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

Artificial Intelligence: National SecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 12 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on building the national security agenda for (a) A
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Huntingdon to the answer of 15th September 2025 to Questions 72559 and 72560. (Q. National Security: Digital Technology)DSIT is supporting the implementation of the National Security Strategy by identifying, nurturing, and prot...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Internet and National SecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 25 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what steps she has taken with Ofcom to use the Online Safety Act 2023 in the contex
Answer: The government is committed to working with Ofcom to ensure the Online Safety Act is implemented quickly and effectively, recognising its vital role in protecting the public and supporting national security.All services in scope of the Act must comply wit...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Quantum TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress she has made on driving the (a) development and (b) adoption of quantum computer
Answer: The UK’s National Quantum Computing Mission aims to build a scalable quantum computer within ten years. As part of the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy Government has committed to invest £670 million into the development of quantum computing. Details of ke...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Animal Experiments: HuntingdonDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the pledge to make the UK one of the w
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting alternatives to animals in science and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption, which will consider economic impacts including benefits.Building on the UK’s strengths as home ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Data Protection: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress she has made on establishing a clear framework to (a) value and (b) licence publ
Answer: As the Government outlined in the UK Industrial Strategy, there are significant benefits from the financial, economic, and societal value of the different types of data it holds, and work is ongoing to understand how best to assess that.DSIT is working ac...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the importance of developing transformative AI capability as a domain of strategic competition.
Answer: AI capabilities are developing at an extraordinary pace. AI represents an opportunity to significantly improve the quality of life for ordinary people through economic growth, public service delivery, and scientific discovery. AI can nonetheless exacerbat...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Animal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to enable a phase out of animal testing in medical research over the next decade.
Answer: The legal framework in the UK already requires that animals are only ever used in science where there are no validated alternatives available.The Government is committed to supporting alternatives to animals in science and will shortly publish a strategy ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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BioengineeringDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of engineering biology as a domain of strategic competition on the economy.
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy is founded on supporting high-growth sectors across the UK’s strengths. As part of developing the Digital and Technologies Sector Plan Government assessed a range of technologies to assess those of highest growth to be inclu...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Quantum TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of quantum computing as a domain of strategic competition on the economy.
Answer: Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionise our economy, transforming our ability to drive growth and productivity in key industrial sectors, such as through the acceleration of drug discovery, or optimisation of global supply chains.Oxford Econo...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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RoboticsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on developing a new network for Robotics Adoption Hubs.
Answer: As part of the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, HMG committed £40 million to establish a new network of Robotics Adoption Hubs with the expertise, equipment and connections to help accelerate firms to take up robotics. DSIT is currently working to finalis...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Artificial Intelligence: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what the projected expansion is of the AI Research Resource in each year from 2025.
Answer: The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy referenced the Government’s commitment to expand the Government’s AI Research Resource (AIRR) by at least 20x by 2030, accelerating AI innovation through significantly increased compute capacity and support for start-up...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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Sovereign AI UnitDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on establishing the new Sovereign AI Unit.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has established the Sovereign AI Unit, backed by up to £500million, to back promising UK-based AI companies operating in critical domains. The Unit will provide targeted support to enable high-potentia...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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AI Energy CouncilDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what the purpose is of the AI Energy Council.
Answer: The AI Energy Council was established to address the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence.Co-chaired by the Secretaries of State for DSIT and DESNZ, the Council brings together leaders from the AI and energy sectors to advise on preparing the...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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National Quantum Technologies ProgrammeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what the scope is of the National Quantum Technologies Programme.
Answer: The UK's Industrial Strategy names quantum as one of six priority frontier technologies in the dedicated digital and technologies sector plan.The Plan commits to delivering an ambitious next phase of the UK’s National Quantum Technologies Programme to acc...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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6GDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what his target date is for the rollout of 6G networks in the UK.
Answer: The development of 6G technology is still in its early stages, and rollout timelines depend on the progress of the industry-led standardisation process. We expect that 6G technology will not be deployed anywhere globally until the early 2030s. Rollout of ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
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Life Sciences: CambridgeshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the commitment to unleash the economic
Answer: The Government is committed to working with local partners to unleash the economic potential of Cambridgeshire, helping to drive jobs and growth across the region, including Huntingdonshire. We have not specifically assessed the impact on Huntingdonshire,...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Animal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of prioritising frontier life sciences ind
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting non-animal alternatives and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption.Frontier life science companies are pioneering innovative drug development, including via human-specific ta...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Animal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what proportion of funding for UK BioBank will be allocated to (a) developing non-animal metho
Answer: Genomics England, Our Future Health and UK Biobank contribute important human data to the UK’s diverse research portfolio that supports alternative method development, including organ-on-a-chip, cell-based assays, functional genomics and computer modellin...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
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Animal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what proportion of funding for preclinical infrastructure linked to translational research net
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting non-animal alternatives and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption. The majority of the £30 million for preclinical infrastructure linked to translational research networks a...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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Animal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what proportion of funding for Our Future Health will be allocated to (a) developing non-anima
Answer: Genomics England, Our Future Health and UK Biobank contribute important human data to the UK’s diverse research portfolio that supports alternative method development, including organ-on-a-chip, cell-based assays, functional genomics and computer modellin...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
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Animal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what proportion of funding for Genomics England will be allocated to (a) developing non-animal
Answer: Genomics England, Our Future Health and UK Biobank contribute important human data to the UK’s diverse research portfolio that supports alternative method development, including organ-on-a-chip, cell-based assays, functional genomics and computer modellin...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
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Animal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what proportion of funding for the Health Data Research Service will be allocated to (a) incre
Answer: Genomics England, Our Future Health and UK Biobank contribute important human data to the UK’s diverse research portfolio that supports alternative method development, including organ-on-a-chip, cell-based assays, functional genomics and computer modellin...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
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Life SciencesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on making the UK the third most important life sciences economy glob
Answer: Since publishing the Life Sciences Sector Plan in July, we have moved rapidly into delivery. The Plan sets out 33 concrete commitments, each with clear metrics, milestones and a named Senior Responsible Officer to drive accountability. Robust assurance me...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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Life SciencesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on making the UK the leading life sciences economy in Europe by 2030
Answer: Since publishing the Life Sciences Sector Plan in July, we have moved rapidly into delivery. The Plan sets out 33 concrete commitments, each with clear metrics, milestones and a named Senior Responsible Officer to drive accountability. Robust assurance me...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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Drugs and Medical Equipment: MarketingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on developing a route for international reliance for (a) medicines a
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency launched an International Recognition Procedure for medicines in January 2024. The MHRA, with the support of the Office for Life Sciences and Department of Health and Social Care, is continuing the d...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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