Ben Maguire MP: written questions 2025
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Dental Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental capacity in Port Isaac.
Answer: Data on dental activity is available at integrated care board (ICB) level, with statistics available from the NHS Business Services Authority. These are available at the following link, with the most recent statistics for 2023/24 having been published on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental capacity in Delabole.
Answer: Data on dental activity is available at integrated care board (ICB) level, with statistics available from the NHS Business Services Authority. These are available at the following link, with the most recent statistics for 2023/24 having been published on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental capacity in Tintagel.
Answer: Data on dental activity is available at integrated care board (ICB) level, with statistics available from the NHS Business Services Authority. These are available at the following link, with the most recent statistics for 2023/24 having been published on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental capacity in Wadebridge.
Answer: Data on dental activity is available at integrated care board (ICB) level, with statistics available from the NHS Business Services Authority. These are available at the following link, with the most recent statistics for 2023/24 having been published on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental capacity in Padstow.
Answer: Data on dental activity is available at integrated care board (ICB) level, with statistics available from the NHS Business Services Authority. These are available at the following link, with the most recent statistics for 2023/24 having been published on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental capacity in Launceston.
Answer: Data on dental activity is available at integrated care board (ICB) level, with statistics available from the NHS Business Services Authority. These are available at the following link, with the most recent statistics for 2023/24 having been published on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental capacity in Camelford.
Answer: Data on dental activity is available at integrated care board (ICB) level, with statistics available from the NHS Business Services Authority. These are available at the following link, with the most recent statistics for 2023/24 having been published on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental capacity in Bude.
Answer: Data on dental activity is available at integrated care board (ICB) level, with statistics available from the NHS Business Services Authority. These are available at the following link, with the most recent statistics for 2023/24 having been published on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental capacity in Bodmin.
Answer: Data on dental activity is available at integrated care board (ICB) level, with statistics available from the NHS Business Services Authority. These are available at the following link, with the most recent statistics for 2023/24 having been published on ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Assets: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any alternative funding streams are available for parish councils seeking to purchase community assets following the closure of the Community Ownership Fund.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29854 on 12 February 2025.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether planned leasehold reforms will include (a) protection for owners of park homes and (b) control of charges and commissions payable when a site owner wishes to sell and lea
Answer: The government’s planned reforms to the leasehold sector will not apply to park homes, which are legally defined as caravans. The contractual terms between a site owner and a park home resident for stationing a home on a pitch are set out in the Mobile Ho...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of a new planning class and permitted development rights for short-term lets on the number of (a) short-term lets and (b) priva
Answer: Whilst short-term lets can benefit local economies, the government appreciate that excessive concentrations in some areas of the country can impact the availability and affordability of homes both to rent and buy. We have committed to introducing a regist...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: DeathCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32828More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will (a) collate and (b) release figures on the numbers of (i) suicides and (ii) overall deaths due to consumption of sodium nitrate.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 21st February is attached.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Parish and Town CouncilsTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32824More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting (a) parish councils and (b) town councils from the planned rise in employer National Insurance contributions.
Answer: The Government has taken a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to fix the public finances and fund public services.One of the toughest decisions the Government took was to raise employer National Insurance contributio...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordA30: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to help prevent (a) accidents and (b) fatalities at the A30 junction at Plusha in the last 12 months.
Answer: National Highways have conducted a study of the section of the A30 between Kennards House and Five Lanes which includes the junction at Plusha. Fatalities have all occurred due to right turn movements out of Plusha, and in November 2024 National Highways ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordA30: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if Ministers within her Department will meet with the hon. Member for North Cornwall to discuss safety improvements at the A30 junction at Plusha.
Answer: I would be delighted to meet with the Hobourable Member to discuss these issues, and I understand this has been arranged and will take place in the coming weeks.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordA30: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's forthcoming road safety strategy will prioritise infrastructure improvements at the A30 Plusha Junction in North Cornwall constituency.
Answer: The Government treats road safety with the utmost seriousness, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. My department is developing our road safety strategy, the first in over a decade, and will set out more d...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: SafetyMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that prisoners are not at risk of harm or violence while serving their sentences.
Answer: Safety in prisons is a key priority and we are working hard to make prisons as safe as possible for those who live and work in them.Safe prisons are vital to enable prisoners to engage in rehabilitative activities that reduce reoffending.We are supporting...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32772More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing mobile banking hubs to serve people in (a) rural areas and (b) North Cornwall constituency.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities, high streets, and rural areas across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. Government is working closely with industry to roll out...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31718More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce measures to protect access to essential banking services in rural areas.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities, high streets and rural areas across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with banks...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks: North CornwallTreasuryTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31716More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned closure of (a) Lloyds Bank and (b) Halifax branches in Launceston on customers reliant on in-person banking services.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities, high streets and rural areas across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with banks...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with the Integrated Care Board on the need for GP surgeries in Camelford and Bodmin.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICB) are responsible for planning and commissioning healthcare services to meet the reasonable needs of the people for whom they are responsible, including primary medical services. ICBs are best placed to understand the needs of t...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBenjamin NetanyahuForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the formal mechanisms set out in section 2 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 have been triggered in relation to the arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu i
Answer: If the UK receives a request for arrest and surrender or a request for provisional arrest from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an indicted individual who is visiting the UK, then these warrants will go into a domestic legal progress. It is this...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Criminal Court: Arrest WarrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the expected timeframe is between an ICC arrest warrant being issued and an arrest being made in the UK; and whether any preparatory legal or operational steps can be ta
Answer: We respect the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is the primary international institution for investigating and prosecuting the most serious crimes of international concern. There is a domestic legal process through our independ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Criminal Court: Arrest WarrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will ensure that (a) warrants requested by the International Criminal Court are prepared promptly and (b) he is aware of potential visits by individuals subject to Inte
Answer: We respect the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is the primary international institution for investigating and prosecuting the most serious crimes of international concern. There is a domestic legal process through our independ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
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