Ben Maguire MP: written questions
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Chemicals: 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
Original Parliament recordMinibusesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the maximum authorised mass permitted for volunteer minibus drivers to over 3.5 tonnes.
Answer: Drivers wishing to operate a passenger carrying vehicle with 8-16 seats must have the D1 entitlement on their driving licence. For drivers using their car licence to drive a minibus where the licence was first obtained after 1 January 1997, this weight is...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinibusesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the maximum age threshold of driving volunteer minibus services to 80.
Answer: An individual driving a minibus using additional entitlements through a Category B (Car) driving licence, may drive a minibus after the age of 70 but must demonstrate they meet higher Group 2 medical standards for reasons of passenger safety and safety to...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDevolution: CornwallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral response to the hon. Member for North Cornwall during Prime Minister's Questions on 16 October 2024, if she will meet with hon. Member
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister held a meeting with all six Cornish Members of Parliament on 17 December 2024. There has also been a significant number of meetings with Cornish MPs individually and collectively with government ministers.
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: CornwallDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to support small-medium enterprises in Cornwall, in the context of the proposed rise in employers' National Insurance contributions.
Answer: The government is reforming business rates to offer permanent reductions for retail, hospitality, and leisure properties, which represent a significant portion of Cornwall's SMEs. We have also shielded the smallest businesses and charities from the impact...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Small BusinessesTreasuryTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28764More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed rise in employers' National Insurance contributions on small businesses.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCornwall Council: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in employer's National Insurance on public services provided by Cornwall Council.
Answer: We recognise the challenges that local authorities are facing as demand increases for critical services. That is why the government is providing an additional £2 billion of grant funding through the Settlement, which includes £502 million of additional gr...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason Sustainable Farming Incentive and Environmental Land Management scheme payments have been delayed.
Answer: The Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme has a rolling application window, and quarterly payments begin four months after the start of an accepted agreement. As of 04 February, the Rural Payments Agency has 35,949 accepted agreement offers for which a pay...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications his Department has received for the (a) Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) Environmental Land Management scheme; and what the status is of each application.
Answer: (a)The Sustainable Farming Incentive has a rolling application window and as of 04 February the RPA has received 46,765 applications of which 42,497 agreements have been offered and 35,949 accepted. ** Farmers can have more than one agreement in SFI schem...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28190More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the potential merits of implementing a tapered clawback mechanism for agricultural property relief for farmers whose agricultural assets margina
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 gets the balance right between supporting farms and fixing the public finances in a fair way. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advanta...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish his timetable for the third Statutory Review of the Pubs Code and the Pubs Code Adjudicator.
Answer: The next statutory review of the Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator, as required by the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and associated regulations, will cover the period from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2025. The review will commence once...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Change of Use and DemolitionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty on local planning authorities to remedy breaches of planning law for unlawful (a) demolition
Answer: The change of use or demolition of a public house requires planning permission.The government does not collect data on the number of public houses which have unlawfully changed use or have been demolished in Cornwall or England.We have not made any assess...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Change of Use and DemolitionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many public houses have been unlawfully (a) converted to another use and (b) demolished in (i) Cornwall and (ii) England since 2017.
Answer: The change of use or demolition of a public house requires planning permission.The government does not collect data on the number of public houses which have unlawfully changed use or have been demolished in Cornwall or England.We have not made any assess...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
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