Ben Maguire MP: written questions 2025
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TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials have been delayed and court days lost because a prisoner has failed to be delivered to the Court by the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services.
Answer: The question has been interpreted to mean ineffective trials that do not start on their intended start date and need rescheduling. Trials can become ineffective for many reasons, owing to the action or inaction of stakeholders responsible for producing pr...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Courts in each of the six circuits in England and Wales are not used for five days per week.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publish quarterly data concerning the open caseload at the Crown Court by geographic breakdown including region and individual courthouse. That data can be found in the ‘Receipts, disposals and open cases in the Crown Court’ tool w...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how far in advance Crown Court trial dates are being set for each of the six circuits in England and Wales.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publish quarterly data concerning the open caseload at the Crown Court by geographic breakdown including region and individual courthouse. That data can be found in the ‘Receipts, disposals and open cases in the Crown Court’ tool w...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were waiting to be heard in Crown Courts in each circuit in England and Wales on 11 November 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publish quarterly data concerning the open caseload at the Crown Court by geographic breakdown including region and individual courthouse. That data can be found in the ‘Receipts, disposals and open cases in the Crown Court’ tool w...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDuchy of Cornwall: HousingTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89897More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to improve transparency for homeowners on the terms under which (a) communal and (b) shared land may revert to the Duchy of Cornwall in the event of developers' insolvency.
Answer: Homeowners will have such rights of recourse against insolvent corporate developers as exist under the corporate insolvency regime. The Duchy’s policy is to give an appropriate person or body the opportunity to purchase the property formerly owned by inso...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDuchy of Cornwall: HousingTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89892More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of mechanisms for homeowners to seek recourse when land held by the Duchy of Cornwall reverts to Duchy ownership following the insolvency of housing develope
Answer: Homeowners will have such rights of recourse against insolvent corporate developers as exist under the corporate insolvency regime. The Duchy’s policy is to give an appropriate person or body the opportunity to purchase the property formerly owned by inso...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department will assess the potential merits of allowing non-digital verification routes for veterans who do not wish to use GOV.UK One Login in order to obtain a digital Vet
Answer: Individuals must prove their identity through GOV.UK One Login if they would like a digital Veteran Card. They can do this by verifying their identity via the GOV.UK One Login app, web, or at the Post Office. There are currently no plans to introduce a fu...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Data Protection Act 2018 and Article 5 of the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the saf
Answer: The Department has conducted a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) for the digital Veteran Card, approved by the One Login Senior Responsible Officer and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s Data Protection Officer, in consultation...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department has to undertake a Data Protection Impact Assessment on the integration of the digital Veteran Card with GOV.UK One Login.
Answer: The Department has undertaken a full Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for the digital Veteran Card service, which has been signed off by the One Login Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s Dat...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been wrongly released from HM Prisons since July 2024 were still at large on 1 November 2025.
Answer: As the Deputy Prime Minister set out in his statement on 11 November, on that day we were aware of three releases in error from prison where the offenders were at large. We were also investigating a further case of a potential release in error on 3 Novemb...
Answered 18 Nov 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
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Parish and Town CouncilsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance for (a) town and (b) parish councils on the steps they can take to encourage NHS dental providers to open new practices in areas with (i) limited and (ii) no access to N
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist particularly in more rural areas such as North Cornwall.The NHS contracts with independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment in primary care settings. Dental practices are business...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of communities in rural areas providing (a) subsidised premises and (b) other local incentives to support the establishment of new NHS dental pra
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist particularly in more rural areas such as North Cornwall.The NHS contracts with independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment in primary care settings. Dental practices are business...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Post OfficesTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89148More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing cheque deposit services at post offices on people in rural areas.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role the Post Office plays in providing essential banking services, particularly in rural areas. The Post Office Banking Framework allows personal and business customers to withdraw and deposit cash, check their bal...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of recent (a) Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and (b) other fisheries support schemes funding rounds on the equitablen
Answer: Defra carries out independent evaluation of all fishing and seafood sector grant schemes to ensure lessons are learned, including on the suitability of application processes. The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) administer...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the suitability of the application process for (a) Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science funding and (b) other fisheries support sch
Answer: Defra carries out independent evaluation of all fishing and seafood sector grant schemes to ensure lessons are learned, including on the suitability of application processes. The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) administer...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: South WestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of quota allocations for (a) bass, (b) horse mackerel and (c) other species for inshore fishers in (i) Cornwall and (ii) the S
Answer: The UK's allocations of quota stocks (including horse mackerel) are derived from fixed shares of total allowable catches (TACs), which the UK sets via negotiation with other coastal States. Our approach to setting TACs is based on the best available scien...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88163More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of abolishing the Vehicle Excise Duty exemption for classic cars on owners of (a) classic and (b) heritage vehicles.
Answer: The Government annually reviews the rates and thresholds of taxes and reliefs to ensure that they are appropriate and reflect the current state of the economy. The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events in the context of the public fina...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87638More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the application of Vehicle Excise Duty on (a) new and (b) existing electric vehicles from 1 April 2025 on the (i) affordability and (ii) trends in the level of
Answer: Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is a tax on vehicles used or kept on public roads. As announced by the Government at Autumn Statement 2022, from April 2025, zero emission and hybrid cars, vans and motorcycles now pay VED in a similar way to petrol and diesel ve...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been wrongly released from prison since July 2024.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBeverage Containers: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of delaying the full implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme to review its impact on small producers of gla
Answer: Packaging extended producer responsibility is an important part of government’s wider commitment to transition to a circular economy. It is the cornerstone of the packaging reforms and delivers a £1.4 billion investment to local councils to deliver better...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBeverage Containers: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme’s glass packaging fees on the competitiveness of small and medium-sized beverage pro
Answer: In autumn last year my department published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) scheme on packaging producers as a whole, when the regulations were laid in parliament. This impact as...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPAYETreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86571More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the agreed timescale is for HMRC to (a) process and (b) refund PAYE payments; and whether HMRC is meeting that timescale.
Answer: There are several triggers that result in PAYE repayments. Where a customer submits a PAYE repayment claim, these are treated as priority post. HMRC have an agreed and published service standard to respond to 80% of priority post within 15 working days. H...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: ComplaintsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of assessing (a) schools' and (b) trusts' complaint procedures to ensure that the complaint process is adequately (i) accessible and (ii) unders
Answer: The department is working closely with the Improving Education Together group to improve the complaints system. We are exploring how to reset the relationship between schools and parents through encouraging informal resolution, reducing duplication, and c...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
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