Ben Maguire

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve road safety for vulnerable road users.

27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to local authorities in rural areas with high levels of (a) executive housing and (b) second homes on revising the (i) points and (

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of nurseries that have withdrawn from the childcare funding scheme citing cost pressures on early years provision.

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support nurseries with the cost of providing the expanded funded childcare hours.

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding provided to early years providers for meeting the cost of a nursery place.

24 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring housing developers to consult with water companies at every stage when building new homes, in the c

24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to help increase the availability of GP appointments in North Cornwall constituency.

21 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of legal aid provision.

19 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords and Property Management Companies: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support her Department has made available to residents facing increases in management fees by (a) landlords and (b) management companies.

19 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Emergency Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that landlords cannot lawfully obstruct emergency vehicle access to residential properties.

19 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Personal Care Services: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions on high street hair salons.

19 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of off-payroll working IR35 reforms on (a) self-employed workers and (b) small businesses.

19 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the flexibility of the apprenticeship levy for small businesses.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England on reducing delays in referrals for specialist treatment in the South West.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pectus Excavatum: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand access to the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum cases in the South West.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of specialist (a) paediatric and (b) transitional healthcare services for teenagers in the South West.

18 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Beer and Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the (a) Small Business Multiplier and (b) Standard Multiplier on business sustainability in the beer and pub sector.

18 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Beer and Public Houses: Costs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) business rates and (b) employment costs increases on the beer and pub sector.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer and Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to reform business rates for the beer and pub sector.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer and Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a permanent reduction in business rates for the beer and pub sector.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Ports: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on her planned port strategy; and what plans she has for future funding of port infrastructure.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that waiting times for mental health treatment are no longer than waiting times for treatment for physical health conditions.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including mental health waiting lists in the targets outlined in the Plan for Change.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Physical Education and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education to prioritise (a) PE and (b) school sports within the school day.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Fishing Vessels: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time take for Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspections on the economic sustainability of inshore fishing businesses in rural coast

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Fishing Vessels: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on increasing inspection capacity.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Fishing Vessels: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered introducing a temporary dispensation for newly-purchased fishing vessels awaiting Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspection.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish his response to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee's 7th Quinquennial Review of Schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 relating to marine ma

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cetaceans and Seals: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to (a) add all resident pinniped species to Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and (b) protect all pinniped and cetacean

13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support young people onto the housing ladder in North Cornwall constituency.