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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
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) No 364–167
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) No 327–182
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) No 362–164
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 Teller 348–176
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Teller 369–166
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Teller 371–166
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading No 322–179
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 Aye 187–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 Aye 189–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 No vote 87–321
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 Aye 99–367
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 No vote 57–309
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 No vote 74–311
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 Aye 158–318
19 Nov 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No 326–92
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 376–16
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading No 320–105
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Aye 165–327
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 Aye 147–318
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 Aye 143–318
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40 Teller 244–132
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 No 250–133
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No 252–130
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Teller 254–129
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33 Teller 257–128

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:

Money declared to them

2 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £9,928 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
10 Mar 2026 Rebecca Paul sitting MP United Kingdom-Japan 21st Century Group Other Visit £4,121
27 Sep 2025 Rebecca Paul sitting MP Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Other Visit £5,807

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


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

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