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Rebecca Paul MP: speeches

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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2 published records · newest first.

Speeches

  • 3 Sept 2026 · Access to Culture · Hansard source
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    Celebrating culture as a community can be an incredibly unifying experience, and many people will have enjoyed Notting Hill carnival this weekend, but 636 people were arrested for crimes including sexual offences and possession of weapons. Last year, it cost about £16 million just to police the carnival, and this year a further £4.6 million of taxpayers’ money was provided for additional safety measures. Given those figures, are the Minister and the Secretary of State satisfied that this particular cultural event represents good value for taxpayers? What discussions is the Secretary of State having with colleagues about whether the present approach is sustainable?

  • 3 Sept 2026 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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    I thank the Secretary of State for her warm words. I am looking forward to working constructively with her and her team. May I begin by paying tribute to PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, who were killed in a horrific head-on collision on the A66 last month? The car that collided with them was travelling in the wrong direction. My thoughts are with their families and friends at this terrible, terrible time. Their deaths have renewed concern about videos on TikTok and other platforms that glorify dangerous driving and police chases. The behaviour these videos encourage can have fatal consequences. We know the Government recently raised this issue with social media companies, yet the content remains up. What more will the Minister and the Secretary of State do to ensure that TikTok and other platforms crack down on that before more lives are lost?

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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained.

View as listCommunities and local government: 4Communities and local government4Culture, media and sport: 8Culture, media and sport8Defence and foreign affairs: 1Defence and foreign affairs1Democracy and constitution: 3Democracy and constitution3Economy and business: 6Economy and business6Education and skills: 1Education and skills1Environment and energy: 1Environment and energy1Health and care: 1Health and care1Housing and planning: 1Housing and planning1Justice and policing: 2Justice and policing2Social security and pensions: 2Social security and pensions2Transport: 1Transport1Unclassified: 1Unclassified1
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Communities and local government4
Culture, media and sport8
Defence and foreign affairs1
Democracy and constitution3
Economy and business6
Education and skills1
Environment and energy1
Health and care1
Housing and planning1
Justice and policing2
Social security and pensions2
Transport1
Unclassified1

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