Rebecca Paul MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Adoption: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s statistical release entitled Children looked after in England including adoption, last updated 20 November 2025, how many children looked after were adopted in England in the
Answer: The department publishes information on the sex of adopters, including a breakdown by legal status, in Table E3 of the ‘Children looked after in England, including adoptions’ statistics release, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics....
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds data on the age of adopters in cases where children are adopted from care; and whether that data can be cross-tabulated with the age of the child at adoption and the sex composition
Answer: The department publishes information on the sex of adopters, including a breakdown by legal status, in Table E3 of the ‘Children looked after in England, including adoptions’ statistics release, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics....
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were adopted from care in England in each of the last five years by different-sex couples, broken down by the age band of the child at the date of the adoption order and the age band of the ad
Answer: The department publishes information on the sex of adopters, including a breakdown by legal status, in Table E3 of the ‘Children looked after in England, including adoptions’ statistics release, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics....
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were adopted from care in England in each of the last five years by same-sex couples, broken down by the age band of the child at the date of the adoption order and the age band of the adopter
Answer: The department publishes information on the sex of adopters, including a breakdown by legal status, in Table E3 of the ‘Children looked after in England, including adoptions’ statistics release, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics....
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were adopted from care in England by different-sex couples in each of the last five years, broken down by the age of the child at the date of the adoption order.
Answer: The department publishes information on the sex of adopters, including a breakdown by legal status, in Table E3 of the ‘Children looked after in England, including adoptions’ statistics release, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics....
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were adopted from care in England in each of the last five years, broken down by the age of the child at the date of the adoption order and whether the adopters were recorded as a same-sex cou
Answer: The department publishes information on the sex of adopters, including a breakdown by legal status, in Table E3 of the ‘Children looked after in England, including adoptions’ statistics release, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics....
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: Sexual OffencesDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many allegations of sexual abuse, sexual assault or other sexual offences in registered early years settings have been reported to Ofsted in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) sex of the allege
Answer: The safety of our youngest children is our utmost priority, and the department continually monitors and reviews safeguarding requirements within early years settings to ensure children are kept as safe as possible. We set the standards that early years pr...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merit of allowing nannies to offer funded hours under the Free Childcare for Working Parents programme.
Answer: It is the government’s ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. Nannies are an unregulated part of the sector...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: SurreyDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with (a) Surrey County Council and (b) Surrey Police on child safeguarding following the conviction of Stephen Ireland.
Answer: Child sexual abuse is an abhorrent crime that no child should ever have to endure. We recognise the lifelong impact it can have on victims and survivors and remain committed to strengthening our response to this abuse.The department holds regular meetings...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: GenderDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Policy Exchange report entitled In absentia parentis, published on 24 August 2025, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities have up-to-date safeguarding policie
Answer: Local authorities and social care practitioners are required to support children in a way that meets their needs and best interests. This support will look different on an individual case basis. In considering their safeguarding policies and how best to s...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: GenderDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Policy Exchange report entitled In absentia parentis, published on 24 August 2025, the Cass Review's final report, published in April 2024, and the Supreme Court judgement in the case of F
Answer: Local authorities and social care practitioners are required to support children in a way that meets their needs and best interests. This support will look different on an individual case basis. In considering their safeguarding policies and how best to s...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
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