Written questions

David Simmonds

960 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Voting Methods

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 84203 on Voting Methods, whether the Electoral Commission was consulted by the

10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Elections: Monitoring

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has issued guidance to Returning Officers on whether election observers can raise points of concern

10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Elections: Monitoring

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's document entitled Accredited Observer Organisations, published in February 2026, for wh

10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Elections: Local Government

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 102773 on Local Government: Elections, whether the Parliamentary Parties Panel

10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Electoral Register

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's report entitled Automatic registration pilots evaluation, published in December 2025, h

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner of 11 November 2025.

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Children: Poland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 110482, on Poland: Children, what steps his Department has taken to ensure enforcement of return orders in cases of international parental child abduction in

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Children: Poland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 110482 on Poland: Children, what role his Department plays in international parental child abduction cases in Poland.

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 11 February 2026, to Question 110483, on Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders, what assessment he has made of the validity of Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders from Po

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his assessment is of the effectiveness of Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with her Polish counterparts on Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders.

3 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Poland: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her Polish counterpart on outstanding cases of children abducted from the UK to Poland.

29 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Council Tax: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Council Tax Valuation Operating System Evaluation, published by the Valuation Office Agency on 20 January 2026, what are the new geospatial tools, and which datasets is it populated with.

29 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026, to Question 104894, on business rates, and to the answer of 6 January 2025, to Question 20948, on Business Rates: Greater London, whether the Chief Statistician of the Valu

29 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Council Tax: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total budget for the Valuation Office Agency's Council Tax Valuation Operating System; and which contractors are being used to deliver the project.

29 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Hotels: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Treasury Select Committee, Work of HM Revenue and Customs - Oral evidence, HC 416, 13 January 2026, Question 480, what number and proportion of hotels have seen their Rateable Value increase above the

29 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Music Venues and Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the business rate information letter, 1/2026: Pubs and live music venues relief 2026 to 2027, whether the new relief is subject to a state aid cap for chain pubs; and whether it will apply to venues subje

29 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Music Venues and Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the business rate information letter entitled 1/2026: Pubs and live music venues relief 2026 to 2027, of 27 January 2026, what the cost is of the new relief in (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028