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

European Union: Military AlliancesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the benefits of signing the Security and Defence Partnership in May 2025.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 8 December to question 95528.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
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USA: DrugsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the merits of providing intelligence support to US forces involved in Operation Southern Spear.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 3 November to Question 85121.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
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Diplomatic Relations: TrainingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the scope of the College of British Diplomacy will be.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 20 October to Question 79228.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
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Diplomatic Relations: TrainingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated for the establishment of the College of British Diplomacy.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 20 October to Question 79228.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
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Diplomatic Relations: TrainingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to establish the College of British Diplomacy.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 20 October to Question 79228.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
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Rwanda: CyclingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she held discussions with her Rwandan counterpart on the security of the British cycling team who competed in the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 October to Question 82441.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
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Israel: PalestineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the speech entitled PM statement on the recognition of Palestine: 21 September 2025, what her (a) criteria and (b) definition is of a viable Palestinian Sta
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made on the Middle East by the Prime Minister on 14 October, in which he addressed at length the issues arising from the UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine. Any further updates will be announced in th...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
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Israel: PalestineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK formally recognises Palestinian State, published on 21 September 2025, what (a) technical and (b) financial suppo
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made on the Middle East by the Prime Minister on 14 October, in which he addressed at length the issues arising from the UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine. Any further updates will be announced in th...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
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Israel: PalestineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK formally recognises Palestinian State, published on 21 September 2025, what demands she has made of the Palestini
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made on the Middle East by the Prime Minister on 14 October, in which he addressed at length the issues arising from the UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine. Any further updates will be announced in th...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
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Hamas: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK formally recognises Palestinian State, published on 21 September 2025, when she plans to take further action to s
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made on the Middle East by the Prime Minister on 14 October, in which he addressed at length the issues arising from the UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine. Any further updates will be announced in th...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
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Gaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 72362 on Gaza: Humanitarian Aid, what progress he has made on an independent investigation since 11 July 2025.
Answer: Like many other states, the UK has used estimates from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to report casualty numbers in the Gaza conflict, which uses figures as reported by the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Answered 30 Oct 2025
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Gaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 72362 on Gaza: Humanitarian Aid, what the source is of the (a) 2,294 and (b)16,389 figure.
Answer: Like many other states, the UK has used estimates from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to report casualty numbers in the Gaza conflict, which uses figures as reported by the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Answered 30 Oct 2025
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James Scott Rhys AndersonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2025 to Question 75426 on James Scott Rhys Anderson, when he last received an update from (a) Russia and (b) Ukraine on the health of J
Answer: I thank the Hon Member for his close interest in this important case and I refer him to answer 75426. I will keep him and other Members informed as and when there are further developments.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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James Scott Rhys AndersonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2025 to Question 75426 on James Scott Rhys Anderson, what the outcome was of the discussion between the Prime Minister and President Ze
Answer: I thank the Hon Member for his close interest in this important case and I refer him to answer 75426. I will keep him and other Members informed as and when there are further developments.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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James Scott Rhys AndersonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2025 to Question 75426 on James Scott Rhys Anderson, on what dates his Department raised James Scott Rhys Anderson with the Russian aut
Answer: I thank the Hon Member for his close interest in this important case and I refer him to answer 75426. I will keep him and other Members informed as and when there are further developments.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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AntarcticForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to publish the UK Antarctic Strategy.
Answer: As confirmed in the Government's response to the Environmental Audit Committee's report into the UK and the Antarctic Environment, a UK Antarctic Strategy will be published by the Government by the end of the year.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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Rwanda: CyclingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of potential security threats posed to the British cycling team who competed in the 2025 UCI Road World Championships i
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Travel Advice provides information and advice to help British nationals make informed decisions about foreign travel. The FCDO updated our Travel Advice for Rwanda on 18 September ahead of the UCI Road W...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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British Embassy TokyoForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made on the (a) refurbishment and (b) remodelling of the British Embassy Tokyo compound.
Answer: The sale of a portion of British Embassy Tokyo's land has been completed. To protect the historic Residence and Chancery, and improve facilities on the Embassy compound, works will take several years to complete. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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James Scott Rhys AndersonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department stipulated the release of James Scott Rhys Anderson as one of its demands of President Putin ahead of the summit between President Trump and President
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 12 September to Question 75426 and on 3 September to Question 69511. We continue to regularly raise Mr Anderson's case with our Ukrainian partners.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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James Scott Rhys AndersonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last discussed the imprisonment of James Scott Rhys Anderson with her (a) Ukrainian and (b) Russian counterparts.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 12 September to Question 75426 and on 3 September to Question 69511. We continue to regularly raise Mr Anderson's case with our Ukrainian partners.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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James Scott Rhys AndersonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the imprisonment of James Scott Rhys Anderson by Russia was discussed between the Prime Minister and President Zekenskyy during their meeting in Downing Street on 14
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 12 September to Question 75426 and on 3 September to Question 69511. We continue to regularly raise Mr Anderson's case with our Ukrainian partners.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Russia: CryptocurrenciesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference with the policy paper entitled UK targets sanctions circumvention and crypto networks exploited by Russia, published on 20 August 2025, what steps she has take
Answer: The UK remains committed to increasing economic pressure on Russia including its financial and energy sectors. This includes carefully targeted sanctions against Russia's attempts to circumvent sanctions and create alternative payment systems, including t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Russia: CryptocurrenciesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of use of the cryptocurrency token A7A5.
Answer: The UK remains committed to increasing economic pressure on Russia including its financial and energy sectors. This includes carefully targeted sanctions against Russia's attempts to circumvent sanctions and create alternative payment systems, including t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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HMS Spey: South China SeaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of reaction from China to the use of the Taiwan Strait for navigation by HMS Spey in June 2025.
Answer: Wherever the Royal Navy operates, it does so in full compliance with international norms and exercises its rights to freedom of navigation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). HMS SPEY navigated the Taiwan Strait in June 202...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Russia: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK targets sanctions circumvention and crypto networks exploited by Russia, published on 20 August 2025. what assess
Answer: The UK remains committed to increasing economic pressure on Russia including its financial and energy sectors. This includes carefully targeted sanctions against Russia's attempts to circumvent sanctions and create alternative payment systems, including t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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