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
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part No 344–181
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part No 324–180
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye 167–350
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities Aye 105–332
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials Aye 182–290
17 Dec 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading No vote 312–165
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading No vote 341–195
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) No vote 118–340
15 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H No vote 311–96
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Aye 90–297
10 Dec 2025 Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work No 320–98
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work Aye 98–325
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading No 329–173
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Aye 170–332
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion No vote 100–100
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 No 327–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H No 326–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B No 395–98
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 No 300–96
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B No 327–96
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 Teller 154–303
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 Teller 143–304
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 No vote 77–298
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 No vote 87–299
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty No 357–174

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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