Official portrait of Rebecca Paul

Rebecca Paul

Conservative MP for Reigate, since 4 July 2024

Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)

Rebecca Paul is the Conservative MP for Reigate, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons).

Scorecard

78.8% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
390 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 63 as teller
122 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
7 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
136 Debates spoken in 300 written questions tabled

Ranked 200 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division No 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Aye 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No vote 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading No vote 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Aye 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 369–102
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Aye 115–0
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 No 394–85
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Aye 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 No 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 No 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 No vote 332–94
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 323–160
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Aye 112–283
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment No 294–110
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Aye 108–307
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Aye 171–322

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Remuneration: £1,200.83 a month
Hours: 32 hrs a month
(Registered 25 July 2024; updated 23 May 2025)

On the register since 3 Jun 2025

Role, work or services: County Councillor
Payer: Surrey County Council, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate RH2 8EF
(Registered 23 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: National Farmers' Union
Address of donor: Agriculture House, Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire CV8 2TZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £250.79 travel expenses for visit to Bromstead Farm as part of NFU Farm and Fellowship scheme
Date received: 24 April 2026
Date accepted: 15 May 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 6 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: National Farmers' Union
Address of donor: Agriculture House, Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire CV8 2TZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £138.49 travel expenses for visit to Lodge Farm, Suffolk as part of NFU Food and Fellowship Scheme
Date received: 12 June 2026
Date accepted: 26 June 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 6 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: United Kingdom-Japan 21st Century Group
Address of donor: c/o the Japan Society 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London, NW1 4QP
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£2,733.99) Accommodation (£1,011.82) Conference (£376.00), value £4,121.81
Destination of visit: Japan
Dates of visit: 10 March 2026 to 16 March 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend annual conference to promote dialogue and cooperation between the two countries with the aim of enhancing bilateral ties.
(Registered 27 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£5,807

Name of donor: Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: 2 Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and transportation (£4,587), accommodation (£885) and hospitality (£335), value £5,807
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Dates of visit: 27 September 2025 to 3 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Travelled to Taiwan as part of a parliamentary delegation with focus on business and trade.
(Registered 13 October 2025)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Partnership share in Addidi LLP. The partnership holds investments in private business. (The shares are below the threshold for registration under Category 7.)
(Registered 23 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

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Debates

136 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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