Information between 3rd February 2026 - 13th February 2026
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3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 97 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104 |
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4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 98 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 143 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 90 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Simon Hoare voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 92 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107 |
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Simon Hoare speeches from: Standards in Public Life
Simon Hoare contributed 1 speech (158 words) Monday 9th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Simon Hoare speeches from: Lord Mandelson
Simon Hoare contributed 13 speeches (2,546 words) Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset) Monday 9th February 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has has made of the levels of repairs to churches which will not proceed as a result of VAT changes. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Department conducted an evaluation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. The evaluation included an extensive survey of current and past scheme users and is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-listed-places-of-worship-scheme-final-report. 80% of respondents said that they would still have carried out the work without the rebate, Of these, 15% would have carried out works in the same way, 34% would have carried out works but delayed, 15% would have carried out works but been more economical, and 16% would have delayed and been more economical.
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Places of Worship Renewal Fund: VAT
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset) Monday 9th February 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the increase in funding for places of worship is expected to be used to cover VAT costs. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Places of Worship Renewal Fund is a capital fund, meaning it will award grants for projects to cover capital works, rather than just the VAT element. Further details on the Places of Worship Renewal Fund specific criteria, application process and funding allocation will be announced in due course.
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Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: VAT Exemptions
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset) Monday 9th February 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the net cost of benefit of (a) removing the VAT exemption on places of worship repairs and (b) increasing the Listed Places of Worship Grant scheme. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Department conducted an evaluation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. The evaluation included an extensive survey of current and past scheme users and is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-listed-places-of-worship-scheme-final-report. The evaluation did not estimate the net cost of benefit of (a) removing the VAT exemption on places of worship repairs and (b) increasing the Listed Places of Worship Grant scheme. Our evaluation showed that while it had many benefits, 80% of respondents said that they would still have carried out the work without the rebate. As we look towards a new fiscal period and the evolving needs of our community, it is essential that government support is deployed to the areas where it can have the greatest impact and where it is needed most. Over the next four years, the Places of Worship Renewal Fund will invest £92 million capital funding into listed places of worship and is designed to ensure that taxpayer funding is targeted more effectively toward the preservation of our heritage assets. |
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Places of Worship Renewal Fund: VAT
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset) Monday 9th February 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of places of worship liable for VAT on repairs in comparison to the number who will receive a grant to cover this additional cost from the listed Places of Worship fund. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Listed Places of Worship Scheme was run on a first come first served basis. The new Places of Worship Scheme will instead target funding at areas of the most need, and Places of Worship will go through a proportionate application process. We are currently designing the criteria with experts from the sector, and have not made an estimate of numbers eligible, which will partly depend on the size of grants applied for. The fund will deliver £92 million over 4 years.
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4 Feb 2026, 2:46 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Simon Hoare I think, Mr. Speaker, we usually prefer that matters relating to to those other things " Simon Hoare MP (North Dorset, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Feb 2026, 2:46 p.m. - House of Commons "for thou Bar of the House Simon Hoare. >> I. " Simon Hoare MP (North Dorset, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Feb 2026, 2:53 p.m. - House of Commons "take care of time. >> Simon Hoare conscious of that. I agree with my hon. Friend, let me conclude with my two asks of the " Simon Hoare MP (North Dorset, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Feb 2026, 2:37 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Simon Hoare indeed. Madam Deputy Speaker, it's a pleasure to follow the hon. Gentleman, the Member for " Matt Bishop MP (Forest of Dean, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Feb 2026, 4:44 p.m. - House of Commons " Select Committee Chair Simon Hoare. >> Could I ask. The Chief Secretary of the following points? >> He said in answer to an earlier question, the documentation would " Simon Hoare MP (North Dorset, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Lord Mandelson
523 speeches (54,989 words) Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Lab - Torfaen) Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare) on the importance of the amendment, which I will come back to in - Link to Speech 2: Andrew Lewin (Lab - Welwyn Hatfield) Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare); the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, my right hon. - Link to Speech 3: Chris Ward (Lab - Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven) Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare), who got the tone exactly right, asked a number of serious questions - Link to Speech |
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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 John Pullinger CB - Chair of the Electoral Commission Ed Humpherson CB - Head of 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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Wednesday 25th February 2026 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Housing and homelessness in Wales At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Lauren Caley - Policy and Campaigns at Shelter Cymru Katie Dalton - Director at Cymorth Cymru Dr Steffan Evans - CEO at Bevan Foundation Debbie Thomas - Head of Policy and Communications (Wales) at Crisis View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 4th March 2026 9 a.m. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Work of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland At 9:30am: Oral evidence Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at Northern Ireland Office Matthew Patrick MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at Northern Ireland Office Julie Harrison - Permanent Secretary at Northern Ireland Office Fleur Johnson - Windsor Framework Director at Cabinet Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 3rd March 2026 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Cabinet Office At 10:00am: Oral evidence Catherine Little CB - Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office Caroline Patterson - Chief Financial Officer at Cabinet Office David Foley - Chief Executive at Infected Blood Compensation Authority Angela MacDonald - Second Permanent Secretary at HM Revenue and Customs Ellen Atkinson - Acting Director General of Propriety and Ethics at Cabinet Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
| Select Committee Inquiry |
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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. |