United Kingdom parliament
Ben Maguire
Member of Parliament · Liberal Democrat
Transcripts of what Ben Maguire said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.
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Home Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 15 September 2026
Ben Maguire: costs of suspended officers and misconduct system
“Thanks, Chair, and thanks, Home Secretary, for coming in today. Going back to the Police Leadership Commission report by Lord Blunkett and Lord Herbert, it identified 78 misconduct investigations involving senior police officers since 2018, including eight current or former…”
Watch from 37:55Ben Maguire: metrics on serious and organised crime and high street programme
“Thanks, Chair. Home Secretary, how are you measuring success in reducing the impact of serious and organised crime on local communities, including whether action against visible crime is leading to disruption of the organised criminal networks that sit behind them?…”
Watch from 56:34Support for small rural forces and National Rural Crime Unit
“And how in particular would you be supporting smaller police forces? I'm thinking particularly in rural areas like mine in North Cornwall, facing lots of challenges from county lines gangs to rural thefts. Obviously, you've mentioned already the high street…”
Watch from 58:35
Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 14 September 2026
Birmingham Perry Barr: flooding, Severn Trent, and costs of inaction
“I thank the honorable member for giving way. We've heard lots about our constituents getting sick. One of my Pudsey constituents was hospitalized just a few weeks ago. And on his point about the Environment Agency's ratings, Surfers Against Sewage…”
Watch from 1:00:49
House of Commons · House of Commons · 7 September 2026
Housing Questions Q1–Q4: Green Belt, densification, infrastructure
“Ben Maguire. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To protect their profits, Wain Homes are now backing out of 350,000 pounds of promised infrastructure funding in my town of Bodmin. But with more than 3,000 homes to be built by 2030, Bodmin…”
Watch from 11:31
House of Commons · House of Commons · 3 September 2026
Urgent question: Bluetongue virus BTV‑3 in livestock
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My North Cornwall farmers have had the summer from hell. Bluetongue virus has decimated their herds and that's on top of a crushing drought. One North Cornwall farmer told me he's lost 40 of his sheep…”
Watch from 2:12:01Business statement: upcoming legislation and scrutiny of No.10 North
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Since my election, I've been campaigning for a new GP surgery building in the fast-growing town of Bodmin, which is set to receive more than 3,000 new homes by 2030. The current building is already…”
Watch from 2:54:52
House of Commons · House of Commons · 8 July 2026
Coastguard evidence, survey data and risk to coastal safety
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I sincerely thank my right honourable friend the member for Orkney and Shetland for bringing this urgent question. These highly skilled, experienced Coastguard volunteers are being badly let down by this government. And I…”
Watch from 2:05:23
House of Commons · House of Commons · 2 July 2026
Business Questions (cont.): Leaseholders, farming rules and mutual governance
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I must declare an interest as chair of the Dairy All-Party Parliamentary Group. I welcome the government's farming roadmap explicitly designating food production as an issue of national security. However, I'm deeply concerned by the…”
Watch from 1:49:45
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