Rebecca Paul MP: written questions
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Transgender People: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110247More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many full-time equivalent staff are currently assigned primarily to policy work relating to transgender matters within the Office for Equality and Opportunity.
Answer: The Office for Equality and Opportunity has responsibility for a range of equalities matters. The specific number of staff allocated to work on any particular issue is based on resource need at any one time.
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTransgender People: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110246More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what has been the cost to the public purse of staff working in his Department on trans equality and related policy matters since 16 April 2025.
Answer: Regarding Cabinet Office roles working on trans equality and ‘related policy matters’, the numbers concerned would relate to five individuals or fewer. We therefore cannot provide details in such cases as the individuals concerned could be identifiable. T...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTransgender People: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110245More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff members are currently working on policy connected to trans equality and related matters.
Answer: Regarding Cabinet Office roles working on trans equality and ‘related policy matters’, the numbers concerned would relate to five individuals or fewer. We therefore cannot provide details in such cases as the individuals concerned could be identifiable. T...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTransgender People: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110244More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has sought to recruit a senior official to lead on trans equality since January 2026.
Answer: Based on a ‘senior official’ being a Senior Civil Servant (SCS), there have been no SCS recruitment campaigns to lead on trans equality.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning 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
Original Parliament recordHighway Code: PublicityDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to promote increased awareness of the 2022 changes to the Highway Code.
Answer: Injuries and fatalities from road collisions caused by driving are unacceptable, and this Government will work hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users. That is why on 7 January 2026, we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many detransitioners from the Early Intervention Study run by the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) in 2011-14 have presented to the NHS for either medical injury or regret;
Answer: Data and research on detransition has been limited and the number of individuals who may wish to seek help from the National Health Service is not held.In line with recommendation 25 of the Cass Review, NHS England is developing a clinical pathway for ind...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing HormonesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he intends to publish the document entitled Pathways Trial for GnRHa - Guidance for CYPGS Clinicians.
Answer: A document entitled PATHWAYS TRIAL for Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Analogues (GnRHa) – Guidance for CYPGS clinicians is referenced in the published research protocol for the PATHWAYS study of puberty suppression. The Department does not hold a copy thi...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic CommerceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support UK participation in the WTO Joint Statement Initiative on e-commerce.
Answer: The WTO Agreement on E Commernce (ECA) is the first global digital trade agreement that will make trade faster, cheaper, fairer, and more secure. The UK is an active and supportive participant of the Joint Statement Initiative on E-commerce (JSI). In July...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the UK’s digital trade infrastructure to support increased trade volumes predicted for the next decade.
Answer: The Trade Strategy committed the UK to remaining at the forefront of harnessing technology to make the most of the opportunities of digital trade. In addition to negotiating FTA chapters, we are developing the policy infrastructure for digital trade throu...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: AustraliaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of UK firms utilising preferential tariff rates under the UK–Australia Free Trade Agreement.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not centrally hold any data on the number of UK firms utilising preferential tariff rates under the UK–Australia Free Trade Agreement.The Department holds data on the UK’s utilisation of tariff preferences for im...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: QualificationsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the UK’s ability to conclude mutual recognition agreements for professional qualifications with priority trade partners.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving recognition of professional qualifications with key trading partners. The Government is actively encouraging and supporting the UK’s regulators through guidance on recognition arrangements and targeted funding, to ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordExports: 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 recordIron and Steel: Public ConsultationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which external stakeholders (a) have been consulted to date and (b) remain to be consulted prior to the publication of the steel strategy in 2026.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector and delivering a steel strategy. A robust position on trade is a critical element of this strategy, underpinning our approach to defending against unfair practices and global overcapacity. We a...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the steel strategy will be published before the statutory 30-day consultation period required for any potential changes to the UK steel trade remedies framework expiring in 2026.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector and delivering a steel strategy. A robust position on trade is a critical element of this strategy, underpinning our approach to defending against unfair practices and global overcapacity. We a...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delaying the publication of the steel strategy on (a) private sector investment decisions and (b) decarbonisation timelines at the Scunthorpe stee
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector and delivering a steel strategy. A robust position on trade is a critical element of this strategy, underpinning our approach to defending against unfair practices and global overcapacity. We a...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his Department's original planned publication date was for the steel strategy; and for what reason the publication of that strategy has been rescheduled to early 2026.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector and delivering a steel strategy. A robust position on trade is a critical element of this strategy, underpinning our approach to defending against unfair practices and global overcapacity. We a...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Ground RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what evaluation his Department has made of the need to ensure that planned reforms to the leasehold system address the matter of leaseholders struggling to sell share-of-freehold
Answer: The government is committed to addressing unregulated and unaffordable ground rents and we will do this in legislation. We will set out further details on our detailed plans for existing ground rents in due course.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by when her Department expects to complete its ongoing work to to provide a remedy for those members of the Police Pension Scheme who opted out of, and are now left unable to opt back into, the 1987 p
Answer: The Government recognises concerns that the current legislation does not fully deliver the intended remedy for a small cohort of members who opted out of the police pension scheme and are now unable to return to their original scheme.This is a complex iss...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDebt 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 recordDebt 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 recordDebt Respite SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has collected data on the number of Breathing Space certifications which are subsequently cancelled due to ineligibility.
Answer: The Insolvency Service collects data regarding Breathing Space applications in England and Wales; this includes the number of applications subsequently cancelled due to ineligibility. 374,529 Breathing Space applications were registered between 4 May 2021...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDebt Respite SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to county courts on (a) the verification of documents submitted in support of Mental Health Breathing Space applications and (b) instances in which concerns have been raised
Answer: When a Breathing Space is cancelled, the creditor will be automatically notified by the Insolvency Service. They should provide a copy of this notification to the county court when they apply for any further enforcement action.The decision on whether some...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDebt Respite SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that county courts update their records to reflect the cancellation of Breathing Space certifications.
Answer: When a Breathing Space is cancelled, the creditor will be automatically notified by the Insolvency Service. They should provide a copy of this notification to the county court when they apply for any further enforcement action.The decision on whether some...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: Debt Respite SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS staff are not able to falsely certify documents later used in applications for a Mental Health Breathing Space.
Answer: Access to Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space can only be started if an Approved Mental Health Professional confirms that the individual is receiving mental health crisis treatment. The debt adviser must also seek confirmation from a nominated point of c...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
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