Ben Maguire

28 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Dartmoor: Radon Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her Department's estimated timescale is for HMP Dartmoor returning to full operational capacity; and whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of radon levels on the health of (a)

28 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to Question 244 on Dental Services: North Cornwall, how many dentists accept NHS patients in North Cornwall constituency; and what progress he has made on (a)

28 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Ambulance Services: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department provides financial support to Cornwall Air Ambulance; and if will he will take steps to mitigate the potential impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance Contr

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Future Farm Resilience Fund beyond March 2025.

21 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Agricultural Machinery and Livestock: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on penalties for theft of (a) livestock and (b) GPS farming equipment.

19 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the technical resilience of the e-visa system; whether she has made a recent assessment of the implications for her policies of the experience of (a) iden

19 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Crime: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police officers are dedicated to rural crime teams in each police force in (a) England and (b) Wales.

19 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Crime: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to (a) produce and (b) implement a strategy on tackling rural crime.

19 Nov 2024 · Home Office

National Rural Crime Network

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had representatives of the National Rural Crime Network.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the funds allocated to Cornwall through the Bus Service Improvement Plan will be accessed by the local authority.

15 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the (a) reliability and (b) longevity of back-up Voice over Internet Protocol phone batteries for vulnerable people; how many (i) tel

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

A39: Bypasses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's planned timetable is for making a decision on the proposed A39 Camelford Bypass plans.

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Budehaven Community School: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to support Budehaven Community School's SEND unit.

5 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support unsustainable debt burdens and service payments from countries in Africa.

4 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.44 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC295, what the (a) territorial extent and (b) timetable is for the consultation on encouraging small brewers to retain and e

31 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of implementing a change to the Agricultural Property Relief rate.

31 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.51 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Agricultural Property Relief on food security.

24 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Minority Groups: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) recognition of the Cornish as a national minority under the European Framework Convention for the Protection of

24 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving legislative powers to a Cornish Assembly.

23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Wealth: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the disparity in wealth of the wealthiest 10% of the population and the average household on (a) economic prosperity, (b)

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Arts: Education and English Baccalaureate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools receive adequate funding to provide equitable access to arts education alongside English Baccalaureate subjects in (a) Cornwall and (b) England.

22 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Swimming: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on swimming lessons provided by non-council swimming facilities for (a) SEND children, (b) hydrotherapy patients, (c) the elderly and (d) other

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure equality of access to rural fibre-optic infrastructure.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

HSBC: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is the Department is taking to support (a) pensioners who face significant reductions in their pensions when they reach state pension age and (b) other pensioners affected by the HSBC Clawbac

22 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing Draught Relief to 20% on (a) pubs and (b) small and independent brewers in North Cornwall constituency.

15 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with the police to help tackle violence against women and girls in North Cornwall constituency.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Means-tested Benefits: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to (a) calculate and (b) distribute funding to people on means-tested benefits in North Cornwall constituency.

9 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Health Education and Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of (a) prostate cancer risk factors and (b) eligibility for PSA testing of patients aged 50 and above in (i) Cornwall and (ii) England.

2 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of requests for payment of several months rent in advance before securing a tenancy on the ability of people to find housing

2 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to require developers to build homes for social rent as part of large developments.