Ben Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Active TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether access to blue space will be considered in including routes in the National Active Travel Network.
Answer: The National Active Travel Network will bring together both urban and rural networks, such as National Cycling Network, linking towns and villages across England into a single national plan. Local authorities are responsible for deciding how to plan their...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordActive TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there will be a threshold for population size for inclusion in the National Active Travel Network.
Answer: The National Active Travel Network will bring together both urban and rural networks, such as National Cycling Network, linking towns and villages across England into a single national plan. Local authorities are responsible for deciding how to plan their...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordActive TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department plans for the proposed National Active Travel Network to connect small centres of population.
Answer: The National Active Travel Network will bring together both urban and rural networks, such as National Cycling Network, linking towns and villages across England into a single national plan. Local authorities are responsible for deciding how to plan their...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Green Book cost benefit analysis accounts for (a) economic and (b) connectivity issues when assessing transport infrastructure proposals in rural areas lik
Answer: The Department’s Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) provides methods and advice for assessing the impacts of schemes on economic activity and connectivity. This is mainly from direct benefits to travel users from reductions in travel time, and service impr...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Green Book appraisal framework for reflecting the value of transport infrastructure funding in rural areas like Cornwall.
Answer: The Department for Transport’s Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) is a robust framework for assessing the cost and benefits of different transport schemes, across different parts of the UK. TAG builds on the foundations set by HM Treasury’s Green Book with...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDartmoor LineDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Dartmoor Railway Line into (a) North Cornwall constituency, (b) Launceston and (c) Bude.
Answer: The Government recognises the transport challenges faced by rural communities, including those in North Cornwall. While there are currently no plans to reintroduce rail services to North Cornwall, we encourage local authorities and transport providers, in...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: North CornwallDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of rail connectivity in North Cornwall constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the transport challenges faced by rural communities, including those in North Cornwall. While there are currently no plans to reintroduce rail services to North Cornwall, we encourage local authorities and transport providers, in...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional AirportsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to develop a long-term strategy for regional air connectivity that (a) reduces reliance on (i) Gatwick Airport (ii) Heathrow Airport and (iii) other major hubs and (b) suppor
Answer: The Department recognises how vital aviation is to maintaining connectivity between the regions of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and to the wider world. Ministers and officials at the Department meet regularly with regional airports, including Cornwa...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordA30: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to include the A30 junction at Plusha in the Road Safety Strategy.
Answer: The Department is aware of the safety issues at the junction between the A30 and B3257 at Plusha. National Highways is investigating a number of possible modest safety improvements for this stretch of the A30 as part of its A30 Kennards House to Five Lane...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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