Ben Maguire MP: written questions
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Schools: Physical Education and SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the accessibility of (a) PE and (b) sport provision for children in schools.
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 recordLegal Profession: EmploymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the legal services sector on (a) levels of employment and (b) gross value added.
Answer: The UK legal services sector is an important contributor to the economy. In 2023, the sector contributed £37 billion to the UK economy, equivalent to 1.6% of the real GVA, and posted a trade surplus of £7.6 billion.Additionally, in 2022, the UK’s legal se...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: InnovationMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to maintain the UK's status as a leader in legal services innovation.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is keen to ensure the UK remains a world leader in legal services innovation. We achieve this through the LawtechUK programme, which, since 2019, has driven digital transformation in the legal sector. Key objectives of the programm...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support the (a) growth and (b) innovation of the lawtech industry.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has supported the growth and innovation of the lawtech industry through the LawtechUK Programme providing £6 million in grant funding since 2019. Since 2023, LawtechUK has directly supported over 176 lawtech startups grow through t...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will ensure that (a) UK legal services and (b) the use of English law are promoted overseas as part of an integrated trade policy.
Answer: The UK has a reputation for the rule of law and as a global centre for legal services excellence. To date, the government has ensured the inclusion of commitments which facilitate the provision of legal advisory services in UK and international law by UK ...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAdministration of JusticeMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking (a) uphold the rule of law, (b) promote the UK's legal services and (c) increase access to justice.
Answer: The Government has made clear commitments to governing within the rule of law, and to promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law around the world. The rule of law therefore underpins the work done by the Ministry of Justice right across the jus...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Justice: FinanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to take steps to increase funding for the judicial system.
Answer: This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. Since taking office, the Lord Chancellor has funded up to 2,500 additional Crown Court sitting days this financial year, taking the total number of days sat to 108,500, the highest level since ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: EvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of rent increases on recent trends in the level of tenants being evicted.
Answer: The English Housing Survey found that in 2023-24 just under a third of private renters (32%) reported finding it either fairly or very difficult to afford their rent. This is an increase on the proportion seen in 2022-23 (29%), and pre-pandemic (27%).The ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase funding for social housing, in the context of the forthcoming spending review.
Answer: The government will set out set details of new investment to succeed the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme at the Spending Review. This new investment will deliver a mix of homes for sub-market rent and homeownership, with a particular focus on deliverin...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the changes made to the death certification process implemented in September 2024 on the time taken to process death certificates.
Answer: The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. Early data indicates the median time taken to register a death appears to have risen by one day, from seven days to eight. This fi...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the changes made to the death certification process implemented in September 2024 on the time taken to process death certificates.
Answer: The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. Early data indicates the median time taken to register a death appears to have risen by one day, from seven days to eight. This fi...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33367More
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 legislation to prohibit water companies from passing on any fines to customers via increasing their
Answer: Ofwat are clear that when financial penalties are imposed on water companies, customers should not bear the costs and water companies cannot surcharge their customers to recover the funds. Building on this, during its first week in office, the government ...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of NHS dentist capacity in Saint Columb Major.
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 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
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