Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.
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Cabinet Office: ICTCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79592More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of the Falcon programme using Integrated Corporate Services on costs to the public purse of that programme.
Answer: The Falcon Programme is facilitating the Cabinet Office's transition from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365. The initial strategy, commenced under the previous administration, involved the Cabinet Office developing a bespoke IT system for this migration. ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ICTCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79591More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on implementing the Falcon programme.
Answer: The Falcon Programme is facilitating the Cabinet Office's transition from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365. Falcon has completed the design and build of the platform working with Microsoft and the Integrated Corporate Services, and is now progressing int...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Greater ManchesterCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79574More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Manchester Digital Campus project on national security.
Answer: The Government Property Agency is working with the Cabinet Office to progress a business case for the Manchester Digital Campus (“MDC”). Subject to final approval MDC will form a central component of this Government’s Digital, AI and Innovation Campus in ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: ChildrenCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79383More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children were victims of (a) all forms of violent assault, (b) battery, (c) actual bodily harm and (d) grievous bodily harm by (i) age and (ii) gender in each year since 2015.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th October is attached.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security CouncilCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79350More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the National Security Council (Nuclear) Committee has met since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Membership of the National Security Council (Nuclear) comprises the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Secretary of State for the Home Department, Secretary of State for Defence, and Secretary of Sta...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security Council: MinistersCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79341More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to recommendation 32 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, which senior Ministers sit on the National Security Council (Nuclear) committee.
Answer: Membership of the National Security Council (Nuclear) comprises the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Secretary of State for the Home Department, Secretary of State for Defence, and Secretary of Sta...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: DefenceCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79315More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 90 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, whether UK plans are coherent with NATO planning.
Answer: The UK’s Home Defence planning is closely aligned and coherent with our obligations associated with NATO plans. The government takes a NATO first approach to defence planning and remains committed to our responsibilities in the alliance. Further details a...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: CiviliansCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79314More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 90 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress has he made on codifying civilian assistance to military authorities in crisis and conflict.
Answer: Developing plans for civilian assistance to the military in a time of conflict is a key component of the Cabinet Offices Home Defence Programme (HDP). Working with the MoD and across Whitehall departments, the HDP will set a baseline understanding of the ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79313More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 87 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress he has made on establishing the Home Defence Programme.
Answer: The Home Defence Programme was established in August 2024 to build the UK’s resilience to any potential escalation to conflict. It is an evolving and enduring programme of work which provides defence, security and resilience planning, focused on aligning ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79230More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 39 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what measures are contained within each pillar of the Strategic Framework in order to bolster overall security w
Answer: The three pillars of the National Security Strategy 2025 set out comprehensive measures on how we will bolster the UK's overall security. Our approach to China, as a country that poses both a series of threats to UK national security and significant econo...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79214More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on establishing national resilience goals.
Answer: The Government published the Resilience Action Plan on 8 July 2025 to set out its resilience strategy. It set out three core objectives to improve the UK’s resilience to the full range of risks: (1) continually assess how resilient the UK is in order to t...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergenciesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79211More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made on issuing public communications on preparedness for risks.
Answer: The Government’s Resilience Action Plan has committed to do more to provide households with preparedness information. In September, the Prepare website was included in the message sent out to UK mobile phones as part of the Government’s test of the Emerge...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergenciesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79210More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, when the next national exercise to test whole-of-society preparedness will take place.
Answer: The Government’s Resilience Action Plan has committed to the delivery of the National Exercise Programme (NEP). This covers a range of whole-system risks, with the priority areas for testing informed by our assessment of cross-cutting and systemic vulnera...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: National SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79194More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, when he plans to publish the report on the biological security strategy.
Answer: The Network of Biosecurity Centres will strengthen and formalise the strong existing collaborations between the UK Health Security Agency, the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. It will ensure we are better p...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79193More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, how his Department plans to allocate funding to help tackle biological (a) incidents, (b) accidents and (c) a
Answer: The Network of Biosecurity Centres will strengthen and formalise the strong existing collaborations between the UK Health Security Agency, the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. It will ensure we are better p...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease ControlCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79192More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on establishing a new network of national biosecurity centres.
Answer: The Network of Biosecurity Centres will strengthen and formalise the strong existing collaborations between the UK Health Security Agency, the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. It will ensure we are better p...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMergers: National SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79174More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on the 12-week consultation on updating definitions covering the 17 sensitive areas of the eco
Answer: On 22 July 2025, the former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, published a 12-week consultation on updating the definitions of the 17 sensitive areas of the economy subject to mandatory notification requirements under the Na...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: InfrastructureCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75434More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 72570 on National Security: Infrastructure, if he will publish the list of businesses that he provided advice on security and resilience best practice.
Answer: As set out in the Resilience Action Plan on 14 July, the Government is actively engaging with the private sector to ensure a whole of society approach to building and strengthening resilience. This takes place via a range of conduits to build on existing ...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: InfrastructureCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75433More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 72570 on National Security: Infrastructure, what progress he has made on developing a new Cyber Resilience Index.
Answer: The government is working tirelessly to improve the cyber resilience of our most critical services and systems, including the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). Improving our understanding of the cyber risk we are carrying as a nation is fundame...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: InfrastructureCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75432More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 72570 on National Security: Infrastructure, when he plans to have completed delivery of CNI Knowledge Base.
Answer: The CNI Knowledge Base is a secure digital tool that is designed to be a “single source of truth for UK CNI’’. CNI Knowledge Base is part of the National Situation Centre. The CNI Knowledge Base’s roll-out across the government is complete. The Knowledge ...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75424More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 73377 on Strategic Defence Review, by when does he expect the infrastructure pillar to have been established.
Answer: As set out in the National Security Strategy and the Resilience Action Plan (RAP), protection and defence of Critical National Infrastructure is a central strand of the Cabinet Office-led cross-Government Home Defence Programme. This is overseen centrally...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Situation CentreCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74734More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the responsibilities are of the National Situation Centre.
Answer: The National Situation Centre – established in 2021 – provides situational awareness for crisis response and national resilience. It is regarded internationally as a benchmark for Government use of data in crisis. The National Situation Centre is part of ...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74180More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what procurement reforms will his Department introduce to improve the process in order to secure government contracts.
Answer: The UK’s Procurement Act, introduced by the previous administration, came into force on 24 February 2025 alongside a National Procurement Policy Statement aligning procurement to this Government's missions.This Government also announced on 26 June 2025 a ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Sick LeaveCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74154More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many days were lost to sickness absence by civil servants in their Department (a) in total and (b) on average per employee between 5 July 2024 and 4 July 2025.
Answer: Sickness absence data for the Civil Service, including departmental breakdowns is published annually, and is available here: Sickness absence in the Civil Service - GOV.UK. The next update will be for the year ending 31st March 2025.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCollege for National Security: AttendeesCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74133More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how attendees at the College for National Security are selected.
Answer: Online training courses provided by the College for National Security are open to all civil servants, public servants and crown servants. Attendance at events held by the College are approved on a first come first served basis. For certain practitioner co...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
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