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Written questions by Simmonds.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by David Simmonds this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (874)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (428)Home Office (201)Treasury (104)Department of Health and Social Care (20)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (20)Department for Transport (17)Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (16)Cabinet Office (13)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (11)Ministry of Justice (9)Department for Business and Trade (7)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (6)

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15 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
Asked

Pursuant to the answer of 31 March 2026, to Question 122681, on Radicalism, if she will list the key partners who are being consulted.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
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Pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 7457, on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group, and to Question 8184, on Home Office: Greenpeace, for what reason the Government has stated (a) it does not engage with MEND, CAGE, the Muslim Association of Britain or the Muslim Council of Britain, but (b) does not comment on non-engagement policies with specific individuals or groups.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
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Pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026, to Question 8186, on Treasury: Mayor of Greater Manchester, if she will place in the Library copies of the correspondence from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
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Pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2027, to Question 7200, on Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance, why the publication of the aggregate spending across all partnerships is deemed to be sensitive.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
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Pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 7805, on Asylum: Housing, whether any local authorities have expressed an interest in the engagement notice.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
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Pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026, to Question 6854, on Home Office: Public Consultation, and with reference to the answer of 17 March 2026, to Question 118753, on Muslim Council of Britain, whether the Home Office as a government department (a) substantively reads and (b) gives any weight to, written representations sent into Home Office consultations from the Muslim Council of Britain, given the Home Office policy of non-engagement with the MCB.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
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With reference to the answer of 17 September 2024, to Question 5223, on Council Tax: Wales, whether an external firm has been commissioned to assist on council tax automated valuation model or computer assisted mass appraisal development.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
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Pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026, to Question 9591, on Business Rates: Retail Trade, what the evidential basis is for the total business rate bills paid by the retail sector in 2026-27 compared to 2025-26.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
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What statistics are collated from local authorities on the number of licensed premises under the Licensing Act 2003.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
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Whether the Government contributes to the European Programme for Integration and Migration.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
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With reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 126749, on Council Tax: Surcharges, what the evidential basis is for residential dwellings being liable for both taxes, including the proposed higher level for foreign owners under the new surcharge.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
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Pursuant to the answer of 12 June 2026, to Question 6860, on Asylum: Hotels, if she will publish a precise figure for the number of asylum hotels in operation in each month since July 2024, and the number of asylum seekers housed in asylum hotels in each of those months.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
Asked

Pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 7805, on Asylum: Housing, whether any local authorities are currently contracted with the Home Office to provide asylum accommodation services.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Home Office·Pending
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Pursuant to the answer of 12 June 2026, to Question 6853, on Asylum: Hillingdon, for what reason her Department only publishes details of asylum grant per council in historic Cabinet Office grant data for previous years, and does not publish current year funding in the year of its allocation.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
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Whether there is a special category code which the HMRC Valuation Office uses to categorise places of worship for business rate liability or whether places of worship are exempt from the valuation process; and what processes are used for valuing places of worship which are not certified under the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
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What estimate has the HMRC Valuation Office made of the estimated (a) number and (b) proportion of council tax appeals that will be (i) submitted and (ii) accepted, on the new council tax valuation list in Wales, following the council tax revaluation in Wales.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
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What the proposed publication date by the HMRC Valuation Office for the draft council tax valuation list in Wales is, following the council tax revaluation.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
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With reference to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 124647, on Licensing Premises: Business Rates, what special category code the HMRC Valuation Office uses for the business rates valuation of a wine bar.

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Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
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Pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026, to Question 10763, on Council tax: valuation, if she will place in the Library a copy of HMRC Valuation Office’s guidance on (a) site visits, and (b) requests for information, for council tax valuations.

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Awaiting answer.

14 Jul 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending
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Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84211 on Peatlands: Controlled Burning, (a) what advice the Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council has provided and (b) what assessment has been made by her Department in relation to potential wild fire risks on Dartmoor from changes proposed by Natural England to grazing practices.

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Awaiting answer.

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