Speeches by Maguire.

“I would like to pick up on the point raised by the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) about the ludicrous situation where a farm that is worth £5 million if it is owned under a certain ownership model will not be subject to tax, but a farm worth less than that could be subject to tax. Graham, a farmer f…”

“I would like to slightly correct the record there. We are having a technical debate about who opposed the tax first. I remind the Committee that it was the Conservative party that negotiated those disastrous New Zealand and Australian trade deals that decimated farming in my North Cornwall constituency.”

“Ryan Saltern was hit and left for dead by a drunk driver in 2019. The perpetrator received a four-month suspended sentence. In 2021, Ryan’s family launched their Ryan’s law campaign to increase sentences for hit-and-run offences, and in October I introduced a Ryan’s law amendment to the Sentencing Bill. We all know tha…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Ian Roome) on securing this important debate. Constituencies like mine, which borders my hon. Friend’s constituency, are among the most rural in this country. My constituents rely on their cars to cover vast areas to get to work, to take their children to school…”

“Thank you, Mr Speaker; I also wish you and your excellent team, and everyone across the House, a very merry Christmas. Following on from my question on the legal aid means test for domestic abuse victims, I want to highlight the danger that scrapping jury trials for sentences under three years poses for domestic abuse …”

“Q2. I thank the Prime Minister for having confirmed a Cornwall-only devolution deal since my last question to him. In 1988 more than 20,000 North Cornwall constituents were poisoned by the then South West Water Authority, and in a recent BBC documentary strong suggestions were made of a cover-up by the Thatcher Governm…”

“The Government plan to commence the removal of families with children. How can the Government do this in a way that is consistent with the rights of those children?”

“Picking up on your comment on returns hubs, what consideration do you think the Government should have when they are considering these countries for returns hubs?”

“What are your views on the Government’s proposals to increase returns to countries specifically where this was not happening before?”

“I want to point out the case of a North Cornwall farmer called Will Harris, who gave up an engineering job at £60,000 a year to provide food security and put food on our tables. His income is about £30,000 a year, but the tax his children may have to pay would be £500,000—or £50,000 a year, which is almost double the f…”

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“The hon. Member is making a passionate, excellent speech. Talking of trust in the Government, we have just seen the BBC documentary on the Camelford water poisoning scandal in my constituency—a potential Government cover-up. How on earth can my constituents trust the Government with all their important data? Does he ag…”

“I welcome the Solicitor General to her place. Domestic abuse survivors face serious barriers to accessing legal aid in the family courts. The current legal aid means test takes the abuser’s income into account when assessing a victim’s eligibility, unless the survivor can prove economic abuse, which is extremely diffic…”

“I thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. The Liberal Democrats warmly welcome the news that police and crime commissioners are being scrapped. We have been calling for it for years, and I personally called for this in one of my first contributions in this House, after the PCC election turnout in Cornwal…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I congratulate the hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Mark Garnier) on securing this important debate and giving an excellent and comprehensive speech. Many people will be familiar with this topic. In fact, half of all homeowners have had a bad experience with bui…”

“I thank the Minister for that response. Would she please join me in congratulating Coodes Solicitors, which provides a weekly pro bono surgery to my constituents in Bodmin? Firms such as Coodes face, in its own words, so much unnecessary bureaucracy and hoops to jump through when providing legal aid. As the Minister hi…”

“5. What steps he is taking to increase access to legal aid for people in rural areas.”

“I have a quick follow-up question, not so much on the incentives, which Chris covered, but a potential disincentive. You mentioned earlier that refugees would probably be more likely to stay in a state of poverty if the ILR qualifying period was extended or they were excluded from it. Is there evidence of previous visa…”

“Did you say it was the Swedish model that allowed flexibility within the same sector?”

“I want to follow up on Robbie’s earlier point. Dr Sumption mentioned the balance between giving employees the ability to potentially transfer to another employer, and giving them the advantages of being sponsored by a specific employer. In a past life, I have seen clients suffer from that restriction with one employer,…”