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MP Financial Interest
Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat - North Cornwall)
Original Source (13th July 2026)
2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
Anthony Dunn - £5,000.00
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Jul 2026
Maritime and Coastguard Agency

"I sincerely thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for asking the urgent question. Highly skilled, experienced coastguard volunteers are being badly let down by the Government, and I cannot imagine other rescue service personnel being treated in the same way. No one could …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Education - View Vote Context
Ben Maguire (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 369 Noes - 102
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Town and Country Planning - View Vote Context
Ben Maguire (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 182
Written Question
Banks: Misconduct
Tuesday 7th July 2026

Asked by: Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat - North Cornwall)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that banking misconduct compensation schemes provide independent mechanisms for reviewing cases where applicants were wrongly excluded from previous redress processes.

Answered by Rachel Blake

Successive Governments, as well as the Financial Conduct Authority, working with the banks, have taken steps that aimed to address historical banking misconduct issues. This included helping to establish and support a range of compensation and redress schemes to enable those affected to seek appropriate compensation, with interest rate hedging product (IRHP) disputes alone paying out more than £2bn to affected customers. These IRHP schemes included an in-built appeal mechanism, and each bank’s scheme was scrutinised by an independent reviewer, the appointment of which was approved by the FCA.

In addition to steps that were taken to enable investigations and compensation to be paid, the regulatory framework has also been strengthened. Historically, the Financial Ombudsman Service only had jurisdiction over disputes involving microbusinesses, but this was expanded by the Financial Conduct Authority in 2019, with over 99% of small businesses in the UK now eligible to bring their complaints to the FOS. In future, this would ensure access to clear and independent dispute resolution through a public body able to require compensation to be paid where misconduct has occurred.

Early Day Motion
FIFA World Cup 2026 match bans (21 Signatures)
6 Jul 2026
Tabled by: Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat - North Cornwall)
That this House expresses deep concern at FIFA's decision to suspend the automatic one match ban imposed on United States striker Folarin Balogun following reports that the decision came after political interference from President Donald Trump; believes that sporting decisions must be taken transparently, fairly and free from political influence; …
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Jul 2026
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Jul 2026
Business of the House

"I declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for dairy. I welcome the fact that the Government’s farming road map explicitly designates food production as an issue of national security, but I am deeply concerned that their water White Paper proposes a blanket extension of environmental permitting, …..."
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Written Question
Performing Arts
Thursday 2nd July 2026

Asked by: Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat - North Cornwall)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department is giving to the live comedy industry.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

The government recognises the important contribution live comedy makes to the UK’s economy and creative sectors.

In March, I hosted the first comedy sector roundtable, in which we discussed a number of ways to boost the sector, including strengthening the evidence of comedy's economic and social impact, and improving the sector's understanding of funding opportunities.

The government is also providing a £7 million grant to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society for 2024-26, and is taking action to support self-employed creatives, including appointing a Freelance Champion. Arts Council England already provides support to the comedy sector, which will also benefit from reforms as part of the Independent Review of Arts Council England, including improving the experience of funding applicants and exploring new support for individual creatives.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 01 Jul 2026
Fishing Industry: Government Support

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