Information between 1st March 2026 - 11th March 2026
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2 Mar 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context Rebecca Paul voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 95 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Rebecca Paul voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 95 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 177 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Rebecca Paul voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 95 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 181 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Rebecca Paul voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 95 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 173 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Rebecca Paul voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 93 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 106 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Rebecca Paul voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 91 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 182 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Rebecca Paul voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 94 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 163 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Rebecca Paul voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 94 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 109 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Rebecca Paul voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 94 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 171 |
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Rebecca Paul speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Rebecca Paul contributed 1 speech (444 words) Monday 9th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Education |
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Pornography Review
Asked by: Rebecca Paul (Conservative - Reigate) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on what date the cross-departmental team established to address the findings of Baroness Bertin’s Independent Pornography Review formally commenced its work; and when is that team expected to provide its findings and recommendations. Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls’ committed to creating a joint team to address the issues in Baroness Bertin’s Review. The team is now established and is formed by the Home Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Justice, and Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The team is examining the evidence to inform the government’s approach to pornography policy carefully. |
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Police: Disciplinary Proceedings
Asked by: Rebecca Paul (Conservative - Reigate) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure ongoing independent expert scrutiny of police conduct and the full transparent investigation of this conduct where required. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office) This Government is currently reforming the statutory systems for investigating allegations of police misconduct (whether these are identified internally or via public complaints). The most serious and sensitive matters including deaths and serious injuries and allegations of serious corruption must be referred immediately to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) for assessment and, where IOPC deems it necessary, immediate, independent investigation. The IOPC publishes summaries and reports on its work, wherever it is possible to do so and regularly publishes press releases providing updates on high profile cases. We introduced reforms to these systems via the Policing and Crime Bill and announced further steps in Chapter 4 of the Police Reform White Paper published on 26 January 2026, including working with the IOPC to increase transparency further. |
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Pornography: Regulation
Asked by: Rebecca Paul (Conservative - Reigate) Thursday 5th March 2026 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make it her policy that types of pornographic content that it would be illegal to distribute offline, such as scenes depicting incest and scenes of simulated child abuse, are subject to equivalent controls online. Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Online Safety Act (OSA) already places robust duties on online platforms to tackle illegal and harmful pornographic content. Platforms are required to prevent users from encountering such content, and services that host or allow access to pornography must have effective measures, such as age verification, to protect children. In 2025, the government announced that strangulation will be made a priority offence under the OSA, requiring platforms to take swift action against this content.
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Research Ethics Committees
Asked by: Rebecca Paul (Conservative - Reigate) Tuesday 10th March 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current regulatory framework for Research Ethics Committees (RECs), including the Governance Arrangements for Research Ethics Committees, in providing adequate guidance for RECs considering research proposals pertaining to gender and sex. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) No specific assessment has been made by the Department. The Health Research Authority (HRA) and the devolved administrations provide a Research Ethics Service so that research proposals relating to their areas of responsibility can be reviewed by a Research Ethics Committee (REC) for all kinds of health and social care research proposals within the scope of the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care research, including those pertaining to gender and sex. A REC is a group of people appointed to review research proposals to assess formally if the research is ethical. This means the research must conform to recognised ethical standards. RECs protect the rights, safety, dignity and wellbeing of research participants and the Governance Arrangements for Research Ethics Committees, a United Kingdom wide policy, describes what is expected from RECs when reviewing research proposals. Each REC is required to adopt the UK Standard Operating Procedures approved by, or on behalf of, its appointing authority, and each REC is audited against these standards on a rolling basis. RECs reviewing Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products must be accredited by the UK Ethics Committee Authority before they can review applications to ensure committees comply with legislation and uphold standards. The HRA has a duty to provide an efficient and robust research ethics review service to protect participants. |
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Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
Asked by: Rebecca Paul (Conservative - Reigate) Tuesday 10th March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department has given to ensuring that council tax flexibility for fire and rescue services is applied across different governance models, including services delivered through county councils and standalone fire and rescue authorities. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Local authorities are responsible for deciding the level of their council tax. The Secretary of State sets referendum principles for a range of local authorities with different responsibilities, including fire services. The principles are considered on an annual basis, taking into account any changes in those responsibilities, and are consulted on as part of the annual Local Government Finance Settlement. |
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Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
Asked by: Rebecca Paul (Conservative - Reigate) Tuesday 10th March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review the funding distribution methodology for fire and rescue authorities following the Fair Funding Review 2.0. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government recognises that the current fire funding formula was designed over a decade ago. In line with responses to the principles of reform consultation in December 2024, the Government updated the fire and rescue relative needs formula by using the most up-to-date data available. We will work with the fire sector on a comprehensive review of the formula ahead of the next Spending Review and will be engaging with stakeholders shortly. |
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Fire and Rescue Services: Surrey
Asked by: Rebecca Paul (Conservative - Reigate) Tuesday 10th March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-27 to 2028-29 on the financial sustainability of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Multi-year funding allocations were published at the final Local Government Finance Settlement on 9 February 2026.
The final 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement will make available £78 billion in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England in 2026-27, a 6.1% increase compared to 2025-26. By the end of the multi-year Settlement (2028-29), the government will have provided a 15.5% increase in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England, worth over £11.4 billion, compared to 2025-26. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is primarily funded by the Central Government and council tax precept via its parent authority, Surrey County Council. In 2026/27 Surrey County Council will have a core spending power of £1271.2 million, an increase of 6.6% compared to 2024-25.
For Surrey County Council, the Settlement will make available up to £1275.2 million in Core Spending Power by 2028-29, an increase of 6.9% since 2024-25. The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is unringfenced recognising that local leaders are best placed to identify local priorities.
Fire and rescue services play a crucial role in making our communities safer, both in prevention and in responding to emergencies. |
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Fire and Rescue Services: Surrey
Asked by: Rebecca Paul (Conservative - Reigate) Tuesday 10th March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the change in the funding available for Surrey Fire and Rescue Service in (a) each financial year between 2026-27 and 2028-29 and (b) 2025-26. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Multi-year funding allocations were published at the final Local Government Finance Settlement on 9 February 2026.
The final 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement will make available £78 billion in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England in 2026-27, a 6.1% increase compared to 2025-26. By the end of the multi-year Settlement (2028-29), the government will have provided a 15.5% increase in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England, worth over £11.4 billion, compared to 2025-26. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is primarily funded by the Central Government and council tax precept via its parent authority, Surrey County Council. In 2026/27 Surrey County Council will have a core spending power of £1271.2 million, an increase of 6.6% compared to 2024-25.
For Surrey County Council, the Settlement will make available up to £1275.2 million in Core Spending Power by 2028-29, an increase of 6.9% since 2024-25. The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is unringfenced recognising that local leaders are best placed to identify local priorities.
Fire and rescue services play a crucial role in making our communities safer, both in prevention and in responding to emergencies. |
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9 Mar 2026, 8:56 p.m. - House of Commons " It's just two minutes Rebecca Paul here. >> Madam Deputy Speaker, I am incredibly pleased today to be speaking in support of Lords " Rebecca Smith MP (South West Devon, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
84 speeches (12,680 words) Monday 9th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Education Mentions: 1: Caroline Nokes (Con - Romsey and Southampton North) I call Rebecca Paul, who has just two minutes. - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 11th March 2026 2 p.m. Women and Equalities Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Misogyny: the manosphere and online content At 2:20pm: Oral evidence James Blake - BBC Television Presenter James Bloodworth - Journalist and Author View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th March 2026 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Historical Forced Adoption At 10:00am: Oral evidence Diana Defries - Chair at Movement for an Adoption Apology Ann Lloyd Keen - Trustee at Movement for an Adoption Apology Sally Ells - Co-Founder at Adult Adoptee Movement Debbie Iromlou - Co-Founder at Adult Adoptee Movement At 11:00am: Oral evidence Josh MacAlister MP - Minister for Children and Families at Department for Education View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 18th March 2026 2 p.m. Women and Equalities Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Egg donation and freezing At 2:20pm: Oral evidence Rachel Cutting - Director of Compliance & Information at Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Clare Ettinghausen - Director of Strategy & Corporate Affairs at Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Peter Thompson - Chief Executive at Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026 9:15 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy At 10:00am: Oral evidence Dame Rachel de Souza DBE - Children's Commissioner at Children's Commissioner for England At 10:45am: Oral evidence Thomas Cave - Head of Policy at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Laura Hutchinson - Head of Public Affairs at Citizens Advice Priya Edwards - Head of Policy, Research & Influencing at Save the Children UK Mr Henry Parkes - Principal economist and head of work, social security and living standards at Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 25th March 2026 9:25 a.m. Courts and Tribunals Bill - Oral evidence Subject: Further to consider the Bill At 9:55am: Oral evidence Claire Waxman OBE - Victims Commissioner at Office of the Victims' Commissioner Professor Katrin Hohl OBE - Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at City St George’s, University of London Dame Vera Baird DBE KC At 10:35am: Oral evidence Farah Nazeer - CEO at Women's Aid Jade Blue McCrossen-Nethercott Charlotte Meijer Morwenna Loughman View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 25th March 2026 2 p.m. Courts and Tribunals Bill - Oral evidence Subject: Further to consider the Bill At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Samantha Hillas KC - Leader at Northern Circuit of the Bar in England and Wales Claire Davies KC - Leader at South Eastern Circuit of the Bar in England and Wales Caroline Goodwin KC - Leader at North Eastern Circuit of the Bar in England and Wales At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Claire Throssell MBE At 3:20pm: Oral evidence Sacha Hatchett - Chief Constable at Lancashire Constabulary At 3:35pm: Oral evidence Daniel Flury - HMCTS SRO for Independent Review of Criminal Courts implementation at HM Courts and Tribunals Service At 3:50pm: Oral evidence Fiona Rutherford - Chief Executive at JUSTICE Emma Torr - Co-Director at APPEAL Cassia Rowland - Senior Researcher at Institute for Government At 4:20pm: Oral evidence Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario and MPP for Barrie - Springwater - Oro-Medonte At 4:40pm: Oral evidence Mr Tim Crosland - Director at Plan B.Earth At 4:55pm: Oral evidence Sir Richard Henriques His Honour Clement Goldstone KC The Lord Burnett At 5:30pm: Oral evidence Sarah Sackman MP - Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services at Ministry of Justice View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 25th March 2026 2 p.m. Women and Equalities Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Effectiveness of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives At 2:20pm: Oral evidence Dr Louise Ashley - Reader and Associate Professor at Queen Mary University London Peter Cheese - Chief Executive at Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Iain Mansfield - Director of Research and Head of Education and Science at Policy Exchange Dr Zoe Young - Founder and Director at Half the Sky Professor Alex Edmans - Professor of Finance at London Business School View calendar - Add to calendar |