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34 records where David Simmonds is listed as a sponsor, author, or other actor. Search with topics and years

Question· Written questionUIN 22098answered

Council Tax

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to address increases in the average rate of council tax across (a) Band D and (b) other Bands for those not on local council tax support.

Question· Written questionUIN 22084answered

Local Government: Workplace Pensions

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of (i) Local Government Pension Schemes, and (ii) asset pools which have adopted investment policies which divest in (a) firms

Question· Written questionUIN 22085answered

Council Tax: Concessions

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of people qualify for the single person council tax discount in (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27; and what estimate she has made of the aggregate value of

Question· Written questionUIN 22089answered

Electronic Cigarettes: Shops

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Prime Minister's article entitled High streets have lost their buzz - local people must be ones to get it back, published in the Daily Mirror of 10 August 2

Question· Written questionUIN 22091answered

Electronic Cigarettes: Shops

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2026 to Question 17622 on Shops: Planning Permission and with reference to the 10 Downing Street press release entitled PM vows to save hollowed

Question· Written questionUIN 22092answered

Electronic Cigarettes: Shops

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2026, to Question 17622 on Shops: Planning Permission and with reference to the 10 Downing Street press release entitled PM vows to save hollowe

Question· Written questionUIN 22095answered

Urban Areas: Planning Permission

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the No10 press release entitled PM vows to save hollowed out high streets with crackdown on vape and betting shops, 10 August 2026, whether an impact assessment

Question· Written questionUIN 22102answered

Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026, to Question 18022, on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, whether her Department has assumed a 5% + £300 a year increase, acr

Question· Written questionUIN 19149answered

Council Tax: Surcharges

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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

Question· Written questionUIN 19147answered

Council Tax: Valuation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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, fo

Question· Written questionUIN 19141answered

Council Tax: Valuation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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,

Question· Written questionUIN 19148answered

Religious Buildings: Business Rates

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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

Question· Written questionUIN 19146answered

Council Tax: Valuation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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

Question· Written questionUIN 19145answered

Council Tax: Valuation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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.

Question· Written questionUIN 19144answered

Licensed Premises: Business Rates

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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.

Question· Written questionUIN 19143answered

Retail Trade: Business Rates

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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.

Bill· Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)Bill 4200open

Welfare Reform Bill

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2026

A Bill to make provision to restrict eligibility for the Personal Independence Payment for those with certain mental health conditions; to require that assessments for certain welfare benefits are conducted face to face; to make provision to restrict the eligibility of persons who are not British citizens to claim welfare benefits; to make provision about fit notes in connection with welfare benefits; to provide for a two child limit on the child element of universal credit; and for connected purposes.