Ben Maguire MP: written questions
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Public Houses: ClosuresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to written statement UIN HCWS1187 on Planning Reform: Next Stage, what assessment his Department has made on the impact of proposed changes to policy HC6: Retentio
Answer: The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which includes proposed policies to safeguard against the loss of key community facilities, such as public houses. This approach reflects common practice in local p...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Assets: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to written statement UIN HCWS1187 on Planning Reform: Next Stage, for what reasons the proposed revised National Planning Policy Framework changes policy HC6: Rete
Answer: The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which includes proposed policies to safeguard against the loss of key community facilities, such as public houses. This approach reflects common practice in local p...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaying Fields and Sportsgrounds: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local communities do not lose access to playing fields and sports facilities as a result of changes to the planning system.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 103087 on 13 January 2026.
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaying Fields: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of removing Sport England as a statutory consultee on planning applications involving playing fields, on community
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 103087 on 13 January 2026.
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance Scheme: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the Music and Dance Scheme; and whether she plans to announce a multiple-year settlement.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for North Cornwall to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78608.
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSea Bass: Fishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Marine Management Organisation’s statutory guidance document entitled Variation issued: Thursday 01 January 2026, updated on December 29th, 2025, whether her Depa
Answer: No impact assessments have been produced because catch limits are agreed through UK/EU annual negotiations and limits cover all permitted gears at a coastal state level, as well as across the stock’s natural range.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will accept the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s compensation recommendations in full as part of his review on compensating women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the State Pen
Answer: As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State set out on 11 November 2025, we are retaking the decision made in December 2024 as it relates to the communications on State Pension age. The process to retake the decision is underway. We will update the Hou...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSea Bass: Fishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of boats that caught over 6.8t of bass in 2025.
Answer: The Marine Management Organisation, who hold catch data, have confirmed three UK vessels caught over 6.8t of bass in 2025.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSea Bass: Fishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the 2026 bass catch limits on the South West’s inshore fishing fleet.
Answer: Sustainable catch limits for European Seabass are set at the UK level through UK/EU annual negotiations within the scientific advice provided by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). No region-specific assessments are carried ou...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Subject Access RequestsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will made an assessment of the potential impact of SARs not being disclosed by NHS hospital trusts within the statutory one month timeframe.
Answer: The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) provide individuals with the right to access their personal data, subject to relevant exemptions. A subject access request must be responded to within one month of ...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSubject Access RequestsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the ICO's statutory duty to enforce SAR disclosures are met within a one month timeframe.
Answer: The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) provide individuals with the right to access their personal data, subject to relevant exemptions. A subject access request must be responded to within one month of ...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSeals: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impacts of the decision to reject JNCC's recommendations on seals' ability to rest undisturbed at haul out sites, following
Answer: Our grey and harbour seals face a range of threats and pressures, including potential impacts from disturbance at haul out sites. However, the best available evidence indicates that the effects of disturbance can be variable and are highly site specific a...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWildlife: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence her Department considered in deciding to reject the proposed amendments to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, recommended following JNCC's Seventh Quinquennial Review
Answer: Through the seventh quinquennial review, JNCC and the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies provided independent, science-based recommendations on species conservation. In considering that advice Defra took a broader perspective, including reflecting exist...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language Therapy: North CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of (a) speech and (b) language therapists in North Cornwall constituency.
Answer: Community health services, including speech and language therapy, are locally commissioned to enable systems to best meet the needs of their communities.North Cornwall Speech and Language therapist services are commissioned through the National Health Ser...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many liability orders have the Child Maintenance Services applied for in respect of non-resident parents who have repeatedly failed meet their child maintenance payment obligations in each of the la
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service may seek a Liability Order only when a Paying Parent has not met their obligations and other measures have been exhausted. In England and Wales, such orders may enable referral to enforcement agents, previously known as baili...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of bailiff action have occurred as a result of outstanding child maintenance payments in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service may seek a Liability Order only when a Paying Parent has not met their obligations and other measures have been exhausted. In England and Wales, such orders may enable referral to enforcement agents, previously known as baili...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents who have repeatedly failed to meet their child maintenance payment obligations have had their driving licenses disqualified as a consequence in each of the last five years.
Answer: The 2012 child maintenance reforms are designed to increase cooperation between separated parents and to ensure that children receive appropriate financial support. Where family-based arrangements are not suitable, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) oper...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents who have repeatedly failed to meet their child maintenance payment obligations have been sent to prison in each of the last five years.
Answer: The 2012 child maintenance reforms are designed to increase cooperation between separated parents and to ensure that children receive appropriate financial support. Where family-based arrangements are not suitable, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) oper...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS pension forfeiture provisions apply in cases where a former NHS employee has been convicted of serious criminal offences.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has the power to forfeit some or all NHS Pension Scheme benefits where an individual is convicted of certain offences. This includes individuals who have left National Health Service emp...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued to ICBs on the level of expenditure per capita for dental services.
Answer: There is no guidance issued to integrated care boards (ICBs) on the level of expenditure per capita for dental services.ICBs are responsible for commissioning primary care dentistry and receive an annual allocation of funding to secure services to meet th...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cost recovery mechanisms within the electricity system do not adversely impact small businesses.
Answer: The Department is working closely with Ofgem, who are undertaking a review of how energy system costs are recovered which began with a Call for Input published in July 2025. This review will consider options that make cost recovery fairer and more efficie...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of capacity charges on (a) small and (b) medium sized enterprises.
Answer: By law, energy network charging arrangements are a matter for Ofgem as the independent regulator. Ofgem has identified the need for significant investment in new electricity network capacity to transform Great Britain’s electricity networks to enable clea...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increases in electricity capacity charges on (a) consumers and (b) businesses.
Answer: By law, energy network charging arrangements are a matter for Ofgem as the independent regulator. Ofgem has identified the need for significant investment in new electricity network capacity to transform Great Britain’s electricity networks to enable clea...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Treatment: CamelfordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will consider the potential merits of a financial (a) redress or (b) scheme, for those affected by the Lowermoor Water Poisoning incident.
Answer: The Lowermoor incident has previously been investigated, and the most recent report by the Committee on Toxicity was published in 2013. Subsequent legislative changes have created an independent regulator for drinking water quality, which must, by law, be...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Treatment: CamelfordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will launch an independent public inquiry into the Lowermoor Water Poisoning with scope to cover (a) the role water privatisation played in the events, (b) the handli
Answer: The Lowermoor incident has previously been investigated, and the most recent report by the Committee on Toxicity was published in 2013. Subsequent legislative changes have created an independent regulator for drinking water quality, which must, by law, be...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
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