Rebecca Paul MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Tongue-tie: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the availability and accessibility of NHS services for the diagnosis and treatment of tongue-tie in newborn babies; what the average waiting time is for treatment fo
Answer: It is for local National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards to determine how their tongue division services are funded and commissioned, as well as the referral criteria. NHS England does not have national guidance, nor monitor waiting times...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her statement of 8 September 2026, what categories of technology her Department considers it appropriate for the Government to shape; and what criteria will be used to
Answer: The Secretary of State’s statement to Parliament on 8 September made clear that the government would look at both device-level and app-level measures to protect children from nude imagery. The government will continue to look across the whole technology e...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of piloting council-funded, low-arousal community hubs for children receiving Education Otherwise Than at School, including the provision of sensory faciliti
Answer: The government is consulting on proposals to improve support for children and young people who receive education outside a school or further education setting, known as Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS). The consultation, which closes on 18 Septe...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWindows: Cleaning ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Health and Safety Executive on the potential impact of non-essential use drought orders on the use of water-fed pole systems by professional wi
Answer: Restrictions and exemptions are set out in the Water Resources Act 1991 and the Drought Direction 2011.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWindows: Cleaning ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the volume of mains water used by professional window cleaning businesses and (b) the reduction in water demand that would result from rest
Answer: A NEUB is a drought restriction that may be applied for by water companies to temporarily limit certain non-essential uses of water by businesses and organisations during periods of exceptional water shortage. Water companies that wish to apply to limit n...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWindows: Cleaning ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential health and safety implications of restricting the use of water-fed pole systems by professional window cleaners under non-essential use dr
Answer: Restrictions and exemptions are set out in the Water Resources Act 1991 and the Drought Direction 2011.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWindows: Cleaning ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of non-essential use drought orders on (a) self-employed professional window cleaners and (b) small businesses providing window cle
Answer: Managing water demand through non-essential use bans can only be granted if there is a risk of a serious deficiency of water supply due to an exceptional shortage of rain and following a thorough assessment process which considers detailed advice from the...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Terminal IllnessesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered the potential merits of introducing a national 100 per cent council tax discount for households which include an individual with a terminal illness.
Answer: Councils have considerable flexibility to provide discretionary council tax discounts or exemptions where they consider this appropriate. This could include offering discounts for those who are terminally ill. The government is committed to ensuring the c...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has undertaken modelling of the amount of land that would be newly capable of classification as grey belt as a result of the proposed removal of the existi
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed change in the draft National Planning Policy Framework from giving great weight to conserving and enhancing the landscape and scenic beauty of National Lands
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make assessment of the potential impact of removing the existing National Planning Policy Framework Footnote 7 test from the definition of grey belt on Gre
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an estimate of the proportion of Green Belt land in England that would meet the proposed definition of grey belt if the existing Footnote 7 test is re
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether land within a National Landscape will be capable of meeting the definition of grey belt under the final revised National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordADHD: Patient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure the quality and consistency of ADHD assessments for children commissioned under the NHS Right to Choose pathway.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Maidenhead on 16 July 2026 to Question 17231.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPatients: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to extend access to independent investigations beyond maternity services to patients who have suffered serious harm in NHS care and remain dissatisfied with local investigations;
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSchools: Wearable TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to schools, early years providers and other settings attended by children on the use of camera-enabled smart glasses and other discreet wearable recording devices
Answer: Schools and other education providers are responsible for considering their obligations under data protection law where camera enabled smart glasses or other wearable recording devices are used. Such devices may raise issues around transparency, privacy a...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordParrots: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to commission an updated assessment of the ecological and economic impacts of ring-necked parakeets; and what consideration she has given to introducing measures to m
Answer: The risk assessment for the Ring-necked Parakeet is currently being updated by the GB Non-native Species Secretariat. The existing risk assessment, published in March 2011, is available on the NNSS website here and considers the species' potential ecologi...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordConversion TherapyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19683More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will provide a breakdown of the information that her Department holds on the number of people experiencing conversion practices annually by (a) sex, (b) age, (c) sexual orientation, (d) transgender stat
Answer: The Government published its draft Conversion Practices Bill on 25 June for pre-legislative scrutiny. Our impact assessment which summarises the data that is available on conversion practices. This can be found here: Draft Conversion Practices Bill Impact...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordConversion Therapy: ProsecutionsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19682More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what forms of conduct that the Government intends to criminalise through the draft Conversion Practices Bill are not already capable of being prosecuted under existing law; and how many cases have been identif
Answer: There are gaps in the current law which allow abusive conversion practices to happen lawfully and that is unacceptable. At the moment these abusive practices can go under the radar because people do not recognise abusive non-physical conversion practices ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordConversion TherapyAttorney GeneralTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19681More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, how many cases have been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service in which conduct was alleged to have been intended to (a) change and (b) suppress a person’s (i) sexual orientation and (ii) transgender identity since 2018; a
Answer: There are currently no specific criminal offences of engaging in conduct intended to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or transgender identity and the Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) Case Management System (CMS) does not have a flag or an...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordConversion Therapy: ProsecutionsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19680More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the Justice Impact Test for the draft Conversion Practices Bill will be completed; and what estimate she has made of the annual costs arising from (a) police investigations, (b) Crown Prosecution Service
Answer: The Government published its Economic Impact Assessment alongside the draft Conversion Practices Bill, which can be found here. We will continue to update the Economic Impact Assessment after pre-legislative scrutiny concludes and in the light of new evid...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: SexualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of complaints made to NHS bodies and healthcare professional regulators concerning alleged attempts by a healthcare professional to (a) change an
Answer: The Department does not hold this data centrally.
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGay London Policing Group: ContractsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19678More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much has been paid to Galop for the provision of the conversion practice Victim Support Service in each financial year since 2022-23; what demand and service-user assumptions were included in the original
Answer: The Victim Support Service is a government-funded helpline and specialist support service that is available to anyone who is at risk of, is experiencing, or has been through a conversion practice.Currently operated by Galop, the UK’s leading LGBT+ anti-vi...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordConversion Therapy: Victim Support SchemesWomen and EqualitiesTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19677More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what demographic information has been collected on users of the Government-funded conversion practice Victim Support Service; and if she will publish anonymised annual breakdowns by (a) sex, (b) age, (c) sexua
Answer: The Victim Support Service is a government-funded helpline and specialist support service that is available to anyone who is at risk of, is experiencing, or has been through a conversion practice.Currently operated by Galop, the UK’s leading LGBT+ anti-vi...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordConversion Therapy: Victim Support SchemesWomen and EqualitiesTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19676More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many users of the Government-funded conversion practice Victim Support Service have been referred to (a) the police, (b) local authority safeguarding services, (c) social services, (d) healthcare services,
Answer: The Victim Support Service is a government-funded helpline and specialist support service that is available to anyone who is at risk of, is experiencing, or has been through a conversion practice.Currently operated by Galop, the UK’s leading LGBT+ anti-vi...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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