Biography
Ben Maguire has engaged extensively with health and social care issues through 23 debate speeches, with a particular focus on rural healthcare access, including dentistry shortages, GP availability, and transport barriers for constituents attending appointments. He has repeatedly raised concerns about underfunding and infrastructure gaps in Cornwall's NHS services, drawing attention to specific cases such as patients travelling over 500 miles for dental care and constituents unable to afford transport to cancer treatment. His engagement reflects a sustained emphasis on how rural geography compounds healthcare delivery challenges in his North Cornwall constituency.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…To access her 20-minute chemotherapy appointment, one constituent was forced to travel from Bude to Derriford hospital, which is a three-hour round trip, even by car. She did that journey every day for three weeks.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism221st of 89918.0
- Dentistry access22nd of 19415.0
- Mental health241st of 88015.0
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- GP access29th of 2419.0
- NHS waiting lists140th of 5349.0
- Cancer180th of 6229.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing118th of 3023.0
- Dementia108th of 2513.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
What they’ve said
“I commend my hon. Friend on an excellent speech. Some of my residents still travel to their NHS dentist clinic in Nottinghamshire, which is a more than 500-mile round trip from Cornwall. Does my hon.”
Access to Dental Services: West Sussex · 2026-06-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Government? Will the Leader of the House please commit to a debate in Government time on fixing the NHS dentistry crisis in rural and coastal communities, like mine in Cornwall?…”
Business of the House · 2026-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…My constituents have no other options. They are forced to drive for hours to access hospital and GP appointments in north Devon, Truro, Derriford and elsewhere. Additionally, we would introduce an official, Government-funded pumpwatch scheme, which my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) mentioned.”
Rural Fuel Duty Relief · 2026-01-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I sincerely hope that a large proportion of those will be for the 25,000 Cornish families on the housing waiting list. I meet so many constituents in social and private housing who have been left high and dry by dodgy developers who go into liquidation before they can deliver vital infrastructure, such as roads and sew…”
New Social Housing: Rural Towns and Villages · 2025-10-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Given the serious public health consequences of sewage pollution, will the Leader of the House agree to a debate in Government time about the health and economic impacts of untreated sewage discharges?…”
Business of the House · 2025-06-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
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