North Cornwall / data
Ben Maguire · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
310
of 504 possible
Attendance
62%
194 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
180
90 debates
Written Qs
549
536 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£179k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 203 claims
Interests
4
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 64 | |
| Economy | 51 | |
| Employment | 40 | |
| Crime & Policing | 35 | |
| Education | 23 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 21 | |
| Housing | 18 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1 | — |
| Crime | 22 | 9,211 |
| Economy Jobs | 33 | 5,329 |
| Local Government | 25 | 5,252 |
| Social Care | 11 | 4,028 |
| Housing | 6 | 4,014 |
| Culture Community | 6 | 3,747 |
| Cost Of Living | 7 | 3,285 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseSome of the most shocking stories that I heard during the general election campaign on doorsteps throughout North Cornwall were of people pulling out their own teeth because they c… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 130 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsT8. Successive Governments have handed public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds to the US tech firm Palantir, including the Ministry of Defence and NHS England, for a … DefenceTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 100 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Mountain RescueI fully endorse and support what my hon. Friend is saying. My brilliant Cornish search and rescue team have asked me to attend this debate to make exactly the same point, that if t… Social CareLocal GovernmentCost Of Living | 135 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI will briefly speak to Lords amendment 98. When it comes to regions such as Cornwall and my constituency of North Cornwall, this Bill neither respects nor gives due consideration … Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 448 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWill the Minister give way? Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 5 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsT5. Last week marked three years since the start of Sudan’s ongoing civil war, which has sparked a disastrous famine affecting an estimated 34 million people, while about 14 millio… DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 68 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Victims and Courts BillThis Bill returns to us from the other place, where my Liberal Democrat colleagues tabled a number of crucial amendments that come before us today, which concern changes to the und… Crime | 748 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Rail Connections to London: Rural TownsI thank the Minister for giving way right at the end of the debate. My constituency does not contain a single mainline station. The six Cornish MPs would also love to meet the Rail… TransportEconomy JobsLocal Government | 87 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Violence against Women and Girls: ProsecutionsFirst, can I ask the Solicitor General to please follow up on her kind offer to chase the Justice Minister responsible for legal aid, the hon. and learned Member for Finchley and G… Crime | 189 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on being such a champion on this issue, and I completely agree with his condemnation of Travelodge’s frankly despicable response. His point regard… Social CareHousingCost Of Living | 948 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportI acknowledge and appreciate the Minister’s point about this not being the responsibility of the Home Office. I will say, though, that I excitedly awaited the VAWG strategy to see … Social CareHousingCost Of Living | 58 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportI thank the hon. Member for that excellent point—I will come on to accommodation issues and the impact on children. I recognise that really important steps have been taken in recen… Social CareHousingCost Of Living | 204 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportI thank the Minister. Perhaps she can follow up on that point in her speech. I ask the Government urgently to reform evidence requirements for economic abuse in favour of more acce… Social CareHousingCost Of Living | 370 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportI completely agree; I have actually had some similar casework. I will come back to that point. In a deeply troubling case brought to me by a wonderful Cornish advice clinic, a fema… Social CareHousingCost Of Living | 499 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for domestic abuse survivors. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship in this important debate, Mr … Social CareHousingCost Of Living | 243 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 120 | 21.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 97 | 17.7% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 61 | 11.1% |
| Department for Transport | 51 | 9.3% |
| Treasury | 45 | 8.2% |
| Department for Education | 30 | 5.5% |
| Ministry of Justice | 24 | 4.4% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 24 | 4.4% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking to support farmers with their applications to the Slurry Infrastructure Grant Scheme. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to launch the third round of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant Scheme. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications (a) her department has received to the Slurry Infrastructure Grant Scheme Rounds 1 and 2; (b) have been approved to progress; (c) have been submitt… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the processing of VAT repayments to businesses. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many business VAT repayment claims have been outstanding for more than 30 days as of 20/04/2026. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to help ensure that businesses awaiting VAT repayment(s) receive their funds within an adequate timeframe. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in North Cornwall… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is working with regulators and professional bodies to strengthen endometriosis education. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Housing Ombudsman Service's (a) funding, (b) staffing levels and (c) case management capacity for its caseload a… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take legislative steps to ensure kinship carers receive an allowance equivalent to that provided to foster carers. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that endometriosis is consistently and adequately covered in the education and training of healthcare practitioners. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to address gaps in endometriosis training in order to reduce delays in diagnosis and improve outcomes. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle increases in the level of kidney disease. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the integrated care boards that returned money for unfulfilled NHS dental care. | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | 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, what discussions he has had with the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ICB on the proposed innov… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 160 | 25,809 | 14.4% |
| Accommodation | 25 | 12,543 | 7.0% |
| Staffing | 1 | 131,412 | 73.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,671 | 3.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,740 | 1.5% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 454 | 0.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 9 | 10,338 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 41 | 7,007 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 10 | 5,200 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 66 | 4,336 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 2,450 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 2,450 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 11 | 1,995 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 5 | 1,887 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,598 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,409 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 8 | 642 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 9 | 610 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jul 2025 | Staffing Pooled staffing services | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) | 2,450 | Paid |
| 03 Jul 2025 | Office Costs Pooled staffing services | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) | 2,450 | Paid |
| 20 May 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | [***] [***] [***] 60266007:1 is a duplicate of 60256603:1 | 0 | Repaid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 585 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 334 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 251 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
| 09 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 65 | Paid |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 4 | Paid |
| 02 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 32 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 700 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -462 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -700 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-9936] | 199 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
1. Employment and earnings1 entry
24 Mar 2026
Role, work or services: Consultant Solicitor
From: 9 March 2026.
Payer: Paddle and Cocks LLP (Law firm), Charles House, 18-21 Charles Street, Truro TR1 2PQ
Additional information: Payments will be listed below.
(Registered 10 March 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
25 Feb 2025
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place Westminster, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of National Liberal Club offered to Liberal Democrat MPs who reside outside of London, value £1,310.75
Date received: 31 December 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 31 December 2024
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 13 February 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (Terraced House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Plymouth
Ownership details: co-owned with family member through limited company Maguire Cervantes Property Limited. This is the only property I own and the only property Maguire Cervantes Property Limited owns.
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 4 August 2024)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Maguire Cervantes Property Limited
Nature of business: It is a holding company for one let residential property which is already registered under Category 6
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Jointly with my spouse
(Registered 4 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 15 wards, 15 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altarnun Stoke Climsland | Adrian Parsons | Liberal Democrats | 1,364 | 06 May 2021 |
| Bodmin St Marys St Leonard | Pat Rogerson | Liberal Democrats | 616 | 06 May 2021 |
| Bodmin St Petrocs | Leigh Lansbury Frost | Liberal Democrats | 759 | 06 May 2021 |
| Bude | Peter John La Broy | Liberal Democrats | 754 | 06 May 2021 |
| Camelford Boscastle | Barry Jordan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,067 | 06 May 2021 |
| Lanivet Blisland Bodmin St Lawrence | Jenny Cruse | Conservative and Unionist Party | 846 | 06 May 2021 |
| Launceston North North Petherwin | Adam Richard Paynter | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,200 | 06 May 2021 |
| Launceston South | John Conway | Conservative and Unionist Party | 706 | 06 May 2021 |
| Padstow | Stephen Rushworth | Conservative and Unionist Party | 908 | 06 May 2021 |
| Poundstock | Nicky Chopak | Liberal Democrats | 945 | 06 May 2021 |
| St Columb Major St Mawgan St Wenn | William Paul Wills | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 682 | 06 May 2021 |
| St Teath Tintagel | Dominic Fairman | Liberal Democrats | 1,141 | 06 May 2021 |
| Stratton Kilkhampton Morwenstow | Shorne Tilbey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 898 | 06 May 2021 |
| Wadebridge East St Minver | Carol Mould | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,076 | 06 May 2021 |
| Wadebridge West St Mabyn | Robin Edward Moorcroft | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,365 | 06 May 2021 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 103,843 | Electorate 76,741 (2024) |
| Median age | 48 | years |
| Degree-educated | 27.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 97.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 66.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 19.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 53.7% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.