Information between 24th January 2026 - 3rd February 2026
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 80 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 310 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 82 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 378 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Youth Unemployment - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 89 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 287 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 91 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 294 Noes - 108 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Committee - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 80 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 310 |
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28 Jan 2026 - British Indian Ocean Territory - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 94 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 284 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Committee - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 82 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 378 |
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Simon Hoare speeches from: US Department of Justice Release of Files
Simon Hoare contributed 2 speeches (141 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Dental Services: Rural Areas
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset) Monday 2nd February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to help increase access to NHS dentistry in rural areas in (a) the next 12 months and (b) during this Parliament. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) Dental Statistics - England 2024/25, published by NHS Business Services Authority on 28 August 2025, is available at the following link: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202425 The data for the Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB), which includes the North Dorset constituency, shows that 34% of adults were seen by a National Health Service dentist in the previous 24 months up to June 2025, compared to 40% in England, and that 53% of children were seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 12 months up to June 2025, compared to 57% in England. We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist, particularly in more rural areas. We have asked ICBs to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent dental needs can get the treatment they require. ICBs have been making extra appointments available since April 2025. ICBs are recruiting dentists through the Golden Hello scheme. This recruitment incentive will see dentists receiving payments of £20,000 to work in those areas that need them most for three years. We are committed to delivering fundamental reform of the dental contract before the end of this Parliament. As a first step, on 16 December we published the Government’s response to the public consultation on quality and payment reforms to the NHS dental contract. The changes will be introduced from April 2026. These reforms will put patients with the greatest need first, incentivising urgent care and complex treatments. Further information is available at the following website:
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Dental Services: North Dorset
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset) Monday 2nd February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the provision of NHS dentistry in North Dorset constituency compared to the national average. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) Dental Statistics - England 2024/25, published by NHS Business Services Authority on 28 August 2025, is available at the following link: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202425 The data for the Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB), which includes the North Dorset constituency, shows that 34% of adults were seen by a National Health Service dentist in the previous 24 months up to June 2025, compared to 40% in England, and that 53% of children were seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 12 months up to June 2025, compared to 57% in England. We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist, particularly in more rural areas. We have asked ICBs to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent dental needs can get the treatment they require. ICBs have been making extra appointments available since April 2025. ICBs are recruiting dentists through the Golden Hello scheme. This recruitment incentive will see dentists receiving payments of £20,000 to work in those areas that need them most for three years. We are committed to delivering fundamental reform of the dental contract before the end of this Parliament. As a first step, on 16 December we published the Government’s response to the public consultation on quality and payment reforms to the NHS dental contract. The changes will be introduced from April 2026. These reforms will put patients with the greatest need first, incentivising urgent care and complex treatments. Further information is available at the following website:
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Dental Services
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset) Monday 2nd February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of people have an NHS dentist in (a) urban (b) suburban and (c) rural areas in the latest period for which data is available. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may attend. Some dental practices may operate local waiting list arrangements. Data is not held on the percentage of people who have an NHS dentist and data is not available by urban, suburban, and rural areas. Dental Statistics - England 2024/25, published by NHS Business Services Authority on 28 August 2025, is available at the following link: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202425 In the 24 months to June 2025, 40% of adults in England saw an NHS dentist, and in the 12 months to June 2025, 57% of children in England saw an NHS dentist. In 2024/25, there were 50 dentists per 100,000 population on average across all ICBs in England. |
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Visas: Ukraine
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resource has been allocated to administer the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme in financial year (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27. Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) UKVI are currently assessing Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme (UPE) visas within the published processing times. Information on visa processing times can be found at Visa processing times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK Average processing times do not form part of any current transparency data for Ukraine Extension Permission applications and are not published. A range of processing data including case outcomes on Ukraine visa applications, can be found at: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK and Migration transparency data - GOV.UK Resourcing arrangements are flexible across all visa routes, with decision-makers deployed to different areas at different times of the year. This enables UKVI to meet peaks in demand and operate efficiently throughout the operational year. |
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Visas: Ukraine
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of visa applications under the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme are determined within eight weeks in the latest period for which data is available. Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) UKVI are currently assessing Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme (UPE) visas within the published processing times. Information on visa processing times can be found at Visa processing times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK Average processing times do not form part of any current transparency data for Ukraine Extension Permission applications and are not published. A range of processing data including case outcomes on Ukraine visa applications, can be found at: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK and Migration transparency data - GOV.UK Resourcing arrangements are flexible across all visa routes, with decision-makers deployed to different areas at different times of the year. This enables UKVI to meet peaks in demand and operate efficiently throughout the operational year. |
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Visas: Ukraine
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is to determine a visa extension under the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme. Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) UKVI are currently assessing Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme (UPE) visas within the published processing times. Information on visa processing times can be found at Visa processing times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK Average processing times do not form part of any current transparency data for Ukraine Extension Permission applications and are not published. A range of processing data including case outcomes on Ukraine visa applications, can be found at: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK and Migration transparency data - GOV.UK Resourcing arrangements are flexible across all visa routes, with decision-makers deployed to different areas at different times of the year. This enables UKVI to meet peaks in demand and operate efficiently throughout the operational year. |
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Visas: Ukraine
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset) Monday 2nd February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to families who are hosting Ukrainian citizens who need to extend their visas under the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme in financial year (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Sponsors/hosts of Homes for Ukraine guests are eligible for a thank you payment of £350 a month for the duration of a guests’ Homes for Ukraine visa period and for 18-months of the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme visa period.
The extension of thank you payments for 18-months of UPE provides time for guests and sponsors/hosts to plan for next steps, including securing independent accommodation if needed. Alternatively sponsors/hosts and guests may want to consider converting to a lodging arrangement and making use of the Government’s Rent a Room scheme. Where sponsors/hosts charge rent, they will not be eligible to receive a thank you payment. |
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2 Feb 2026, 5:15 p.m. - House of Commons "be some consequence. >> Chair of the Select Committee, Simon Hoare. >> Thank you, Madam Speaker. " Christine Jardine MP (Edinburgh West, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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US Department of Justice Release of Files
92 speeches (9,333 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Andy McDonald (Lab - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare); this House would be minded to bring forward legislation and to - Link to Speech |
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Regulation of the funeral industry - CBP-10475
Jan. 23 2026 Found: In January 2025, in a response to a question about licensing for the funeral industry tabled by Simon Hoare |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK At 10:00am: Oral evidence Councillor Matt Boughton - Chair of the LGA Safer and Stronger Communities Committee at Local Government Association, and Leader at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Councillor Iain Hamilton - Chair at National Association of Local Councils Kim Wright - Spokesperson on Leadership and Learning at Solace, and Chief Executive at Brent Council View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026 9 a.m. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors At 9:45am: Oral evidence The Rt Hon. the Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE - Chair at Intertrade UK At 10:15am: Oral evidence Colin McCabrey - Director of Trade at InterTradeIreland View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Secretary of State for Wales At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP - Secretary of State for Wales at Wales Office Anna McMorrin MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Wales Office Ciarán Hayes - Director at Wales Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026 9 a.m. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK At 10:00am: Oral evidence Sir John Pullinger CB - Chair at Electoral Commission Ed Humpherson - Head of Office at Office for Statistics Regulation At 11:00am: Oral evidence Daniel Greenberg CB - Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Paula Sussex CBE - Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 25th February 2026 9 a.m. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Policing and security in Northern Ireland At 9:30am: Oral evidence Sinead Simpson - Chief Executive at Northern Ireland Policing Board Mukesh Sharma MBE DL - Chair at Northern Ireland Policing Board Brendan Mullan - Vice-Chair at Northern Ireland Policing Board View calendar - Add to calendar |
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4 Feb 2026
Cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales Welsh Affairs Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 27 Mar 2026) Cross-border healthcare affects individuals living in both England and across Wales, who travel between the nations for GPs, specialist care, hospitals, and more. Cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales offer unique challenges, some of which the Welsh Affairs Committee heard during a one-off evidence session conducted in January 2025.
This inquiry is building on the Committee’s previous evidence session on cross-border healthcare to explore in greater depth the issues affecting patients. It will look at the progress that has been made with cross-border healthcare arrangements as well as identify areas of improvement. It will also seek to address the impact of recent policy healthcare announcements on cross-border healthcare arrangements.
Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry. |