Rebecca Paul MP: written questions 2025
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Roads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22501 on Roads: Lighting if she will provide the evidential basis for her Answer.
Answer: The Department does not readily hold this information in the formats requested and it cannot be produced to the deadlines associated with a Parliamentary Question.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22503 on Roads: Lighting, what information her Department holds on the potential impact of switching off lighting on stretches of (a) motorways and (b) majo
Answer: The answer could only be provided at a disproportionate cost. The Department does not readily hold this information in the formats requested and it cannot be produced to the deadlines associated with a Parliamentary Question.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEuthanasia: ScotlandCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33305More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29868 on Euthanasia: Scotland, whether any staff employed in the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel provided (a) advice and (b) other assistance on the dra
Answer: The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill is a Scottish Member's Bill. Therefore, there has been no involvement from the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel who is responsible for drafting UK government Bills.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging scheme on the hospitality sector.
Answer: In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers as a whole. This impact assessment did not split the assessment by sector. The Government has been engaging extensively wit...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Charging PointsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending Building Regulations Approved Document S to require (a) landlords and (b) management agents to install electric
Answer: The Building Regulation set functional requirements and apply to new building work; they are primarily intended to protect people’s safety, health, and welfare. Building Regulations are not retrospective and thus are not an effective mechanism to encourag...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEuthanasia: ScotlandCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29868More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what involvement the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel had in drafting the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
Answer: The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill from both 2023 and 2024 are Scottish bills. Therefore, there has been no involvement from the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel draft Government legisl...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023Home OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward the necessary statutory instruments to bring section (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 of the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 into force.
Answer: The Government is committed to halving levels of violence against women and girls in a decade. An important part of this ambition is tackling public sexual harassment which often leaves people, disproportionately women, feeling unsafe. The Protection from...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Code for Sports Governance in increasing female representation in sport.
Answer: Sport England and UK Sport's Code for Sports Governance ensures bodies in receipt of substantial public funding have ambitious diversity and inclusion action plans. This includes a drive for greater diversity on boards, which has helped female representat...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's response to the consultation on hub and spoke dispensing, last updated on 13 May 2024, what his planned timetable is for introducing the legislative amendments ou
Answer: The policy proposals, consultation, and response were published under the previous administration. Following the General Election, the Government has reviewed the proposals. The Department is working towards introducing legislation to enable hub and spoke...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicles: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 32 of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's report entitled Registering historic, classic, rebuilt vehicles and vehicles converted to electric: Response summary report, published in D
Answer: Following the publication of the summary of responses to the call for evidence, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency held a very positive meeting with members of the Historic Vehicle User Group to discuss next steps. Following this meeting, members of ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road lighting schemes on (a) motorways and (b) all-purpose trunk roads were renewed at the end of their service life following completion of the TA 501 appraisal process in each of the last five years.
Answer: The answer could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7682 on Cancer: Medical Treatments, when he plans to publish the updated NHS Commercial Framework for New Medicines.
Answer: NHS England published its updated Commercial Framework for New Medicines on 29 January 2025. The publication can be found here: NHS England » NHS commercial framework for new medicines
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: LicensingScotland OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of not issuing new oil and gas licences on economic growth in Scotland.
Answer: The UK Government recognises oil and gas production in the North Sea will be part of our energy mix for decades to come and is committed to managing the energy transition in a way that supports jobs in existing and future industries. We have a workforce t...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTransgender PeopleCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23677More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the revised Gender Reassignment policy.
Answer: The current model Gender Reassignment HR policy and guidance was issued in 2019. A review to update it was started in 2023 under the previous administration and this is ongoing. A revised version will be shared with departments in due course.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRiflesMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on designating a successor to the standard issue L85A3 service rifle.
Answer: The L85 rifle (‘SA80’) will be replaced over the coming decade through Project GRAYBURN. The project has entered the concept phase, where the capability requirements are being identified and understood in depth.
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPornography: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that pornographic sites remove content that promote a sexual interest in children.
Answer: The Online Safety Act will place strict safety duties on user-to-user online platforms, including pornography-sharing sites, to proactively tackle any child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) content on their services. These sites need to start assessin...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPornography: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the role of online pornographic content in perpetuating violence against women and girls.
Answer: An independent review into online pornography regulation was tasked with understanding the impact of pornography on viewers’ attitudes towards violence against women and girls. The review has just concluded and the government is assessing its findings. Th...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPornography: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to regulate (a) online and (b) offline pornography to help meet the Government's target of halving violence against women and girls within a decade.
Answer: An independent review into online pornography regulation was tasked with understanding the impact of pornography on viewers’ attitudes towards violence against women and girls. The review has just concluded and the government is assessing its findings. Th...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPornography: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to monitor the impact of online and offline pornography on violence against women and girls.
Answer: An independent review into online pornography regulation was tasked with understanding the impact of pornography on viewers’ attitudes towards violence against women and girls. The review has just concluded and the government is assessing its findings. Th...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: Railway StationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that all defibrillators installed at train stations are (a) registered and (b) visible on The Circuit national defibrillator network website.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life saving devices. Following the depletion of the existing AED fund, launched in in September 2023,...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: Railway StationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to help ensure that emergency services are provided with up to date information on the (a) location and (b) status of defibrillators installed at train stations.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life saving devices. Following the depletion of the existing AED fund, launched in in September 2023,...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of losses in (a) personnel and (b) ships on the capability of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer: Recruitment and retention of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel remains a priority. We welcome the recent agreement between the Government and the Maritime Trade Unions of a pay award for the RFA, which is a significant step forward in the plan for RFA...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to (a) retain and (b) recruit personnel into the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) are highly valued, specialist personnel. We welcome the recent agreement of a pay award for the RFA and thank the Maritime Trade Unions for their support in reaching this resolution. This agreement is a significant step in ...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the relationship between switching off lighting on stretches of (a) motorways and (b) major trunk roads and trends in the level of accidents on these roads.
Answer: National Highways assesses the benefits and costs of any potential changes in lighting provision. This is in line with the design and appraisal standards set out in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, which ensures that road lighting is provided at a...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road lighting schemes on (a) motorways and (b) all-purpose trunk roads that were switched off following completion of the TA 501 appraisal process were in the final 18 months of their design life in ea
Answer: The answer could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Answered 14 Jan 2025
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