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Information between 3rd February 2026 - 13th February 2026

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Division Votes
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
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
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
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
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


Speeches
Simon Hoare speeches from: Standards in Public Life
Simon Hoare contributed 1 speech (158 words)
Monday 9th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
Simon Hoare speeches from: Lord Mandelson
Simon Hoare contributed 13 speeches (2,546 words)
Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office


Written Answers
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.

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.

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.

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.




Simon Hoare mentioned

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4 Feb 2026, 2:46 p.m. - House of Commons
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Simon Hoare MP (North Dorset, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
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
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
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
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


Parliamentary Debates
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



Select Committee Documents
Thursday 12th February 2026
Special Report - 3rd Special Report - The Government’s new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland: Government Response

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Found: Alliance; Lagan Valley) Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party; Belfast South and Mid Down) Simon Hoare

Wednesday 11th February 2026
Report - 5th Report - Elections within the House of Commons

Procedure Committee

Found: must be given every opportunity to know about candidates standing for positions”.120 Indeed, Simon Hoare

Monday 9th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office relating to the Civil Service Pensions Scheme recovery plan, 02 February 2026

Public Accounts Committee

Found: Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary CC: Simon Hoare

Monday 9th February 2026
Report - 1st Report - Appointment of an Electoral Commissioner

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Found: and Camberwell Green) Stephen Gethins MP (Scottish National Party; Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Simon Hoare

Monday 9th February 2026
Report - 3rd Report - Operation Kenova: naming Stakeknife

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Found: Alliance; Lagan Valley) Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party; Belfast South and Mid Down) Simon Hoare

Wednesday 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - InterTradeIreland

Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Found: Q110 Simon Hoare: Good morning.

Wednesday 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Intertrade UK

Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Found: Q110 Simon Hoare: Good morning.

Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - Local Government Association, National Association of Local Councils, and Solace

Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Simon Hoare (Chair); Richard Baker; Markus Campbell- Savours; Charlotte




Simon Hoare - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 11th February 2026 9 a.m.
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Intertrade UK

Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - InterTradeIreland

Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - Local Government Association, National Association of Local Councils, and Solace

Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sir Iain Livingstone, relating to questioning of agent Stakeknife by Operation Kenova officers, dated 20 January 2026.

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Written Evidence - Matrix - The Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel
EGNI0027 - Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors

Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to and from Network Rail, relating to the evidence session on 29 October, dated 23 January.

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to and from Swansea Bay University Health Board, relating to the inquiry into Prisons, Probation, and Rehabilitation in Wales, dated 8 January.

Welsh Affairs Committee
Monday 9th February 2026
Report - 3rd Report - Operation Kenova: naming Stakeknife

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Monday 9th February 2026
Report - 1st Report - Appointment of an Electoral Commissioner

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Northern Ireland Office Supplementary Estimates Memorandum 2025-26

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Northern Ireland Office Supplementary Estimates Memorandum 2025-26 - Annex A

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Northern Ireland Office Supplementary Estimates Memorandum 2025-26 - Annex B

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport relating to gambling policy in Northern Ireland, dated 16 January and 2 February 2026.

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Scarlets Supporters Trust, relating to the evidence session on 21 January

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from CF10 Rugby Trust, relating to the evidence session on 21 January

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Ospreys Supporters Club, relating to the evidence session on 21 January

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Lord Harrington, relating to the inquiry Promoting Wales for Inward Investment, dated 22 January

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to and from S4C, relating to the evidence session on 14 January, dated 3 February and 6 February

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to and from Natural Resources Wales, relating to the inquiry The environmental and economic legacy of Wales’ industrial past, dated 27 January

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Dragons Official Supporters Club, relating to the evidence session on 21 January

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Oral Evidence - 2026-02-11 14:30:00+00:00

Welsh Affairs Committee
Thursday 12th February 2026
Special Report - 3rd Special Report - The Government’s new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland: Government Response

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Monday 23rd February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chair to Wrexham Council, relating to cross-border education between England and Wales, dated 12 February 2026

Welsh Affairs Committee
Monday 23rd February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chair to Powys Council, relating to cross-border education between England and Wales, dated 12 February 2026

Welsh Affairs Committee
Monday 23rd February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chair to Monmouthshire Council, relating to cross-border education between England and Wales, dated 12 February 2026

Welsh Affairs Committee
Monday 23rd February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chair to Flintshire Council, relating to cross-border education between England and Wales, dated 12 February 2026

Welsh Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Written Evidence - Solace
PEW0036 - Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK

Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2025-26 - Cabinet Office

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2025-26 - The Statistics Board

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Written Evidence - Local Government Association (LGA)
PEW0035 - Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK

Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2025-26 - Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO)

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2025-26 - Civil Superannuation

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2025-26 - Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Penny Young, Interim Chair, UK Statistics Authority on the Review of Board Effectiveness report, dated 12.2.26

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Darren Tierney, Permanent secretary, Office for National Statistics on ONS update on progress and plans, dated 12.2.26

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Paula Sussex, Ombudsman and Chair, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on the Government’s decision in response to PHSO's Women’s State Pension Age Investigation report, dated 13.2.26

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government relating to the Local Regeneration Fund, dated 6 and 17 February 2026

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with Minister for Devolution, Faith and Communities relating to Leveling Up Fund, and VAT rules, dated 3 and 13 February 2026.

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Written Evidence - Dr Jonny Byrne (Independent Reviewer of the exercised powers under the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 and of National Security Arrangements)
PSNI0028 - Policing and security in Northern Ireland

Policing and security in Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Memorandum on the Wales Office 2025-26 Supplementary Estimates

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to and from Welsh Rugby Union, regarding follow up from the 21 January evidence session, dated 28 January and 12 February 2026

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Annex to Memorandum on the Wales Office 2025-26 Supplementary Estimates

Welsh Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Daniel Greenberg CB, and Paula Sussex CBE

Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Oral Evidence - John Pullinger CB, and Ed Humpherson CB

Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Thursday 26th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Electoral Commission - Supplementary Estimates Memorandum 2025-26

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Thursday 26th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) - Supplementary Estimate 2025-26

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Thursday 26th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) to Mr Speaker, regarding Supplementary Estimate 2025-26 dated 5 November 2025

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Thursday 26th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Chief Secretary to the Speaker's Committees on Supplementary Estimates 25-26, dated 19 January 2026

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Thursday 26th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Electoral Commission - Supplementary Estimate 2025-26

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission


Select Committee Inquiry
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.