David Simmonds (25892)
This page contains possible times in debates that David Simmonds may have disclosed an interest.
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2024-07-23: Match score 96%
May I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests?
2024-01-17: Match score 94%
May I start by drawing the Committee’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests?
2023-12-12: Match score 88%
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
2024-02-07: Match score 88%
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
2024-09-12: Match score 66%
I declare my interest as the husband of an NHS doctor; I also served as a non-executive director of my local NHS trust
2023-12-13: Match score 64%
I represent a constituency in which there are five independent fee-paying schools, which have certainly been in contact with me to raise their concerns about the Opposition’s proposal. Every secondary school that serves my constituency, including the state-funded ones, is an independent school, because they are all academies. Every special educational needs and disability school that serves my constituency is an independent school, including those that have never been part of the state sector but came into existence as charitable organisations with a view to providing specialist SEND services. There are even stables in this country that provide equine therapy to non-verbal autistic children that, because they serve more than one child, are registered as independent schools with Ofsted.
2024-09-11: Match score 63%
A couple of Members touched on personal evacuation plans. A consultation took place in 2022, in which a wide variety of stakeholders were invited to express their views. A key concern raised by the Local Government Association—I declare an interest as a parliamentary vice-president of that organisation—was that current legislation implies that there is a duty on local authorities and social housing providers to anticipate, without having to be asked or informed by residents, the needs of those who may require special arrangements for evacuation in the event of an emergency. It is clear from feedback across the sector that, where there is no expectation that a tenant or an occupier will advise a particular individual or authority, that presents a significant challenge. I suggest to Ministers that as they bring forward the Government’s response, that issue is addressed with a high degree of clarity, so that everybody knows their responsibilities and where they stand.
2023-11-30: Match score 62%
Every country in the developed world has faced a similar set of challenges around interest rates and costs of living. We all know what the reasons are: the impact of covid and the impact of rising US interest rates, which set basic interest rates and mortgage rates across the whole of the developed world. However, as my hon. Friend the Member for West Worcestershire (Harriett Baldwin) said, the turning point has clearly been reached. Most of us can see and feel in our constituencies the signs of a return to growth and a sense of prosperity. The fact that wages are now rising ahead of inflation is hugely significant to the living standards of all people, but especially to those on lower incomes the measures I am here to support today are incredibly important. I commend the Treasury team for bringing them forward.