Rebecca Paul MP: written questions
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Written questions
Offences against Children: InternetDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) guidance and (b) training is provided to (i) teachers and (ii) school staff to help ensure they are (A) confident and (B) equipped to (1) educate pupils about online grooming and (2) respond appropriat
Answer: As part of statutory relationships and health education in primary schools and relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in secondary schools, pupils are taught about online safety and harms. The statutory guidance emphasises that schools should be a...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InternetDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve online safety education in schools to help children (a) recognise and (b) respond to online grooming.
Answer: As part of statutory relationships and health education in primary schools and relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in secondary schools, pupils are taught about online safety and harms. The statutory guidance emphasises that schools should be a...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of calculating student loan repayments on an annual basis to prevent overpayments.
Answer: Student loan repayments for borrowers resident in the UK are collected by HMRC through the UK tax system, which is an efficient approach that minimises the burden on borrowers. Employers deduct repayments each pay period for employees with a student loan ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64180More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement for applicants to demonstrate three years of continuous residence in the UK to be considered for civil service roles on t
Answer: To join the Civil Service, individuals must pass pre-employment checks contained within the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). As part of the Right to Work check conducted within the BPSS, organisations need to assure themselves through obtainin...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Downview: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biological males are held in HMP Downview.
Answer: As of 1 July, seven prisoners were being held on E Wing, the separate unit for transgender women at HMP/YOI Downview. There were no transgender women being held in other parts of the prison.We are reviewing allocation policy in light of the Supreme Court ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: HMP/YOI DownviewDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the average cost of healthcare was for (a) male prisoners and (b) female prisoners in HMP Downview in the last 12 months.
Answer: HMP Downview is a women’s prison. The average cost of healthcare per female prisoner at HMP Downview for 2024/25 was £11,765.
Answered 28 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP High Down and HMP/YOI Downview: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on staff by prisoners have taken place at (a) HMP Downview and (b) HMP High Down in Banstead in the last 12 months.
Answer: The latest data on assaults on staff, broken down by prison, covers the year up to December 2024. It is published in table 8e of the Safety in Custody summary tables to December 2024, available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Downview: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has reviewed the validity of its insurance policies for HMP Downview, in the context of the imprisonment of biological males at that prison.
Answer: In line with HM Treasury’s guidance Managing Public Money, HMPPS does not buy general commercial insurance to protect against risk.In line with HM Treasury guidance, HMP/YOI Downview has not taken out commercial insurance on the basis that it is better va...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI DownviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) facilities and (b) services the biological males held in HMP Downview share with women prisoners simultaneously.
Answer: The general female estate comprises the establishments in which female prisoners are accommodated. E Wing at HMP/YOI Downview is a special unit: it is not part of the general women's estate. Prisoners on E Wing are located separately from all other prison...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI DownviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biological males were held in HMP Downview on 1 June 2025.
Answer: The general female estate comprises the establishments in which female prisoners are accommodated. E Wing at HMP/YOI Downview is a special unit: it is not part of the general women's estate. Prisoners on E Wing are located separately from all other prison...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI DownviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 56664 on Prisoners' Transfers: Transgender People, whether E Wing at HMP Downview is considered to be in the women's or men's prison estate.
Answer: The general female estate comprises the establishments in which female prisoners are accommodated. E Wing at HMP/YOI Downview is a special unit: it is not part of the general women's estate. Prisoners on E Wing are located separately from all other prison...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 56664 on Prisoners' Transfers: Transgender People, what is the definition of general female estate.
Answer: The general female estate comprises the establishments in which female prisoners are accommodated. E Wing at HMP/YOI Downview is a special unit: it is not part of the general women's estate. Prisoners on E Wing are located separately from all other prison...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Ombudsman: StandardsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the recent performance of the Energy Ombudsman.
Answer: The Department has regular discussions with Ofgem on a range of issues. Ofgem is required to review the performance of the Energy Ombudsman on a biennial basis to ensure it still meets the approval criteria under which it was appointed. The Department als...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Ombudsman: StandardsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on the performance of the Energy Ombudsman.
Answer: The Department has regular discussions with Ofgem on a range of issues. Ofgem is required to review the performance of the Energy Ombudsman on a biennial basis to ensure it still meets the approval criteria under which it was appointed. The Department als...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReparation by OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason it is her policy to no longer allow the Prison Fellowship Sycamore Tree Programme to operate in prisons.
Answer: All interventions that aim to change attitudes, thinking, emotions or behaviour are governed by the National Framework for Interventions Policy Framework issued by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS): National Framework for Interventions Policy Framew...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Transfers: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the process for authorising the approval of the transfer of a biological male prisoner into the female prison estate.
Answer: There are currently seven biological male prisoners at HMP Downview and all of them are on E Wing, which is a transgender only facility.No transgender women who retain their birth genitalia, and/or have any history of sexual or violent offences, can be he...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Downview: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biologically male prisoners have been placed at HMP Downview since 4 July 2024.
Answer: There are currently seven biological male prisoners at HMP Downview and all of them are on E Wing, which is a transgender only facility.No transgender women who retain their birth genitalia, and/or have any history of sexual or violent offences, can be he...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact transgender prison policies on the (a) safety, (b) dignity and (c) privacy of biologically female prisoners.
Answer: Prior to any placement, a risk assessment would be carried out by a multidisciplinary panel chaired by a specially trained senior prison manager, with senior staff from the HMPPS Womens Group including a psychologist. Assessments take account of all known...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the risk assessments undertaken before granting transgender prisoners access to the women’s estate include input from (a) trauma specialists and (b) safeguarding professionals familiar with the needs of v
Answer: Prior to any placement, a risk assessment would be carried out by a multidisciplinary panel chaired by a specially trained senior prison manager, with senior staff from the HMPPS Womens Group including a psychologist. Assessments take account of all known...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Downview: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 52148 on HMP/YOI Downview: Transgender People, whether procedures used to assess the risk posed by transgender prisoners housed on E Wing of HMP Downview include
Answer: Prior to any placement, a risk assessment would be carried out by a multidisciplinary panel chaired by a specially trained senior prison manager, with senior staff from the HMPPS Womens Group including a psychologist. Assessments take account of all known...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Downview: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 52148 on HMP/YOI Downview: Transgender People, what procedures are used to assess the risk posed by transgender prisoners housed on E Wing of HMP Downview before
Answer: Prior to any placement, a risk assessment would be carried out by a multidisciplinary panel chaired by a specially trained senior prison manager, with senior staff from the HMPPS Womens Group including a psychologist. Assessments take account of all known...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen's Prisons: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904355More
Question: How many biological males are held in women's prisons.
Answer: No transgender women who retain their birth genitalia, or have any history of sexual or violent offences, can be held in the general women’s estate unless an exemption is granted by a Minister.The number of transgender women prisoners in the general women...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordJoanna Rowland-StuartMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the transfer of Joanna Rowland-Stuart to HMP Downview was authorised by her Department; and what the authorisation process was.
Answer: We do not provide information that includes the personal details of individuals.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Downview: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2025 to Question 50011 on HMP/YOI Downview: Transgender People, when the seven male prisoners held at HMP Downview will be moved to the men's prison estate; and what steps her Depa
Answer: This Government inherited the policy regarding allocation of transgender prisoners from the previous government and have not moved any transgender women into the women’s estate since taking office.We are reviewing transgender prisoner policy in light of t...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSex: DatabasesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904170More
Question: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] on the capture of sex data in public services.
Answer: The Data Bill does not alter data collection practices for public services.Public service providers processing personal data are still subject to compliance requirements under data protection legislation.The Government accepts the Supreme Court Ruling. We...
Answered 15 May 2025
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