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

Public Transport: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, how much of the funding for the Local Transport Grant to improve transport connectivity in (a) smaller cities, (b) town
Answer: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has been allocated just under £40 million of the Local Transport Grant from 2026-27 to 2029-30. It is for CPCA to determine how this funding is used across the combined authority and constituent au...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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Roads: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, how much of the capital funding to (a) maintain and (b) improve roads between 2026-27 and 2029-30 will be spent in Hunt
Answer: Further details on the breakdown of the £24 billion of capital funding will be announced in due course.
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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Railways: Mobile BroadbandDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress she has made on introducing low-earth-orbit satellite connectivity on mainline trains.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, we have secured funding to deliver low earth orbit satellite technology, to improve on board passenger Wi-Fi on mainline trains. We are currently considering the most appropriate procurement and delivery approach, with a pre...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
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Department for Transport: Sick LeaveDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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: Data is published on the average working days lost for the central Department on an annual basis for each financial year. Information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absence with figures back to 1999.
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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A1: CambridgeshireDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of building a bypass on the A1 at Buckden roundabout, in the context of potential levels of traffic caused by (a) Universal Studios, (b) proposed devel
Answer: There are currently no plans to bypass the Buckden Roundabout on the A1 in Cambridgeshire. However, the Department and National Highways recognise the significant emerging development in the region and will consider how to maintain the performance of the ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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East Coast Main Line: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what upgrades will take place as part of the East Coat Mainline Programme in Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The Department has invested £1.2bn in a package of route-wide infrastructure upgrades as part of the East Coast Main Line Enhancements Programme, the benefits of which are due to be realised through introduction of a recast timetable in this December, whi...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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High Speed 2 LineDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made in implementing recommendations set out in the Stewart Review of HS2, published on 18 June 2025.
Answer: The James Stewart review made 89 recommendations across a number of themes. Four of these are complete and have been successfully implemented, all relating to the governance of the programme. The majority of the remaining recommendations are being impleme...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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Heathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which schools will be demolished as a result of the third runway at Heathrow.
Answer: The Government is currently assessing proposals for the delivery of a third runway at Heathrow. Detailed impacts, including on homes, social infrastructure and community facilities, will depend on the final scheme design and boundary, which have not yet b...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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Heathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people will be required to move home in order to facilitate the third runway at Heathrow.
Answer: The Government is currently assessing proposals for the delivery of a third runway at Heathrow. Detailed impacts, including on homes, social infrastructure and community facilities, will depend on the final scheme design and boundary, which have not yet b...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
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Heathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of social housing properties that will be demolished in the building of the third runway at Heathrow.
Answer: The Government is currently assessing proposals for the delivery of a third runway at Heathrow. Detailed impacts, including on homes, social infrastructure and community facilities, will depend on the final scheme design and boundary, which have not yet b...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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Heathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of homes that would need to be compulsory purchased in order to deliver the third runway at Heathrow.
Answer: The Government is currently assessing proposals for the delivery of a third runway at Heathrow. Detailed impacts, including on homes, social infrastructure and community facilities, will depend on the final scheme design and boundary, which have not yet b...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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Unmanned Air Systems: CertificationDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with UK aviation authorities on the certification of the Royal Air Force’s Protector MQ-9B.
Answer: The UK’s independent aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is leading work with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and NATS towards developing the necessary approvals to integrate the RAF’s Protector MQ-9B. The aim of this collaborative approa...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
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Unmanned Air Systems: Air Traffic ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to integrate the Royal Air Force’s Protector MQ-9B’s automatic (a) take-off and (b) landing capability with civilian (i) air traffic and (ii) air traffic control.
Answer: The aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and NATS continue to work collaboratively towards integrating the RAF Protector (MQ-9B) technology so that it can be safely used within the UK’s controlled airspace....
Answered 5 Sept 2025
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Roads: Hinchingbrooke HospitalDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 56675 on Hinchingbrooke Hospital: Roads, what discussions she has had with National Highways on returning land adjacent to Views Common to Cambridgeshire Consta
Answer: The Department is not directly involved in negotiations concerning land acquired for the A14 scheme near Views Common. National Highways has been in discussions with Cambridgeshire Constabulary regarding surplus land in that area. A final compensation pro...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
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Road Traffic Offences: Motor InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the exploitation of trade insurance policies by motorists to allow otherwise uninsured drivers to drive any vehicle on that policy.
Answer: All drivers must be insured to drive the vehicle they are using and for the purpose it is used for.The Government takes uninsured driving seriously. Police forces work closely with the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) to tackle this. This is achieved through ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has taken steps to update The Air Navigation Order 2016 to reflect advances in drone capability.
Answer: In 2023, the Department for Transport (DfT) commissioned the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to review the UK drone Regulation which was undertaken through a public consultation. The CAA published its consultation reply on 8 May 2025. DfT is now updating t...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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Electric Vehicles: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many publicly available roadside electric vehicle chargers there were in Huntingdon constituency as of 1 July 2025.
Answer: Data on public electric vehicle charging devices in the UK, held by the Department for Transport, are sourced from the electric vehicle charging platform Zapmap. The table below presents public charging devices in the Huntingdon constituency as of 1st Jul...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
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Vehicle Number PlatesDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the level of use of infra-red reflective number plates.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council, various police forces and Trading Standards in relation to the supply and use of infra-red number plates. Work is ongoing to quantify the number of illegal number...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
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