Rebecca Paul MP: written questions
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IVF: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of £985 per cycle payments to egg donors on the level of incentive to women from the poorest backgrounds to donate eggs because of fi
Answer: The compensation rate for egg donation is set by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), as provided for in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. The HFEA has advised that the donor compensation levels originally set in 2011 fo...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of allowing young women to be solicited for egg donations by for-profit fertility clinics utilising adverts which do not list k
Answer: No such assessment has been made. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the United Kingdom’s fertility sector regulator, sets out strict requirements in its Licence Conditions and Code of Practice in relation to the recruitment of donor...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of running long term studies in to the impact on women's bodies of egg retrieval.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)’s Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee (SCAAC) recently reviewed the published evidence of health outcomes for those having fertility treatment, including egg donors. The last 10 years...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the reason that over 4,100 women from the poorest backgrounds in the UK have donated their eggs since 2011.
Answer: The Department has not undertaken an assessment, however, academic research in the United Kingdom has consistently found that donating eggs and sperm is driven by altruism.The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) published data shows that e...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many former Border Force seasonal workers have gone on to be employed by Border Force since the termination of the seasonal workforce programme.
Answer: As of the 1st of April 2024, there were 449 Seasonal Workforce staff in contract. The Seasonal Workforce (SWF) was a temporary staffing resource used to support operational delivery during periods of peak demand and recruited under exemptions from the nor...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacancies for full time Border Force roles were being advertised at the point at which the Border Force Seasonal Workforce programme was discontinued.
Answer: As of the 1st of April 2024, there were 449 Seasonal Workforce staff in contract. The Seasonal Workforce (SWF) was a temporary staffing resource used to support operational delivery during periods of peak demand and recruited under exemptions from the nor...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of the Border Force Seasonal Worker programme was for the last financial year of its operation.
Answer: As of the 1st of April 2024, there were 449 Seasonal Workforce staff in contract. The Seasonal Workforce (SWF) was a temporary staffing resource used to support operational delivery during periods of peak demand and recruited under exemptions from the nor...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force workers were employed on Seasonal Workforce Contracts in 2024.
Answer: As of the 1st of April 2024, there were 449 Seasonal Workforce staff in contract. The Seasonal Workforce (SWF) was a temporary staffing resource used to support operational delivery during periods of peak demand and recruited under exemptions from the nor...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI DownviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62457 on HMP/YOI Downview, how many of the seven males held on E Wing have access to the general women's estate for (a) work and (b) other services.
Answer: As noted in the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62457, prisoners on E Wing are located separately from all other prisoners at HMP/YOI Downview. Supervised access to activities in the main prison’s regime, including work, is provided only where a local r...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure newly qualified nurses are not prevented from accessing band 5 roles within the NHS due to (a) experience requirements and (b) such roles only being ad
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.NHS England is working with employers, universities, and...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InternetDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) guidance and (b) training is provided to (i) teachers and (ii) school staff to help ensure they are (A) confident and (B) equipped to (1) educate pupils about online grooming and (2) respond appropriat
Answer: As part of statutory relationships and health education in primary schools and relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in secondary schools, pupils are taught about online safety and harms. The statutory guidance emphasises that schools should be a...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InternetDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve online safety education in schools to help children (a) recognise and (b) respond to online grooming.
Answer: As part of statutory relationships and health education in primary schools and relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in secondary schools, pupils are taught about online safety and harms. The statutory guidance emphasises that schools should be a...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of calculating student loan repayments on an annual basis to prevent overpayments.
Answer: Student loan repayments for borrowers resident in the UK are collected by HMRC through the UK tax system, which is an efficient approach that minimises the burden on borrowers. Employers deduct repayments each pay period for employees with a student loan ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64180More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement for applicants to demonstrate three years of continuous residence in the UK to be considered for civil service roles on t
Answer: To join the Civil Service, individuals must pass pre-employment checks contained within the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). As part of the Right to Work check conducted within the BPSS, organisations need to assure themselves through obtainin...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Downview: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biological males are held in HMP Downview.
Answer: As of 1 July, seven prisoners were being held on E Wing, the separate unit for transgender women at HMP/YOI Downview. There were no transgender women being held in other parts of the prison.We are reviewing allocation policy in light of the Supreme Court ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: HMP/YOI DownviewDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the average cost of healthcare was for (a) male prisoners and (b) female prisoners in HMP Downview in the last 12 months.
Answer: HMP Downview is a women’s prison. The average cost of healthcare per female prisoner at HMP Downview for 2024/25 was £11,765.
Answered 28 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP High Down and HMP/YOI Downview: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on staff by prisoners have taken place at (a) HMP Downview and (b) HMP High Down in Banstead in the last 12 months.
Answer: The latest data on assaults on staff, broken down by prison, covers the year up to December 2024. It is published in table 8e of the Safety in Custody summary tables to December 2024, available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Downview: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has reviewed the validity of its insurance policies for HMP Downview, in the context of the imprisonment of biological males at that prison.
Answer: In line with HM Treasury’s guidance Managing Public Money, HMPPS does not buy general commercial insurance to protect against risk.In line with HM Treasury guidance, HMP/YOI Downview has not taken out commercial insurance on the basis that it is better va...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI DownviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) facilities and (b) services the biological males held in HMP Downview share with women prisoners simultaneously.
Answer: The general female estate comprises the establishments in which female prisoners are accommodated. E Wing at HMP/YOI Downview is a special unit: it is not part of the general women's estate. Prisoners on E Wing are located separately from all other prison...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI DownviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biological males were held in HMP Downview on 1 June 2025.
Answer: The general female estate comprises the establishments in which female prisoners are accommodated. E Wing at HMP/YOI Downview is a special unit: it is not part of the general women's estate. Prisoners on E Wing are located separately from all other prison...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI DownviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 56664 on Prisoners' Transfers: Transgender People, whether E Wing at HMP Downview is considered to be in the women's or men's prison estate.
Answer: The general female estate comprises the establishments in which female prisoners are accommodated. E Wing at HMP/YOI Downview is a special unit: it is not part of the general women's estate. Prisoners on E Wing are located separately from all other prison...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 56664 on Prisoners' Transfers: Transgender People, what is the definition of general female estate.
Answer: The general female estate comprises the establishments in which female prisoners are accommodated. E Wing at HMP/YOI Downview is a special unit: it is not part of the general women's estate. Prisoners on E Wing are located separately from all other prison...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Ombudsman: StandardsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the recent performance of the Energy Ombudsman.
Answer: The Department has regular discussions with Ofgem on a range of issues. Ofgem is required to review the performance of the Energy Ombudsman on a biennial basis to ensure it still meets the approval criteria under which it was appointed. The Department als...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Ombudsman: StandardsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on the performance of the Energy Ombudsman.
Answer: The Department has regular discussions with Ofgem on a range of issues. Ofgem is required to review the performance of the Energy Ombudsman on a biennial basis to ensure it still meets the approval criteria under which it was appointed. The Department als...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReparation by OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason it is her policy to no longer allow the Prison Fellowship Sycamore Tree Programme to operate in prisons.
Answer: All interventions that aim to change attitudes, thinking, emotions or behaviour are governed by the National Framework for Interventions Policy Framework issued by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS): National Framework for Interventions Policy Framew...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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