Business StatementThursday, 4 June 2026

Business Questions to the Leader of the House

Leader of the House announces next week's business

Backbench MPs pose questions to the Leader of the House about the government's parliamentary business schedule and priorities. This is a routine weekly opportunity for Commons members to probe the timetable for legislation, inquire about adjournment debates, and seek clarity on government intentions. The questions often reveal tensions between frontbench scheduling and backbench demand for time to debate local or constituency issues.

Business Questions is a procedural session with limited direct policy impact, but it functions as a safety valve for parliamentary accountability. It allows MPs to influence what gets debated and when, and can signal backbench discontent with government business management. The session is chaired by the Leader of the House, a senior cabinet role responsible for managing government legislation through Parliament.

MP & Parliament Local Government

Interested MPs

David SimmondsConservative and Unionist Party

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Shadow Levelling Up — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on mp-performance, local-government (119 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: questioning, local-government: opposed, local-government: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Sir Alan CampbellLabour Party

Tynemouth

Debate sponsor/lead member (calendar Members field)Voting record

Lewis CockingConservative and Unionist Party

Broxbourne

Spoken on mp-performance, local-government (86 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: opposed, local-government: questioning, local-government: supportive (30pts); Committee: housing, communities and local government committee (20pts)Voting record

Mr Gagan MohindraConservative and Unionist Party

South West Hertfordshire

Spoken on mp-performance, local-government (46 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: supportive, mp-performance: questioning, local-government: opposed (30pts); Committee: housing, communities and local government committee (20pts)Voting record

Simon HoareConservative and Unionist Party

North Dorset

Spoken on mp-performance, local-government (43 times, 40pts); Known positions: mp-performance: supportive, local-government: questioning, mp-performance: neutral (30pts); Committee: northern ireland affairs committee (20pts)Voting record

Business Questions to the Leader of the House

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