Ben Maguire MP: written questions
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Housing: North CornwallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support young people onto the housing ladder in North Cornwall constituency.
Answer: The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of home ownership. This government is determined to change that, ensuring that young families and hardworking renters can buy a home of their ow...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to help (a) ports and (b) the shipping industry to (i) reduce emissions and (ii) transition to cleaner fuels.
Answer: We will shortly set out our next steps for reducing shipping emissions in a forthcoming maritime decarbonisation plan, which will include a package of policy and regulatory measures and action across both the port and shipping industries. Reducing emissio...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMV Solong and MV Stena Immaculate: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of seafarers’ (a) welfare and (b) roster patterns, in the context of the collision between Solong and Stena Immaculate.
Answer: The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is undertaking an investigation into the incident. Its findings will be made available in due course. MAIB will consider the circumstances of the incident, including any relevant crewing issues. We must give...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to mental health services for victims of domestic abuse in (a) North Cornwall constituency and (b) other rural communities.
Answer: Too many people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long. This is why we will fix the broken system to ensure we give mental health the same attention and focus as physical heal...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to domestic abuse support services in (a) North Cornwall constituency and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: This Government has set out an ambition to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) within a decade and will treat it as the national emergency that it is. The Government has increased funding to all local authorities to £160 million for 2025-26, an ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of waiting times for mental health treatment on levels of health-related economic inactivity.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) plans to link NHS waiting times data to Census, DWP Benefits and HMRC PAYE records to analyse the relationship between waiting time duration (for various health conditions and procedures) and labour market outcomes...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in mental health waiting lists on the number of people out of work.
Answer: The Department has not assessed the impact of trends in mental health waiting lists on the number of people out of work. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) plans to link NHS waiting times data to Census, DWP Benefits and HMRC PAYE records to analyse...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for mental health treatment.
Answer: Too many people are not receiving the mental health care they need and we know that waits for mental health services are lengthy. As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future, we will recruit an extra 8,500 mental h...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Domestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that investigations of allegations of domestic abuse involving serving police officers in Devon and Cornwall are independent.
Answer: Allegations of any crime involving serving police officers should be investigated robustly and independently by the police.Outside of criminal investigations, disciplinary investigations (including those involving serious assault and serious sexual offenc...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: WalkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a timeline for the (a) planning and (b) development of the nine new national river walks.
Answer: Officials are continuing to scope out the delivery of the nine new national river walks manifesto commitment. Further details will be published in due course.
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: WalkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the selection criteria his Department is using to (a) review and (b) allocate funding for locations for the nine new national river walks.
Answer: Officials are continuing to scope out the delivery of the nine new national river walks manifesto commitment. Further details will be published in due course.
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordA39: BypassesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will communicate directly with (a) residents and (b) businesses in (i) Camelford and (ii) surrounding areas on plans for the proposed A39 bypass.
Answer: The government currently is undertaking a multi-year spending review. Until the outcome of this is known, I am unable to provide any assurances on Departmental funding for the A39 Camelford bypass scheme which is being promoted by Cornwall Council as par...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits when sewage is released by water companies that poses a risk to human health of requiring (a) a physical warning system and (b)
Answer: Under the Bathing Water Regulations 2013, local authorities with a designated bathing water must actively disseminate and promptly make available to the public, in the near vicinity of the bathing water, a warning whenever short-term pollution is predicte...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of compliance with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism requirement for accurate carbon emissions data from complex supply c
Answer: We recognise that reporting requirements of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) are having incidental impacts on some UK businesses exporting to the EU.EU CBAM implementation and guidance remains fundamentally a matter for the European Commis...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small businesses to meet the carbon reporting requirements of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Answer: We recognise that reporting requirements of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) are having incidental impacts on some UK businesses exporting to the EU.EU CBAM implementation and guidance remains fundamentally a matter for the European Commis...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Gear: SafetyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing restrictions on setting gill nets in areas frequently used by surfers, swimmers, and paddleboarders
Answer: Decisions on an assessment of the potential merits of introducing restrictions on setting gill nets in areas frequently used by surfers, swimmers, and paddleboarders is shared between several bodies. These include Local Authorities which oversee the safet...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing GearDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a minimum-distance rule for gill nets.
Answer: Decisions on an assessment 0-6 nautical miles from the shore would be for individual Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities, with measures beyond six nautical miles falling to the Marine Management Organisation.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: SubversionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to prevent foreign actors from influencing UK democratic processes through social media.
Answer: The Government takes the integrity and security of our democratic processes seriously, including the threat of influence from foreign actors.The UK’s Online Safety Act, will capture disinformation aimed at disrupting elections where it is a criminal offen...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeroin: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of patient outcomes for those undergoing heroin detoxification using Buvidal compared to Methadone.
Answer: No assessment has been made on patient outcomes for those undergoing heroin detoxification using buprenorphine long-acting injection, branded Buvidal, compared to methadone specifically. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is currently under...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: CornwallDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the High Needs National Funding Formula on Cornwall County Council’s SEND funding for 2025/26.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The structure of t...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShared Rural NetworkDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether there are funds available under the Shared Rural Network; and whether he has plans to use the network to eliminate partial non-spots in North Cornwall constituency.
Answer: North Cornwall has already benefited from the industry-funded part of the Shared Rural Network which aimed to tackle the majority of partial not-spots across the UK. In North Cornwall, 4G coverage from all four mobile network operators has risen from 68% ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) train, (b) recruit and (c) retain GPs in (i) North Cornwall constituency and (ii) other rural areas.
Answer: We acknowledge the urgent challenge of ensuring that rural areas, including North Cornwall, have the resources to continue serving their patients. To address this, we will increase capacity in general practice (GP) and ensure that rural areas have the nec...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to enforce the responsibility of water companies to publish accessible real-time data on sewage released into (a) rivers, (b) seas and (c) other publi
Answer: Since 1 January 2025, water companies are required to publish data related to discharges from all storm overflows within one hour of the discharge beginning. The Secretary of State has authorised Ofwat to carry out enforcement action for this duty, in acc...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Physical Education and SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ensure a long-term funding agreement for PE and school sport.
Answer: The government is dedicated to increasing children's accessibility to physical education (PE) and sport provision, by protecting PE time and supporting grassroots clubs to expand access to sports for all girls and boys. Through the department’s independen...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Physical EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of primary and secondary schools are delivering two hours of PE a week.
Answer: The government has pledged to protect physical education (PE) time and wants schools to offer a minimum of two hours of PE per week to their pupils. This government is committed to supporting schools to ensure this ambition is met, including through the P...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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