Rebecca Paul MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

  • Planning BlightTreasuryTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110243More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 15.27 of the Valuation Office Agency's technical manual, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of widening the provision to allow landlords to serve bligh

    Answer: Section 168 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 legislates how Blight Notices can be used. This legislation and any revisions to it fall within the remit of MHCLG.

    Answered 10 Feb 2026

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  • Exports: AdministrationTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99436More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the time taken by UK firms to complete export documentation compared with firms in other OECD countries.

    Answer: Estimates of the administrative burden of import and export declarations for trade between Great Britain and the European Union are published at the following link: Estimating the customs administrative burden of 2022 declarations - GOV.UK. No direct comp...

    Answered 16 Dec 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Debt Respite SchemeTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96332More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of safeguards in the online application process for the Breathing Space debt respite scheme in preventing fraudulent or duplicate applications by the same individual

    Answer: The Breathing Space Scheme gives debtors the space to engage with professional debt advice, or to receive crisis treatment for a mental health condition. A standard breathing space provides people in problem debt with protections from creditor enforcement...

    Answered 10 Dec 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Debt Respite SchemeTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96331More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mechanism for creditors to seek redress where a Breathing Space certification has been incorrectly granted and financial loss has resulted.

    Answer: The Breathing Space Scheme gives debtors the space to engage with professional debt advice, or to receive crisis treatment for a mental health condition. A standard breathing space provides people in problem debt with protections from creditor enforcement...

    Answered 10 Dec 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Debt Respite Scheme: FraudTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96326More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance her Department provides to police forces in England regarding the handling of cases where there has been an alleged abuse or fraudulent use of the Breathing Space scheme.

    Answer: The Breathing Space Scheme gives debtors the space to engage with professional debt advice, or to receive crisis treatment for a mental health condition. A standard breathing space provides people in problem debt with protections from creditor enforcement...

    Answered 10 Dec 2025

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 6Cabinet Office6Department for Business and Trade: 11Department for Business and Trade11Department for Education: 11Department for Education11Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 5Department for Environment, Foo…5Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 2Department for Science, Innovat…2Department for Transport: 14Department for Transport14Department of Health and Social Care: 32Department of Health and Social…32Home Office: 9Home Office9Leader of the House: 1Leader of the House1Ministry of Defence: 5Ministry of Defence5Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 10Ministry of Housing, Communitie…10Ministry of Justice: 32Ministry of Justice32Scotland Office: 1Scotland Office1Treasury: 5Treasury5Women and Equalities: 8Women and Equalities8
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office6
Department for Business and Trade11
Department for Education11
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology2
Department for Transport14
Department of Health and Social Care32
Home Office9
Leader of the House1
Ministry of Defence5
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10
Ministry of Justice32
Scotland Office1
Treasury5
Women and Equalities8

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