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1722696

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date	22/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	LGBT Veterans Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to implement the outstanding recommendations of the LGBT Veterans Review.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	1143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 July 2024 to Question 495 to the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie).</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 30/07/2024 11:41:30 answering member 5235 attachment 1 file name 495 - BT Veterans Independent Review.docx title BT Veterans Independent Review
tabling member	5350

1722697

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in Cornwall; and what steps she plans to take to with Cornwall Council to help improve the (a) funding and (b) delivery of SEND services.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	1144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The department has been working with the local area partnership since the Area Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Inspection in February 2023. The inspection concluded that the local area partnership’s arrangements lead to inconsistent experiences and outcomes for children and young people with SEND.</p><p>The department holds regular, formal monthly monitoring meetings, in partnership with NHS England, that are focussed on the impact of actions taken to improve the lives of children and young people with SEND and their families. The department has put in place a SEND advisor and funded the Research and Improvement for SEND Excellence (RISE) consortium to support improvement.</p><p> </p><p>Cornwall is part of the Developing Better Value in SEND (DBV in SEND) programme, which supports local authorities and their local area partners to improve the delivery of SEND services for children and young people whilst working towards financial sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with SEND or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department will continue with its work with the local area to ensure that they deliver further improvements in services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 30/07/2024 15:53:23 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5350

1722698

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children (a) with an education, health and care plan and (b) who had previously been identified in the SEN Support category by their school were not in school in Cornwall in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	1145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes statistics on education, health and care (EHC) plans at local authority level, which can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans</a>. This includes information on children and young people not in school or further education, including those awaiting provision, in elective home education, in other arrangements, having had notice of their plan to cease, or Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). The number and proportion of children and young people with an EHC plan who were elsewhere than at school in Cornwall from 2020 to 2024, which includes the last 5 years of data available, can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/6066ca5a-0309-412e-6920-08dca70c1109" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/6066ca5a-0309-412e-6920-08dca70c1109</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The data collection for EHC plans does not include information on previous Special Educational Needs (SEN) support identification.</p><p> </p><p>Wider data on special educational needs, including information on the total number of pupils with EHC plans and SEN support at local authority level, is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 29/07/2024 14:51:52 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5350

1722699

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the SEND funding formula allocations for pupils in Cornwall.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	1146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The department will take time to consider whether to make changes to the high needs national funding formula (NFF) that is used to allocate funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The department will consider the impact of any formula changes on local authorities, including Cornwall County Council. It is important that there is a fair education funding system that directs funding to where it is needed.</p><p> </p><p>Budgets for the 2025/26 financial year have not been set, which means that decisions on the high needs NFF and the publication of allocations for that year will not be to the usual timescales.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 29/07/2024 14:40:11 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5350

1722700

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on increasing funding to Cornwall Council for (a) social care services (b) SEND services and (c) road maintenance.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	1147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and, as is usual, we will consider the funding required for social care, SEND, and road maintenance within this process. We will consult with local authorities, including Cornwall, ahead of the next provisional Local Government Finance Settlement.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 30/07/2024 13:40:54 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5350

1722701

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Empty Property: Shops
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of unoccupied shops in town centres in North Cornwall constituency.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	1148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>This Government is fully committed to rejuvenating our high streets and supporting the businesses and communities that make our town centres successful.</p><p>Through the English Devolution Bill we will introduce a strong new ‘right to buy’ for valued community assets, which will help this Government safeguard our high streets. This measure will empower local communities to reclaim and revitalise empty shops, pubs, and community spaces, helping to revamp our high streets and eliminate the blight of vacant premises.</p><p>In addition, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund continues to fund £3 million worth of projects in North Cornwall, such as refurbishing buildings to make them fit for purpose.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 30/07/2024 13:51:28 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5350

1722702

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: North Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of open dentistry practices in North Cornwall constituency accepting adult NHS patients (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in the last 5 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	1149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>While the data requested is not available for the last five years, as of 10 July 2024, there were 11 open dentistry practices in the North Cornwall constituency, none of which were showing as accepting new adult patients. This data is sourced from the Find a Dentist website, and is matched to constituencies based on the postcode data shown on the website, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist</a></p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 30/07/2024 10:55:06 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5350

1722706

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending railway routes into North Cornwall constituency.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	1153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Following the General Election and the State Opening of Parliament, the Government is now formulating its plans. The Department will announce its policy intentions in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 30/07/2024 09:50:41 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5350

1721936

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	River Tamar: Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what decision she plans to take on the proposed changes to the toll for the Tamar Bridge crossing.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>An application for revising the Torpoint Crossing tolls (for the Tamar Bridge and the Torpoint Ferry) was made by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council on Thursday 2 May 2024. A Public Inquiry in respect of that application is due to begin on 15 October 2024. As this is a live application, I am unable to comment on what the final decision might be.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 25/07/2024 14:45:08 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5350

1721937

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	River Tamar: Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allocating funding towards the maintenance of the Tamar toll bridge.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>I recognise that The Tamar Crossings are a very important local issue. The Crossings are funded on a ‘user pays’ principle from toll income. No funding is received from Government or from the owners of the Tamar Crossings – Plymouth City Council and Cornwall Council. I do not expect this to change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 25/07/2024 15:03:33 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5350