Official portrait of David Simmonds

David Simmonds

Conservative MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, since 12 December 2019

Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

David Simmonds is the Conservative MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the roles of Opposition Whip (Commons), and Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing and Communities).

Scorecard

79.0% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
382 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 72 as teller
121 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
2 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
7 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
441 Debates spoken in 960 written questions tabled

Ranked 196 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 Teller 277–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 No vote 278–73
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 No vote 281–70
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 No 356–90
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 No 301–157
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 No 300–101
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 Teller 291–174
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Teller 299–169
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Teller 307–176
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 290–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 292–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 No 300–149
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 286–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No 295–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 291–158
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence Aye 98–306
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas Aye 108–297
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 278–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 281–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No 280–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No 279–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 280–161
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans Aye 88–266
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty Aye 103–259
18 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 277–99

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£9,945

Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Policy Adviser for one day per week, (estimated), value £9,945
Date received: 1 April 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 1 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 2 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£9,750

Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Policy Adviser for 1 day per week, (estimated), value £9,750
Date received: 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 1 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 5 January 2026)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Policy Adviser for one day per week (value is estimated), value £3,250
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
Date accepted: 1 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 5 January 2026)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Kamal Pankhania, Chief Executive Officer, Westcombe Group Ltd
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Guest at his table, including hospitality, at the British Asian Trust awards fundraising event, Peninsula Hotel, London, value £1,200
Date received: 9 June 2026
Date accepted: 9 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 23 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Name of donor: Localis, 1-45 Durham Street, London SE11 5JH
Unpaid board member, Localis
Date interest arose: 22 June 2019
(Registered 22 April 2025)

On the register since 8 May 2026

Name of donor: London Councils
Parliamentary Vice-President of London Councils. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 10 June 2025
(Registered 24 June 2025)

On the register since 1 Jul 2025

An unpaid Vice-President of the Local Government Association (LGA).
Date interest arose: 19 October 2020
(Registered 21 October 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

441 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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