Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions

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4 Jul 2026–12 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	36
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade	18
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	1
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	4
Department for Education	8
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	7
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	34
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	1
Department for Transport	27
Department for Work and Pensions	5
Department of Health and Social Care	26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	12
Home Office	52
Ministry of Defence	689
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	11
Ministry of Justice	91
Northern Ireland Office	2
Treasury	18

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Written questions

Shipping: InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vessels have been found to have invalid or insufficient insurance following challenge through the Voluntary Insurance Reporting Mechanism since March 2026.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Railway Stations: TempsfordDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 23177 on East West Rail Line, what progress has he made on the delivery of Tempsford Railway Station and what stage is the project currently at.
Answer: East West Rail Company consulted on proposals for Tempsford station in its Spring consultation which closed on 9 June. The company is considering feedback to this and is currently progressing design work as part of preparation for its Development Consent ...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
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Driving Tests: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 22814 on Driving Tests: Huntingdon, what estimate he has made of the potential increase in test availability that this will provide in Huntingdon.
Answer: In the financial year 2025/26 and following the announcement of the reintroduction of overtime incentives, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) provided 4,331 more tests through overtime at test centres serving Huntingdon when compared to the pr...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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Shipping: RussiaDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026 to question 19555 on Shipping: Russia, how many of the 91 unique vessels were found to have had (a) invalid and (b) insufficient insurance following challenge through
Answer: We are unable to provide a further breakdown on the vessels that have been challenged by the Voluntary Insurance Reporting Mechanism as this information could compromise the effectiveness of the mechanism, only benefitting our adversaries.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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Local Government: ReorganisationDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with cabinet colleagues regarding the feasibility of each of the options for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.
Answer: Local Government Reorganisation policy is owned by Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and Department for Transport officials regularly meet MHCLG officials, as well as counterparts in other Government departments, to discuss Loca...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Local Government: ReorganisationDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions has her department held with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on of each of the options for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.
Answer: Local Government Reorganisation policy is owned by Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and Department for Transport officials regularly meet MHCLG officials, as well as counterparts in other Government departments, to discuss Loca...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Greater Thameslink Railway: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, since nationalisation, how many services from Greater Thameslink Railway have been a) delayed and b) cancelled.
Answer: Data on Greater Thameslink Railway cancellations and delays can be found at dataportal.orr.gov.uk/
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Greater Thameslink Railway: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, since nationalisation, how many services from Greater Thameslink Railway between Huntingdon and London Terminals or London Terminals and Huntingdon have been a) delayed and b) cancelled.
Answer: Information on delayed and cancelled services from Huntingdon station can be found at dataportal.orr.gov.uk/performance.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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East Coast Main Line: Digital TechnologyDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, East Coast Digital Programme, what are the 19 recommendations made by the NI
Answer: National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority reviews of individual projects are used internally within government, and their detailed findings are not generally published. However, I can confirm that the review of the East Coast Digital Pr...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
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Traffic LightsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the need for different traffic light phasing for HGVs leaving Brampton Hut Services.
Answer: National Highways is responsible for the operation of traffic signals at the Brampton Hut interchange.The arm of the roundabout used by vehicles exiting Brampton Hut Services is not itself controlled by traffic signals. Instead, those vehicles enter the r...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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East Coast Main Line: Digital TechnologyDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, East Coast Digital Programme, what progress has she made in rebaselining the
Answer: The East Coast Digital Programme remains a key element of the Government’s plans to deliver a more reliable, higher-performing railway through the deployment of digital signalling technology on the East Coast Main Line. As set out in the National Infrastr...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Railways: Armed ForcesDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2026 to question 18797 on Railways: Armed Forces, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the integration of military and domestic rail services
Answer: The Department for Transport and the Ministry of Defence work closely on issues relating to the integration of military and domestic rail services. The Department for Transport recognises the important role rail can play in military mobility and logistics...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Transport: DefenceDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Defence funding update, HCWS165, published on 30 June 2026, what progress she has made on identifying the £0.8 billion of savings in her Department to fund the Defence Investment Plan.
Answer: As set out in the DIP statement, all Departments capital budgets were reduced by 1%. DfT then committed to making further savings of c£700m from the roads sector. The £800m in the HCWS includes the impact from the Barnett formula.To meet these additional ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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East West Rail LineDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by when services will run on East West Rail between Oxford and Stewartby.
Answer: Construction is now complete on the first section of EWR from Oxford to Milton Keynes, and we are looking forward to commencing services as soon as all necessary authorisations and agreements are in place. Following the Government’s ambition to deliver ma...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Transport: DefenceDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the written statement of 30 June 2026 on Defence funding update, HCWS165, across which projects are the savings in serial 9, Further Department for Transport savings, made in each year from 20
Answer: As set out in the DIP statement, all Departments capital budgets were reduced by 1%. DfT then committed to making further savings of c£700m from the roads sector. The £800m in the HCWS includes the impact from the Barnett formula.To meet these additional ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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High Speed 2 Line: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, HS2 Phase 1, what progress has she made in exploring a private finance deliv
Answer: The Department has progressed from initial options analysis to developing and testing a public-private partnership (PPP) proposition for the HS2 station at Euston. Earlier this year, the Department undertook preliminary market engagement on a design, buil...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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East Coast Main Line: Railway SignalsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has she made in delivering the European Train Control System on the East Coast Mainline between a) Peterborough and Huntingdon and b) Huntingdon and Stevenage.
Answer: The East Coast Digital Programme is continuing the deployment of the European Train Control System (ETCS) on the southern section of the East Coast Main Line between London King's Cross and Stoke Tunnel near Grantham. The programme has completed significa...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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East Coast Main LineDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, East Coast Mainline Programme, what progress has she made in rebaselining th
Answer: The December 2025 timetable, enabled by the East Coast Main Line Programme, has delivered more than 60,000 extra seats per week, more frequent trains, and quicker journeys. The programme’s benefits are being re-baselined, and the Department is working clo...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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East West Rail LineDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, East West Rail Connection State 2 and 3, what is the scheduled start date fo
Answer: The Government announced in early 2025 that Tempsford East Coast Main Line station will be operational from the early 2030s.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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High Speed 2 Line: Euston StationDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, what progress has she made in defining the integrated Euston Station Spatial
Answer: The Department is working with key partners to develop affordable, integrated plans for the Euston Station Campus, which include the development of a spatial plan and a delivery schedule. In April, the Department established the new Euston Delivery Compan...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Rescue Services: HelicoptersDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the full scope of the 2nd Generation UK Aviation Search and Rescue programme.
Answer: The UKSAR2G (UK Second-Generation Search and Rescue Aviation) programme delivers the next generation of HM Coastguard aviation services, replacing existing helicopter and fixed-wing contracts. It aims to improve search and rescue coverage, enhance value f...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
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Bus Services: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 25 March 2026, to question 122323 on Transport: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, what consolidated funding streams are available to the CPCA IN 2026/27 to facilitate
Answer: The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority will receive a total local transport settlement of £293,014,263 over the Spending Review period (2026/27 to 2028/29 for resource funding and 2029/30 for capital funding). This is paid as a single Mayo...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Driving Tests: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has she made on improving the availability of driving tests in the Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The Government set out a comprehensive package of measures in April 2025 to tackle long waiting times across the whole of Great Britain, aiming to deliver around 10,000 additional tests per month. A key step was reintroducing overtime incentives. The Driv...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Shipping: RussiaDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2026 to Question 17502 on Shipping: Russia, how many of the (a) 343 unique vessels and (b) 849 occasions have been since 24 March 2026.
Answer: 96 of the 849 transits referenced in Question 17502 took place from 24 March 2026 onwards. 91 of these transits were undertaken by unique vessels.
Answered 2 Sept 2026
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A14: TreesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2026 to question 121208 on A14: Trees, what steps National Highways is taking to ensure the survival of replanted saplings on the A14 during heatwave temperatures and drought.
Answer: National Highways has put in place measures to improve the survival rates of replanted saplings. This is part of its new approach to tree planting, designed to better account for increasing environmental pressures, including changing weather patterns and ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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