Ben Maguire
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Ben Maguire is the Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General.
356
Votes Cast
£178,125
Expenses 2024-25
9,957
Majority
47.0%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£178,125
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 51,245 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
587
Written Questions
28
Oral Questions
144
Debates Spoken In⚑
209
Speeches⚑
356
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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2 AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 2026
3 AYE1 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
1 AYE1 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
2 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
2 votes · 20 May 2026
4 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
Financial Interests(4)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
National Liberal Club
Honorary membership of National Liberal Club offered to Liberal Democrat MPs who reside outside of London
31 December 2024 to 31 December 2025
£1,311
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
National Liberal Club
Honorary membership of National Liberal Club offered to Liberal Democrat MPs who reside outside of London
31 December 2024 to 31 December 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
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- 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
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
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Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
- 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
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
It is a holding company for one let residential property which is already registered under Category 6
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(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
It is a holding company for one let residential property which is already registered under Category 6
- 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
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring that the VAT of independent gyms reflects their contribution to public health.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential revenue raised by introducing a voluntary discounted settlement scheme for Plan 2 student loan borr
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the timeliness of payments owed to former HM Prison Service staff under the Harper Judgement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will consider the potential merits of undertaking a review of the rate of interest paid to businesses on delayed VAT refunds.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will release figures on the average processing times for VAT repayment claims from newly registered businesses.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mitigating guidance HMRC provides to its staff on informing businesses when a case cannot be allocated to a caseworker within the expected timescale.
Endometriosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve endometriosis training, (b) reduce the time taken for diagnosis, (c) improve outcomes and (
Hussam Abu Safiya
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made representations to the Government of Israel on the (a) detention, (b) welfare, and (c)
Palestine: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of reports of the (a) torture, (b) mistreatment, and (c) denial of adequ
Banks: Misconduct
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 w
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