Ben Maguire MP: written questions
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Geothermal PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will consider the potential merits of developing a national roadmap with targets for the development of geothermal energy for (a) heat and (b) power generation.
Answer: The Government knows that to achieve net zero, we must look at how we can accelerate the potential of all low carbon technologies including geothermal. However, the UK Geothermal industry is nascent when compared to other heat and power renewable technolo...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGeothermal Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a ring-fenced budget specifically for geothermal projects in the next round of Contract for Difference funding
Answer: Auction parameters and budget are set based on a wide range of factors, including an assessment of the potential project pipeline and progress towards decarbonisation targets. The Government will confirm the details of Allocation Round 8 budget and parame...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGeothermal PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to improve regulatory support for geothermal energy.
Answer: We know there is promising potential for geothermal energy in the UK and particularly as a low carbon source of heat. However, it is too soon to regulate such a small and nascent sector. Therefore there are no immediate plans to make any changes in the re...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Per Capita CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding per capita her Department provided for NHS dentistry in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for determining allocations of financial resources to integrated care boards. The dental ringfenced budget is set net of patient charge revenue. It is the total spend for dental, with less expected revenue from patients, and inc...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Per Capita CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding per capita her Department provided for NHS dentistry in the last financial year.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for determining allocations of financial resources to integrated care boards. The dental ringfenced budget is set net of patient charge revenue. It is the total spend for dental, with less expected revenue from patients, and inc...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: DisabilityTreasuryTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93573More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the taxation of inherited pensions before transfer into trusts on the long-term financial security of disabled beneficiaries.
Answer: Certain types of trusts for vulnerable people, including disabled persons trusts, are exempt from inheritance charges which normally apply to other types of trusts. No inheritance tax is charged on payments made to a beneficiary from a disabled persons tr...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department will assess the potential merits of providing funding to upgrade local energy networks to support at-home renewable energy generation in (a) North Cornwall constituency
Answer: Government works with Ofgem to ensure grid investment supports all communities, including rural areas. The current electricity distribution price control (RIIO-ED2, 2023-2028) has allowed £22.2bn for upfront investment in low voltage networks, including £...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93568More
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 high energy costs on households in rural areas that are not connected to the mains gas grid.
Answer: The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy and...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: National GridDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that households in (a) North Cornwall and (b) other rural areas can connect to (i) solar panels and (ii) other renewable energy systems without h
Answer: Under connection charging rules set by Ofgem, domestic connection customers are not liable for any network upgrade costs to accommodate renewable generation up to 3.68kW per phase. For larger systems, the customer may be liable for a proportion of the upg...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: WalkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Government steps in to save historic rights of way from being lost to the nation, published on 26 December 2024, what her Department's plan
Answer: The Government has repealed the 2031 cut-off date, safeguarding hundreds of miles of historic rights of way so they remain available for public enjoyment. This change will be formally enacted when parliamentary time allows. The Department plans to designa...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: CornwallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the legal sector in Cornwall on the consultation entitled Home buying and selling reform, published on 20 October 2025.
Answer: On 6 October 2025, the government published two consultations outlining reform proposals to transform home buying and selling. They can be found on gov.uk here and here. Officials in my Department are actively engaging with stakeholders as part of the con...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Transfer: Money LaunderingTreasuryTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90621More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of implementing a pilot scheme for banks to provide standardised anti-money laundering checks for use in property transactions.
Answer: The requirements for anti-money laundering checks in property transactions are set out in the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs). The MLRs are not prescriptive in setting out precisely how banks and other regulated firms should undertake anti-money laund...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: DatabasesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed introduction of (a) digital property logbooks and (b) open property data on (i) cyber-security and
Answer: On 6 October 2025, the government published two consultations outlining reform proposals to transform home buying and selling. They can be found on gov.uk here and here. We recognise that robust security and privacy standards will be essential in an incre...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials have been delayed and court days lost because a prisoner has failed to be delivered to the Court by the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services.
Answer: The question has been interpreted to mean ineffective trials that do not start on their intended start date and need rescheduling. Trials can become ineffective for many reasons, owing to the action or inaction of stakeholders responsible for producing pr...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Courts in each of the six circuits in England and Wales are not used for five days per week.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publish quarterly data concerning the open caseload at the Crown Court by geographic breakdown including region and individual courthouse. That data can be found in the ‘Receipts, disposals and open cases in the Crown Court’ tool w...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how far in advance Crown Court trial dates are being set for each of the six circuits in England and Wales.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publish quarterly data concerning the open caseload at the Crown Court by geographic breakdown including region and individual courthouse. That data can be found in the ‘Receipts, disposals and open cases in the Crown Court’ tool w...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were waiting to be heard in Crown Courts in each circuit in England and Wales on 11 November 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publish quarterly data concerning the open caseload at the Crown Court by geographic breakdown including region and individual courthouse. That data can be found in the ‘Receipts, disposals and open cases in the Crown Court’ tool w...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDuchy of Cornwall: HousingTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89897More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to improve transparency for homeowners on the terms under which (a) communal and (b) shared land may revert to the Duchy of Cornwall in the event of developers' insolvency.
Answer: Homeowners will have such rights of recourse against insolvent corporate developers as exist under the corporate insolvency regime. The Duchy’s policy is to give an appropriate person or body the opportunity to purchase the property formerly owned by inso...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDuchy of Cornwall: HousingTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89892More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of mechanisms for homeowners to seek recourse when land held by the Duchy of Cornwall reverts to Duchy ownership following the insolvency of housing develope
Answer: Homeowners will have such rights of recourse against insolvent corporate developers as exist under the corporate insolvency regime. The Duchy’s policy is to give an appropriate person or body the opportunity to purchase the property formerly owned by inso...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department will assess the potential merits of allowing non-digital verification routes for veterans who do not wish to use GOV.UK One Login in order to obtain a digital Vet
Answer: Individuals must prove their identity through GOV.UK One Login if they would like a digital Veteran Card. They can do this by verifying their identity via the GOV.UK One Login app, web, or at the Post Office. There are currently no plans to introduce a fu...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Data Protection Act 2018 and Article 5 of the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the saf
Answer: The Department has conducted a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) for the digital Veteran Card, approved by the One Login Senior Responsible Officer and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s Data Protection Officer, in consultation...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department has to undertake a Data Protection Impact Assessment on the integration of the digital Veteran Card with GOV.UK One Login.
Answer: The Department has undertaken a full Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for the digital Veteran Card service, which has been signed off by the One Login Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s Dat...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been wrongly released from HM Prisons since July 2024 were still at large on 1 November 2025.
Answer: As the Deputy Prime Minister set out in his statement on 11 November, on that day we were aware of three releases in error from prison where the offenders were at large. We were also investigating a further case of a potential release in error on 3 Novemb...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen enforcement against non-resident parents who repeatedly fail to meet their child maintenance payment obligations.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is estimated to keep around 120,000 children out of poverty each year. CMS acknowledges the significant impact that missed or partial child maintenance payments can have on both children and resident parents. Changes ha...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) missed or (b) partial child maintenance payments on (i) children and (ii) resident parents.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is estimated to keep around 120,000 children out of poverty each year. CMS acknowledges the significant impact that missed or partial child maintenance payments can have on both children and resident parents. Changes ha...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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