced powers in relation to charities with links to host
Answer: DCMS will consult on measures to automatically ban individuals convicted of hate crimes from serving as charity trustees or senior managers. Further changes will require primary legislation and are subject to parliamentary timetables. The Charity Commissi...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCharities: RadicalismDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 121321 on Charities: Radicalism, what the timetable is for the implementation of the new Charity Commission powers.
Answer: DCMS will consult on measures to automatically ban individuals convicted of hate crimes from serving as charity trustees or senior managers. Further changes will require primary legislation and are subject to parliamentary timetables. The Charity Commissi...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list each of the organisations that have been added to the Home Office's skilled worker register of sponsors since July 2024.
Answer: We do not publish the date when a sponsor is granted their licence.However, the sponsorship transparency data, which can be found at: Migration transparency data - GOV.UK, provides data on the number of new sponsor applications made in each route and the ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve co-ordination between local authorities and the police in relation to (a) unauthorised traveller encampments and (b) unauthorised traveller development.
Answer: The Government expects police and local planning authorities to work proactively and collaboratively to respond to unauthorised encampments and unauthorised developments. Decisions on operational coordination and enforcement are a matter for the police an...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's tender, Provision of Asylum Support and Accommodation Services, Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-016078, is open to local authorities.
Answer: Yes, the Provision of Asylum Support and Accommodation Services (Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-016078) is open to local authorities to express an interest, in accordance with the instructions set out in the Prior Market Engagement Notice (PMEN). An assess...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Migration Partnerships: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 119316 on Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance, for what reason the amount of funding given to Strategic Migration Partnerships is deemed
Answer: Funding is allocated individually to each SMP and vary according to local operational pressures, delivery requirements, and regional arrangements. As these agreements are bespoke and subject to individual arrangements between the Home Office and the recip...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Migration Partnerships: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 119316 on Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance, what was the total spending on Strategic Migration Partnerships in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 20
Answer: The Home Office does not publish the amounts due to the sensitive nature of the grant scheme.Previous years funding can be found here Government Grants Data and Statistics Government grants data and statistics - GOV.UK.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 123202 on Asylum: Housing, if she will set out the timetable for selecting the local authorities to take place in the council-led asylum accom
Answer: We have committed to closing every asylum hotel, and work is well underway, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities. The Home Office are working with MHCLG to explore a model of asylum acco...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 122681 on Radicalism, if he will list the key partners who are assisting the review of the engagement principles.
Answer: This review is ongoing. As publicly set out in Protecting What Matters, published on 9th March 2026, we are consulting with other government departments and key partners relevant to counter-extremism work.
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: CostsHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Home Secretary's speech on immigration, published on 5 March 2026, if she will publish the (a) evidential basis and (b) breakdown of the costs of the £10 billion estimate for the
Answer: The methodology behind the figures cited in the Home Secretaries speech were published 5 March 2026, see here: Estimated lifetime net fiscal costs for care workers and their adult dependants - GOV.UK.Proposals for introducing an earned settlement model, a...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordReligious Buildings: RegistrationHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places of worship are currently certified under the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 according to records held by the Registrar General; whether there is breakdown the number of premis
Answer: There are currently 29340 places certified as a Place of Religious Worship in England and Wales in the records held by the Registrar General.The information held by the Registrar General is published on the government website and includes the denomination...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Order and Hate Crime Legislation ReviewHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 119311 on Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation Review, what information her Department holds on the number of Government-commissioned indep
Answer: It is up to each department to carry out due diligence when choosing to engage with any organisation or individual and, if asked, we will advise and share information to help others inform their decisions. As announced in the Protecting What Matters publi...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2026 to Question 124784 on Housing: Asylum, if he will place a copy of the expression of interest document in the Library.
Answer: We have committed to closing every asylum hotel, and work is well underway, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities. The Home Office are working with MHCLG to explore a model of asylum acco...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any local authorities are currently participating in the local authority asylum accommodation pilot scheme.
Answer: We have committed to closing every asylum hotel, and work is well underway, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities. The Home Office are working with MHCLG to explore a model of asylum acco...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 124784, on Housing: Asylum, whether funding for the pilots has now been (a) allocated or (b) provided to specific local authorities.
Answer: We have committed to closing every asylum hotel, and work is well underway, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities. The Home Office are working with MHCLG to explore a model of asylum acco...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 124784, on Housing: Asylum, whether council participation in the pilots requires approval of councillors.
Answer: We have committed to closing every asylum hotel, and work is well underway, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities. The Home Office are working with MHCLG to explore a model of asylum acco...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 124784, on Housing: Asylum, how many local authorities replied to the expression of interest on the new asylum accommodation models.
Answer: We have committed to closing every asylum hotel, and work is well underway, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities. The Home Office are working with MHCLG to explore a model of asylum acco...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Home Office press release, 15 April 2026, on Asylum hotels close as government scales up use of large sites, what recent statistics her department has collated and now holds on (
Answer: This Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. We have already reduced the number of asylum seekers in asylum hotels by 35% in the past year (to the end of March 2026) and overall asylum...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average number of asylum seekers accommodated in an asylum hotel in each year from 2020.
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on a quarterly basis detailing the number of supported asylum seekers accommodated including numbers accommodated in hotels. These statistics can be found in at Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK Asylum...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: EspionageCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6858More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral statement of 18 November 2025, Official Report, Column 613, on China Espionage: Government Security Response, whether there is a published document for the Counter Political Interferen
Answer: No, the Counter-Political Interference and Espionage Action Plan has not been published.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim HostilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026, to Question 199, whether the National Crime Agency will be adopting the anti-Muslim hostility definition.
Answer: The government encourages the adoption of the definition across the public, private and third sectors, and them to consider how this definition applies in their contexts. The government will refer to the definition when developing and revising relevant po...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 16 April 2026, to Question 125400, on Asylum: Finance, and the statement that the grant is not intended to meet full costs, whether an assessment has been made of what
Answer: The Asylum Dispersal Grant supports local authorities with a contribution to the costs and pressures of accommodating asylum seekers across all eligible accommodation types in their area. The grant is not intended to meet full costs, but to provide a cont...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
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