Ben Maguire MP: written questions 2024

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Written questions

Ambulance Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve ambulance waiting times in Bude.
Answer: The Government has committed to supporting the National Health Service to improve performance and achieve the standards set out in the NHS Constitution, including for ambulance response times.As a first step, my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
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Consumer Goods: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small businesses exporting to the EU to navigate the requirements set out in the EU General Product Safety Regulation.
Answer: The Government is supporting small businesses to understand and comply with the new EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). We published information on GOV.UK regarding its application in Northern Ireland, which we regularly review, and continue enga...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
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Low Incomes and Pensioners: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20835More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of maintaining the personal tax allowance on (a) pensioners and (b) low-income households in each of the next three years.
Answer: This Government is committed to keeping taxes as low as possible for working people and pensioners while ensuring fiscal responsibility, which is why it is not extending the freeze on personal tax thresholds that was implemented by the previous Government...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Pension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that people entitled to (a) Pension Credit uplifts and (b) other pension uplifts receive them automatically; and what assessment she has made of the pote
Answer: A Pension Credit award can include additional amounts for:Severe disability;Caring for a disabled person;Children that the claimant is responsible for; andCertain housing costs. These additional amounts can increase or uplift the value of a Pension Credit...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Parliament: Educational VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of funding school trip coach costs for visits to Parliament.
Answer: The government is committed to creating opportunities for all children to achieve and thrive. The department has not made an assessment of the merits of funding school trips to Parliament. It is for schools to decide whether to offer school trips to their...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Internet: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) improve internet services for rural communities and (b) ensure that internet companies do not have monopolies in rural areas.
Answer: The government helped create a competition-friendly environment which supports over 100 providers in the UK deploying broadband in commercially viable areas. Through Project Gigabit, the government is delivering gigabit-capable broadband to UK premises th...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Whipsiderry Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Watergate Bay.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Treyarnon Bay.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Trevone Bay.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at St George's Cove.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Rock Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Porthtowan Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Porthcothan Bay.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Porth Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Pentire Steps Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Newtrain Bay.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Mother Iveys Bay.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Mawgan Porth Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Hawkers Cove.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority.The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government's commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and c...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Railways: CornwallDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many scheduled trains with destinations in Cornwall were cancelled due to lack of crew in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department does not hold cancellation data at this level of detail. However, we acknowledge that performance is not where it needs to be on Great Western Railway or Cross-Country services. This is due to a range of issues including infrastructure and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Neurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to decrease the waiting times for diagnosis of (a) autism and (b) other (i) neurological and (ii) developmental disorders.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make available the appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
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Autism: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the average waiting time for an autism diagnosis in Cornwall.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism assessments and diagnosis, in line with relevant National Institute for Health ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
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Agriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19797More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying a working farm test which would exempt estates actively being used for farming from changes to Inheritance Tax rules at the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: The longstanding rules already mean agricultural property relief is currently only available if the property includes agricultural land that is occupied for agricultural purposes. It may be occupied by the owners of the land or others, such as a tenant fa...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Development Aid: Children's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect the rights of children in countries experiencing the worst impacts of climate change.
Answer: This Government is committed to the promotion, protection and realisation of children's rights. We know that children are disproportionately at risk from the effects of climate change, and children and young people will be at the forefront of shaping a re...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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