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Rebecca Paul

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for Reigate · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: rebecca.paul.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
77.7%
490 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
63 meetings attended
Debate contributions
460
in the 7 year window
Written questions
333
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Rebecca Paul is the Conservative MP for Reigate, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Reigate4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative4 July 2024Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)Opposition18 November 202431 August 2026

Voting participation

Participation rate
77.7%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
490

joint 242nd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Rebecca Paul voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 82.2%82.2%2025: 76.1%76.1%2026: 78.4%78.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236185 78.4%
2025322245 76.1%
20247360 82.2%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631490 77.7%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
460
Written questions
333
Oral questions
13
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
63

joint 250th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Rebecca Paul: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 494920242025: 15215220252026: 1321322026
Oral questions per year
Rebecca Paul: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 3320242025: 7720252026: 332026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 133 56 132 3 0 0 0
2025 318 79 152 7 0 0 0
2024 9 8 49 3 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Education Committee Member 1 December 2025 42 of 42 100.0%
Speaker's Conference (2024) Member 18 December 2024 11 of 11 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
460
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
143
distinct debates

joint 255th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Rebecca Paul: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01252503755002024: 9920242025: 31831820252026: 1331332026
Debates participated in per year
Rebecca Paul: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 8820242025: 797920252026: 56562026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Reigate
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Public Accounts Committee
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
    • – Joined Speaker's Conference (2024)
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee
    • – Joined Education Committee
  3. 2026

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
    • – Left role: Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)

Constituency: Reigate

Reigate constituency boundary
Area
87.8 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 3,187
Electorate
77,102 · turnout 68.9%
Postcode areas
CR5, KT17, KT18, KT20, RH1, RH2, RH9, SM2, SM5, SM7

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.