David Simmonds MP: votes, interests and costs
David Simmonds represents Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner in the House of Commons for Conservative and has done since 12 December 2019. Current post: Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing and Communities), held since 6 November 2024.
Offices and committees
David Simmonds holds these 2 posts, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 6 November 2024 | Current |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 19 July 2024 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Committee of Selection | 8 September 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 19 July 2024 | 6 November 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Representation of the People Bill | 11 March 2026 | 16 April 2026 |
| English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill | 15 September 2025 | 28 October 2025 |
| Planning and Infrastructure Bill | 24 April 2025 | 22 May 2025 |
| Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill | 4 December 2024 | 12 December 2024 |
| Renters’ Rights Bill | 16 October 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Prison Media Bill | 15 May 2024 | 22 May 2024 |
| Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill | 8 May 2024 | 15 May 2024 |
| Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill | 8 May 2024 | 15 May 2024 |
| Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill | 1 May 2024 | 8 May 2024 |
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 24 April 2024 | 1 May 2024 |
| Finance Bill | 10 January 2024 | 16 January 2024 |
| Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill | 3 May 2023 | 23 May 2023 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 934cef335b35.
Register of interests
David Simmonds has 7 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 21 October 2020 and the latest on 23 June 2026. By category: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (3), Miscellaneous (3), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Kamal Pankhania, Chief Executive Officer, Westcombe Group Ltd - £1,200.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Guest at his table, including hospitality, at the British Asian Trust awards fundraising event, Peninsula Hotel, London
- Value of the benefit: £1,200.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-09
- Name of the donor: Kamal Pankhania, Chief Executive Officer, Westcombe Group Ltd
- Status of the donor: Individual
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £9,945.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: The services of a Policy Adviser for one day per week, (estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £9,945.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-12-31
- Name of the donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £3,250.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: The services of a Policy Adviser for one day per week (value is estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £3,250.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-03-31
- Name of the donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £9,750.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: The services of a Policy Adviser for 1 day per week, (estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £9,750.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-04-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-04-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-31
- Name of the donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Parliamentary Vice-President of London Councils. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-06-10
- Name of the donor: London Councils
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Unpaid board member, Localis
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2019-06-22
- Name of the donor: Localis, 1-45 Durham Street, London SE11 5JH
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
An unpaid Vice-President of the Local Government Association (LGA).
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2020-10-19
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £238,409 for David Simmonds in 2024-25 against a budget of £268,550. The figure for 2023-24 was £211,579. IPSA lists office spending of £13,447 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £238,408.55 | £211,579.39 | £188,782.27 |
| Office costs: spent | £13,447.17 | £8,599.97 | £16,119.47 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £1,031.33 | £1,607.07 | £1,601.81 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £36,550, staffing £268,550, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (permanent part time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
David Simmonds is recorded voting in 491 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 49 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 20 October 2026 David Simmonds voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading No; Programme Motion No |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye; New Clause 7 Aye; Amendment 32 Aye; Amendment 51 Aye; New Clause 21 Aye; Amendment 47 Aye; Amendment 4 Aye; Amendment 52 Aye; Amendment 23 Aye |
| 15 October 2026 | Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment: Teller for the Ayes |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax Teller for the Ayes; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants Teller for the Ayes |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 Teller for the Ayes; New Clause 25 Teller for the Ayes |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: No |
| 10 September 2026 | Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: Aye |
| 7 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145: Aye |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading No; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye; Amendment 199 Aye |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: Aye |
| 6 July 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1: Teller for the Noes |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 1,103 written questions have been tabled by David Simmonds, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Recreation Spaces: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20294, on Recreation Spaces: Planning Permission, if she will place in the Library a copy of the survey sent to stakeholde …
Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20159 on Council Tax, if she will make it her policy to provide additional financial flexibility and funding to the six cou …
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20159, on Council tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, and of 9 September 2026, to Question 20138, on council tax, wha …
Local Government Finance: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2026, to Question 28983, on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Greater London A …
Anti-Muslim Hostility
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which organisations within the (i) public, (ii) private and (iii) voluntary sector her Department has (a) engaged with to date and (b) intends to engage with on the adoption of t …
Office for Equality and Opportunity
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role Ministers in the Office for Equality and Opportunity have in policy development and decisions on faith and belief; and whether Equalities Ministers attend MHCLG Ministe …
Local Government Finance: City of Westminster and Wandsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2026, to Question 28983, on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, whether her Department has received representations from the H …
Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to introduce new policies to allow councils to address the frustration of planning enforcement through the sub-division of land.
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the London Plan policy on Strategic Industrial Land on housebuilding in London.
Angela Rayner: Business Interests
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the (a) Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and (b) the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team on the publication of her memoir; and …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 66c0a92a6b30. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by David Simmonds.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner returned David Simmonds with a majority of 7,581: 21,366 votes, 45.4% of those cast, against 13,785 for Tony Gill. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.