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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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.

Department or topic	Published records
Attorney General	12
Cabinet Office	109
Department for Business and Trade	60
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	28
Department for Education	58
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	45
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	53
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	137
Department for Transport	93
Department for Work and Pensions	13
Department of Health and Social Care	87
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	124
Home Office	313
Ministry of Defence	2023
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	61
Ministry of Justice	178
Northern Ireland Office	2
Treasury	56

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Written questions

Great British Energy: VacanciesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many vacancies are there at GB Energy.
Answer: Great British Energy (GBE) is currently in its initial start-up phase, with a strong focus on building staff capability to deliver against the Statement of Strategic Priorities. At present, there are 15 roles in recruitment, with numerous additional roles...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Great British Energy: StaffDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff GB Energy had on 5 July 2025.
Answer: On 5 July 2025, there were 38 people employed with Great British Energy (GBE), 2 Secondees and 8 Contingent Workers.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Warm Homes Plan: HuntingdonDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many of the Warm Homes: Local Grant programmes will be delivered in Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The Government does not hold data on Warm Homes: Local Grant delivery at the constituency level, as funding is awarded to local authorities and local authority consortia. Huntingdonshire is a member of the Cambridge consortium, which includes Cambridge, E...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Offshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of current North Sea (a) oil and (b) gas fields that cease production by 2030.
Answer: The North Sea Transition Authority publishes this data at UKCS Decommissioning Cost and Performance Update 2025
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: National SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Number 10 press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for working people, published on 23 June 2025, if he will list his
Answer: The Departments primary spending on National Security is focused on resilience, critical infrastructure protection, and cross-cutting capabilities such as cyber security. Maintaining secure energy supplies is a key priority for Government as this underpin...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Compressed Natural Gas: HuntingdonDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71955 on Compressed Natural Gas: Huntingdon, what steps his Department is taking to help to continually (a) improve and (b) maintain the
Answer: The Government takes the protection and resilience of energy infrastructure incredibly seriously. We continue to work extensively with the energy sector, industry and other key stakeholders to identify and implement improvements to ensure energy infrastru...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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Nuclear Power: EmploymentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs there are within the civil nuclear sector.
Answer: DESNZ do not produce their own figures on the number of jobs within the civil nuclear sector. Cogent Skills, who published their industry-led 2024 Nuclear Workforce Assessment, estimated that the civil nuclear sector supported over 51,000 jobs in 2024.
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Energy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, when he plans to make a decision on the implementation of zonal pricing.
Answer: As part of the REMA Summer Update on the 10th of July 2025, we announced that we will not implement zonal pricing.
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Nuclear FuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on building the world’s first commercial scale High Assay Low Enriched Ura
Answer: The UK’s £300m HALEU programme will be the first commercial scale capability outside of Russia and is due to deliver in the early 2030s.The programme is already underway with site preparation work having commenced on the £196 million enrichment project at...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Electricity GenerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, by when does he plan to conclude the policy development phase of the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements.
Answer: As part of the REMA Summer Update on the 10th of July 2025, we concluded the REMA policy development and published our decision to retain a single national, GB-wide, wholesale market pricing regime and introduce an ambitious package of reforms to improve ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Nuclear Fusion: West BurtonDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Modern Industrial Strategy, what recent progress he has made in delivering the STEP prototype fusion power station in West Burton.
Answer: The STEP prototype fusion powerplant will be delivered by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd. (UKIFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), itself sponsored by DESNZ and fully owned by the UK Government. STEP will be delive...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Nuclear PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, when he plans to publish plans for (a) civil and (b) defence nuclear collaboration.
Answer: In the Industrial Strategy the Government has committed to further align our civil and defence nuclear capabilities. We plan to set out further details of our plans for future collaboration later this year.
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Energy: HuntingdonDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what work Great British Energy has undertaken with (a) Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Auth
Answer: As announced in the Clean Energy Sector Plan of the Industrial Strategy, Great British Energy and Great British Nuclear will invest more than £8.3 billion over this Parliament in homegrown clean power. Specifically, as part of the £10 million Mayoral Rene...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Energy: EU CountriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on strengthening connections to the EU energy market.
Answer: The Common Understanding between the European Commission and the United Kingdom, agreed at the UK-EU Summit on 19 May 2025, sets out the progress made on strengthening connections to the EU energy market. Both sides have committed to exploring the UK’s po...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Energy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, which energy infrastructure projects will receive quicker pre-application periods from the reduction
Answer: The Government is currently consulting on proposals to streamline the infrastructure planning process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.Our reforms aim to ensure the system is flexible, proportionate, and responsive to Government prioriti...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Sick LeaveDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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: Between the 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025 the department lost 18,203 days to sickness absence. The average days lost per employee was 3.9.
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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Compressed Natural Gas: HuntingdonDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of (a) fire service and (b) police coverage of the Huntingdon Gas Compressor.
Answer: The Government works closely with the energy industry, regulators and other stakeholders to continually improve and maintain the resilience and security of energy infrastructure, including sites such as the Huntingdon Gas Compressor. Government also works...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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Railway Track: PhotovoltaicsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Sun-Ways project in Switzerland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using photovoltaic panels between rail tracks for electricity generation.
Answer: The Government is committed to working with industry to radically increase our existing solar capacity by 2030 through a variety of methods. Rail track solar could be a feasible solution. However, there are some current obstacles that may inhibit the depl...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Solar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many switch-off orders have been issued to solar power generating facilities by the National Energy System Operator since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is responsible for operating Great Britain’s electricity system, which includes managing constraints. NESO publishes total balancing costs. Constraints are a natural part of operating an efficient electricity sys...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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Solar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been paid in compensatory (a) constraint payments and (b) balancing payments to operators of solar power generating facilities following switch-off orders issued by the National
Answer: The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is responsible for operating Great Britain’s electricity system, which includes managing constraints. Constraint payments are part of Balancing Use of System charges, which are the costs incurred to balance the s...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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