Rebecca Paul MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Private Education: VATTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9366More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of independent schools recovering VAT through the Capital Goods Scheme on the benefit to the public purse of charging VAT on school fees.
Answer: Following scrutiny of the Government’s costing by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility, the Government will confirm its approach to these reforms at the Budget on 30 October, and set out its assessment of relevant expected impacts in a Tax Inf...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9365More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure HMRC is adequately resourced for changes in the level of VAT registrations by schools from 1 January 2025.
Answer: HMRC is putting in place extra measures to support schools and ensure they can register for VAT on time. This includes new bespoke guidance, hosting webinars, updating VAT registration systems and training additional staff to manage increased demand for r...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: ReigateDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support pubs in Reigate constituency.
Answer: Pubs, including those in Reigate, are at the heart of our communities and vital for economic growth. That is why the Government is creating a fairer business rate system by introducing permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure busin...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 5796 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, if she will set a target date to respond to the consultation entitled Pavement Parking: options for change, which closed i
Answer: We are currently considering the views expressed in the consultation responses. Our plan is to publish a formal response to the consultation, summarising the views received and announcing the Government’s next steps for pavement parking policy in due cour...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of families with children about whom (a) care and (b) protection issues have been raised who are offered a family group conference.
Answer: The department does not hold this data Statutory guidance for local authorities, such as ‘Working together to safeguard children’ and the ‘Children’s social care national framework’, encourages local authorities to consider family group decision making, s...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordM25: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5795 on M25: Noise, when Next Generation Concrete Surfacing will take place between Junctions 8 and 9 on the M25.
Answer: A section of the M25 between Junction 8 and Junction 9 was treated with Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) in September 2024 and wider implementation of NGCS on the M25 is expected to be undertaken from 2026. At present, National Highways is unable...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFood Supply: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing the draft regulations proposed following the UK fresh produce sector: review of the supply chain, published on 14 De
Answer: The Government will deliver a resilient and healthy food system, with a new deal that ensures fairness in the supply chain across all sectors, including the fresh produce supply chain. Farmers should always receive a fair price for their products and the ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress she has made on progressing prisoners who remain in custody on Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences and who have served their minimum term towards release from incarceration.
Answer: This Government is focused, as a matter of urgency, on ensuring that all serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) prisoners have the opportunity to reduce their risk, via effective and deliverable sentence plans, as well as supporting them to enga...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the new NHS Commercial Framework allows for increased use of indication-specific pricing agreements to support patient access to future cancer innovations.
Answer: As part of the 2024 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth, NHS England committed to undertake two consultations on amendments to the NHS Commercial Framework for New Medicines. The first of these launched on 31 July 2024 for ei...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolio: Disease ControlForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK maintains funding for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
Answer: The UK is proud to be a longstanding supporter of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), having contributed £1.4 billion since 1995. The UK continues to be a supportive partner to the GPEI and will take every opportunity to ensure every child eve...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: War Widow(er)sDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting war (a) widows and (b) widowers from changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment.
Answer: This Government is committed to pensioners. Everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the Governmen...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInflammatory Bowel Disease: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish a strategy for ensuring people living with (a) Crohn’s disease and (b) other forms of inflammatory bowel disease are able to access treatment in a timely manner.
Answer: NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time Programme on gastroenterology aims to reduce variations in care, increase early diagnosis and proactive management of Crohn’s disease and colitis, and increase access to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specialist...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7245More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to adjust the upper limit on house purchases using a Lifetime ISA in line with inflation.
Answer: Data from the latest UK House Price Index demonstrates that the average price paid by first-time buyers remains below the LISA property price cap in all regions of the UK.Any unauthorised withdrawals are subject to a 25% withdrawal charge. This recoups th...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the list of conditions for exemption from prescription charges; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including cystic fibrosis on that list.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and there is a wide ra...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Serious Shortage Protocols in place for?Creon?10,000 and 25,000 capsules limiting prescriptions to one months’ supply; and what steps he is t
Answer: The Department has been working with suppliers to address current supply issues with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), including Creon, to help ensure patients, including children with cystic fibrosis, have access to this medicine. The supply ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: ReigateDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of children who may move from independent to state sector schools as a result of the planned introduction of VAT on independent schools in Reigate constituency; an
Answer: In line with research from the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies, the government does not anticipate the ending of the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy to prompt notable movement into the state sector, and any movement is expected to take p...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: ReigateMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men have been released from prisons in Reigate constituency under the early release scheme in September 2024.
Answer: Data on SDS40 releases in specific areas such as Reigate forms a subset of data intended for future publication. The number of prison places projected to be saved nationally is in the Impact Assessment published on 17 July 2024.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Pavement Parking: options for change, which closed in November 2020.
Answer: In 2020, the Department undertook a public consultation on options for changing the way pavement parking is managed outside London. We are considering the views received to inform the Government’s next steps for pavement parking policy. The formal consult...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordM25: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) repair and (b) replace concrete sections of the M25 generating excessive noise.
Answer: Work is being planned to treat the concrete sections of the M25 with a new technique known as Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) to reduce noise. The treatment involves repairing the joints between the concrete sections and then retexturing and sco...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: SurreyDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the £2 bus fare cap on bus usage in (a) Reigate and Banstead Borough and (b) Surrey since its introduction.
Answer: The £2 fare cap was launched by the Department for Transport (DfT) on 1 January 2023 and is set to remain in place until the end of December 2024. The DfT published an interim report in September 2023 setting out emerging trends in key outcomes from the f...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSports: ReigateDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote access to sports for (a) young people and (b) people with disabilities in Reigate constituency.
Answer: The Inclusion 2024 programme is available to all schools in the country, including Reigate. It provides both expert support and free resources, and can help schools enhance opportunities for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SE...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: ReigateDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments on pensioners in Reigate constituency.
Answer: The Pension Credit data that is used is based on the 2010 Westminster Parliamentary constituencies, not 2024, in order to be comparable with the Winter Fuel Payments statistics. It is estimated that around 17,000 people in Reigate constituency will be aff...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Greater LondonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Estate; and whether he plans to build a new Specialist and Emergency Care hospital in Sutton.
Answer: We recognise the need for investment in National Health Service estates across the country, including at Epsom and St. Helier. We will provide the investment and reform needed to get patients the care they deserve.As my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of St...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordConversion Therapy and Gender RecognitionWomen and EqualitiesTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1880More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what responsibilities she has for (a) potential reform of gender recognition laws and (b) banning of conversion practices.
Answer: Alongside Bridget Phillipson as Secretary of State with responsibility for Women and Equalities, my department has responsibility for the Government’s equality policy, including on LGBT+ issues.Conversion practices are acts that aim to change someone’s se...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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