Ben Maguire MP: written questions

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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Gwithian Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Greenbank Cove.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Great Western Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Godrevy Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Fox Cove.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Fistral Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Fishing Cove.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Crantock Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Constantine Bay.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Chapel Porth Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Black Cliff Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Bedruthan Steps Beach.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Sewage: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) prevent sewage dumping at Bassetts Cove.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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Cycleways: CornwallDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Camel Trail in North Cornwall to (a) Camelford and (b) beyond.
Answer: A feasibility study for this route has been funded through Shared Prosperity Funding, applied for by the local town council and Cornwall Council Community Area Partnership Lead. Sustrans, who manage the National Cycle Network, has put proposals to Active ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
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Further Education: Bus ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing ring-fenced funding to post-16 colleges to fund bus transport for students.
Answer: The department recognises that the cost and availability of public transport can be an issue for some 16 to 19-year-olds when travelling to their college or sixth form.It is the responsibility of local authorities to put in place transport arrangements to...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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Construction: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle rogue builders.
Answer: There are a strong set of consumer law duties that apply to builders like any other trader in the UK, and the Government believes that dealing with rogue builders is primarily a matter of effective enforcement of that legislation. To this end DBT is stren...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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Roads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing hon. Members to propose locations for funding from the Road Safety Strategy.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment. The Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Department will share more details in due course. Local authorities are responsible for the management of local roads, ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
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Water Charges: South WestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of financial support for people paying increased water bills in the South West.
Answer: For too long, sewage systems were allowed to deteriorate. The previous Government allowed water companies to divert customers' money to unjustified bonuses and shareholder payouts rather than fixing our water and sewage systems. Now, to fix this mess we n...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
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Roads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of 21 November 2024 by the then Secretary of State for Transport, Official Report column 369, when the road safety strategy will be implemented.
Answer: Since the general election, the Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Department will share more details in due course.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
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A30Department for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a graded junction at the A30 Plusha junction.
Answer: The Department is aware of the safety issues at the junction between the A30 and B3257 at Plusha. National Highways is investigating a number of possible early-delivery modest safety improvements for this stretch of the A30. This is part of its A30 Kennar...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
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Adult Education: CornwallDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of additional Government-funded Adult Education Centres across Cornwall.
Answer: Adult education, for learners aged 19 years and above, is funded through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) and delivered through further education colleges, local authority adult education services, training providers and Institutes of Adult Learning. Providers...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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Adult Education: CornwallDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support adult education in Cornwall.
Answer: The department is investing in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF), which is worth £1.34 billion this academic year. The ASF fully or co-funds education and skills training for eligible adults aged 19 and above, fr...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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Freehold: Property Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a system for dispute resolution available to freeholders paying estate management fees.
Answer: The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 includes measures that extend access to redress schemes to freehold estate homeowners. It does this by requiring estate management companies who manage communal areas to join a redress scheme.Bringing the provisi...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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Devolution: CornwallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of a devolution deal for Cornwall that does not involve any other regions or counties in the South West.
Answer: This Government strongly believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined authorities or combined county authorities over sensible economic geographies and supported by a mayor. This follows our minded-to de...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
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Devolution: CornwallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of a devolved Cornish assembly.
Answer: This Government was elected on a manifesto to widen and deepen devolution across the country. We believe that economic prosperity, productivity, and social cohesion are best achieved by devolving powers to local areas who best understand the needs of thei...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
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