Ben Maguire MP: written questions
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Fisheries: 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
Original Parliament recordSchools: ComplaintsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of standardising complaint procedures for (a) schools and (b) trusts to ensure that (i) parents and (ii) guardians have the same opportunity to
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
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements Orders: GrandparentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to legislate to protect the rights of children to communicate with (a) grandparents and (b) others members of extended family in cases where (i) one and (ii) both parents seek to prev
Answer: I acknowledge and respect that grandparents and other extended family members often play an important role in children’s lives and can provide stability in families, particularly where parents are separating.Any contact with the child should always be in ...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of hospital parking costs on (a) recruitment and (b) retention of NHS staff who commute long distances in (a) North Cornwall constitu
Answer: Decisions on the provision of car parking are made locally by National Health Service organisations, including considering how they affect local recruitment and the retention of their staff. These decisions will need to reflect the local geography and env...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that NHS bank staff are offered the same discounted parking arrangements as other hospital employees.
Answer: Decisions on the provision of car parking are made locally by National Health Service organisations, including considering how they affect local recruitment and the retention of their staff. These decisions will need to reflect the local geography and env...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the costs of hospital parking for NHS bank staff working shifts at NHS Trusts.
Answer: Decisions on the provision of car parking are made locally by National Health Service organisations, including considering how they affect local recruitment and the retention of their staff. These decisions will need to reflect the local geography and env...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department guarantee safe services for patients when a Hospital Trust is regularly at OPEL 4.
Answer: The National Health Service’s operational pressures escalation levels (OPEL) framework provides a standardised approach to support an effective, integrated, and coordinated response to acute trust operational pressures. This includes the actions locally, ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department has provided to Hospital Trusts that reach Opel 4.
Answer: The National Health Service’s operational pressures escalation levels (OPEL) framework provides a standardised approach to support an effective, integrated, and coordinated response to acute trust operational pressures. This includes the actions locally, ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDartmoor LineDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Dartmoor Railway Line into (a) North Cornwall constituency, (b) Launceston and (c) Bude.
Answer: The Government recognises the transport challenges faced by rural communities, including those in North Cornwall. While there are currently no plans to reintroduce rail services to North Cornwall, we encourage local authorities and transport providers, in...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: North CornwallDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of rail connectivity in North Cornwall constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the transport challenges faced by rural communities, including those in North Cornwall. While there are currently no plans to reintroduce rail services to North Cornwall, we encourage local authorities and transport providers, in...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLobsters: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of designating Cornish lobster as a protected product under the Protected Geographical Indication framework.
Answer: The Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) framework plays a vital role in championing food and drink products that are regionally distinct and nationally important, helping to preserve heritage, support rural economies, and promote high-quality British ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InternetHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) device-based and (b) operating system-based safeguards to prevent live-streamed child sexual abuse.
Answer: The Government is unequivocal in its commitment to protecting children from all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse. This includes work to combat livestreamed abuse and ensuring that offenders cannot use technology to harm children with impunity....
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InternetHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent and (b) limit UK-based offenders from (i) creating demand for, (ii) accessing and (iii) viewing live-streamed child sexual abuse.
Answer: The Government is unequivocal in its commitment to protecting children from all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse. This includes work to combat livestreamed abuse and ensuring that offenders cannot use technology to harm children with impunity....
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InternetHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of UK-based live-streaming of child sexual abuse.
Answer: The Government is unequivocal in its commitment to protecting children from all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse. This includes work to combat livestreamed abuse and ensuring that offenders cannot use technology to harm children with impunity....
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total amount received from water companies in (a) fines and (b) penalties since the Spending Review 2023; and what steps she has taken to e
Answer: £109 million in fines and penalties has been applied against water companies since October 2023. This includes the £104.5 million fine issued by Ofwat to Thames Water for breaches of rules relating to the company’s wastewater operations. In June this Gove...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a list of schemes where fines levied against water companies (a) have been reinvested to clean up UK waters and (b) are programmed to be reinvested to clean up UK w
Answer: In June this Government announced that fines and penalties levied against water companies for environmental breaches, will be reinvested into future local environmental projects across the country to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. These could includ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76210More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing incidental off-sales of beer and cider from draught duty paid containers on pubs in rural communities.
Answer: Draught beer and cider now pay 13.9% less in duty than their packaged equivalents – an increase of over 50% on the previous draught discount of 9.2%. This took a penny of duty off a typical strength pint. The core objective of this relief is to recognise ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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