Ben Maguire

16 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Developing Countries: Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of high interest public debt obligations owed by developing nations to UK private creditors on the public finances of those developing nations.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will produce an impact assessment on the potential impact of increases in costs for (a) butchers, (b) abattoirs and (c) other food business operators on those busines

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Meat: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is offering to small independent family (a) butchers and (b) abattoirs.

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Holiday Accommodation: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the registration scheme for short-term lets will include appropriate (a) checks and (b) enforcement to ensure that holiday lets are both (i) leg

9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Royal Cornwall Hospital: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken to build the new Women and Children's Hospital at Treliske on the local community.

9 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Key Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of (a) affordable and (b) social housing for key workers in North Cornwall constituency.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

A30: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to include the A30 junction at Plusha in the Road Safety Strategy.

9 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a nationwide ten minute grace period for private car parks where users cannot not be fined fo

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a Clean Waters Forum including (a) charities, (b) NGOs and (c) representatives from (i) his Department

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing flexibility for term-time absences for children from families employed in the (a) agricultural and (b) tourism sectors.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Cafes: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support local, independent coffee shops.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many claims have been (a) made to and (b) rejected by the compensation schemes for sub-postmasters impacted by Horizon IT; and what proportion of those claims have successfully concluded.

2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Authority administering the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme on (a) the number of claims made, (b) the number rejected and (c) the proportion of claimants

2 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims have been made to the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme; and what steps he is taking to ensure all potential recipients are aware of the scheme before it closes in December 2026.

2 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims have been (a) made to and (b) rejected by the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme; and what proportion of those claims have successfully concluded.

2 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Windrush Compensation Scheme will (a) deal with outstanding claims and (b) be closed.

2 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claims for compensation her Department has received for the Windrush Compensation Scheme since that scheme began; and how many and what proportion of those claims were (a) rejected and (b) su

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people who fall ill from sewage pollution-related causes in Cornwall.

30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce ambulance waiting times for elderly patients in North Cornwall constituency.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) support and (b) protect nature-friendly farming practices in North Cornwall constituency.

25 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to encourage developers to begin building promptly after planning permission is granted.

25 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to issue updated (a) guidance and (b) statutory requirements to (i) discourage planning applicants from providing supporting information in stages an

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of bonfires involving non-garden waste materials on (a) the environment and (b) public health.

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain General Practitioner doctors in (i) North Cornwall constituency and (ii) other rural areas.

19 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of Surfers Against Sewage's publication entitled Water Quality Report 2025, published in April

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

Housing: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of housing stock in areas of high deprivation in Cornwall.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mixed-age couples are impacted by the rule which prevents them from claiming pension-age benefits until the youngest partner reaches State Pension age.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of he rule which prevents mixed-age couples from claiming pension-age benefits until the youngest partner reaches State Pension age on the numb

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

Sports: Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the sale of flying ring frisbees.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Recovery Fund and Nature Restoration Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to combine the proposed (a) Nature Restoration Fund and (b) Marine Recovery Fund.