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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Criminal Investigation: International CooperationHome OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on the Metropolitan Police’s Mutual Legal Assistance Request.
Answer: As a longstanding matter of Government policy, the Home Office can neither confirm nor deny whether a request for Mutual Legal Assistance has been made or received.This is to protect the integrity of criminal investigations and proceedings.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordForced MarriageHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2026, to question 117496 on Forced Marriage, by what date she plans to complete the additional study to explore the viability of the approach recommended by the Univ
Answer: Published in December 2025, the “Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls” committed to conducting an additional study to explore the viability of the approach recommended by the University ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which nationalities are included in the Enhanced Voluntary Returns offer pilot.
Answer: This pilot is about fairness and control. The scheme is designed to get families out of costly hotels faster, remove incentives to delay, and save taxpayers money. We will see if it works and scale if it does.We expect people to take the offer and leave t...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on which date will the Enhanced Voluntary Returns offer pilot end.
Answer: This pilot is about fairness and control. The scheme is designed to get families out of costly hotels faster, remove incentives to delay, and save taxpayers money. We will see if it works and scale if it does.We expect people to take the offer and leave t...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordExtradition: BangladeshHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2026 to question 114022 on Extradition, how many of the requests received were from Bangladesh.
Answer: Further to our response to question 114022, which requested the number of Category 2 Type B requests we had received between 5th July 2024 and the date of that request 23rd February 2026.In accordance with our policies and after careful consideration we h...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEspionage: ChinaHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many China-linked instances of (a) espionage or (b) assisting a foreign intelligence service have been identified in the UK since 5t July 2024.
Answer: As is longstanding government policy, it would be inappropriate to comment on specific national security matters.Where there are individuals who pose a threat to our national security, we will use the full range of powers available to disrupt them. This i...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 114904 on Firearms: Licensing, by what date he will be required to (a) make changes to improve the situation and (b) report back to HMICFRS.
Answer: The Chief Constables of the three forces involved in the tripartite firearms licensing arrangement involving Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary and Hertfordshire Constabulary received an accelerated cause of concern notice from His Majesty’s...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordForced MarriageHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2026, to question 116395 on Female Genital Mutilation and Forced Marriage, whether male victims of forced marriage are included within the scope of the national preva
Answer: Published in December 2025, “Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls” committed to conducting an additional study to explore the viability of the approach recommended by the University of B...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: RepatriationHome OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for a decision on a proposed increase to the financial incentive for illegal migrants to co-operate with returns enforcement.
Answer: The Home Office commenced a time-limited enhanced family returns pilot on 5 March, which offers eligible families up to £10,000 per person to leave the UK, capped at £40,000 per family.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: IranHome OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the potential merits of raising the threat level following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Answer: The UK National Threat Level is subject to continuous review and assessment, of which the threat to the UK from all forms of terrorism is currently assessed as SUBSTANTIAL. It is not for the Home Secretary to set the UK National Threat Level. Instead, thi...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: IranHome OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact upon the US and Israeli strikes on Iran on levels of immigration from Iran.
Answer: The Home Office is monitoring the situation in Iran and the impacts that it will have.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals arrived from Afghanistan to the UK between 25 October 2022 and 6 December 2023.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on resettlement as part of the Immigration System Statistics quarterly release. Data on refugees resettled under the Afghan Resettlement Program is published in table Res_D02 of the resettlement detailed datasets. The latest...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFemale Genital Mutilation and Forced MarriageHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92643, by when will she have made an assessment on the feasibility of a prevalence study for forced marriage and FGM.
Answer: In 2023, the Home Office commissioned the University of Birmingham to conduct a study on the feasibility of producing a prevalence estimate of forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) in England and Wales.Published in December 2025, the “Freedo...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has she made in maturing the eVisa programme.
Answer: eVisas were introduced in 2018 and are replacing physical evidence of immigration status such as Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs), Biometric Residence Cards (BRCs) and vignettes.The Minister for Migration and Citizenship provided an update on the transi...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: ReorganisationHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 44 of the Police reform white paper “From Local to National: A New Model for Policing” (CP1489), what is the earliest date by which she plans to stand up a delivery programme eq
Answer: We will imminently launch an Independent Review of Police Structures, which will make recommendations on the optimum number and configuration of police forces across England and Wales and the best approach to implementation.The Government will subsequentl...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 65 of the Police reform white paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing, CP1489, when she plans to introduce a local intervention model to policing.
Answer: The Home Secretary announced her plans to introduce a local intervention model and new powers for His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) to intervene in failing forces in the police reform White Paper entitled ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 64 of the Police reform white paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing, CP1489, how she plans to ensure that other policing bodies respond to HMICFRS reco
Answer: The Home Secretary announced her plans to introduce a local intervention model and new powers for His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) to intervene in failing forces in the police reform White Paper entitled ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 64 of the Police reform white paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing, CP1489, when she plans to give HMICFRS new powers to intervene in failing forces.
Answer: The Home Secretary announced her plans to introduce a local intervention model and new powers for His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) to intervene in failing forces in the police reform White Paper entitled ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes on the importation of illegal drugs into the UK.
Answer: We assess the recent death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes to have limited potential impact on the importation of illegal drugs into the UK.However, we continue to monitor for potential changes in drug supply, including the potential impact of the related c...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 62 of her Department's policy paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP1489, how frequently will performance data from th
Answer: The White Paper entitled “From Local to National: A New Model for Policing” contained announcements on the tiered performance system, the Police Performance Framework and the Police Performance Dashboard.As part of the new performance system announced in ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 62 of her Department's policy paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP1489, when will the Police Performance Dashboard b
Answer: The White Paper entitled “From Local to National: A New Model for Policing” contained announcements on the tiered performance system, the Police Performance Framework and the Police Performance Dashboard.As part of the new performance system announced in ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 61 of her Department's policy paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP1489, when she will establish new policing guarant
Answer: The White Paper entitled “From Local to National: A New Model for Policing” contained announcements on the tiered performance system, the Police Performance Framework and the Police Performance Dashboard.As part of the new performance system announced in ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 61 of her Department's policy paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP1489, when she will implement a new Police Perform
Answer: The White Paper entitled “From Local to National: A New Model for Policing” contained announcements on the tiered performance system, the Police Performance Framework and the Police Performance Dashboard.As part of the new performance system announced in ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 61 of her Department's policy paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP1489, when she will introduce a new tiered perform
Answer: The White Paper entitled “From Local to National: A New Model for Policing” contained announcements on the tiered performance system, the Police Performance Framework and the Police Performance Dashboard.As part of the new performance system announced in ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice Performance Improvement UnitHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 61 of her Department's policy paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP1489, when she plans to establish the Home Office
Answer: The White Paper entitled “From Local to National: A New Model for Policing” contained announcements on the tiered performance system, the Police Performance Framework and the Police Performance Dashboard.As part of the new performance system announced in ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
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