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David Timothy Simmonds (born 1976) CBE is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner from 2019.[1][2] Simmonds was formerly a councillor on Hillingdon London Borough Council, having served from 1998 to 2022.[3] He has been Shadow Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government since July 2024.[4]

Key Information

Early life and career

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David Simmonds was born in 1976, the son of Rory and Veronica Simmonds. He attended Cardinal Newman RC School in Pontypridd, before going to Grey College, University of Durham, where he gained a BA. Simmonds gained a Postgraduate Certificate at Birkbeck College, University of London, and a Financial Planning Certificate from the Chartered Institute of Insurers (CII). His professional background is in financial services, where he worked for several high street banks after qualifying with the CII in 1997. He was a non-executive director at NHS Hillingdon.[5]

Political career

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Simmonds was elected as a Conservative councillor for the London Borough of Hillingdon in 1998, winning his seat in Cowley from the Labour Party.[6] From 2002 to 2022, he represented the borough's Ickenham ward.[7]

He has served in hung and majority administrations as a committee chairman and Cabinet Member, with responsibilities including planning, housing, social services, education and children's services. He led work for the Local Government Association in a number of high-profile areas including children's services, education, immigration and Brexit, serving as Conservative Group Leader and Deputy Chairman of the organisation representing councils. Simmonds was also Chairman of the Children and Young People Board from 2011 to 2015.[3]

His previous public service includes as Chairman of the National Employer's Organisation for Schoolteachers (NEOST) and of the European Federation of Education Employers (EFEE), as an active member of the Committee of the Regions and leader of the UK Conservative delegation there, and at the Congress of the Council of Europe.

He is known for his work on refugee children and led the implementation of the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (VPRS) with then-Home Secretary Theresa May to resettle vulnerable refugees to areas of the UK volunteering to take them in.

He served as Deputy Chairman and previously Treasurer of the Conservative Councillors Association, and served as an associate non-executive director in his local NHS and as a magistrate in North-West London. He stepped down as Deputy Leader of Hillingdon Council and as Deputy Chairman of the LGA following his election to Parliament. He was Deputy Leader of the council from 2002 to 2020, and Deputy Chairman of the LGA from 2015 to 2020.[3]

Parliamentary career

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At the 2001 general election, Simmonds stood as the Conservative candidate in Caerphilly, coming third with 11.4% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Wayne David and the Plaid Cymru candidate Lindsay Whittle.[8][9]

At the 2005 general election, he stood in Erewash, coming second with 30.4% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Liz Blackman.[10]

Simmonds was elected to Parliament as MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner at the 2019 general election with 55.6% of the vote and a majority of 16,394.[11][12] The constituency includes the Ickenham ward he represented as a councillor. Simmonds is a member of the Education Select Committee and the Finance Committee.

Simmonds is the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration, the APPG on Housing and Planning, the APPG for Social Workers, and the APPG for Airport Communities.[13]

On 7 July 2022, Simmonds was elected to the executive of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs.[14]

In February 2023, Simmonds was re-selected as the Conservative candidate for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner at the 2024 general election.[15]

Honours

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He was awarded a CBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours list.[16]

Personal life

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Simmonds is married to an NHS doctor, and has two children. He lists his recreations as travelling in Europe, wine and modern British prints.[17][18][3]

References

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David Simmonds (born 1976) is a British Conservative politician serving as the for , Northwood and since the . Prior to entering , he worked in for major banks after qualifying with the Chartered Insurance Institute in 1997, and served as a for the London of from 1998, becoming its Deputy Leader in 2002 with responsibility for and children's services, during which period over 90% of local schools achieved good or outstanding ratings. In , Simmonds has held shadow ministerial roles, including Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary for , Communities and from July to November 2024, and currently serves as Shadow Minister for Levelling Up, and Communities as well as an Opposition . He was appointed Commander of the (CBE) for services to . Simmonds has also been involved in international conservative networks, leading Conservative groups at the EU Committee of the Regions and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the , and holds positions such as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Councillors' Association, , and .

Early life and background

Education and early professional experience

David Simmonds was born on 22 February 1976 in , . He received his secondary education at a comprehensive school in , , before attending , where he obtained a BA , and , for a postgraduate certificate. Simmonds began his professional career in , working for several high street banks, which provided him with practical experience in economic management and private-sector operations. In 1997, he qualified as a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, underscoring his early focus on and financial prudence. Before formal political involvement, Simmonds served as a magistrate in North , a voluntary role that involved adjudicating minor criminal and family cases, highlighting his dedication to legal enforcement and community justice.

Local government career

Involvement in Hillingdon Council

David Simmonds was first elected as a Conservative to the in 1998, representing the ward at the age of 22, making him the youngest in at the time. This election marked his entry into local politics following early involvement in Conservative Party activities in the constituency. Simmonds maintained his seat through re-elections in the borough's cycles, including , , , , and , contributing to the Conservative group's consistent majority control of the council during this period. His sustained participation underscored grassroots efforts in building voter support in and surrounding areas, where the Conservative Party achieved strong local representation amid competition from Labour. He served continuously until 2022, when he stepped down following his election to in 2019. Throughout his tenure, Simmonds focused on constituency-level organizing, including campaigning on issues relevant to residents, which helped solidify the Conservative base in the area prior to his national role. This foundational involvement in local electoral politics provided a platform for ongoing Conservative successes in the borough.

Key leadership roles and policy focus

Simmonds served as Deputy Leader of Hillingdon London Borough Council from 2002 to 2019, concurrently holding cabinet portfolios for and children's services, where he oversaw strategic improvements in local outcomes. In these roles, he chaired committees and led initiatives to elevate service standards, including school improvement plans that emphasized data-driven enhancements in attainment and provision. Under Simmonds' oversight in education, achieved measurable progress, with over 90% of schools rated good or outstanding by , reflecting effective resource allocation toward raising pupil standards amid national pressures on local authority budgets. In children's services, his focus included early intervention programs and elevating care standards, contributing to borough-wide gains in child welfare metrics despite fiscal constraints from policies. These efforts demonstrated Conservative-led fiscal prudence, prioritizing outcome-based investments over expansive spending, which contrasted with broader narratives of systemic local underfunding by yielding sustained improvements in service delivery. Simmonds consistently critiqued national policies for imposing unfunded burdens on councils, particularly asylum and migration-related costs, which he quantified as creating a £5 million annual shortfall in Hillingdon—equivalent to the borough's entire libraries and culture budget—due to its proximity to Heathrow Airport and resultant high per-capita asylum seeker population. He advocated for full central reimbursement based on verifiable fiscal impacts, arguing that such transfers from national to local taxpayers undermined efficient council management without corresponding support, a position reinforced by Hillingdon's status as having the highest asylum seekers per resident among UK councils. This evidence-based stance highlighted causal links between policy decisions and local budget strains, defending Hillingdon's resource strategies as resilient under Conservative leadership.

Parliamentary career

2019 election and entry to Parliament

David Simmonds, then deputy leader of London Borough Council, was selected as the Conservative Party candidate for the , Northwood and constituency in the run-up to the , prevailing over challengers including fellow councillors Resham Kotecha and Ian Edwards. The selection capitalized on his longstanding involvement in local politics within the area, positioning him as a continuity candidate following the retirement of the incumbent Conservative MP , who had held the seat since 2005. The general took place on 12 2019 amid a national Conservative campaign emphasizing delivery and domestic infrastructure improvements. Simmonds won the seat with 29,391 votes, securing 55.1% of the valid vote share and a of 16,394—over twice the margin achieved by Hurd in 2017—against Labour's Peymana Assad, who polled 12,997 votes (24.4%). stood at 70.3%, reflecting heightened engagement in this suburban constituency characterized by middle-class demographics and proximity to key transport hubs like . Upon election, Simmonds entered as part of the Conservative majority government under , focusing initial efforts on constituency casework and advocacy for local priorities such as enhanced transport links and sustainable housing growth, while integrating these with national commitments to build 300,000 homes annually and invest in regional connectivity projects. He was sworn in shortly after the election results, beginning his tenure with representation of Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner's interests in Westminster committees and debates.

Committee roles and legislative contributions

Simmonds served on the Education Committee from March 2020 to October 2021, contributing to inquiries on children's social care and , including scrutiny of government reforms aimed at improving outcomes for vulnerable children through better integration of services. He also held membership in the Finance Committee from March 2020 to May 2024, focusing on fiscal scrutiny and public spending efficiency, and the Joint Committee on from June 2021 to March 2024, where he examined impacting family rights and asylum processes. Throughout his tenure, Simmonds participated in multiple bill committees, including the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee in September 2021, advocating for protections in university settings that aligned with empirical evidence on free expression's role in academic progress, and the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL] Committee in January 2022, addressing sustainability for public sector schemes amid rising costs. He intervened in debates on social care , such as the Westminster Hall discussion on a cross-government for children and families, emphasizing the need for targeted levelling up investments to address systemic inefficiencies in local authority spending rather than broad increases. In January 2024, he contributed to the third reading of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, calling for enhanced European cooperation on returns and legal routes to manage asylum pressures on local councils empirically strained by hotel placements costing over £8 million daily nationwide. Simmonds consistently voted in line with the Conservative government on key measures related to , , and , supporting reforms to streamline development while critiquing over-reliance on central funding that ignored local fiscal realities. His voting record reflected advocacy for evidence-based approaches to levelling up, opposing expansions of inefficient public expenditure in welfare and policy without corresponding productivity gains. In the Illegal Migration Bill consideration of Lords amendments, he stressed dismantling smuggling networks through enforcement rather than unchecked inflows exacerbating shortages. In the 4 July 2024 general election, Simmonds secured re-election in , Northwood and with 21,366 votes (45.4% share), holding the seat against Labour's 13,785 votes (29.3%), a result that defied the national Conservative defeat amid widespread losses. This outcome underscored local support for his focus on practical and funding reforms, including opposition to opaque reorganizations that risked escalating costs without service improvements.

Shadow ministerial positions since 2024

Following the Conservative Party's defeat in the July 2024 , Simmonds was appointed on 19 July 2024, assisting in coordinating the party's parliamentary business and enforcing discipline among Conservative MPs. On the same date, he took on the role of Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and , focusing initial scrutiny on the government's housing delivery targets and local authority funding pressures. These appointments positioned him to challenge policies that, in his view, overlooked the causal links between rapid development mandates and strains on existing infrastructure, such as roads and public services, drawing on empirical evidence from prior Conservative initiatives that integrated local capacity assessments. In October 2024, Simmonds was promoted to Shadow Minister of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, a he retained through a July 2025 shadow cabinet reshuffle, enabling deeper involvement in opposing Labour's legislative agenda on and . He contributed to public bill committees examining the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, proposing amendments such as a new clause to prohibit ground-level installations on high-quality , arguing that such developments disrupt food production chains without commensurate energy benefits when alternatives exist. In March 2025, he raised a highlighting procedural irregularities in the bill's handling, expressing concerns that advance previews were shared with select allies, potentially undermining transparent scrutiny of policies that prioritize national targets over localized impact evaluations. Simmonds has critiqued Labour's strategy for inheriting and exacerbating Conservative-era delivery shortfalls, citing a 66% reduction in new social and affordable homes starts by 2025 as evidence of flawed incentives that fail to account for upstream constraints and regulatory burdens. In January 2025 debates on local growth funding, he acknowledged shared ambitions for economic regeneration but faulted the government's formulas for underweighting evidence-based needs in deprived areas, such as , where prior levelling up funds had demonstrably improved infrastructure without inflating central mandates. These interventions defend the Conservative record against attributions of systemic local failures in mainstream reporting, emphasizing data-driven causal factors like planning delays rooted in over-reliance on top-down directives rather than devolved .

Political positions and views

Family and children's services policies

Simmonds has advocated for early intervention strategies in children's services since his time as a cabinet member for and children's services on Borough Council, where he oversaw improvements that elevated over 90% of local schools to good or outstanding ratings according to inspections. This focus stemmed from a recognition that targeted support for at-risk families reduces long-term reliance on more expensive state interventions, such as care proceedings or youth justice systems, by addressing root causes like parental capacity and family dynamics empirically linked to child outcomes. As a trustee of the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF), an organization dedicated to promoting evidence-based programs that mitigate risks to , Simmonds has emphasized the causal importance of timely family support over reactive measures, arguing that underinvestment leads to higher societal costs through cycles of or criminality. He has critiqued reductions in early help budgets, noting in 2020 that such cuts during the would exacerbate downstream expenditures on safeguarding and special educational needs, with data from EIF reviews showing preventive approaches yield net savings by improving family stability and child welfare metrics. In Parliament, Simmonds has prioritized policies reinforcing parental responsibility and as alternatives to state removal of children, supporting mandates for local authorities to prioritize family preservation where safe, as evidenced by his contributions to debates on cross-government family strategies and the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. He has highlighted kinship arrangements' efficiency, with government statistics indicating they cost 82% less than while maintaining better emotional continuity for children, countering expansive state models that strain local budgets without proportional outcome gains. This stance aligns with fiscal realism, favoring scalable, data-driven interventions over ideologically driven expansions that risk overburdening public services, as seen in his scrutiny of childcare expansions without sufficient workforce safeguards.

Immigration, asylum, and local authority funding

As chairman of the Local Government Association's Asylum, Refugee and Migration Task Group from around 2016, Simmonds advocated for increased funding to support councils housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, emphasizing that local authorities faced unsustainable costs without adequate reimbursement for care and accommodation. In September 2016, he highlighted the financial pressures on councils, noting that the influx of child refugees under schemes like the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme required national resources rather than shifting burdens to local taxpayers, as often needed expensive specialist support beyond standard fostering. In his role as a Hillingdon councillor and later MP for , Northwood and , Simmonds campaigned for full reimbursement of asylum-related expenditures, pointing to 's disproportionate burden as the London borough hosting the highest number of asylum seekers per resident, including around 3,000 individuals by mid-2025, which contributed to a £5 million shortfall in housing costs not covered by the . He argued in parliamentary questions and local advocacy that uncontrolled small boat arrivals exacerbated strains on council services like temporary accommodation, leading to increases and reduced capacity for other residents' needs, and urged the to clarify and expand funding mechanisms to prevent local . Simmonds has consistently supported legislative measures for stricter asylum controls in , voting in favor of a tougher system in 21 divisions between 2020 and 2024, including contributions to the Illegal Migration Bill in 2023 where he stressed deterring irregular crossings to maintain public confidence and reduce local authority overload from dispersed asylum seekers. While acknowledging humanitarian obligations, such as proposing a dedicated visa for unaccompanied children to enable safer legal routes in 2023, he critiqued policies minimizing migration's fiscal impacts on councils, insisting that effective integration required managed inflows aligned with resource capacities rather than open-ended commitments. This stance reflects a of empirical local data on service strains over broader narratives downplaying net migration's costs, as evidenced by Hillingdon's repeated funding shortfalls despite hosting significant asylum populations.

Other notable stances on health and planning

Simmonds has campaigned vigorously to retain urgent care services at Hospital in his constituency, highlighting inefficiencies in NHS that prioritize centralized facilities over local access. In April 2025, he joined local Conservatives in opposing the planned closure of the Urgent Care Unit, emphasizing its role in alleviating pressure on larger hospitals like . By September 2025, Simmonds secured an adjournment debate in to challenge the decision, arguing that the unit handled over 10,000 attendances annually and served a vulnerable rural population dependent on . He followed this with letters to Secretary Wes , urging integration of such services into the NHS 10-Year Plan to avoid wasteful duplication and extended wait times elsewhere. Despite these interventions, the centre closed on September 26, 2025, prompting Simmonds to critique the Labour government's approach for disregarding local evidence in favor of top-down reforms. In parliamentary questions, Simmonds has pressed for targeted NHS improvements, such as including brain cancer in the National Cancer Plan to address gaps in specialized care pathways. His contributions to Department of Health and Social Care debates underscore a focus on devolving responsibilities to local levels to enhance efficiency and responsiveness, countering centralized bureaucratic delays. On , Simmonds advocates for streamlined processes that facilitate while safeguarding environmental protections, critiquing overregulation that stalls development. During scrutiny of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26, he supported provisions for spatial development strategies, stating they enable coherent green-belt policies by aligning local plans with national infrastructure needs. In July 2025, he questioned the role of councillors in planning decisions and pressed for measures to boost in without eroding community input. Simmonds has consistently backed reforms to "free up the planning system," arguing in 2021 that efficient consenting regimes reduce delays and costs, allowing redirection of applications to appropriate authorities for faster outcomes. This stance reflects a preference for evidence-based localism over prescriptive national mandates, aiming to minimize bureaucratic waste in and delivery.

Achievements and criticisms

Recognized contributions and honours

Simmonds received the Commander of the (CBE) in the 2015 for services to , particularly through his leadership of the Local Government Association's children and young people board, which advocated for improved outcomes in child welfare and community services. In 2021, elected him to a College Fellowship, honouring his policy expertise in areas such as early intervention for families and local governance, with the institution noting his potential to drive transformative differences in family support through evidence-based approaches. His voluntary service includes roles as a in North-West , where he contributed to judicial in local courts, and as a of three schools, aiding oversight of educational standards and . Additional recognitions encompass trusteeship of the Early Intervention Foundation, focused on rigorous evaluation of programs to prevent child vulnerability, and board membership of the Teachers' Pension Scheme, supporting financial stability for educators.

Controversies and political critiques

In June 2023, Simmonds faced criticism from Liberal Democrats for absenting himself from a parliamentary and vote on the Privileges Committee's into the Partygate , with opponents portraying the absence as indicative of disinterest in upholding parliamentary standards. This claim was countered by his overall voting record, which demonstrates a 99% alignment with the Conservative whip across 1,011 divisions since 2019, suggesting prioritization of other duties such as constituency engagements over isolated votes on retrospective inquiries. Local Liberal Democrat activists have accused Simmonds of neglecting constituency needs, particularly in , by focusing insufficiently on issues like council funding pressures amid migration-related costs. Such assertions are offset by evidence of his active involvement in local advocacy, including interventions on asylum dispersal impacts and securing targeted funding for unaccompanied child refugees, alongside his consistent parliamentary contributions on and strains in northwest . On immigration policy, Simmonds has drawn intra-party critique from some Conservatives for emphasizing fiscal realism over expansive deterrence measures, arguing in 2023 that unchecked asylum inflows exacerbate local authority deficits without adequate central support, a position seen by hardliners as insufficiently robust. He has pushed back against what he terms "fiscal naivety" in government schemes, advocating for integration-focused reforms to reduce long-term costs, as evidenced by his contributions to the Nationality and Borders Act debates highlighting the need for sustainable local capacity rather than open-ended placements. Simmonds's support for following the , 2023, attacks, including endorsements of for groups like Palestine Action as terrorist organizations in July 2025, has elicited accusations from pro- activists of endorsing disproportionate responses tantamount to . These claims, often amplified on activist platforms, overlook the empirical context of 's actions as responses to documented -initiated hostilities, including over 1,200 deaths on and subsequent rocket barrages, with Simmonds framing his stance as defense of democratic self-preservation against . Local protests in his constituency have highlighted these tensions, though his voting record consistently aligns with measures prioritizing recovery and anti-terrorism over ceasefire motions perceived as unilateral concessions.

Personal life

Family and public service commitments

Simmonds is married to a doctor employed by the , and the couple have two children. Beyond his parliamentary duties, Simmonds maintains commitments to voluntary , including a tenure as a in North . He has served as a of the Early Intervention Foundation, an organization focused on evidence-based approaches to . Additionally, he acted as a for three primary schools, contributing to local educational oversight, and held a position on the board of the Teachers' Pension Scheme.

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