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
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading No 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Teller 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Teller 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 Teller 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No vote 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 Teller 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 No 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 Aye 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 Aye 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 Aye 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part No 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 Aye 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 Aye 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part No 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 Aye 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Aye 185–344

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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