David Simmonds

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Parking: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with local authorities on powers to enforce parking restrictions for disabled bays.

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tower Hamlets Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the status is of the best value intervention in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets; and what discussions she has had with local hon. Members on that intervention since 4 Ju

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Dwelling Management Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues on the use of Empty Dwelling Management Orders by local authorities.

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on allowing (a) social housing providers to increase social rents above inflation and (b) backdated rent increases to offset below-inflation rents set under th

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Asylum and Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on (a) irregular migrants and (b) asylum seekers applying for social housing.

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3252 on Housing: Construction, whether the 1.5 million new homes target is a net or gross figure, in the context of (a) dem

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3252 on Housing: Construction, whether her target to build 1.5 million homes in this Parliament will be measured by housing

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her target to build 1.5 million homes in this Parliament applies only to England.

12 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to (a) increase and (b) discontinue business rate reliefs in 2025-26.

12 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to (a) increase and (b) uprate the business rate multipliers for 2025-26.

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Regulations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 1 August 2024 to Question 1525 on Building Regulations, whether she plans to make deregulatory changes in any policy areas to help increase housebuildin

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations her Department has received on the potential impact of (a) 50% new town and (b) 40% Green Belt affordable quotas on the viability of building 1.5 million hom

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Regulations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to raise awareness of the new building regulations coming into effect from October 2024.

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

South Cambridgeshire District Council: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the status of the best value intervention is in relation to South Cambridgeshire District Council on its plans for a four day week.

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received representations on abolishing the Right to Buy from (a) the Mayor of London, (b) London Boroughs, (c) the London Councils organisation and (d)

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pedestrian Areas: Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues on (a) smoking and non-smoking provisions in the model conditions and (b) other aspects of pavement licences.

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3109 on Health, whether she plans to use the planning system to regulate the (a) sale of hot food and (b) type of food offe

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many dwellings claim the council tax exemption for probate in each local billing authority in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what the estimated c

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many total Right to Buy sales there were in each local housing authority in each year since 2010-11; and what the average value of the discount was in each such authority in

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3408 on National Security, what her Department's timetable is for developing proposals on (a) strengthening democracy and (

12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2024, to Question 3008, on New Towns: Disclosure of Information, for what reason she has not provided the information requested.

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Single People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the value of the council tax single person discount on a Band D home is in each local billing authority in England in 2024-25; how many households claim that discount in eac

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral answer of 2 September 2024 from the Minister for Democracy and Local Growth, Official Report, Column 24, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals

11 Sep 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Night-time Economy: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) special advisers in her Department have (a) met and (b) corresponded with the Mayor of London's Night Czar on the issue of London's night-time economy since

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pentland Communications and Sovereign Strategy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2024 to Question 2973 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pentland Communications and Sovereign Strategy, for what rea

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2451 on Housing: Construction, what recent estimate she has made of the number of new homes that will be needed each year t

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Councillors

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Ministers in her Department have met with Conservative councillors since 4 July 2024.

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information (a) her Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate holds on which local authorities have (i) slowed and (ii) stopped house building due to nutrient neutrality

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Civic Dignitaries and Members: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2313 on Members: Age, whether she plans to lower the candidacy age to 16 for (a) Members of Parliament, (b) elected Mayors,

11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on building new homes on land designated for strategic industrial locations.