Ben Maguire MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Housing: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that planning decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate account for local housing need in (a) areas where there is (i) acute deman
Answer: The Planning Inspectorate is an arm’s length body, responsible for examining local development plans impartially to ensure they are legally compliant and sound, and for considering appeals against planning decisions.Inspectors will make decisions in light...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether contracts agreed with the Prison Education Service will include provision for inflationary increases to budgets for each prison in each year.
Answer: The overall budget for the Prisoner Education Service is subject to the Ministry of Justice’s internal annual budget allocations process to set internal budgets following the Spending Review period, so it is not possible to comment on budgets at prison le...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Prison Education Service contracts have been agreed; for what reason there was a delay in signing the contracts; and what her planned timetable is for signing the contracts.
Answer: The Prisoner Education Service comprises of six different nationally contracted services, including Core Education and Careers Information and Guidance as the two most significant ones by total contract value. To provide some context, there are circa 70 c...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers and Seas and Oceans: SewageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with (a) NGOs, (b) non-profit organisations and (c) Surfers Against Sewage on levels of sewage in rivers and seas.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular discussions with a range of stakeholders, including Surfers Against Sewage, on levels of sewage in rivers and seas. As part of our Plan for Change, we are putting water companies under special measures through our land...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: North CornwallDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of rural transport infrastructure in North Cornwall constituency.
Answer: This Government continues to work at pace to address the transport challenges people face in rural areas like North Cornwall. We recently announced £2.3 billion of Local Transport Grant funding for local authorities over the four-year Spending Review peri...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisadvantaged: FinanceTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59561More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, if she will publish the full list of the 350 deprived communities that will receive new investment.
Answer: The government is setting out a more targeted, long-term local growth funding model across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This is only one part of our wider regional growth strategy, including our support for devolut...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisadvantaged: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, if her Department will publish their methodology for (a) calculating and (b) allocation of funding from her
Answer: On 11 June 2025, the government has announced communities funding for up to 350 places, including the 75 places named in the Plan for Neighbourhoods in March 2025. Within this, 25 trailblazer neighbourhoods will receive up to £20 million over the next dec...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCounty Courts: JudgementsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the number of County Court Judgments entered by default as a result of claimants using incorrect addresses for service of court documents.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDebt Collection: RegulationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent statutory regulator for High Court enforcement officers.
Answer: Whilst most High Court enforcement agencies have already signed up to the Enforcement Conduct Board’s independent voluntary accreditation scheme, the Government believes that it is necessary to take action so that all High Court Enforcement Officers, enfo...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether fines received for environmental breaches are hypothecated back into environmental schemes.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, this Government has confirmed that water company fines and penalties will be allocated to projects and programmes across the country which contribute to water quality. Over £100 million in fines levied against water companie...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordJournalism: Higher EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her correspondence to the Interim Chair of the Office for Students, dated 19 May 2025, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the reprioritisa
Answer: We have made difficult decisions, driven by the challenging fiscal inheritance, regarding the allocation of Strategic Priorities Grant (SPG) funding. We are protecting support for high-cost subjects that are essential to delivery of our Industrial Strateg...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: RegistrationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on the (a) development and (b) implementation of the registration scheme for short-term lets.
Answer: DCMS has commenced the second phase of digital development for the short-term lets registration scheme legislated for in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. During this phase, we will test the user interface with a small number of users to ensure ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners and Nurses: North CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the challenges in the recruitment of (a) General Practitioners and (b) GP nurses in (i) North Cornwall constituency and (ii) rural areas.
Answer: We acknowledge the urgent challenge of ensuring that rural areas such as those in North Cornwall have the resources needed to service their patients, and to ensure that patients can access primary healthcare. To address this, we are increasing capacity in...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a guest beer provision as part of the third statutory review and post-implementation review of the Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicat
Answer: The Pubs Code (the Code) applies to large pub-owning businesses with 500 or more tied pubs in England and Wales, covering around 8,000 pubs. The statutory review will consider the operation of the Code and performance of the Pubs Code Adjudicator over the...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of Water Commission's 2025 interim report findings on (a) dividends and (b) debts of water compan
Answer: The Government is clear that transformative change is needed across the water sector, and will be carefully considering Sir Jon’s preliminary conclusions as outlined in the interim report published on 3 June. The Government will respond to the findings in...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Papillomavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of HPV vaccines.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Rotherham on 5 March 2025 to Question 31921.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider the potential merits of allocating funding for the (a) building of and (b) supplying of specialised equipment to new, purpose-built dental practices.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to the integrated care boards across England.The NHS contracts with independent dental pr...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish her Department's timeline for the (a) development and (b) implementation of the Rural Crime Strategy.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling rural crime, safeguarding rural areas through tougher measures to clamp down on equipment theft, anti-social behaviour, strengthened neighbourhood policing and action to prevent fly-tipping.We recognise that there c...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: SewageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of public waterways polluted by sewage on (a) young children and (b) families.
Answer: The level of sewage in our waterways is unacceptable, that is why this Government has taken practical steps to mitigate this. The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 24 February. The Act will require water companies to publish real-...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of low housing stock on young families in (a) North Cornwall and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: The government recognises the impact of low housing stock on young families in North Cornwall and other rural areas.We are taking decisive action to boost the supply of homes of all tenures and are giving further consideration to what more we can do to pr...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHate Crime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle hate crime in rural areas.
Answer: This Government is determined to tackle all forms of hate crime, wherever in the country it occurs, and whoever is responsible for committing it.There is no excuse for violence or abuse driven by hatred and discrimination, and we support the police in tak...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment pathways and (c) levels of clinical awareness of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome in the NHS.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local integrated care boards to work with clinicians, service users, and patient groups to develop services and care pathways that are convenient and that meet the needs of patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrom...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new NHS (a) nurses and (b) doctors will complete training in the next 12 months.
Answer: The Department estimates a range of between 19,000 and 22,500 nurses trained in England joining the Nursing and Midwifery Council register for the first time in the year to March 2026, based on the 23,240 acceptances to English nursing courses in the 2022...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: RetirementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS (a) nurses and (b) doctors are expected to (i) leave and (ii) retire in the next year.
Answer: The Department does not hold estimates of the number of nurses and doctors expected to leave the National Health Service or retire in the next year.The Government is committed to making the NHS the best place to work, to ensure we retain more of our skill...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) nurse and (b) doctor vacancies there are in the NHS.
Answer: NHS England publishes a compendium of NHS Vacancy Statistics each quarter. The information currently provides four measures of the level of vacancies in the National Health Service, one of which includes the number of medical and registered nursing vacanc...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
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