Ben Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
MotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the consultation undertaken on proposed changes to Motability mileage allowances.
Answer: Responsibility for the terms and administration of the Scheme sits with Motability Foundation and its Board of Governors. The changes to the leasing package were announced on 26 March and include reducing the mileage allowance from 20,000 per year to 10,0...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMotability: Rural AreasDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Motability mileage allowances on disabled people living in rural areas.
Answer: Responsibility for the terms and administration of the Scheme sits with Motability Foundation and its Board of Governors. The changes to the leasing package were announced on 26 March and include reducing the mileage allowance from 20,000 per year to 10,0...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will accept the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s compensation recommendations in full as part of his review on compensating women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the State Pen
Answer: As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State set out on 11 November 2025, we are retaking the decision made in December 2024 as it relates to the communications on State Pension age. The process to retake the decision is underway. We will update the Hou...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many liability orders have the Child Maintenance Services applied for in respect of non-resident parents who have repeatedly failed meet their child maintenance payment obligations in each of the la
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service may seek a Liability Order only when a Paying Parent has not met their obligations and other measures have been exhausted. In England and Wales, such orders may enable referral to enforcement agents, previously known as baili...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of bailiff action have occurred as a result of outstanding child maintenance payments in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service may seek a Liability Order only when a Paying Parent has not met their obligations and other measures have been exhausted. In England and Wales, such orders may enable referral to enforcement agents, previously known as baili...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents who have repeatedly failed to meet their child maintenance payment obligations have had their driving licenses disqualified as a consequence in each of the last five years.
Answer: The 2012 child maintenance reforms are designed to increase cooperation between separated parents and to ensure that children receive appropriate financial support. Where family-based arrangements are not suitable, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) oper...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents who have repeatedly failed to meet their child maintenance payment obligations have been sent to prison in each of the last five years.
Answer: The 2012 child maintenance reforms are designed to increase cooperation between separated parents and to ensure that children receive appropriate financial support. Where family-based arrangements are not suitable, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) oper...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen enforcement against non-resident parents who repeatedly fail to meet their child maintenance payment obligations.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is estimated to keep around 120,000 children out of poverty each year. CMS acknowledges the significant impact that missed or partial child maintenance payments can have on both children and resident parents. Changes ha...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) missed or (b) partial child maintenance payments on (i) children and (ii) resident parents.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is estimated to keep around 120,000 children out of poverty each year. CMS acknowledges the significant impact that missed or partial child maintenance payments can have on both children and resident parents. Changes ha...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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